Solomon Cordwell Buenz, KTGY, Gensler, and AO top the ranking of the nation's largest apartment and condominium architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2022, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report.
| Top 155 Apartment + Condominium Architecture + AE Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings | ||
| FIRM | 2021 REVENUE | |
| 1 | Solomon Cordwell Buenz | $49,528,762 |
| 2 | KTGY | $49,087,992 |
| 3 | Gensler | $40,673,109 |
| 4 | AO | $39,650,000 |
| 5 | Humphreys & Partners* | $35,200,000 |
| 6 | Handel Architects | $34,193,203 |
| 7 | HKS | $30,000,000 |
| 8 | Stantec | $28,028,258 |
| 9 | Niles Bolton Associates | $22,400,252 |
| 10 | GGLO | $21,451,990 |
| 11 | BKV Group | $21,412,400 |
| 12 | Hord Coplan Macht | $20,363,509 |
| 13 | Rule Joy Trammell Rubio | $20,004,950 |
| 14 | Cooper Carry | $19,395,716 |
| 15 | Perkins Eastman | $19,360,000 |
| 16 | NORR | $18,456,390 |
| 17 | WDG | $17,100,000 |
| 18 | LRK | $17,000,000 |
| 19 | CallisonRTKL | $16,694,666 |
| 20 | Todd & Associates | $15,989,825 |
| 21 | AE7 | $15,322,000 |
| 22 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill | $14,484,000 |
| 23 | GFF | $13,903,127 |
| 24 | Dahlin Group Architecture | Planning | $13,740,066 |
| 25 | EDI International | $13,053,307 |
| 26 | Steinberg Hart | $12,696,660 |
| 27 | BSB Design | $12,586,564 |
| 28 | Mithun | $12,331,454 |
| 29 | Dattner Architects | $12,001,390 |
| 30 | Kohn Pederesen Fox Associates | $11,928,932 |
| 31 | CBT | $11,571,534 |
| 32 | Hill West Architects | $11,449,454 |
| 33 | Carrier Johnson + Culture | $11,168,292 |
| 34 | Moseley Architects | $9,454,251 |
| 35 | CetraRuddy Architecture | $9,268,325 |
| 36 | WATG | $9,108,689 |
| 37 | FK Architecture | $8,500,000 |
| 38 | LS3P Associates | $8,407,764 |
| 39 | Moody Nolan | $7,587,484 |
| 40 | Clark Nexsen | $7,430,000 |
| 41 | HED | $7,308,161 |
| 42 | FXCollaborative Architects | $7,124,793 |
| 43 | Curtis + Ginsberg Architects | $7,029,520 |
| 44 | Rosemann & Associates | $7,000,000 |
| 45 | Diamond Schmitt Architects | $6,882,000 |
| 46 | LHB | $6,779,838 |
| 47 | Vocon | $6,544,800 |
| 48 | Cuningham | $6,368,901 |
| 49 | Quinn Evans | $6,080,098 |
| 50 | AHL | $6,036,912 |
| 51 | Weber Thompson | $5,818,049 |
| 52 | RDC-S111 | $5,704,262 |
| 53 | Perkins and Will | $5,657,198 |
| 54 | KGD Architecture | $5,589,049 |
| 55 | Fifth Dimension Architecture & Interiors | $5,564,028 |
| 56 | Grimm + Parker Architects | $5,424,927 |
| 57 | NSPJ Architects | $5,333,806 |
| 58 | CTA Architects | $5,309,534 |
| 59 | Kitchen & Associates | $5,268,800 |
| 60 | Fogarty Finger | $5,220,000 |
| 61 | HOK | $5,157,877 |
| 62 | GBBN | $5,088,000 |
| 63 | FitzGerald | $4,972,000 |
| 64 | Core States Group | $4,905,709 |
| 65 | Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón Architecture & Interior Design | $4,870,444 |
| 66 | MA Design | $4,712,223 |
| 67 | Elkus Manfredi Architects | $4,604,705 |
| 68 | Goettsch Partners | $4,360,000 |
| 69 | Base4 | $4,308,628 |
| 70 | Smallwood | $4,132,522 |
| 71 | Architecture Design Collaborative | $3,900,000 |
| 72 | Adache Group Architects | $3,600,000 |
| 73 | AG Architecture | $3,487,333 |
| 74 | Cushing Terrell | $3,450,070 |
| 75 | McMillan Pazdan Smith | $3,374,456 |
| 76 | Ryan Companies US / Ryan A+E | $3,282,475 |
| 77 | Shepley Bulfinch | $3,245,005 |
| 78 | Zyscovich | $3,120,000 |
| 79 | BKSK Architects | $2,786,486 |
| 80 | Ware Malcomb | $2,752,854 |
| 81 | EUA | $2,735,000 |
| 82 | HDR | $2,651,300 |
| 83 | Nelson Worldwide | $2,602,292 |
| 84 | TreanorHL | $2,577,650 |
| 85 | H2M architects + engineers | $2,527,316 |
| 86 | Hoefer Welker | $2,510,000 |
| 87 | Page | $2,426,117 |
| 88 | Lawrence Group/Integrate Construction Partners | $2,321,519 |
| 89 | Kahler Slater | $2,260,000 |
| 90 | Goodwyn Mills Cawood | $2,095,559 |
| 91 | ZGF Architects | $1,999,415 |
| 92 | CosciaMoos Architecture | $1,942,075 |
| 93 | KZF Design | $1,739,140 |
| 94 | Think Architecture | $1,704,669 |
| 95 | HGA | $1,700,744 |
| 96 | Progressive AE | $1,633,966 |
| 97 | Michael Baker International | $1,629,287 |
| 98 | RKTB Architects | $1,345,762 |
| 99 | Finegold Alexander Architects | $1,229,292 |
| 100 | Baskervill | $1,229,090 |
| 101 | Colliers Engineering & Design | $1,224,996 |
| 102 | MG2 | $1,188,084 |
| 103 | MBH Architects | $1,182,000 |
| 104 | Kirksey Architecture | $1,069,601 |
| 105 | MSA Design | $1,000,000 |
| - | Lawson Group Architects | $1,000,000 |
| - | Onyx Creative | $1,000,000 |
| 108 | Montroy DeMarco Architecture | $910,000 |
| 109 | Leo A Daly | $888,734 |
| 110 | Spiezle Architectural Group | $844,000 |
| 111 | HMFH Architects | $835,593 |
| 112 | Barge Design Solutions | $831,581 |
| 113 | Huitt-Zollars | $811,195 |
| 114 | LK Architecture | $800,000 |
| 115 | GPD Group | $775,000 |
| 116 | Urbahn Architects | $753,300 |
| 117 | Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects | $744,000 |
| 118 | DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design | $709,701 |
| 119 | VLK Architects | $626,000 |
| 120 | Bruner/Cott Architects | $583,511 |
| 121 | Bailey Edward Design | $535,668 |
| 122 | Wendel | $530,885 |
| 123 | CSO Architects | $521,170 |
| 124 | Sasaki Associates | $475,189 |
| 125 | //3877 | $375,801 |
| 126 | Hafer | $374,284 |
| 127 | Studio 3 Design | $363,136 |
| 128 | Garmann Miller | $344,740 |
| 129 | Crawford Architects | $341,300 |
| 130 | GMB Architecture + Engineering | $324,947 |
| 131 | Architecture Inc. | $314,500 |
| 132 | Line Scale Form | $312,236 |
| 133 | PGAL | $310,000 |
| 134 | Design Collaborative | $302,776 |
| 135 | GreenbergFarrow (GF) | $256,000 |
| 136 | RSP Architects | $235,000 |
| 137 | RDG Planning & Design | $230,988 |
| 138 | Ayers Saint Gross | $227,685 |
| 139 | JCJ Architecture | $226,895 |
| 140 | TVS | $221,766 |
| 141 | CBRE | $218,435 |
| 142 | REES | $214,000 |
| 143 | RSC Architects | $200,000 |
| 144 | Pfluger Architects | $160,714 |
| 145 | Orcutt | Winslow | $147,000 |
| 146 | Manning | $126,054 |
| 147 | Clark & Enersen | $89,267 |
| 148 | MKM architecture + design | $64,455 |
| 149 | Hollis + Miller Architects | $60,540 |
| 150 | Ashley McGraw Architects | $57,308 |
| 151 | JLL | $56,610 |
| 152 | V Squared Workshop | $53,855 |
| 153 | Cooper Robertson | $52,610 |
| 154 | Huntsman Architectural Group | $39,055 |
| 155 | Cromwell Architects Engineers | $37,996 |
| 156 | H. Hendy Associates | $29,346 |
| 157 | TETER | $15,068 |
| 158 | 45 Architecture | $9,600 |
| 159 | Hanbury | $6,645 |
| 160 | KMB Architects | $3,920 |
Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report; *Editors' estimate
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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