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.
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not enough to avoid massive layoffs, apparently. work harder!
" the 2020 list encompasses earnings for the previous year, 2019, and so does not capture any disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic."
Related - I'd love to see a similar list for profit, rather than just revenue. I wonder how thin the margins are at these firms, compared to smaller firms who have orders of magnitude less overhead but can command similar fees. It doesn't matter if you're pulling in a billion dollars. If your expenses are 999 million, even the slightest economic bump is going to result in layoffs.
good point, but they apparently make enough money that in theory they should be able to have some sort of reserves for tough times. i expect companies that are this large to be able to avoid running thin margins like small firms. regardless something tells me corporations like this never let a good recession go to waste by laying off more labor than is necessary.
Profit also doesn't indicate whether the company is healthy, considering it's a number that can be ... gamed.
The funny thing about big corp is that while their fees are much better than small projects, at the same time you also a lot of bureaucracy and communication delays, there are corporate employees spinning wheels and waste the fee doing nothing. It is down to the manager to keep eyes on budget fees so the team does not exceed it before work is done. Having a manager to make the team absolutely efficient and keep fees down and profit rate up is the key to make $$ and work less hours.
Can they now give the same breakdown for demographics that reflects the society which they serve.I hope Gensler can stay on top on this one too.
Does the demographic of the profession at large reflect the society in which it serves?
Revenues per employee and profit margins would be just as useful.
I would like to see that...
Glad we got this sorted out..
Wait... who was it 10 years ago???
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