Top 125 Sports Facility Architecture Firms for 2026 (updated)

Populous, Gensler, AECOM, HKS, HOK, HNTB, Perkins&Will, Crawford Architects, TVS, DLR Group, and Stantec head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest sports and recreation facility architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2026, as reported in BD+C's 2026 Giants 400 Report.
By David Barista, Editorial Director
Sept. 8, 2026
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Photo courtesy HNTB 
Photo courtesy HNTB

Pictured: The newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and newly completed Anderson Family Football Complex at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Designed by HNTB and Multistudio, with Turner Construction serving as the contractor, the project transforms three already-connected buildings (a training facility, the stadium, and a conference center) into a multiuse complex for use year-round. Photo courtesy HNTB 

Populous, Gensler, AECOM, HKS, HOK, HNTB, Perkins&Will, Crawford Architects, TVS, DLR Group, and Stantec head Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest sports and recreation facility architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2026, as reported in BD+C's 2026 Giants 400 Report. *Editor's note: Populous was added on October 9, 2026 

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Source: Building Design+Construction's 2026 Giants 400 Report. * Editor's note: Populous was added on October 9, 2026 

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