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  • NBAD Global Head Office, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
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    GENSLER

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    NBAD Global Head Office, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi Gensler 2013 rank: 2 Country: USA Last ranking: 3 Architects employed: 1,346 Gensler has powered its way to number two in the chart for 2013, snapping at the heels of Aecom and a mere two dozen architects away from global domination. ...

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    KOHN PEDERSEN FOX

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Heron Tower, London Kohn Pedersen Fox Rank: =2 Country: USA Last rank: 27 Architects employed: 405 The year started well for KPF, with the news that Abu Dhabi’s executive council had approved its £4.4 billion new Midfield terminal. In London work also began on its headquarters for the European Medicines ...

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    FOSTER & PARTNERS

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Source: Nigel Young ME Hotel London Foster Partners 2032 rank: 10 Country: UK Last ranking: 6 Architects employed: 646 Britain’s biggest architect provides useful evidence that while the world is shifting east, there is still plenty of work to be won in the west. Last year we reported ...

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    PERKINS EASTMAN

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    The Interchange, Minneapolis Perkins Eastman 2013 Rank: 22 Country: USA Last ranking: 23 Architects employed: 455 “I genuinely believe that in two years from now we will be worrying about the shortage of talented staff and not a shortage of projects,” is the bullish prediction from Perkins Eastman chief executive ...

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    DWP

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Sirocco Restaurant Bangkok DWP 2013 rank: 51 Country: Thailand Last rank: = 50 Architects employed: 205 Founded in 1994 by Scott Whittaker and Kristina Zanic, DWP works mainly in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Over the past year it has partnered with Australian practice Suters to establish a presence in ...

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    DLR GROUP

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    County of Kings Superior Courthouse, New Hanford Courthouse, Hanford, California DLR Group 2013 Rank: =37 Country: USA Last rank: 37 Architects employed: 300 The education and criminal justice specialist had a great year — it was named the US’s number one architect by the AIA’s Architect magazine. For its annual ...

  • L’Adresse Symphonique, Montreal, Diamond Schmitt.
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    DIAMOND & SCHMITT

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    L’Adresse Symphonique, Montreal, Diamond Schmitt. Diamond Schmitt 2013 rank: =99 Country: Canada Last ranking: =91 Architects employed: 96 Diamond Schmitt works across North America, Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The Toronto practice is also on the shortlist for the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong. It ...

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    LEO A DALY

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Vdara Condo Hotel at CityCenter Las Vegas Leo A Daly 2013 rank: 24 Country: USA Last rank: 41 Architects employed: 436 Leo A Daly opened its eighth international office in March, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It has others in Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, China and Moscow. The Saudi office will focus ...

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    PROGETTO CMR

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Helix Tower, Tianjin, China Progetto CMR 2013 rank: 85 Country: Italy Last ranking: 78 Architects employed: 124 Europe and China continue to account for most of Progetto CMR’s $10 million+ annual fee income, though it has been working hard to try and win more opportunities in India and Turkey. This ...

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    CF MØLLER

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Biomedicum Karolinska Institute, Stockholm CF Møller 2013 rank: 64 Country: Denmark Last ranking: = 59 Architects employed: 164 One of Scandinavia’s oldest and largest architectural practices, CF Møller has been attracting plenty of headlines in the UK. In September it won a competition run by the RIBA to revamp a ...

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    CAPITA SYMONDS

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Source: Nick Gutteridge St Silas Primary School, Blackburn Capita Symonds 2013 rank: 61 Country: UK Last rank: 46 Architects employed: 170 Most of Capita Symonds’ work last year was in the commercial and transport sectors as public sector cuts took effect in the UK. The plan for 2013 will see ...

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    CANNON DESIGN

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Source: Cannon Design Jaypee Sports City Cannon Design 2013 rank: 20 Country: USA Last ranking: 11 Architects employed: 539 Last year Cannon Design joined forces with Peter Ellis New Cities, expanding the firm’s urban planning and city design practice and adding a New Delhi office to its family. One of ...

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    BROADWAY MALYAN

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Port Baku Residencies, Baku, Azerbaijan Broadway Malyan 2013 rank: 63 Country: UK Last ranking: =57 Architects employed: 165 Broadway Malyan became one of the first international practices to open a base in Baku, Azerbaijan, with project offices merging to form a 30-strong team led by Kevin Leahy. This coincides with ...

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    TP BENNETT

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    City University, Islington, London TP Bennett 2013 rank: =88 Country: UK Last ranking: 77 Architects employed: 120 London-based TP Bennett is leveraging international opportunities through the satellite offices it established in Moscow and New York through affiliations with local practices — KADdesign and Mancini Duffy respectively. In the UK, where ...

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    BDP

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Nanjing Road Shanghai BDP 2013 rank: 32 Country: UK Last ranking: 16 Architects employed: 382 BDP added a Doha studio to its portfolio last year as the Middle East proved to be one of its most successful markets. It picked up some large schools in Qatar and Dubai to complement ...

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    WOODS BAGOT

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    University of Sydney Business School Woods Bagot 2013 rank: 17 Country: Australia Last ranking: 14 Architects employed: 565 In a vote of confidence for the ailing west, Woods Bagot chose to open its 14th studio in Los Angeles, focusing on sport. For now, most of its work is in China, ...

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    AXS SATOW

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Waterras, a mixed-use development in Tokyo AXS Satow 2013 rank: =69 Country: UK Last ranking: 61 Architects employed: 158 With five offices in Japan and China, AXS Satow’s outlook is naturally regional. Its focus for 2013 will continue to be local government, university, medical and healthcare facilities in Japan. However ...

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    AUKETT FITZROY ROBINSON

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Aukett Fitzroy Robinson 2013 rank: 91 Country: UK Last ranking: 83 Architects employed: 114 Britain’s only listed architect returned to the black last year thanks to a strong performance in the Middle East and Russia where it won a number of new jobs. Aukett reported a £173,000 pre-tax profit for ...

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    ATKINS

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Pacific Dream Plaza, Qingdao, China Atkins 2013 rank: 16 Country: UK Last ranking: 15 Architects employed: 597 Atkins had a good Olympics. It was the official engineering design services provider for London 2012 and worked with Arup and Allies Morrison to provide all the bridges and roads in ...

  • the 35,000-seat Nice stadium
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    WILMOTTE & ASSOCIES

    2012-12-14T16:02:00Z

    Wilmotte Associates 35,000-seat stadium in Nice, France Wilmotte Associes 2013 rank: 76 Country: France Last ranking: 70 Architects employed: 149 Wilmotte Associés works mainly in France, but is also designing one of the office buildings in London’s King’s Cross redevelopment. And the Parisian practice was shortlisted ...