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Gensler continues to lead the ranking of America's top-grossing architecture firms for the 11th year in a row

2022-06-14T17:55:00-04:00

For the eleventh year in a row, Gensler has topped Architectural Record’s Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms list. Together with Perkins&Will and HDR, the trio continue a three-year streak atop the rankings.

Gensler reported $1.37 billion in architectural revenue, which is more than double that of any other firm and an increase from the $1.32 billion reported in 2021. Perkins&Will brought in $572.5 million, which was followed by $454.7 million in earnings by HDR. AECOM saw one of the largest increases in revenue, from $337 million in 2021 to $434 million this year. The Los Angeles-based company jumped from eighth to fourth place in the rankings. Completing the top ten includes Jacobs, HKS, HOK, CannonDesign, Stantec, and Perkins Eastman. Among the top ten firms, half reported year-over-year increases in revenue.

Firms that saw notable declines in revenue include Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, which dipped from 13th to 18th place and LEO A DALY, which fell from 17th to 34th place. The ...

AIA's Robert Ivy is announced this year's winner of the Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award

2021-10-07T16:10:00-04:00

AIA Executive Vice President and CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA, has been given the Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Institute of Building Science in recognition of the architect’s “lifetime of dedication to mission and goals of the organization” which focuses on the ensuring community health and safety through promoting technical advancements in building science.

Ivy has been instrumental in his decade-long tenure as the head of the largest professional organization of architects in the US, overseeing, amongst some missteps, its transition into the digital age as well as the restructuring of its board of directors and expansion to a record number of 95,000 members.

Ivy has also served as Editor-in-chief of McGraw-Hill’s Architectural Record and was a practicing architect for many years in his hometown of Columbus, Mississippi, where he still maintains a home.

“Robert’s work over the course of his career has elevated the entire profession of architecture,” Laki...

Meet the architects challenging the industry through activism, education, design leadership, and innovation

2021-09-23T15:35:00-04:00

In its eighth year, the Women in Architecture Awards program, organized by Architectural Record, continues to recognize and champion women in architecture. Each year, an independent jury selects design professionals across five categories: Design Leader, New Generation Leader, Innovator, Activist, and Educator.

According to Architectural Record, the jury focused on expanding their outlook on prospective winners by going "beyond architectural practice to embrace the landscape and public art." The profession continues to grow, challenge, and reform outdated practices thanks to individuals aiming to break old "industry habits." These five award recipients not only offer their knowledge, technical prowess, and commitment to addressing social challenges but also use architecture as a catalyst for change.

Design Leader: Annabelle Selldorf

Annabelle Selldorf. Photo © Harry Mitchell/Courtesy of Architectural Record

Awarded to an architect with significant built work and influence.

"Selldor...

Meet the 5 women changing architectural academia, activism, innovation, and design leadership

2020-09-16T16:36:00-04:00

The Women in Architecture Awards honors and highlights the five design professionals who embody the industry through their commitment to architectural excellence, leadership, social change. In its 7th year, the Architectural Record recognizes the accomplishments and leadership of women across five categories. This year's award recipients are:

Educator: "For a professional who has helped the advancement of women in the field"
Award Winner: Monica Ponce de Leon

Activist: "For an architect who has used her skills to design for social change, to affect the public realm or to perform pro bono work"
Award Winner: Kimberly Dowdell

Design Leader: "For an architect with significant built work and influence"
Award Winner: Julie Eizenberg, FAIA

Innovator: "For an architect who has made a mark in innovative design, materials or building type"
Award Winner: Lisa Gray, FAIA

New Generation Leader: "For an architect who is rising in the profession"
Award Winner: Stella Betts

2020 has marked itself as...

Gensler is America's top-grossing architecture firm for ninth year in a row

2020-09-02T13:27:00-04:00

Global architecture firm Gensler has once again out earned all other practices in the United States. For the ninth year in a row, the San Francisco-based design giant has topped the list of Architectural Record's Top 300 U.S. Architecture Firms list. As typical, the 2020 list encompasses earnings for the previous year, 2019, and so does not capture any disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the year 2019, Gensler took in $1.523 billion in revenue. Second place Perkins and Will brought in $670.23 million and third place firm HDR made $517.60 million. Rounding out the top five, Dallas-based Jacobs made $509.90 million while Los Angeles-based AECOM garnered $439.30 million. Following these firms are HKS, HOK, Stantec, SOM, and Perkins Eastman.

The 25 top-grossing architecture firms for 2019 are listed below.

Architectural Record announces five American architects as the winners of its Women in Architecture Awards

2019-09-11T12:30:00-04:00

2019 marks the sixth year Architectural Record announces its annual Women in Architecture Awards. Recognizing the accomplishments and leadership of women across five categories, this year's award recipients are:

Toshiko Mori - Design Leader
Sharon Johnston - New Generation Leader
Claire Weisz - Innovator
Dana Cuff - Activist
Mabel O. Wilson - Educator

Each architect has established themselves not only as an innovator in the field, but also as an example of resiliency and dedication to the profession. The conversation regarding the importance of increased female representation within the profession has grown tremendously over the years and these women, through their work and skill, are now at the forefront of that movement.

However, as Cathleen McGuigan, the editor in chief of Architectural Record shares in a conversation with Sophie Haigney of the New York Times, "One of the things we learned is that women architects don’t want to be known as women architects. They want to be known as ...

Join the big shots with a new architecture job at one of the most successful firms of 2017

2017-12-27T11:52:00-05:00

We have rounded up active listings on Archinect's Job Board within the top 30 most successful firms of 2017 according to the Architectural Record. Companies are ranked based on revenue, which is reflected in our list below in order starting with Gensler, who has now topped the charts for six years in a row.

#1 Gensler is currently hiring a BIM Manager in their Chicago office.

Shanghai Tower by Gensler. Photo: Wikipedia

The firm seeks an individual to fill a multifaceted role with a primary focus on BIM practices in the regional offices of Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, and La Crosse. The right candidate will hold a BArch or an equivalent degree with 5 years of experience in the project-specific BIM workflow from start to finish.

#8 HDR is seeking a Project Manager in their Minneapolis office.

Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation (University of Maryland) rendering by HDR. Photo: HDR.

The right candidate will hold a BArch degree with at least 10 years of experien...

USC debuts in a "Top 10 Architecture Schools" list, joining Harvard, Yale, SCI-Arc, and UCLA

2017-09-05T17:08:00-04:00

Although Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and UCLA have once again have secured their high-ranking places on the United States' Top Architecture Schools for 2018 (as compiled by Architectural Record based on surveys conducted by DesignIntelligence), the University of Southern California has made significant in-roads on the list. For the first time, USC placed in the top 10 at number five for its undergraduate programs, and number nine for its graduate programs. The surprises don't stop there. According to the survey, a higher percentage than ever of students (15%) aren't planning to take a traditional job at a private practice after they graduate, but rather are aiming to work for non-architectural corporations such as Google.

UCLA. Image: Study Abroad SWE via Flickr

Why is this? It seems the financial sacrifice that most fresh architectural graduates are expected to make for their first few working years is increasingly less attractive, especially in comparison with the relatively healthie...

These are the 300 top revenue-generating architecture firms in the USA

2017-07-31T17:38:00-04:00

For the 6th consecutive year in a row, Gensler has topped Architectural Record's list of Top 300 firms. Companies are ranked by the total revenue for architectural services performed in 2016—for companies that offer other services as well, such as planning or engineering, earnings acquired through these offerings are not considered in the rankings. Gensler brought in a total architectural revenue of almost $1.2 billion dollars. To put that number in perspective, the next in line—AECOM—only brought in $595 million in architectural revenue, though their overall design revenue was $7.4 billion.

The top four spots all remained the same with Perkins + Will and Jacobs taking 3rd and 4th place, respectively. Out of the top 10 firms from last year, eight remained in this tier while IBI Group and Stantec Inc. both inched forward to join this category. Of all the firms, Corgan experienced the largest climb moving from 22nd place in 2016 to 14th.

Check out the list of Top 25 firms below!

Wan...

Gensler surpasses $1 billion in revenue for 2014

2015-07-13T20:10:00-04:00

Gensler surpassed $1 billion in architectural revenue in 2014, setting a record and maintaining its leading status for the fourth consecutive year on RECORD’s annual Top 300 Architecture Firms list, which ranks companies based on earnings from the prior year.

According to Architectural Record, Gensler definitely crushed it in 2014. The firm tallied $1.04B in architectural revenue last year, $778.5M of which was earned domestically. This jives with overall gains in the domestic architectural market, where firms' revenue grew approximately 6% from 2013-2014.

Coming in second place for the 2014 rankings was AECOM, which pulled in $801.5M. Gensler and AECOM have regularly occupied to spots on Architectural Record's rankings since the 2006 report, despite fluctuations from the Recession.

For more on Gensler and it's newly minted status in the 3 comma club:

Architectural Record has been sold, again

2015-06-24T12:54:00-04:00

Record and other publications aimed at architects are not immune from the struggle of condescendingly termed “legacy” publications that teeter in the face of punishing economics. Does the fate of Record, founded 1891, matter to readers who now have so many ways to access information? [...] Record editors visit the projects they write about. Setting and context really matter as anyone who takes architecture seriously knows.

Architects tell all in a global survey about the future of design competitions

2015-04-23T15:49:00-04:00

Architectural design competitions have long been a crucial element in the field -- from the student level to starchitect status -- that can provide an international platform for drawing attention to pressing issues and new ideas in the world around us. Nonetheless, the typical structure of the competition is also in great need of its very own discussion. The Architectural Record and the Van Alen Institute conducted a global Competition Survey that asked architects and designers worldwide about what drives them to participate in competitions, what they like and dislike about the process, and suggestions for how to improve and rethink its format for the future.

Respondents fervently shared their input and personal experiences in the survey, which amassed a total of 1,414 responses from 65 countries. The Architectural Record and Van Alen published the results in three documents:

A compilation of raw data from the online survey platform
Ten Propositions that highlight the main factors that...

Bjarke Ingels Explains “Court-Scrapers,” Robo-cars, and Mirrored Ceilings

2011-11-04T23:32:20-04:00

Architects do a lousy job of selling their ideas to the general public, said Bjarke Ingels, on Thursday morning during his keynote address at Architectural Record’s annual Innovation conference in New York. They need to “find ways to present their ideas or concerns in words that are so clear that non-architects will actually take an interest in them”