Gensler, Stantec, HDR, Corgan, and PBK Architects top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest building reconstruction/renovation architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in the 2023 Giants 400 Report.
| Top 200 Reconstruction Architecture Firms for 2023 | ||
| FIRM | 2022 REVENUE | |
| 1 | Gensler | $704,058,846 |
| 2 | Stantec | $331,956,574 |
| 3 | HDR | $224,276,500 |
| 4 | Corgan | $222,525,761 |
| 5 | PBK Architects | $165,356,199 |
| 6 | CannonDesign | $140,000,000 |
| 7 | HOK | $121,939,268 |
| 8 | DLR Group | $117,096,000 |
| 9 | HKS | $99,113,053 |
| 10 | Nelson Worldwide | $96,000,000 |
| 11 | HGA | $91,427,248 |
| 12 | Interior Architects | $85,786,711 |
| 13 | Ware Malcomb | $79,846,538 |
| 14 | HED | $78,039,000 |
| 15 | DGA | $62,151,142 |
| 16 | ZGF | $61,148,886 |
| 17 | Flad Architects | $59,800,000 |
| 18 | Cushing Terrell | $58,130,639 |
| 19 | RSP Architects | $57,477,000 |
| 20 | HMC Architects | $57,412,285 |
| 21 | NORR | $56,195,725 |
| 22 | S/L/A/M Collaborative, The | $53,152,673 |
| 23 | Huckabee | $49,525,681 |
| 24 | Quinn Evans | $47,707,544 |
| 25 | SmithGroup | $43,415,490 |
| 26 | MBH Architects | $43,185,000 |
| 27 | EwingCole | $42,982,646 |
| 28 | EUA | $42,173,000 |
| 29 | E4H Environments for Health Architecture | $42,096,807 |
| 30 | Wold Architects and Engineers | $41,420,700 |
| 31 | LEO A DALY | $40,271,258 |
| 32 | WD Partners | $37,030,000 |
| 33 | Arcadis North America | $36,415,946 |
| 34 | LaBella Associates | $35,681,815 |
| 35 | Vocon | $34,786,275 |
| 36 | Ted Moudis Associates | $34,000,000 |
| 37 | Whitman, Requardt & Associates | $33,787,876 |
| 38 | H2M Architects + Engineers | $30,859,971 |
| 39 | Cooper Carry | $30,133,327 |
| 40 | Moseley Architects | $29,172,838 |
| 41 | Little Diversified Architectural Consulting | $28,795,040 |
| 42 | Baskervill | $28,155,623 |
| 43 | SMMA | $27,898,455 |
| 44 | RS&H | $27,880,000 |
| 45 | TreanorHL | $27,582,310 |
| 46 | LPA | $27,445,146 |
| 47 | NAC Architecture | $26,270,660 |
| 48 | Alliiance | $26,153,687 |
| 49 | BSA LifeStructures | $25,862,534 |
| 50 | SGA Design Group | $25,848,750 |
| 51 | Moody Nolan | $25,420,973 |
| 52 | Shepley Bulfinch | $24,653,152 |
| 53 | BWBR | $24,552,980 |
| 54 | Barge Design Solutions | $24,312,858 |
| 55 | GPD Group | $23,707,000 |
| 56 | HNTB | $23,430,577 |
| 57 | Hord Coplan Macht | $23,169,832 |
| 58 | TowerPinkster | $22,315,452 |
| 59 | VLK Architects | $22,286,400 |
| 60 | LS3P Associates | $21,000,486 |
| 61 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | $20,941,000 |
| 62 | FCArchitects | $20,841,431 |
| 63 | RATIO Design | $19,484,584 |
| 64 | CSArch | $19,028,240 |
| 65 | GBBN | $18,870,000 |
| 66 | Legat Architects | $18,810,400 |
| 67 | Champlin Architecture | $18,341,136 |
| 68 | Fanning Howey | $18,311,630 |
| 69 | Orcutt | Winslow | $18,261,316 |
| 70 | Elkus Manfredi Architects | $17,738,765 |
| 71 | Bergmeyer | $17,352,820 |
| 72 | Chipman Design Architecture | $17,250,000 |
| 73 | SWBR | $17,032,073 |
| 74 | Huntsman Architectural Group | $16,941,351 |
| 75 | FSB Architects + Engineers | $16,812,771 |
| 76 | Ballinger | $16,788,763 |
| 77 | Schmidt Associates | $16,755,000 |
| 78 | Ayers Saint Gross | $15,752,500 |
| 79 | WATG | $15,272,996 |
| 80 | JCJ Architecture | $15,251,242 |
| 81 | Lord Aeck Sargent Planning & Design | $15,190,801 |
| 82 | Clark & Enersen | $14,726,714 |
| 83 | MSA Design + MSA Sport | $14,200,250 |
| 84 | Hanbury | $14,053,265 |
| 85 | MS Consultants | $13,890,647 |
| 86 | Margulies Perruzzi | $13,843,218 |
| 87 | FXCollaborative | $13,823,591 |
| 88 | Taylor Design | $13,766,280 |
| 89 | Quattrocchi Kwok Architects | $13,565,350 |
| 90 | TETER | $12,863,588 |
| 91 | Grimm + Parker Architects | $12,681,626 |
| 92 | Hoefer Welker | $12,600,000 |
| 93 | RRMM Architects | $12,433,705 |
| 94 | AE Works | $12,185,000 |
| 95 | Carrier Johnson + Culture | $12,060,737 |
| 96 | Ashley McGraw Architects | $11,994,829 |
| 97 | CTA Architects | $11,980,554 |
| 98 | Stengel Hill Architecture | $11,870,957 |
| 99 | Fogarty Finger | $11,770,000 |
| 100 | Bray Architects | $11,483,459 |
| 101 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) | $11,373,013 |
| 102 | STR Partners | $11,026,301 |
| 103 | Cromwell Architects Engineers | $10,972,285 |
| 104 | Bailey Edward Design | $10,708,666 |
| 105 | Kirksey Architecture | $10,652,262 |
| 106 | Architecture, Inc. | $10,416,000 |
| 107 | Cordogan Clark & Associates | $10,390,012 |
| 108 | DLA Architects | $10,339,051 |
| 109 | Ratcliff Architecture | $10,300,000 |
| 110 | CO Architects | $10,225,255 |
| 111 | BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers | $10,213,838 |
| 112 | Urbahn Architects | $10,000,400 |
| 113 | Guidon | $9,796,423 |
| 114 | Hendy | $9,623,210 |
| 115 | Kahler Slater | $9,620,000 |
| 116 | Parkhill | $9,237,066 |
| 117 | Dattner Architects | $9,186,500 |
| 118 | CetraRuddy Architecture | $9,123,256 |
| 119 | BCA Architects & Engineers | $8,700,000 |
| 120 | SHP | $8,606,288 |
| 121 | Sasaki | $8,296,956 |
| 122 | Massa Multimedia Architecture | $7,923,872 |
| 123 | Oculus | $7,867,111 |
| 124 | Payette | $7,831,437 |
| 125 | Blair + Mui Dowd Architects | $7,689,001 |
| 126 | Dyer Brown & Associates | $7,614,869 |
| 127 | Hollis + Miller Architects | $7,350,351 |
| 128 | GWWO Architects | $7,226,708 |
| 129 | FitzGerald | $7,223,000 |
| 130 | HuntonBrady Architects | $6,834,561 |
| 131 | Studio+ | $6,770,168 |
| 132 | Grace Hebert Curtis Architects | $6,618,639 |
| 133 | Montroy DeMarco Architecture | $6,607,000 |
| 134 | LRK | $6,500,000 |
| 135 | Luminaut | $6,331,200 |
| 136 | MG2 | $6,303,366 |
| 137 | BKV Group | $6,300,000 |
| 138 | RKTB Architects | $6,201,389 |
| 139 | CB Design Group | $5,877,473 |
| 140 | G70 | $5,781,855 |
| 141 | INVISION Architecture | $5,650,413 |
| 142 | Garmann Miller | $5,579,076 |
| 143 | Elevatus Architecture | $5,500,000 |
| 144 | HFG Architecture | $5,470,182 |
| 145 | May Architecture | $5,364,017 |
| 146 | Manning | $5,156,431 |
| 147 | //3877 | $5,011,000 |
| 148 | BLDD Architects | $4,996,000 |
| 149 | SchraderGroup Architecture | $4,952,000 |
| 150 | AHL | $4,942,288 |
| 151 | McKinley Architecture and Engineering | $4,657,093 |
| 152 | Curtis + Ginsberg Architects | $4,524,880 |
| 153 | DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design | $4,286,838 |
| 154 | REES | $4,240,800 |
| 155 | Miller Dunwiddie | $4,223,540 |
| 156 | CosciaMoos Architecture | $4,159,112 |
| 157 | HBG Design | $4,100,000 |
| 158 | Dahlin Architecture | Planning | Interiors | $4,000,000 |
| 159 | Method Architecture | $3,923,975 |
| 160 | AG Architecture | $3,916,605 |
| 161 | Anderson Mikos Architects | $3,906,500 |
| 162 | BAR Architects & Interiors | $3,770,169 |
| 163 | LMN Architects | $3,613,000 |
| 164 | RDG Planning & Design | $3,576,489 |
| 165 | MKM Architecture + Design | $3,519,092 |
| 166 | ThenDesign Architecture | $3,483,546 |
| 167 | HERA Laboratory Planners | $3,392,481 |
| 168 | RBB Architects | $3,348,000 |
| 169 | GMB Architecture + Engineering | $3,326,895 |
| 170 | Davis Brody Bond | $3,225,134 |
| 171 | AE7 | $3,183,752 |
| 172 | KSS Architects | $3,047,522 |
| 173 | Lantz-Boggio Architects | $3,044,000 |
| 174 | PF&A Design | $3,014,476 |
| 175 | IKM Architecture | $3,000,000 |
| 176 | Jeffrey Berman Architect | $2,975,000 |
| 177 | OSports | $2,900,000 |
| 178 | KG+D Architects | $2,898,905 |
| 179 | Hastings+Chivetta Architects | $2,875,169 |
| 180 | GFF | $2,872,839 |
| 181 | Finegold Alexander Architects | $2,600,962 |
| 182 | Thriven Design | $2,576,042 |
| 183 | Macgregor Associates Architects | $2,519,713 |
| 184 | WDG | $2,499,000 |
| 185 | Glenn|Partners | $2,400,000 |
| 186 | JRS Architect | $2,350,000 |
| 187 | Handel Architects | $2,236,630 |
| 188 | GRW | $2,194,381 |
| 189 | Mackey Mitchell Architects | $2,155,987 |
| 190 | Rossetti | $2,085,382 |
| 191 | TSK Architects | $2,082,614 |
| 192 | Tricarico Architecture and Design | $2,051,100 |
| 193 | Reztark Design Studio | $1,946,011 |
| 194 | Creative Design Solutions | $1,884,000 |
| 195 | Rule Joy Trammell Rubio | $1,880,000 |
| 196 | Nunzio Marc DeSantis Architects | $1,800,000 |
| 197 | Hill West Architects | $1,724,200 |
| 198 | Wilson Butler Architects | $1,637,195 |
| 199 | Randall-Paulson Architects | $1,636,865 |
| 200 | Cooper Robertson | $1,612,695 |
| 201 | Nextgen Architects | $1,527,000 |
| 202 | Mascari Warner Dinh Architects | $1,417,370 |
| 203 | SAS Architects & Planners | $1,364,948 |
| 204 | Roth Sheppard Architects | $1,351,466 |
| 205 | HMFH Architects | $1,214,742 |
| 206 | GGLO | $1,208,506 |
| 207 | ATA Beilharz Architects | $1,201,010 |
| 208 | Goettsch Partners | $1,080,000 |
| 209 | Lawson Group Architects | $975,000 |
| 210 | Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón | $565,000 |
| 211 | S3 Design | $544,200 |
| 212 | Scientia Architects | $500,000 |
| 213 | Robert Siegel Architects | $497,837 |
| 214 | NBJ Architecture | $461,438 |
| 215 | Weber Thompson | $249,160 |
| 216 | bKL Architecture | $200,000 |
| 217 | Greenberg Farrow | $200,000 |
| 218 | Dwell Design Studio | $71,977 |
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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