Gensler, Perkins and Will, Stantec, and HOK top the ranking of the nation's largest office sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2022, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report.
| Top 200 Office Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings | ||
| FIRM | 2021 REVENUE | |
| 1 | Gensler | $660,017,170 |
| 2 | Perkins and Will | $158,229,002 |
| 3 | Stantec | $131,755,532 |
| 4 | HOK | $126,382,161 |
| 5 | Interior Architects | $119,322,998 |
| 6 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | $103,151,000 |
| 7 | NBBJ | $100,000,000 |
| 8 | ZGF Architects | $70,166,396 |
| 9 | HKS | $65,000,000 |
| 10 | SmithGroup | $61,959,770 |
| 11 | Page | $59,315,149 |
| 12 | Kohn Pederesen Fox Associates | $52,039,842 |
| 13 | DLR Group | $41,950,000 |
| 14 | Michael Baker International | $39,776,815 |
| 15 | Whitman, Requardt & Associates | $36,330,714 |
| 16 | Nelson Worldwide | $35,041,502 |
| 17 | CallisonRTKL | $34,334,825 |
| 18 | Ted Moudis Associates | $32,500,000 |
| 19 | Perkins Eastman | $32,320,000 |
| 20 | NORR | $32,024,927 |
| 21 | HGA | $31,611,801 |
| 22 | Corgan | $31,563,423 |
| 23 | TPG Architecture | $30,692,000 |
| 24 | LS3P Associates | $28,032,419 |
| 25 | Ware Malcomb | $27,307,975 |
| 26 | LPA | $26,460,334 |
| 27 | CannonDesign | $25,000,000 |
| 28 | EYP | $24,384,904 |
| 29 | HDR | $22,513,274 |
| 30 | RSP Architects | $21,888,000 |
| 31 | Vocon | $20,361,600 |
| 32 | LMN Architects | $18,444,606 |
| 33 | Little Diversified Architectural Consulting | $17,832,655 |
| 34 | Cushing Terrell | $16,711,783 |
| 35 | BHDP Architecture | $15,931,935 |
| 36 | EUA | $14,545,000 |
| 37 | Leo A Daly | $14,274,927 |
| 38 | Quinn Evans | $13,852,490 |
| 39 | Huntsman Architectural Group | $13,328,464 |
| 40 | Elkus Manfredi Architects | $13,086,233 |
| 41 | Goettsch Partners | $12,549,000 |
| 42 | CBT | $12,366,249 |
| 43 | Sasaki Associates | $12,357,938 |
| 44 | Kirksey Architecture | $11,769,043 |
| 45 | Symmes Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA) | $11,710,000 |
| 46 | Clark Nexsen | $10,978,500 |
| 47 | Cooper Carry | $10,964,351 |
| 48 | Fogarty Finger | $9,570,000 |
| 49 | RS&H | $9,100,000 |
| 50 | KZF Design | $8,939,571 |
| 51 | Goodwyn Mills Cawood | $8,473,398 |
| 52 | Moody Nolan | $7,516,594 |
| 53 | Haskell | $7,394,119 |
| 54 | Marmon Mok Architecture | $7,279,639 |
| 55 | Cuningham | $7,271,104 |
| 56 | PGAL | $7,180,000 |
| 57 | Parkhill | $7,106,007 |
| 58 | FXCollaborative Architects | $6,798,043 |
| 59 | Rule Joy Trammell Rubio | $6,715,948 |
| 60 | Margulies Perruzzi | $6,522,332 |
| 61 | H. Hendy Associates | $6,493,633 |
| 62 | Dyer Brown & Associates | $6,125,102 |
| 63 | Progressive AE | $5,537,893 |
| 64 | CBRE | $5,324,866 |
| 65 | Flad Architects | $5,312,000 |
| 66 | H2M architects + engineers | $5,076,612 |
| 67 | HED | $5,050,190 |
| 68 | REES | $4,755,000 |
| 69 | GFF | $4,702,680 |
| 70 | Colliers Engineering & Design | $4,683,795 |
| 71 | Clark & Enersen | $4,422,940 |
| 72 | Hoefer Welker | $4,316,000 |
| 73 | Smallwood | $4,312,156 |
| 74 | FCArchitects | $4,312,055 |
| 75 | Cromwell Architects Engineers | $4,270,603 |
| 76 | GBBN | $4,134,000 |
| 77 | Montroy DeMarco Architecture | $4,100,000 |
| 78 | Mithun | $4,094,971 |
| 79 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz | $4,015,753 |
| 80 | McMillan Pazdan Smith | $3,992,785 |
| 81 | Kahler Slater | $3,550,000 |
| 82 | TVS | $3,484,908 |
| 83 | RDG Planning & Design | $3,394,515 |
| 84 | KGD Architecture | $3,333,697 |
| 85 | Handel Architects | $3,185,492 |
| 86 | Zyscovich | $3,150,000 |
| 87 | AHL | $2,963,059 |
| 88 | Baskervill | $2,932,593 |
| 89 | Core States Group | $2,906,448 |
| 90 | Ryan Companies US / Ryan A+E | $2,839,845 |
| 91 | SLAM Collaborative, The | $2,794,647 |
| 92 | Weber Thompson | $2,759,072 |
| 93 | AE Works | $2,733,873 |
| 94 | Champlin Architecture | $2,640,263 |
| 95 | Barge Design Solutions | $2,581,930 |
| 96 | G70 | $2,470,927 |
| 97 | WDG | $2,400,000 |
| 98 | Davis Brody Bond | $2,372,016 |
| 99 | GPD Group | $2,300,000 |
| 100 | Populous | $2,264,997 |
| 101 | DGA planning | architecture | interiors | $2,134,373 |
| 102 | Fentress Architects | $2,100,000 |
| 103 | FitzGerald | $2,013,000 |
| 104 | Lawrence Group/Integrate Construction Partners | $1,951,830 |
| 105 | Design Collaborative | $1,912,927 |
| 106 | JRS Architect | $1,900,000 |
| 107 | AO | $1,900,000 |
| 108 | Wendel | $1,891,398 |
| 109 | Dattner Architects | $1,819,458 |
| 110 | Alliiance | $1,799,830 |
| 111 | TowerPinkster | $1,750,000 |
| 112 | FGM Architects | $1,699,722 |
| 113 | Huitt-Zollars | $1,699,205 |
| 114 | Architecture Inc. | $1,626,000 |
| 115 | AE7 | $1,503,230 |
| 116 | CSO Architects | $1,500,570 |
| 117 | Spiezle Architectural Group | $1,486,000 |
| 118 | Bailey Edward Design | $1,392,976 |
| 119 | TETER | $1,387,992 |
| 120 | MBH Architects | $1,350,000 |
| 121 | Eckenhoff Saunders Architects | $1,350,000 |
| 122 | Carrier Johnson + Culture | $1,316,347 |
| 123 | Luminaut | $1,309,801 |
| 124 | MA Design | $1,290,899 |
| 125 | TreanorHL | $1,287,725 |
| 126 | LHB | $1,248,583 |
| 127 | Think Architecture | $1,201,129 |
| 128 | Hill West Architects | $1,191,421 |
| 129 | Hafer | $1,177,804 |
| 130 | Epstein | $1,177,000 |
| 131 | SHP | $1,154,253 |
| 132 | BKSK Architects | $1,146,457 |
| 133 | Grimm + Parker Architects | $1,137,204 |
| 134 | Elevatus Architecture | $1,097,200 |
| 135 | Legat Architects | $1,073,000 |
| 136 | Niles Bolton Associates | $1,064,085 |
| 137 | GGLO | $1,062,600 |
| 138 | LRK | $1,009,000 |
| 139 | MSA Design | $1,000,000 |
| 140 | Grace Hebert Curtis Architects | $924,392 |
| 141 | Bray Associates Architects | $883,755 |
| 142 | BWBR | $864,649 |
| 143 | Diamond Schmitt Architects | $845,000 |
| 144 | CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning | $813,824 |
| 145 | RSC Architects | $800,000 |
| 146 | BSB Design | $792,711 |
| 147 | Architecture Design Collaborative | $750,000 |
| 148 | Randall-Paulson Architects | $736,622 |
| 149 | Garmann Miller | $701,490 |
| 150 | Pfluger Architects | $606,963 |
| 151 | BLDD Architects | $575,000 |
| 152 | RDC-S111 | $573,416 |
| 153 | HBG Design | $528,005 |
| 154 | BSA LifeStructures | $522,259 |
| 155 | JLL | $459,109 |
| 156 | Method Architecture | $449,635 |
| 157 | WATG | $443,075 |
| 158 | GSB | $405,200 |
| 159 | GRW | $393,429 |
| 160 | KG+D Architects | $361,395 |
| 161 | DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design | $354,024 |
| 162 | Orcutt | Winslow | $350,171 |
| 163 | RGA Architects | $347,920 |
| 164 | VLK Architects | $345,500 |
| 165 | Crawford Architects | $334,900 |
| 166 | Urbahn Architects | $334,800 |
| 167 | Finegold Alexander Architects | $331,737 |
| 168 | ATA Beilharz Architects | $328,500 |
| 169 | Kitchen & Associates | $321,300 |
| 170 | NSPJ Architects | $239,619 |
| 171 | KTGY | $238,184 |
| 172 | Steinberg Hart | $219,865 |
| 173 | BKV Group | $217,000 |
| 174 | Miller Dunwiddie | $200,000 |
| 175 | GMB Architecture + Engineering | $190,389 |
| 176 | //3877 | $185,731 |
| 177 | RRMM Architects | $172,550 |
| 178 | 45 Architecture | $165,000 |
| 179 | IKM Architecture | $160,000 |
| 180 | Dahlin Group Architecture | Planning | $154,775 |
| 181 | HNTB Corporation | $146,179 |
| 182 | CosciaMoos Architecture | $131,275 |
| 183 | MKM architecture + design | $129,070 |
| 184 | Fifth Dimension Architecture & Interiors | $125,000 |
| 185 | Ayers Saint Gross | $117,781 |
| 186 | Massa Multimedia Architecture | $90,071 |
| 187 | DLA Architects, Ltd. | $87,979 |
| 188 | KCBA Architects | $85,000 |
| 189 | Stengel Hill Architecture | $78,157 |
| 190 | Studio 3 Design | $70,779 |
| 191 | Manning | $69,951 |
| 192 | CetraRuddy Architecture | $61,390 |
| 193 | Hanbury | $55,630 |
| 194 | CSArch | $49,401 |
| 195 | Larson Design Group | $46,492 |
| 196 | Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón Architecture & Interior Design | $42,578 |
| 197 | Shepley Bulfinch | $19,050 |
| 198 | Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects | $16,000 |
| 199 | V Squared Workshop | $14,550 |
| 200 | Line Scale Form | $14,418 |
| 201 | JCJ Architecture | $13,155 |
| 202 | RKTB Architects | $7,034 |
| 203 | CO Architects | $4,202 |
| 204 | GreenbergFarrow (GF) | $1,800 |
Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report
2022 GIANTS 400 - AEC DISCIPLINE RANKINGS
A. Top 180 Architecture Firms
B. Top 110 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 80 Engineering Firms
D. Top 45 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 200 Contractors
F. Top 90 Construction Management Firms
2022 GIANTS 400 - 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 55 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 35 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms for 2022
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms for 2022
• Top 25 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms for 2022
03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 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 35 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries
05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 55 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 30 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 100 Design-Build Construction Firms
09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 160 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work
10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 65 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 45 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms
11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 130 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 70 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms
12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 80 State Government Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 55 State Government Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 45 State Government Contractors + CM Firms
13. Government - Military
• Top 50 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 40 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 25 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 15 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms
15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 170 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 100 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 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 120 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms
20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 115 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms
21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 20 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 95 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 110 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2022
24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 175 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 155 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 65 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 30 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 50 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities
27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 70 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 35 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 85 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 130 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms
29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell
• Top 150 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 75 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms
30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts
• Top 165 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms
31. Parking Structures
• Top 50 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms
32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 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 130 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 70 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 30 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 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 50 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 95 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 35 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 70 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories
• Top 85 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 45 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms
41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 160 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 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 110 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms
43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 7 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 20 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 20 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms
45. University / College Facilities
• Top University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top University Sector Contractors and CM Firms
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