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Eco-hospital in Carcassonne, France, by AIA Associés. AIA Architectes Ingénieurs 2013 rank: 95 Country: France Last ranking: NEW Architects employed: 104 A welcome new entry from this French collective, established in Nantes more than 40 years ago but with its sights clearly set on the next 40. Last year it ...
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UN Studio 2013 rank: =97 Country: Netherlands Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 100 UN Studio’s Raffles City in Hangzhou, China. UN Studio’s arrival in the WA100 coincides with professorships in the US and Australia for the founders, Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos. It also comes after the Dutch ...
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SPACE MATRIX
Crystal Tower, Mangalore Space Matrix 2013 rank: =88 Country: SINGAPORE Last ranking: NEW Architects employed: 120 Founded as a boutique design firm in 2001, Space Matrix has grown fast to enter the WA100 in just over a decade. Its 400 staff in 10 offices work across the Asia-Pacific region, from ...
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Hames Sharley is working with Foster + Partners on the Belmont Racecourse master plan Hames Sharley 2013 rank: =93 Country: Australia Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 110 The Perth practice is the sixth-biggest earner in the Australasian region, with fee income of $50 million. Almost all its projects are in ...
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PERKINS + WILL
Principal Place Perkins + Will 2013 rank: 6 Country: USA Last rank: 7 (2011) Architects employed: 771 Perkins Will completed two significant mergers in 2012 that will strengthen its international focus. In June it merged with London-based Pringle Brandon to create new opportunities in Europe and the Middle ...
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SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Skidmore Owings Merrill 2013 rank: 19 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last rank: =25 Architects employed: 543 SOM got a slice of the London Olympics buzz in 2012 by designing a 135m cantilevered tower overlooking the Olympic Park. The 42-storey building, which will contain 248 ...
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SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ
Swinburne University of Technology with Wilkinson Eyre Sinclair Knight Merz 2013 rank: =83 Country: AUSTRALIA Last ranking: NEW Architects employed: 125 The Australian multi-disciplinary giant has 7,000 staff in 40 offices and fee income of A$1 billion (£654 million). Its architectural billings of $30 million+ and team of 125 are ...
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HASSELL
Waterbank, Perth, Australia Hassell 2013 rank: 31 Country: Australia Last ranking: 30 Architects employed: 395 Australian practice Hassell wants to expand in Europe and the Middle East and to that end has opened two offices in the UK in as many years — London and Cardiff. At the Welsh launch ...
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Artist impression of with the Regional Rail Link project in Victoria, which GHD is working on with Aecom GHD 2013 rank: =65 Country: Australia Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 160 Multi-disciplinary firm GHD works largely in the oil and gas, mining and transport sectors, but also has an architectural team. ...
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CHAPMAN TAYLOR
Liverpool Waters Chapman Taylor 2012 rank: 56 Country: Germany Last rank: 47 (in 2011) Architects employed: 198 It has been a bumper year for the London practice. Thanks largely to its international work, it saw profits climb 77% to £1.7 million on revenue up a quarter to £28 million. In ...
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BENOY
Westfield Shopping Centre, London Benoy 2013 rank: 48 Country: UK Last rank: =92 (2011) Architects employed: 223 Benoy, one of the UK’s 10 biggest practices, increased its overall staff by a quarter and its pre-tax profit by more than 80% in 2011, though fee income remained roughly steady at £60 ...
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RSP ARCHITECTS
Source: Capita Mall Asia Capita Mall, Jurong RSP Architects 2013 rank: =12 Country: Singapore Last rank: 10= (in 2011) Architects employed: 640 Founded as Raglan Squire Partners in 1956, the practice is now one of the largest in Asia. Last year it picked up work on a vast ...
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ROBERT A. M. STERN ARCHITECTS
Museum for African Art, New York Robert A. M Stern Architects 2013 rank: 82 Country: UK Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 126 A welcome arrival in the Top 100 for this high-profile US practice which is known for its traditional aesthetic. RAMSA was founded 43 years ago by Bob Stern, ...
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SWECO
Caofeidian Green Sweco 2013 rank: 15 Country: Sweden Last ranking: 12 Architects employed: 600 Scandinavia’s biggest architect by far, this 7,700-employee multi-disciplinary is working on projects in 80 countries. Its architecture offices are in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Poland. Among its current big projects is a £55 million acute care, ...
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STANTEC
The Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau Stantec 2013 Rank: 11 Country: Canada Last ranking: 22 Architects employed: 643 Another year of expansion for the Canadian giant saw Stantec acquire Newfoundland firm PHB Group and add a couple of hundred architects to its books. Stantec now has 190 offices in North ...
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SHOWA SEKKEI
Kyoto University Katsura Campus, Japan Showa Sekkei 2013 rank: 77 Country: Japan Last ranking: 74 Architects employed: 141 Another steady year for Showa Sekkei, which numbers hospitals and medical research buildings among its specialisms. It works mainly in China and Japan but has found these markets slower than in previous ...
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SHEPPARD ROBSON
Barking Riverside Housing Scheme, London Sheppard Robson 2013 rank: 79 Country: UK Last ranking: =62 Architects employed: 139 The UK practice has just one overseas office, but 2013 looks likely to be the year Sheppard Robson really gets moving with an international expansion. ...
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RAMBOLL
Nordea Bank, Orestad, Norway Ramboll Architecture 2013 rank: 78 Country: Norway Last ranking: =79 Architects employed: 140 While the number of architects Ramboll employs grew over the past 12 months, its fee income took quite a dive, from $60 million+ to $30 million+. The Norway-based architecture division of Danish multi-disciplinary ...
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POPULOUS
Russian World Cup Stadium Populous 2013 rank: =86 Country: UK Last ranking: 69 Architects employed: 121 Perhaps more than any other, this was Populous’s year in the sun. Its Olympic Stadium in Stratford for the London 2012 Games must have been admired by more people than any other building in ...
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VALODE & PISTRE
Lorient Hospital, Lorient, France Valode Pistre 2013 rank: =52 Country: France Last ranking: 52 Architects employed: 200 Architect numbers and fee income remained steady for this French practice, which found China and Russia to be the most rewarding markets last year. It has been working on the 555,000sq ...