The Architect Magazine has unveiled its list of the 50 best architecture firms in the US. In its eighth year, the Architect 50 ranks the top firms for business, design, and sustainability based on how firms perform in these three categories. This year, William Rawn Associates in business, ZGF Architects in sustainability, and Marlon Blackwell Architects in design headed the top three slots in the overall ranking. Last year’s Top 50 firms, ranging in size from 35 to well over 1,000 employees, demonstrated balanced and consistent achievement across all three interrelated categories.
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In design, Marlon Blackwell Architects edged out Studio Gang and last year’s top firm, NADAAA, for the number one spot. ZGF Architects also headed the sustainability rankings, followed by last year’s winner, EYP. In business, William Rawn Associates also ranked first in the category, followed by Ikon5. Architects and Blair + Mui Dowd Architects.
To measure design excellence, the Architect Magazine asks each firm to respond to survey questions and submit a design portfolio. Scores are then tabulated to create the list of the top 50 firms. Architect also publishes a list of the top 50 firms in each of the three categories. To see more details about last year’s ARCHITECT methodology, please visit this link.
The List of The Best Architecture Firms:
|
Rank
|
Firm
|
Business
|
Sustainability
|
Design
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ZGF Architects Score: 300.0 |
52 | 01 | 07 |
| 02 | Westlake Reed Leskosky Score: 297.8 |
16 | 05 | 13 |
| 03 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Score: 297.7 |
22 | 10 | 06 |
| 04 | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Score: 295.7 |
04 | 15 | 26 |
| 05 | EYP Score: 285.0 |
45 | 02 | 32 |
| 06 | William Rawn Associates Score: 282.0 |
01 | 30 | 57 |
| 07 | WRNS Studio Score: 274.8 |
30 | 08 | 34 |
| 08 | Hastings Architecture Associates Score: 273.3 |
41 | 13 | 25 |
| 09 | Brooks + Scarpa Score: 272.7 |
112 | 17 | 04 |
| 10 | Perkins+Will Score: 271.9 |
54 | 03 | 37 |
| 11 | HDR Score: 270.0 |
18 | 07 | 56 |
| 12 | HKS Score: 266.4 |
14 | 40 | 33 |
| 13 | Hacker Score: 266.1 |
56 | 21 | 17 |
| 14 | SmithGroupJJR Score: 264.8 |
71 | 09 | 27 |
| 15 | Payette Score: 264.0 |
46 | 14 | 42 |
| 16 | HOK Score: 261.2 |
50 | 11 | 47 |
| 17 | LPA Inc Score: 259.9 |
22 | 33 | 39 |
| 18 | Marlene Imirzian & Associates Architects Score: 259.1 |
15 | 34 | 55 |
| 19 | Ann Beha Architects Score: 255.3 |
08 | 36 | 73 |
| 20 | Gensler Score: 255.0 |
38 | 50 | 21 |
| 21 | Studios Architecture Score: 254.8 |
28 | 16 | 79 |
| 22 | Mithun Score: 253.6 |
68 | 12 | 53 |
| 23 | DLR Group Score: 253.0 |
20 | 25 | 66 |
| 24 | Richärd+Bauer Architecture Score: 252.0 |
06 | 75 | 12 |
| 25 | BNIM Score: 250.7 |
105 | 04 | 51 |
| 26 | NBBJ Score: 248.8 |
58 | 53 | 19 |
| 27 | CannonDesign Score: 248.7 |
73 | 47 | 16 |
| 28 | Lake|Flato Architects Score: 246.4 |
70 | 18 | 61 |
| 29 | LMN Architects Score: 245.8 |
49 | 35 | 50 |
| 30 | Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects Score: 243.6 |
17 | 63 | 51 |
| 31 | Miller Hull Partnership Score: 243.5 |
66 | 41 | 35 |
| 32 | Touloukian Touloukian Score: 242.8 |
85 | 42 | 24 |
| 33 | Kirksey Score: 241.3 |
32 | 21 | 103 |
| 34 | NADAAA Score: 240.7 |
122 | 57 | 03 |
| 35 | Weber Thompson Score: 240.6 |
78 | 23 | 58 |
| 36 | Ayers Saint Gross Score: 239.2 |
48 | 29 | 87 |
| 37 | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects Score: 239.1 |
108 | 19 | 48 |
| 38 | Page Score: 239.0 |
43 | 24 | 97 |
| 39 | Studio Gang Architects Score: 237.7 |
66 | 82 | 02 |
| 40 | ELS Architecture and Urban Design Score: 237.5 |
18 | 51 | 76 |
| 41 | Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle Score: 236.3 |
57 | 27 | 91 |
| 42 | Goettsch Partners Score: 235.6 |
39 | 59 | 59 |
| 43 | Score: 232.8 | 46 | 31 | 102 |
| 44 | ikon.5 architects Score: 232.3 |
02 | 110 | 23 |
| 45 | PBK Architects Score: 230.9 |
21 | 61 | 92 |
| 46 | Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Score: 229.4 |
116 | 58 | 18 |
| 47 | ZeroEnergy Design Score: 229.3 |
32 | 06 | 134 |
| 48 | RMW Architecture & Interiors Score: 226.9 |
11 | 73 | 81 |
| 49 | Tsoi/Kobus & Associates Score: 226.8 |
37 | 32 | 119 |
| 50 | CO Architects Score: 226.7 |
13 | 80 | 45 |