All Building Design articles in WA100 2014
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Infrastructure
The top architectural firms in the infrastructure sector, ranked by fee income
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KEO
KEO’s Al Othman Complex Kuwait 2014 rank: 45 Country: Kuwait Last ranking: 44 Architects employed: 261 KEO is joined in the WA100 this year by fellow Kuwaiti practice SSH (rank 95), but it needn’t worry, the newcomer has some 50 places to make up before it can make a challenge ...
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Offices
The top architectural firms in the office buildings sector, ranked by fee income
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Hospitality
The top architectural firms in the hospitality sector, ranked by fee income
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Heritage
The top architectural firms in the heritage buildings sector, ranked by fee income
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Elderly living
The top architectural firms in providing elderly living development, ranked by fee income
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The five structural engineers that architects most want to work with
We asked the world’s biggest practices to name their favourite structural engineering partners
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Healthcare
The top architectural firms in the healthcare buildings sector ranked by fee income
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Culture
The top architectural firms in the culture sector ranked by fee income
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Education
The top architectural firms in the education sector ranked by fee income
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Market sectors top 10 2014: Government
The top architectural firms in the government buildings sector ranked by fee income
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Kume Sekkei
2014 rank: 28 Country: Japan Last ranking: 33 Architects employed: 396 Japan’s third-largest architecture practice was founded in 1932 by Gonkuro Kume, whose academic research into earthquake-resistant wooden structures led to the establishment of a firm of specialists combining traditional Japanese and modern western architectural ideas. In the second half ...
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Just the woman for the job
As more and more women take on executive positions, the gender gap is slowly closing. BD’s WA100 survey discovers what it takes for women to reach the top in architecture
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WA 100: Top 100 architects build up momentum
The outlook is definitely brighter for the global construction sector but, as BD’s WA100 survey discovers, most practices are taking measured steps forward
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WA100 2014: When global meets local
As Aecom’s 2016 Rio Olympics masterplan becomes a reality, the firm explains the benefits it has gained from partnering with a local Brazilian architect
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Leigh & Orange
Xian Lake City, China, by Leigh and Orange 2014 rank: 38 Country: China (HONG KONG) Last ranking: 40 Architects employed: 320 Leigh Orange has an impressive history — the Hong Kong-based practice was founded in 1874 and has grown to become one of the largest architects working across ...
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Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei
Nanshan Plaza, China, by Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei 2014 rank: 40 Country: Japan Last ranking: 34= Architects employed: 309 Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei started life as the Marunouchi Architectural Office but is now part of the Mitsubishi Group, alongside other subsidiaries in the fields of cars, aeroplanes and beer. The architecture firm ...
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Watg/Wimberly Interiors
WATG’s Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bangalore. 2014 rank: 92= Country: USA Last ranking: 58 (2011) Architects employed: 102 Hotel and resort specialist WATG makes its return to the top 100. Asia and specifically China have been providing the bulk of the practice’s work in the last year, although it did also ...
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Woods Bagot
The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute by Woods Bagot 2014 rank: 7 Country: Australia Last ranking: 17 Architects employed: 792 Woods Bagot shoots up 10 places to land well inside the top 10 in this year’s survey. Australia’s largest practice cites growth in North America as the biggest ...
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Wilmotte & Associés
Rijksmuseum Museum — €9.6 million refurbishment was completed in April 2013. 2014 rank: 74= Country: France Last ranking: 76 Architects employed: 149 In contrast to most other practices in the top 100 this year, Wilmotte Associés cites Russia as an increasing source of new projects while the market ...