For the eighth year running, Gensler has topped Architectural Record’s Top 300 Firms list. 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, which works in over 100 countries, saw total architectural revenue grow by more than $156 million from 2017 to 2018, an increase of 13 percent. Domestically, revenue increased by 14 percent, while internationally it grew by 7 percent. One of the company’s key strategies is to “be local while remaining a global firm,” co-CEO Andy Cohen tells RECORD. “Every office has grown organically from strong local roots,” he says, explaining that when the firm opens a new branch, they pair a veteran—someone “who lives and breathes the Gensler culture”—with a local leader who has networks and contextual knowledge. “This is what helps us tailor the team specifically for each client, and to be near the client.” Cohen says the company is seeing particular growth in Asia, Europe (an office in Munich opened in December 2018), and both coasts of the U.S.