All WA100 articles – Page 7
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Ishimoto Architectural
2014 rank: 57 Country: Japan Last ranking: 59 Architects employed: 197 Japanese practice Ishimoto Architectural Engineering Firm’s most significant project last year was the £53 million Media Ship office building in Niigata, described by the practice as a 35,000sq m eco-landmark. This year it will complete the similarly ...
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Tabanlioglu Architects
Bodrum International Airport, Turkey, by Tabanlioglu 2014 rank: 66 Country: Turkey Last ranking: 84 (2011) Architects employed: 163 Most of this Turkish practice’s work takes place in its home country, but it has increasingly been working on commercial projects in the Middle East and cultural and public buildings in Africa. ...
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ATP Architects
Centar Savica, Zagreb, Croatia by ATP Architects 2014 rank: 35 Country: Austria Last ranking: 34= Architects employed: 340 The only Austrian practice in the WA100, ATP is also one of the largest architecture practices based in mainland Europe and its work takes place mostly within the continent. In 2013 it ...
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Heerim Architects
Heerim Architects’ main stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, designed with Populous 2014 rank: 19 Country: South Korea Last ranking: 21 Architects employed: 506 South Korea’s second-largest architecture practice is set on expansion. Having opened a Beijing office last year, the company plans to establish a Jakarta office ...
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P+T Architects & Engineers
Nanjing New Jinling Hotel Development by P+T Architects and Engineers 2014 rank: 10 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last ranking: 14 Architects employed: 750 The largest Chinese practice in this year’s survey has been making the most of the construction boom in its home country to break into the top 10. ...
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Samoo Architects & Engineers
Source: Young Chae Park Buk Seoul Museum by Samoo Architects and Engineers 2014 rank: 9 Country: South Korea Last ranking: 9 Architects employed: 765 Founded in 1976, Samoo is South Korea’s largest practice by some margin and looks likely to retain the title for some time despite increased competition in ...
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Thomson Adsett
Somerset Civic Centre, Australia, by Thomson Adsett 2014 rank: 89 Country: Australia Last ranking: 96 Architects employed:107 Despite five of the practice’s seven offices being in Australia, Thomson Adsett sees the overseas market as providing the greatest potential for growth. Group managing director Chris Straw says: “The strength of our ...
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Gansam Architects
South Korea-based Gansam Architects has designed the Incheon Municipal Red Cross Rehabilitation Hospital. 2014 rank: 37 Country: South Korea Last ranking: 57 Architects employed: 325 A raft of major projects completed last year has helped South Korean architect Gansam to rise an impressive 20 places in the WA100 table. Those ...
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