2021 Science and Technology Sector Giants: Top architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. S+T facilities sector

By BD+C Staff

Dec. 31, 2021
13 min read
Top 60 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms for 2021

HDR, CRB, Jacobs, Skanska USA, and Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. top the rankings of the nation's largest science and technology (S+T) sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2021 Giants 400 Report.

Top 80 Science and Technology Facility Architecture and AE Firms for 2021
  FIRM 2020 REVENUE
1 HDR $144,862,468
2 Perkins and Will $73,807,000
3 DGA Planning | Architecture | Interiors $53,931,599
4 HOK $48,270,000
5 Payette $46,554,425
6 Flad Architects $37,760,000
7 SmithGroup $37,268,154
8 Gensler $35,938,984
9 EwingCole $33,500,000
10 ZGF Architects $30,313,020
11 CannonDesign $30,000,000
12 Stantec $28,832,096
13 Elkus Manfredi Architects $26,275,000
14 Ennead Architects $23,970,694
15 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill $21,226,412
16 Page $15,797,000
17 HGA $13,374,375
18 BSA LifeStructures $12,417,441
19 TRIA $11,222,200
20 Perkins Eastman $10,088,635
21 McFarlane Architects $8,700,000
22 RS&H $8,600,000
23 Garmann Miller & Associates $8,520,400
24 HED $8,122,000
25 Clark & Enersen $7,784,556
26 Cooper Carry $7,074,863
27 Moody Nolan $6,593,480
28 Bergmann $6,416,000
29 Ayers Saint Gross $6,284,203
30 EYP $5,467,571
31 Hanbury $5,322,349
32 Clark Nexsen $4,802,000
33 Eppstein Uhen Architects $3,562,000
34 SLAM $3,261,677
35 BWBR $3,059,784
36 Kirksey Architecture $2,729,410
37 E4H Environments for Health Architecture $2,350,000
38 NBBJ $2,100,000
39 MBH Architects $1,987,500
40 KZF Design $1,946,193
41 Diamond Schmitt Architects $1,853,948
42 TreanorHL $1,581,338
43 KGD Architecture $1,525,217
44 Ware Malcomb $1,504,894
45 Mithun $1,418,383
46 LaBella Associates $1,374,000
47 Emersion Design $1,344,562
48 NORR $1,333,813
49 Hastings+Chivetta Architects $1,242,759
50 H. Hendy Associates $1,157,291
51 AE Works Ltd. $1,106,526
52 Ratio Design $976,404
53 BHDP Architecture $932,768
54 RBB Architects $856,400
55 AE Design Group $620,000
56 CSArch $610,197
57 Urbahn Architects $579,671
58 Architecture, Incorporated $578,200
59 AHL $502,096
60 Scientia Architects $500,000
61 AO $475,000
62 CBRE $458,115
63 Studio+ $445,196
64 Crawford Architects $434,000
65 Davis Brody Bond $427,290
66 FCA $356,149
67 Cromwell Architects Engineers $336,724
68 CO Architects $317,031
69 NAC Architecture $282,256
70 Taylor Design $276,000
71 CallisonRTKL $270,075
72 Blair + Mui Dowd Architects $244,444
73 CPL $199,954
74 Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón | Architecture & Interior Design $195,026
75 RDG Planning & Design $186,699
76 Little Diversified Architectural Consulting $182,552
77 LEO A DALY $172,242
78 PGAL $59,000
79 Shepley Bulfinch $34,968
80 Plunkett Raysich Architects $18,632
81 Carrier Johnson + Culture $13,473
82 Hafer $7,020
83 LS3P Associates $2,125

SOURCE: 2021 Giants 400 Report 

 

 

Top 65 Science and Technology Facility Engineering and EA Firms for 2021
  FIRM 2020 REVENUE
1 Jacobs $418,290,000
2 CRB $132,170,000
3 Affiliated Engineers Inc. $55,542,687
4 Burns & McDonnell $43,779,473
5 BRPH $38,063,890
6 WSP USA $21,713,559
7 Vanderweil Engineers $16,651,900
8 Alfa Tech Consulting Engineers $15,000,000
9 EXP $14,258,687
10 RMF Engineering $14,000,000
11 KPFF Consulting Engineers $13,016,000
12 Buro Happold $12,100,000
13 Salas O'Brien $11,926,440
14 IMEG Corp. $6,725,000
15 CDM Smith $6,291,049
16 NV5 Global $5,387,000
17 AKF Group $3,950,000
18 Newcomb & Boyd $3,712,790
19 Jensen Hughes $3,540,131
20 Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers $2,909,093
21 Syska Hennessy Group $2,883,364
22 M/E Engineering $2,846,500
23 RMH Group, The $2,773,374
24 STV $2,575,676
25 Langan $2,000,000
26 Dewberry $1,921,814
27 Bala Consulting Engineers $1,845,000
28 Highland Associates $1,800,000
29 Paradigm Structural Engineers $1,684,194
30 Dunham Associates $1,400,000
31 SSC Engineering $1,310,896
32 P2S $1,304,367
33 Jaros, Baum & Bolles $1,249,907
34 Farnsworth Group $1,223,137
35 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates $1,200,000
36 PS&S $1,148,340
37 Smith Seckman Reid $846,581
38 Ross & Baruzzini $800,000
39 DHE Engineering $617,512
40 MHP Structural Engineers $582,776
41 Spectrum Engineers $490,195
42 Osborn Engineering $475,000
43 HEAPY $468,940
44 KCI Technologies $462,700
45 ME Engineers $450,000
46 EAPC Architects Engineers $421,873
47 Architectural Engineers $406,402
48 Magnusson Klemencic Associates $393,996
49 G2 Consulting Group $375,000
50 Mazzetti $367,220
51 TEECOM $353,942
52 SSOE Group $287,065
53 Arora Engineers $279,343
54 Henderson Engineers $256,860
55 Peter Basso Associates $250,000
56 Wick Fisher White $215,000
57 Allen + Shariff $145,446
58 JQ Engineering $130,451
59 Davis, Bowen & Friedel $123,512
60 Wallace Design Collective $100,000
61 ESD $66,244
62 Walter P Moore $48,070
63 H.F. Lenz $42,000
64 Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers $38,569
65 French & Parrello Associates $37,045
66 LBYD $6,300

SOURCE: 2021 Giants 400 Report 

 

 

Top 45 Science and Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms for 2021
  FIRM 2020 REVENUE
1 Skanska USA $971,988,650
2 Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., The $695,084,089
3 CRB $620,910,000
4 DPR Construction $598,099,000
5 Gilbane Building Company $333,290,000
6 McCarthy Holdings $325,401,717
7 Turner Construction $320,072,281
8 Lendlease $314,392,573
9 JE Dunn $280,940,564
10 STO Building Group $202,000,000
11 Walbridge $196,888,458
12 Jacobs $172,086,000
13 CBRE $144,630,713
14 Mortenson $110,315,000
15 LeChase Construction Services $100,156,714
16 Messer Construction $64,134,713
17 Landry/French Construction $59,300,000
18 Hensel Phelps $56,845,678
19 Columbia $55,800,000
20 Miron Construction $54,989,208
21 McKinstry $45,000,000
22 Lease Crutcher Lewis $39,752,963
23 McCownGordon Construction $39,684,403
24 Brasfield & Gorrie $35,768,240
25 Manhattan Construction Group $35,101,860
26 BartonMalow $26,683,269
27 Burns & McDonnell $26,683,176
28 Shawmut Design and Construction $25,874,137
29 Hoar Construction $20,430,000
30 Fortis Construction $15,781,137
31 Hagerman Group, The $15,000,000
32 Power Construction $12,000,000
33 Joeris General Contractors $10,898,630
34 Robins & Morton $10,758,604
35 JLL $9,370,021
36 Donohoe Construction $5,186,812
37 HITT Contracting $5,021,299
38 STV $3,484,653
39 Hill International $3,416,524
40 Saunders Construction $2,432,085
41 Suffolk Construction $1,382,514
42 Skender $1,258,114
43 BRPH $1,235,031
44 Lawrence Group $922,440
45 McDonough Bolyard Peck $620,776
46 JLG Architects $134,279
47 Crossland Construction $32,999

SOURCE: 2021 Giants 400 Report 

 

 

Top 60 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms for 2021
  FIRM 2020 REVENUE
1 HDR $76,242,244
2 Payette $46,554,425
3 DGA Planning | Architecture | Interiors $39,239,697
4 Flad Architects $32,096,000
5 ZGF Architects $30,313,020
6 Elkus Manfredi Architects $26,275,000
7 Ennead Architects $23,970,694
8 Gensler $20,109,329
9 HOK $19,290,000
10 EwingCole $16,000,000
11 HGA $10,030,781
12 Page $9,551,000
13 McFarlane Architects $8,700,000
14 RS&H $8,600,000
15 Garmann Miller & Associates $8,520,400
16 Perkins and Will $7,207,000
17 Cooper Carry $6,382,554
18 HED $4,872,000
19 E4H Environments for Health Architecture $2,350,000
20 Kirksey Architecture $2,261,497
21 MBH Architects $1,987,500
22 KZF Design $1,946,193
23 Diamond Schmitt Architects $1,853,948
24 SLAM $1,826,557
25 Bergmann $1,750,000
26 LaBella Associates $1,374,000
27 Emersion Design $1,344,562
28 BWBR $1,341,200
29 NORR $1,333,813
30 BSA LifeStructures $1,245,796
31 TRIA $1,168,200
32 EYP $1,112,930
33 AE Works Ltd. $1,106,526
34 Ayers Saint Gross $1,060,873
35 Ratio Design $976,404
36 BHDP Architecture $932,768
37 RBB Architects $856,400
38 Clark Nexsen $800,000
39 Eppstein Uhen Architects $659,000
40 AE Design Group $620,000
41 Architecture, Incorporated $578,200
42 Scientia Architects $500,000
43 CBRE $458,115
44 Studio+ $445,196
45 Cromwell Architects Engineers $336,724
46 Ware Malcomb $325,512
47 CO Architects $317,031
48 NAC Architecture $282,256
49 Davis Brody Bond $258,664
50 Blair + Mui Dowd Architects $244,444
51 FCA $215,499
52 CPL $199,954
53 Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón | Architecture & Interior Design $195,026
54 RDG Planning & Design $186,699
55 Little Diversified Architectural Consulting $182,552
56 AHL $174,775
57 TreanorHL $89,497
58 PGAL $59,000
59 Plunkett Raysich Architects $18,632
60 Carrier Johnson + Culture $13,473
61 LS3P Associates $2,125

SOURCE: 2021 Giants 400 Report 

 

 

Top 50 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms for 2021
  FIRM 2020 REVENUE
1 Jacobs $197,916,000
2 CRB $132,170,000
3 Affiliated Engineers Inc. $55,542,687
4 Burns & McDonnell $43,779,473
5 WSP USA $21,713,559
6 Vanderweil Engineers $14,388,400
7 Salas O'Brien $11,926,440
8 Alfa Tech Consulting Engineers $10,000,000
9 RMF Engineering $10,000,000
10 Buro Happold $9,092,000
11 KPFF Consulting Engineers $6,508,000
12 NV5 Global $5,333,000
13 Newcomb & Boyd $3,712,790
14 CDM Smith $3,669,778
15 AKF Group $3,320,000
16 Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers $2,909,093
17 Syska Hennessy Group $2,883,364
18 Jensen Hughes $2,530,095
19 Langan $2,000,000
20 Dewberry $1,921,814
21 Bala Consulting Engineers $1,845,000
22 M/E Engineering $1,423,250
23 SSC Engineering $1,310,896
24 P2S $1,304,367
25 Farnsworth Group $1,223,137
26 EXP $1,053,754
27 Jaros, Baum & Bolles $866,968
28 Smith Seckman Reid $846,581
29 Ross & Baruzzini $600,000
30 PS&S $585,340
31 HEAPY $468,940
32 KCI Technologies $462,700
33 EAPC Architects Engineers $421,873
34 Architectural Engineers $406,402
35 Magnusson Klemencic Associates $393,996
36 TEECOM $353,942
37 DHE Engineering $330,378
38 SSOE Group $287,065
39 Henderson Engineers $256,860
40 Osborn Engineering $250,000
41 Peter Basso Associates $250,000
42 Wick Fisher White $215,000
43 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates $200,000
44 Allen + Shariff $145,446
45 JQ Engineering $130,451
46 Davis, Bowen & Friedel $123,512
47 G2 Consulting Group $75,000
48 MHP Structural Engineers $73,193
49 ESD $66,244
50 H.F. Lenz $42,000
51 Arora Engineers $41,627
52 French & Parrello Associates $37,045
53 Spectrum Engineers $8,635
54 LBYD $6,300

SOURCE: 2021 Giants 400 Report 

 

 

Top 25 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms for 2021
  FIRM 2020 REVENUE
1 CRB $620,910,000
2 Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., The $478,083,371
3 Skanska USA $469,497,013
4 McCarthy Holdings $325,401,717
5 Lendlease $314,392,573
6 JE Dunn $280,940,564
7 STO Building Group $202,000,000
8 Walbridge $196,888,458
9 Gilbane Building Company $173,025,000
10 Mortenson $110,315,000
11 Landry/French Construction $59,300,000
12 Hensel Phelps $56,845,678
13 McKinstry $45,000,000
14 CBRE $38,613,963
15 Manhattan Construction Group $35,101,860
16 Burns & McDonnell $26,683,176
17 Shawmut Design and Construction $25,874,137
18 BartonMalow $14,968,565
19 McCownGordon Construction $12,869,722
20 Joeris General Contractors $10,153,072
21 Messer Construction $5,506,178
22 Hill International $2,921,470
23 Saunders Construction $2,432,085
24 Suffolk Construction $1,382,514
25 Skender $1,258,114
26 Lawrence Group $922,440
27 Jacobs $56,000

SOURCE: 2021 Giants 400 Report 

 

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