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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 ...

Double profits for Foster + Partners amidst a year of economic recovery

2022-01-13T15:13:00-05:00

The architecture practice run by Sir Norman Foster almost doubled its profits as it expanded in the Middle East and gained new business despite pandemic lockdowns. Total revenues fell by £33m to £200m in the year ending 30 April 2021, accounts for Foster + Partners, the practice’s main trading company, show. But profits before tax almost doubled to £36.2m during the year, compared with £19.8m in the previous year.

New projects included a planned luxury tower development in Greece and a new tourist destination on an artificial island in the Red Sea (although notably, the Tulip Tower did come off the books due to environmental concerns).

Foster himself is worth well into the nine-figure range and has recently sold a significant portion of his shares to a Canadian investment firm. The firm reported earnings for the past four years that combined are over £900 million ($1.24 billion) in spite of the considerable forces at play economically during the pandemic. Foster + Partners also reported that a £500,000 ($686,000) government loan taken out for their 2020 furlough was repaid.

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.