Gensler, CannonDesign, Page Southerland Page, SmithGroup, and Ayers Saint Gross top the ranking of the nation's largest university sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.
| Top 170 University Building Architecture Firms for 2023 | ||
| FIRM | 2022 REVENUE | |
| 1 | Gensler | $66,941,324 |
| 2 | CannonDesign | $55,000,000 |
| 3 | Page Southerland Page | $49,054,200 |
| 4 | SmithGroup | $47,169,624 |
| 5 | Ayers Saint Gross | $37,444,768 |
| 6 | DLR Group | $35,150,000 |
| 7 | Stantec | $28,674,106 |
| 8 | LMN Architects | $27,890,000 |
| 9 | Perkins&Will | $26,186,658 |
| 10 | ZGF | $21,690,959 |
| 11 | HDR | $20,276,673 |
| 12 | Shepley Bulfinch | $19,511,861 |
| 13 | S/L/A/M Collaborative, The | $18,223,061 |
| 14 | Goodwyn Mills Cawood | $17,253,837 |
| 15 | PBK Architects | $16,865,776 |
| 16 | Moseley Architects | $16,842,940 |
| 17 | Hanbury | $16,101,974 |
| 18 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | $15,165,000 |
| 19 | BSA LifeStructures | $15,019,010 |
| 20 | Flad Architects | $14,950,000 |
| 21 | Hord Coplan Macht | $12,944,330 |
| 22 | LPA | $11,521,853 |
| 23 | Kohn Pedersen Fox | $11,110,774 |
| 24 | LaBella Associates | $11,008,303 |
| 25 | Sasaki | $10,936,542 |
| 26 | HED | $10,889,300 |
| 27 | Diamond Schmitt Architects | $10,656,168 |
| 28 | RDG Planning & Design | $10,138,517 |
| 29 | Kirksey Architecture | $10,130,132 |
| 30 | HKS | $10,000,000 |
| 31 | BHDP Architecture | $9,747,640 |
| 32 | Kahler Slater | $9,200,000 |
| 33 | HMC Architects | $9,082,483 |
| 34 | Lord Aeck Sargent Planning & Design | $8,655,508 |
| 35 | Hastings+Chivetta Architects | $8,470,539 |
| 36 | McMillan Pazdan Smith | $7,855,714 |
| 37 | LS3P Associates | $7,805,813 |
| 38 | HGA | $7,727,205 |
| 39 | Huckabee | $7,237,357 |
| 40 | NBBJ | $7,000,000 |
| 41 | Cordogan Clark & Associates | $6,890,750 |
| 42 | LEO A DALY | $6,245,437 |
| 43 | Hoefer Welker | $5,900,000 |
| 44 | CO Architects | $5,770,607 |
| 45 | Baskervill | $5,714,893 |
| 46 | Mithun | $5,546,239 |
| 47 | RATIO Design | $5,543,086 |
| 48 | RRMM Architects | $5,428,420 |
| 49 | SWBR | $5,095,192 |
| 50 | Davis Brody Bond | $5,061,356 |
| 51 | EwingCole | $5,000,639 |
| 52 | RSP Architects | $4,904,000 |
| 53 | Cooper Carry | $4,340,403 |
| 54 | GBBN | $4,070,000 |
| 55 | Design Collaborative | $3,898,912 |
| 56 | Corgan | $3,895,982 |
| 57 | Legat Architects | $3,829,000 |
| 58 | TETER | $3,808,332 |
| 59 | Moody Nolan | $3,737,354 |
| 60 | Bailey Edward Design | $3,662,568 |
| 61 | FXCollaborative | $3,410,844 |
| 62 | BLDD Architects | $3,325,000 |
| 63 | Ballinger | $3,298,879 |
| 64 | Tighe & Bond | $3,101,189 |
| 65 | Finegold Alexander Architects | $2,790,959 |
| 66 | Interior Architects | $2,766,986 |
| 67 | GMB Architecture + Engineering | $2,757,969 |
| 68 | Clark & Enersen | $2,719,470 |
| 69 | MSA Design + MSA Sport | $2,700,000 |
| 70 | KCBA Architects | $2,700,000 |
| 71 | Parkhill | $2,681,594 |
| 72 | Champlin Architecture | $2,671,251 |
| 73 | Little Diversified Architectural Consulting | $2,522,043 |
| 74 | Ratcliff Architecture | $2,500,000 |
| 75 | NORR | $2,486,980 |
| 76 | Alliiance | $2,455,976 |
| 77 | Bergmeyer | $2,427,052 |
| 78 | HOK | $2,383,307 |
| 79 | FGM Architects | $2,356,068 |
| 80 | PGAL | $2,330,500 |
| 81 | Ashley McGraw Architects | $2,314,979 |
| 82 | EUA | $2,030,000 |
| 83 | Spiezle Architectural Group | $2,014,000 |
| 84 | CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning | $2,003,587 |
| 85 | Cushing Terrell | $1,989,743 |
| 86 | Studio+ | $1,962,466 |
| 87 | INVISION Architecture | $1,941,783 |
| 88 | Manning | $1,872,238 |
| 89 | Wold Architects and Engineers | $1,769,000 |
| 90 | Nelson Worldwide | $1,750,000 |
| 91 | Schmidt Associates | $1,735,000 |
| 92 | Cromwell Architects Engineers | $1,725,440 |
| 93 | H2M Architects + Engineers | $1,677,567 |
| 94 | CSArch | $1,640,110 |
| 95 | Curtis + Ginsberg Architects | $1,633,080 |
| 96 | GWWO Architects | $1,581,218 |
| 97 | BWBR | $1,535,440 |
| 98 | Hollis + Miller Architects | $1,502,704 |
| 99 | Quinn Evans | $1,499,611 |
| 100 | Taylor Design | $1,369,717 |
| 101 | Rossetti | $1,321,943 |
| 102 | NAC Architecture | $1,301,365 |
| 103 | IKM Architecture | $1,300,000 |
| 104 | Urbahn Architects | $1,289,500 |
| 105 | Orcutt | Winslow | $1,180,582 |
| 106 | KSS Architects | $1,172,320 |
| 107 | Hafer | $1,170,426 |
| 108 | Walbridge | $1,170,000 |
| 109 | TowerPinkster | $1,162,421 |
| 110 | Dattner Architects | $1,102,250 |
| 111 | Elkus Manfredi Architects | $1,012,331 |
| 112 | ACi Architects | $985,970 |
| 113 | CSO | $985,280 |
| 114 | May Architecture | $921,306 |
| 115 | G70 | $904,550 |
| 116 | Ryan Companies US | $865,000 |
| 117 | Grimm + Parker Architects | $860,154 |
| 118 | JCJ Architecture | $814,377 |
| 119 | Fennick McCredie Architecture | $800,951 |
| 120 | SHP | $778,743 |
| 121 | Cuningham | $775,777 |
| 122 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) | $772,125 |
| 123 | Carrier Johnson + Culture | $722,980 |
| 124 | FSB Architects + Engineers | $720,199 |
| 125 | DesignGroup | $700,000 |
| 126 | Marmon Mok | $692,623 |
| 127 | KGD Architecture | $658,874 |
| 128 | GPD Group | $635,000 |
| 129 | Cooper Robertson | $584,285 |
| 130 | Gresham Smith | $573,516 |
| 131 | LHB | $569,699 |
| 132 | Populous | $546,889 |
| 133 | DAG Architects | $521,692 |
| 134 | JRS Architect | $475,000 |
| 135 | HuntonBrady Architects | $462,366 |
| 136 | Kitchell | $448,591 |
| 137 | Elevatus Architecture | $425,000 |
| 138 | Ware Malcomb | $396,569 |
| 139 | Stengel Hill Architecture | $383,321 |
| 140 | SMMA | $378,125 |
| 141 | Zimmerman Architectural Studios | $362,607 |
| 142 | MA Design | $358,552 |
| 143 | CetraRuddy Architecture | $342,383 |
| 144 | REES | $324,000 |
| 145 | BCA Architects & Engineers | $275,000 |
| 146 | AE7 | $232,393 |
| 147 | Greenberg Farrow | $229,000 |
| 148 | CTA Architects | $228,209 |
| 149 | Dyer Brown & Associates | $220,773 |
| 150 | Oculus | $187,111 |
| 151 | GSB | $185,000 |
| 152 | ThenDesign Architecture | $181,518 |
| 153 | Core States Group | $170,504 |
| 154 | DLA Architects | $163,504 |
| 155 | Arcadis North America | $151,666 |
| 156 | CosciaMoos Architecture | $146,753 |
| 157 | Garmann Miller | $146,397 |
| 158 | GRW | $119,851 |
| 159 | FCArchitects | $114,564 |
| 160 | Grace Hebert Curtis Architects | $72,826 |
| 161 | Miller Dunwiddie | $70,930 |
| 162 | Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón | $50,000 |
| 163 | McKinley Architecture and Engineering | $47,000 |
| 164 | AHL | $38,248 |
| 165 | DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design | $34,397 |
| 166 | Method Architecture | $34,263 |
| 167 | BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers | $24,832 |
| 168 | Thriven Design | $21,250 |
| 169 | RBB Architects | $21,000 |
| 170 | 45 Architecture | $5,550 |
| 171 | TreanorHL | $5,235 |
| 172 | Michael Baker Intl. | $3,772 |
Source: 2023 Giants 400 Report
2023 GIANTS 400 REPORT - TOP ARCHITECTURE FIRMS, ENGINEERING FIRMS, AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
A. Top 175 Architecture Firms
B. Top 115 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 75 Engineering Firms
D. Top 35 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 150 Contractors
F. Top 80 Construction Management Firms
2023 GIANTS 400 REPORT - TOP AEC FIRMS BY BUILDING SECTOR AND SPECIALTY RANKINGS
Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms.
01. Airport Terminals
• Top 65 Airport Terminal Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 65 Airport Terminal Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Airport Terminal Contractors and CM Firms
02. Convention Centers/Conference Centers
• Top 40 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 20 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms
03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 60 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 65 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
04. Cultural Facilities – Museums and Galleries
• Top 70 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries
05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 60 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 35 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
06. Cultural Facilities – Public Libraries
• Top 50 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 20 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Public Libraries
07. Data Centers
• Top 30 Data Center Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Data Center Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 Data Center Sector Contractors and CM Firms
08. Design-Build Work
• Top 90 Design-Build Construction Firms
09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 170 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 100 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work
10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 60 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 50 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms
11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 150 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 80 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms
12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 90 State Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 50 State Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 50 State Government Contractors + CM Firms
13. Government - Military
• Top 40 Military Facility Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 50 Military Facility Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 35 Military Facility Contractors + CM Firms
14. Government - Veterans Administration Facilities
• Top 35 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 20 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 15 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms
15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 175 Healthcare Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Healthcare Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 115 Healthcare Sector Contractors and CM Firms
16. Healthcare – Hospitals
• Top 130 Hospital Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 Hospital Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospital Facility Contractors and CM Firms
17. Healthcare – Medical Office Buildings, Dental Offices
• Top 110 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms
18. Healthcare – Outpatient Facilities
• Top 100 Outpatient Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Outpatient Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Outpatient Facility Contractors and CM Firms
19. Hospitality – All Hospitality Facilities Work (Hotels, Resorts, Casinos)
• Top 130 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms
20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 120 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms
21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 10 Casino Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 Casino Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 25 Casino Contractors and CM Firms
22. Industrial Buildings — Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses
• Top 100 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms
24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 190 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 115 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 160 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 70 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 100 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
26. Multifamily — Senior Living Facilities
Top 80 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 40 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 60 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities
27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 90 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 30 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 40 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Student Housing Facilities
28. Office — All Office Building Work
• Top 200 Office Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 120 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms
29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell
• Top 140 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 80 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms
30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts
• Top 160 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms
31. Parking Structures
• Top 60 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 45 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms
32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 90 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms
33. Reconstruction Work
• Top 200 Reconstruction Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Reconstruction Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 140 Reconstruction Sector Contractors + CM Firms
34. Religious Structures/Places of Worship
• Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms
35. Retail — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 140 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 75 Retail Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 80 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
36. Retail — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 40 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
37. Retail — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms - Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 60 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 60 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
38. Retail — Restaurants
• Top 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Restaurants
39. Science & Technology (S+T) Facilities - All S+T Buildings Work
• Top 100 Science + Technology Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top of 80 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories
• Top 100 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms
41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 170 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 K-12 School Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 K-12 School Sector Contractors and CM Firms
42. Sports Facilities/Stadiums/Recreation Facilities
• Top 130 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms
43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 Telecommunications Facility Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facilities Contractors + CM Firms
44. Transit Facilities — Bus/Rail Terminals and Stations
• Top 40 Transit Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Transit Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 25 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms
45. University / College Facilities
• Top 170 University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 University Sector Contractors and CM Firms
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