All WA100 2013 articles – Page 2
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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 ...
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WONG TUNG & PARTNERS
Wings, Hong Kong Wong Tung Partners 2013 rank: =52 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last rank: =50 Architects employed: 200 The Hong Kong practice celebrates its 50th anniversary this year looking as strong as ever. In the past year it has ...
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PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE
Lakeway Regional Medical Center, Austin, Texas Page Southerland Page 2013 rank: =83 Country: USA Last ranking: 84 Architects employed: 125 The Texas practice added its 21st US embassy/ compound project to its portfolio last year: Antananarivo in Madagascar. It became the first building on the island to be LEED-certified. Previous ...
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NIKKEN SEKKEI
Tokyo Skytree Nikken Sekkei 2012 rank: 4 Country: Japan Last ranking: 5 Architects employed: 1,109 Japan’s biggest architect by far, and one of the WA100’s top three earners, Nikken Sekkei pursued its expansion into China with vigour last year. It opened its second office in the country — in Beijing ...
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NIHON SEKKEI
Loop Road Tower, Central Tokyo Nihon Sekkei 2012 rank: 25 Country: Japan Last ranking: =24 Architects employed: 426 Japan’s second-biggest practice, along with its subsidiary Nihon Sekkei International, is focusing on creating architectural and urban designs in Indonesia, Burma, Vietnam and India. This year will see the completion of its ...
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NBBJ
Yanlord Zhuhai Beachfront Centre, Zhuhai, China NBBJ 2013 rank: =29 Country: USA Last rank: 31 Architects employed: 405 The healthcare specialist is by no means a one-trick pony. It also tackles high-profile corporate projects, sports stadiums, courts, retail and higher education schemes. Possibly its highest-profile project in the first of ...
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Morphogenesis’ Chettinad Health City Auditorium Chennai Morphogenesis 2013 rank: =93 Country: India Last ranking: 85 Architects employed: 110 The smallest of the three Indian practices in this year’s WA100, New Delhi-based Morphogenesis is a collective founded in 1996. It employs more than 100 architects, though its fee income remains among ...
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RONALD LU & PARTNERS
Kowloon Xiqu Centre Ronald Lu Partners 2013 rank: 62 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last ranking: 54 Architects employed: 169 As WA100 2013 was going to press, Ronald Lu discovered its shortlisted design for one of the first buildings in the £1.7 billion West Kowloon Cultural District (prepared in ...
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LEIGH & ORANGE
Dream Island, Bahrain Leigh Orange 2013 rank: 40 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last rank: 42 Architects employed: 288 Hong Kong and mainland China continue to provide the lion’s share of work for this venerable 139-year-old practice. But Hong Kong slowed slightly last year, and other parts of South-east ...
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LANGDON WILSON
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Hospital, in Kuwait Langdon Wilson 2013 rank: 72 Country: USA Last ranking: 65 Architects employed: 153 This West Coast practice has a decidedly eastern outlook. In late 2012 it was appointed to design a $500 million cancer hospital in Kuwait, where it maintains one ...
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KUNWON
Songdo Bio Research Center, Incheon, Korea Kunwon 2013 rank: =26 Country: South Korea Last ranking: 19 Architects employed: 421 Last year Kunwon was neck and neck with Heerim in the battle for Korea’s second-largest practice. This year Heerim has managed to widen the gap, although both practices have slimmed their ...
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KUME SEKKEI
Gubei International Fortune Center, Shanghai, China Kume Sekkei 2013 rank: 33 Country: Japan Last rank: 32 Architects employed: 376 A veteran of the Japanese architectural scene, Kume Sekkei was founded in 1932 by Gonkuro Kume, whose PhD research into earthquake- resistant wooden structures eventually led to the establishment of a ...
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SMITHGROUP JJR
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan SmithGroup JJR Rank: =26 Country: USA Last ranking: 21 Architects employed: 421 “These are strange times,” reflected Carl Roehling, SmithGroup’s president and chief executive, as he looked back on 2012. “We’re seeing uneven trends across regions and markets.” SmithGroup works largely in the US, ...