Top 300 Firms of 2018: Gensler Leads the Pack for Seventh Consecutive Year
Top 300 Firms of 2018 (revenue shown in millions of dollars)
Top 300 Firms of 2018 (revenue shown in millions of dollars)
# 1 Gensler | CBRE Masonic Temple, Glendale, California
Photo © Ryan Gobuty / Gensler
# 2 Perkins+Will | Whitman-Walker Health, Washington, D.C.
Photo © Eric Laignel
#6 HOK | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Photo courtesy AMB Group
#10 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | United States Courthouse, Los Angeles
Photo © Bruce Damonte
#12 Perkins Eastman | Charter Oak International Academy, West Hartford Connecticut
Photo © Andrew Rugge / Perkins Eastman
#16 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates | 10 Hudson Yards, New York City
Photo © Michael Moran
Architects & Firms
While the rankings shuffled this year for many of the Top 25 firms in Architectural Record’s annual list, the No. 1 firm held fast to its position at the top. With nearly $1.2 billion in total revenue in 2017—more than twice that of any other company on the list—Gensler clinched the top spot for the seventh year running. Despite reporting a slight dip in revenues from the previous year, Perkins+Will moved into second place, bumping AECOM, whose revenues also fell, to third.
The annual list, compiled by record’s sister publication Engineering News-Record (ENR), ranks companies by their architectural revenue from the prior year, as reported to ENR by firms that choose to participate. Gensler co-CEOs Diane Hoskins and Andy Cohen highlight an “understanding of the connection between design, business, and the human experience,” along with a commitment to employees and work culture, as essential to robust growth.
Perkins+Will CEO Phil Harrison identifies global diversification, research, leadership development, and technology integration as keys to the firm’s success. These factors reinforce each other, he says, and, as a result, “the best clients in the world want to work with us.”
AECOM’s Michael Chee, director of external communications, comments, “The impact on our ranking, based on year-over-year revenue, is nominal, as ours has remained steady.” Minneapolis-based Cuningham Group Architecture moved into the Top 25 on this year’s list, jumping from 38th in 2017. Timothy Dufault, FAIA, president and CEO of the 50-year-old firm, attributes that success to a “dedicated focus on our expertise,” strong sales and a strong economy, and, most importantly, he says, “a talented team that works tirelessly while staying committed to design excellence.”
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