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2022 Religious Sector Giants: Top architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. religious facility construction sector

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2022 Religious Sector Giants: Top architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. religious facility construction sector

HOK, Parkhill, KPFF, Shawmut Design and Construction, and Wiss, Janney, Elstner head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest religious facility sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2022 Giants 400 Report.


By BD+C Staff | February 6, 2023
Top Religious Structure design and construction firms for 2022 Photo courtesy Michael Graves Giants
Pictured: The Chapel, First Baptist Church of Covington (La.). Photo courtesy Michael Graves Architecture

HOK, Parkhill, KPFF, Shawmut Design and Construction, and Wiss, Janney, Elstner head BD+C's rankings of the nation's largest religious facility sector architecture, engineering, and construction firms, as reported in the 2022 Giants 400 Report.

 

Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms
Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms
Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms

 

Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings
  FIRM 2021 REVENUE
1 HOK $4,120,172
2 Parkhill $3,778,132
3 Gensler $3,315,505
4 Kirksey Architecture $3,113,193
5 GFF $2,477,238
6 LS3P Associates $1,905,954
7 FGM Architects $1,849,016
8 Finegold Alexander Architects $1,695,904
9 Think Architecture $1,394,067
10 Michael Graves Architecture $1,392,231
11 H2M architects + engineers $1,213,704
12 Lawson Group Architects $800,000
13 HGA $782,361
14 CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning $773,049
15 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill $639,000
16 Stantec $612,505
17 BWBR $568,622
18 MA Design $566,545
19 RDG Planning & Design $560,733
20 Zyscovich $500,000
21 McMillan Pazdan Smith $489,703
22 Leo A Daly $488,230
23 Progressive AE $464,919
24 Cuningham $400,857
25 WATG $393,061
26 Cooper Carry $357,734
27 Clark & Enersen $313,608
28 Quinn Evans $299,917
29 AE7 $285,616
30 BLDD Architects $275,000
31 Ware Malcomb $267,126
32 VLK Architects $230,500
33 Champlin Architecture $226,918
34 Bruner/Cott Architects $223,841
35 Design Collaborative $191,040
36 CSO Architects $189,531
37 Miller Dunwiddie $170,000
38 KZF Design $167,000
39 Todd & Associates $158,929
40 Urbahn Architects $156,519
41 Legat Architects $117,000
42 Core States Group $112,799
43 Handel Architects $109,006
44 JRS Architect $100,000
45 PGAL $98,000
46 Bailey Edward Design $90,811
47 Mithun $87,799
48 TGB Architects $59,602
49 HBG Design $56,635
50 Goodwyn Mills Cawood $56,118
51 Cromwell Architects Engineers $52,666
52 Nelson Worldwide $50,000
53 AO $50,000
54 Garmann Miller $49,420
55 MBH Architects $49,000
56 Hafer $48,782
57 Perkins and Will $46,506
58 Lawrence Group/Integrate Construction Partners $44,825
59 Spiezle Architectural Group $43,000
60 Steinberg Hart $42,267
61 DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design $41,889
62 Method Architecture $39,498
63 Dahlin Group Architecture | Planning $38,641
64 KG+D Architects $38,590
65 Cushing Terrell $37,348
66 Hollis + Miller Architects $35,617
67 Little Diversified Architectural Consulting $35,063
68 Grace Hebert Curtis Architects $34,325
69 Randall-Paulson Architects $33,569
70 GMB Architecture + Engineering $33,419
71 Architecture Inc. $32,275
72 TreanorHL $28,740
73 BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers $25,741
74 Moody Nolan $21,278
75 RKTB Architects $19,628
76 Huitt-Zollars $19,595
77 CetraRuddy Architecture $19,324
78 Orcutt | Winslow $16,131
79 TowerPinkster $15,000
80 MKM architecture + design $12,945
81 Clark Nexsen $10,500
82 Diamond Schmitt Architects $10,000
83 DLA Architects, Ltd. $9,600
84 GRW $7,500
85 CBRE $5,850
86 NSPJ Architects $5,080
87 Hanbury $2,657
88 Elkus Manfredi Architects $1,179

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report

 

 

Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings
  FIRM 2021 REVENUE
1 KPFF Consulting Engineers $6,498,870
2 Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates $3,330,000
3 Kimley-Horn $1,594,392
4 Langan $1,500,000
5 Morrison Hershfield $925,806
6 RMH Group, The $800,000
7 CMTA $786,900
8 Spectrum Engineers $750,000
9 ME Engineers $660,000
10 Salas O'Brien $580,873
11 Halff Associates $544,000
12 Farnsworth Group $514,815
13 Bala Consulting Engineers $461,000
14 Olsson $455,261
15 LaBella Associates $390,000
16 IMEG Corp. $318,000
17 GRAEF $315,852
18 Osborn Engineering $300,000
-- Wallace Design Collective $300,000
20 Jensen Hughes $297,962
21 Henderson Engineers $255,433
22 NV5 Global $251,347
23 Newcomb & Boyd $236,703
24 Walter P Moore $231,637
25 BKF Engineers $218,740
26 JQ Engineering $204,754
27 WSP $185,454
28 I. C. Thomasson Associates $168,400
29 Martin/Martin $107,532
30 Dewberry $104,122
31 French & Parrello Associates $102,862
32 TLC Engineering Solutions $98,073
33 Evstudio $95,000
34 Schaefer $85,058
35 DeSimone Consulting Engineering $76,029
36 Kohrs Lonnemann Heil Engineers (KLH) $73,769
37 H.F. Lenz $69,300
38 EAPC Architects Engineers $63,763
39 P2S $61,386
40 Jaros, Baum & Bolles $57,944
41 Woolpert $57,502
42 Vanderweil Engineers $52,100
43 Prime AE Group $39,480
44 TEECOM $32,143
45 KCL Engineering $29,350
46 DLZ Corporation $27,620
47 SSC Engineering $26,000
48 Smith Seckman Reid $25,065
49 Highland Associates $20,000
-- PS&S $20,000
51 Affiliated Engineers Inc. $19,186
52 Heapy $13,550
53 Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers $9,779
54 Davis, Bowen & Friedel $558

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report

 

 

Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings
  FIRM 2021 REVENUE
1 Shawmut Design and Construction $39,543,570
2 Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., The $34,377,888
3 JE Dunn Construction $34,193,623
4 DeAngelis Diamond Construction $19,727,000
5 Boldt Company, The $19,718,000
6 Skanska USA $18,711,290
7 Rogers-O'Brien Construction $16,348,825
8 Brasfield & Gorrie $13,106,278
9 Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors $12,405,515
10 Choate Construction $10,631,486
11 Nabholz Construction $9,678,122
12 Weitz Company & Affiliates, The $8,937,812
13 W.S. Cumby $8,903,892
14 Manhattan Construction $7,005,349
15 Miron Construction $4,850,000
16 Turner Construction $4,412,417
17 Yates Companies, The $4,408,000
18 Gilbane Building Company $4,354,000
19 Clancy & Theys Construction $3,894,787
20 Fite Building Company $3,711,595
21 W.E. O'Neil Construction $3,677,160
22 VJS Construction Services $3,206,848
23 Hoar Construction $3,196,000
24 Bette Companies, The $2,945,181
25 Russell Group $2,000,000
26 McAlpine Contracting $1,870,000
27 J.H. Findorff & Son $1,734,943
28 Paric Holdings $1,505,681
29 LeChase Construction Services $1,430,709
30 Suffolk Construction $895,000
31 Progressive AE $887,198
32 Benchmark Construction $579,540
33 Pepper Construction $488,696
34 Swinerton $487,774
35 Lawrence Group/Integrate Construction Partners $477,912
36 DPR Construction $450,000
37 Batson-Cook Construction $304,453
38 EBCO General Contractor $223,087
39 Joeris General Contractors $94,898
40 McDonough Bolyard Peck $90,826
41 Balfour Beatty US $31,924
42 Donohoe Construction $28,700
43 Robins & Morton $24,088
44 Howard Shockey & Sons $7,090
45 CBRE $1,448

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report

 

2022 GIANTS 400 - AEC DISCIPLINE RANKINGS

A. Top 180 Architecture Firms
B. Top 110 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 80 Engineering Firms
D. Top 45 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 200 Contractors                
F. Top 90 Construction Management Firms   
             

 

2022 GIANTS 400 - BUILDING SECTOR AND SPECIALTY RANKINGS                 

Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms.

01. Airport Terminals
• Top 55 Airport Terminal Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 65 Airport Terminal Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Airport Terminal Contractors and CM Firms

02. Convention Centers/Conference Centers
• Top 35 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms for 2022
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms for 2022
• Top 25 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms for 2022

03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work   
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work 

04. Cultural Facilities – Museums and Galleries
• Top 70 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 35 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries

05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues

06. Cultural Facilities – Public Libraries
• Top 50 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 20 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Public Libraries

07. Data Centers        
• Top 30 Data Center Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Data Center Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 Data Center Sector Contractors and CM Firms

08. Design-Build Work
• Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms

09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 160 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work

10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 65 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 45 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms 

11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 130 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 70 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms 

12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 80 State Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 55 State Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 45 State Government Contractors + CM Firms

13. Government - Military
• Top 50 Military Facility Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 50 Military Facility Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 35 Military Facility Contractors + CM Firms 

14. Government - Veterans Administration Facilities
• Top 40 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 25 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 15 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms

15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 170 Healthcare Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Healthcare Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 115 Healthcare Sector Contractors and CM Firms       

16. Healthcare – Hospitals
• Top 130 Hospital Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 Hospital Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospital Facility Contractors and CM Firms 

17. Healthcare – Medical Office Buildings, Dental Offices
• Top 100 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms

18. Healthcare – Outpatient Facilities 
• Top 100 Outpatient Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Outpatient Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Outpatient Facility Contractors and CM Firms

19. Hospitality – All Hospitality Facilities Work (Hotels, Resorts, Casinos)
• Top 120 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms

20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 115 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms

21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 20 Casino Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 Casino Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 25 Casino Contractors and CM Firms

22. Industrial Buildings — Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses
• Top 95 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 110 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
       
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2022

24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 175 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work

25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 155 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 65 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 100 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work

26. Multifamily — Senior Living Facilities
Top 80 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 30 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 50 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities

27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 70 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 35 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 40 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Student Housing Facilities

28. Office — All Office Building Work                
• Top 200 Office Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 85 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 130 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms

29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell 
• Top 150 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 75 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms

30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts 
• Top 165 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms

31. Parking Structures
• Top 50 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms 
• Top 40 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms 

32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms

33. Reconstruction Work
• Top 200 Reconstruction Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Reconstruction Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 140 Reconstruction Sector Contractors + CM Firms

34. Religious Structures/Places of Worship
• Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms

35. Retail — All Retail Buildings Work               
• Top 130 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 70 Retail Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 80 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Retail Buildings Work

36. Retail — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks

37. Retail — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms - Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 50 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 60 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers

38. Retail — Restaurants
• Top 95 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 35 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Restaurants

39. Science & Technology (S+T) Facilities - All S+T Buildings Work
• Top 100 Science + Technology Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
          
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories

• Top 85 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 45 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms              

41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 160 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 K-12 School Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 K-12 School Sector Contractors and CM Firms

42. Sports Facilities/Stadiums/Recreation Facilities 
• Top 110 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms      

43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 7 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 20 Telecommunications Facility Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

44. Transit Facilities — Bus/Rail Terminals and Stations
• Top 40 Transit Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Transit Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 20 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

45. University / College Facilities 
• Top University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top University Sector Contractors and CM Firms

 

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