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Information - BDGVA & ASOCIADOS
GVA & Asociados2012 rank: 62=Country: MexicoLast ranking: 63Architects employed: 162Barquisimeto Conjunto, SpainThe only Mexican practice in the WA 100, GVA & Asociados remains the standout winner in the Central & South American fee income table. It is already big in Mexico, Colombia and Panama and this year is planning a ...
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Information - BDCF MØLLER
CF Møller2012 rank: 57=Country: DenmarkLast ranking: 61=Architects employed: 181C. F. Møller Architects’ Ferry Terminal in StockholmAarhus-based CF Møller is joint sixth in terms of billings from western Europe, above some much bigger names.Soelvgade School, CopenhagenVirtually all of its $45 million fee income comes from western Europe where it has overseas ...
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Information - BDAXS SATOW
AXS Satow2012 rank: 61Country: UKLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 169Sports centre in ShenzhenWith fee income of more than $60 million, this newcomer to the WA 100 is an established player in its native Japan.Most of AXS Satow’s work has been at home, where it has four offices, and China, where it ...
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Information - BDARUP
Arup2012 rank: 60Country: UKArchitects employed: 177Stadium by Arup for the King Abdullah Sports City project in Saudi ArabiaLast year began with swingeing cuts to Arup’s UK workforce after the British government brought a series of public sector projects to a grinding halt and the Saudi government unexpectedly slashed its sports ...
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Information - BDISHIMOTO ARCHITECTURAL
Ishimoto Architectural2012 rank: 57=Country: JapanLast ranking: 55=Architects employed: 183The Niigata Nippo Buiding, NiigataIshimoto Architectural & Engineering Firm, a practice that has built a bus garage in Burundi, a car factory in Madagascar and an archaeology museum in Turkey, nonetheless derives most of its income from the Pacific Rim.Museum of Archaeology ...
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Information - BDBROADWAY MALYAN
Broadway Malyan2012 rank: 57=Country: UKLast ranking: 59Architects employed: 183The La Nova shopping centre in China’s Hunan ProvinceBroadway Malyan is one of this year’s success stories. It has turned its fortunes around after a bleak two years which saw its headcount plummet from 347 architects in 2008 to 168 in 2010 ...
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Information - BDARCHETYPE GROUP
Archetype Group2012 rank: 55=Country: VietnamLast ranking: 53Architects employed: 189Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport in CambodiaArchetype quickly became one of the largest foreign-owned construction consultants in Vietnam after its creation by a group of French architects and engineers in 2002.Rue Lauriston Hotel, ParisWith an expected profit of $1 million and fees of ...
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Information - BDALLIES & MORRISON
Allies & Morrison2012 rank: 53Country: UKLast ranking: 60Architects employed: 194the Engineering Hub at Lincoln UniversityIt was the year that Allies & Morrison and its long-term collaborator Urban Practitioners joined forces to create a new practice based at Allies & Morrison’s studio in Southwark.Under the leadership of former London Development Agency ...
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Information - BDARCHIAL
Archial2012 rank: 55=Country: UKLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 189A year on from the high drama that saw Archial saved from the brink of administration by Canadian firm Ingenium, work is coming in but the pain continues.Building of the YearThe UK-based practice went through one round of redundancies in London in April ...
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Information - BDRONALD LU & PARTNERS
Ronald Lu & Partner2012 rank: 54Country: China (Hong Kong)Last ranking: 43Architects employed: 191Lu Siu Sai Wan Complex, Hong KongRonald Lu & Partners’ lower position in this year’s rankings should be viewed in the context of the epic climb the practice achieved last year when it flew up the chart from ...
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Information - BDVALODE & PISTRE
Valode & Pistre2012 rank: 52Country: FranceLast ranking: 50Architects employed: 195Source: ELISA / Valode&Pistre / Pierre FerretLille Main Stadium under constructionValode & Pistre has succeeded in maintaining its fee income and number of architects through a difficult couple of years.It remains enough places above its nearest compatriot that its crown as ...
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Information - BDWONG TUNG & PARTNERS
Wong Tung & Partners2012 rank: 50=Country: China (Hong Kong)Last rank: 54Architects employed: 200Hangzhou ProjectFounded in Hong Kong in 1963 and working entirely in Asia, Wong Tung has a strong international reputation thanks to partnerships with big global names. It is currently working on Hong Kong’s £375 million Kai Tak cruise ...
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Information - BDDESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP
Design Worldwide Partnership2012 rank: 50=Country: ThailandLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 200Belon Oyster bar and Grill in MacauBangkok-based Design World Partnership debuts this year slap-bang in the middle of the Top 100. Founded in 1994 by Scott Whittaker and Kristina Zanic, it now has 10 offices across the eastern hemisphere and works ...
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Information - BDDEWAN ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
Dewan Architects & Engineers2012 rank: 48=Country: UAELast rank: 64=Architects employed: 205United Square, mixed use project, Abu DhabiIraq, the country of its birth, continues to be a rich source of work for Emirates-based Dewan Architects & Engineers, which only re-established itself there in 2010.It now has four offices in the country ...
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Information - BDACXT-IDOM
ACXT-IDOM2012 rank: 48Country: SpainLast rank: 45Architects employed: 205Idom Headquarters BilbaoIdom Headquarters BilbaoSpain’s biggest practice, with offices on four continents, ACXT-IDOM earned nearly $50 million last year. The lion’s share came from western Europe, though it also took $8 million in Latin America.One of its most successful specialisms is sports stadiums ...
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Information - BDZGF ARCHITECTS
ZGF Architects2012 rank: 47Country: USALast rank: 48Architects employed: 215Lorry I Lokey Stem Cell Research Building at Stanford University, CaliforniaBased in Portland, Oregon, ZGF gets more than $67 million of its $69 million fee income from North America, though it does have a toe in Asia-Pacific and Europe.Its biggest project ...
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Information - BDCAPITA SYMONDS
Capita Symonds2012 rank: 46Country: UKLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 226BCA office site, Camberley, SurreyThings have picked up after a hard year for Capita Symonds, which had to lose 40 staff in the spring after its UK prison service work was badly hit by government cuts and a project for Exxon in ...
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Information - BDCOX ARCHITECTURE
Cox Architecture2012 rank: 45Country: AustraliaLast rank: 42Architects employed: 232Helix Bridge in SingaporeFee income and architects have remained pretty steady for Sydney-based Cox Architecture.The third biggest earner in Australasia after Hassell and Woods Bagot, the practice is mainly working in the state capitals where recent wins include Perth Children’s Hospital and ...
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Information - BDHENN
Henn2012 rank: 44Country: GermanyLast rank: 61Architects employed: 240Haikou 02 MasterplanThe proportion of work HENN does in China keeps growing. In the last edition of World Architecture nearly half its projects were in the country; this time it’s 60%.Haikou TowerThe scheme that must have given it the most pleasure to win ...
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Information - BDZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
Zaha Hadid Architects2012 rank: 43Country: UKLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 250Opera House, ChinaZaha Hadid Architects’ arrival in the WA 100 comes at the end of a tremendous three years for the world’s most famous woman architect. Two Stirling Prizes in a row and now the world’s eyes turn to Zaha Hadid’s ...