Transitioning from a small studio to a midsize firm often entails an exponential increase in overhead—in some cases supporting multiple locations.

Firms with high head counts and deep pools of talent are ripe for creative reinvention, but vulnerable as well.

Because of their size and reach, extra-large architecture firms are perhaps best equipped to tackle challenges like housing needs and natural disasters.  

This year's winners exemplify the personal, crafted, and nuanced approach to architecture that has come to define their generation.

The top four firms in Architectural Record’s yearly ranking held tight to their places from 2016.

Last month, Hurricane Matthew tore through Haiti with 145-mile-per-hour winds, causing complete devastation along the Caribbean country’s southwestern coast.

Perusing the Oslo-based firm Super­union Architects’ portfolio is a bit like zooming in and out with a telephoto lens: some views reveal the wider picture, while others bring even minute details into focus.

In 2007, Harvard GSD students Nancy Hou and Josh de Sousa decided to take their three-year relationship to the next level.