Recently, the authoritative British architectural magazine "Building Design", based on the number of architects employed by architectural design companies, it released the 
019 top 100 architectural design companies in the world (WA100) . The WA100 ranking has been in the ranking for 26 consecutive years, and this is also one of the most watched annual reports in the industry.
In WA100, companies from the United States and the United Kingdom account for the most. It is worth mentioning that 8 Chinese architectural design companies in WA100 are on the list, and they are all Hong Kong companies. In addition, there are five new WA100 companies, namely No. 38 ASYA from the Philippines, No. 43 Architectus Group from Australia, No. 87 A26 Architectures from France, Quadrangle from Canada, and PLP Architecture from the UK, tied for 94.
is in the top ten, Gensler from the United States ranked first for the fourth consecutive year, and Nikken Sekkei and AECOM also ranked second and third. Sweco, a star firm from Sweden , entered the list with its strong attack and high-yield design, and ranked sixth, pushing the American Perkins Eastman, which was originally expected to be in the top ten, out of the top ten.
Global architectural design market growth hotspot survey shows that China still ranks first. is closely followed by the United States and India.
Recently, the authoritative British architectural magazine "Building Design", based on the number of architects employed by architectural design companies, it released the 019 top 100 architectural design companies in the world (WA100) . The WA100 ranking has been in the ranking for 26 consecutive years, and this is also one of the most watched annual reports in the industry.
In WA100, companies from the United States and the United Kingdom account for the most. It is worth mentioning that 8 Chinese architectural design companies in WA100 are on the list, and they are all Hong Kong companies. In addition, there are five new WA100 companies, namely No. 38 ASYA from the Philippines, No. 43 Architectus Group from Australia, No. 87 A26 Architectures from France, Quadrangle from Canada, and PLP Architecture from the UK, tied for 94.
is in the top ten, Gensler from the United States ranked first for the fourth consecutive year, and Nikken Sekkei and AECOM also ranked second and third. Sweco, a star firm from Sweden , entered the list with its strong attack and high-yield design, and ranked sixth, pushing the American Perkins Eastman, which was originally expected to be in the top ten, out of the top ten.
Global architectural design market growth hotspot survey shows that China still ranks first. is closely followed by the United States and India.
TOP10 Some works by architectural design company in China
Gensler
Shanghai Center
Nikken Sekkei
Shanghai Greenland Center
Suzhou Modern Media Plaza
AECOM
Weishan Lake Wetland Park
Weishan Lake Wetland Park
Weishan Lake Wetland Park
HDR
Shanghai Taihecheng Cancer Hospital and Proton Center
Shanghai Taihecheng Cancer Hospital and Proton Center
Perkins+Will
Shanghai Natural History Museum
Shanghai Oriental Fisherman's Wharf
Sweco
Baoshan Industrial Park
IBI GROUP
HOK
Beijing Sanlitun Tongying Center InterContinental Hotel
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Taipei Building
Taichung Commercial Bank Enterprise Headquarters
Taichung Commercial Bank Enterprise Headquarters
DP Architects
Guangzhou New District Concept Urban Design
Guangzhou New District Concept Urban Design
Fortune 100 Architectural Design Company 2019 List
019 Ranking / Organization Name / Country / Number of Architects Hired / Income (Millions of USD)
/ Gensler / United States / 2627 / --
/ Nikken Sekkei / Japan / 1869 / --
/ AECOM / United States / 1733 / $600-699m
/ HDR / United States / 1491 / $370-379m
/ Perkins+Will / United States / 1148 / $390-395m
(newly listed) / Sweco / Sweden / 1100 / --
/ IBI GROUP / Canada / 862 / $230-239m
/ HOK / United States / 811 / $290-299m
/ Aedas / Hong Kong, China / 761 / $220-229m
0 / DP Architects / Singapore / 727 / --
1 / Perkins Eastman / United States / 711 / $250-259m
2 / HKS / United States / 695 / --
3 / DLR Group / United States / 675 / $260-269m
4 / Foster + Partners / UK / 659 / $190-199m
5 / Stantec / Canada / 640 / $340-349m
=16 / White Arkitekter / Sweden / 630 / $110-119m
=16 / CannonDesign / USA / 630 / --
8 / SmithGroup / USA / 609 / $210-219m
9 / Heerim / South Korea / 602 / $180-189m
0 / Haeahn / South Korea / 583 / $100-109m
1 / Nihon Sekkei / Japan / 545 / $140-149m
2 / ATP / Austria / 510 / $90-99m
3 / gmp / Germany / 508 / $80-89m
4 / Atkins / UK / 451 / $100-109m
5 / AREP / France / 442 / $130-139m
6 / ZGF Architects LLP / USA / 425 / $110-119m
7 / Tengbomgruppen AB / Sweden / 405 / $70-79m
8 / Kume Sekkei / Japan / 400 / $100-109m
9 / NBBJ / United States / 381 / $160-169m
0 / BDP / UK / 378 / $60-69m
1 / Mitsubishi Geo Design / Japan / 359 / $160-169m
2 / HPP Architects / Germany / 356 / $430-49m
3 / LINK arkitektur / Norway / 340 / $60-69m
4 / DLN / Hong Kong, China / 338 / --
5 / PT / Hong Kong, China / 306 / $130-139m
6 / LWK Partners / Hong Kong, China / 305 / $80-89m
7 / Kunwon / South Korea / 302 / $110-119m
8 (newly listed) / ASYA / Philippines / 301 / $10-19m
9 / Leigh Orange / Hong Kong, China / 292 / $70-79m
=40 / Chapman Taylor / UK / 267 / $40-49m
=40 / National Engineering Bureau / UAE / 267 / $60-69m
2 / EHAF Consulting Engineers / UAE / 266 / $50-59m
3 (newly listed) / Architectus Group / Australia / 265 / $70-79m
4 / IDOM / Spain / 262 / $50-59m
5 / Dewan / UAE / 260 / $60-69m
6 / Aidea / Philippines / 253 / $10-19m
7 / Bates Smart / Australia / 252 / $30-39m
8 / B+H Architects / Canada / 251 / $50-59m
9 / Populous / UK / 249 / $120-129m
0 / BIG / Denmark / 248 / --
1 / KEO / Kuwait / 242 / $230-239m
2 / Lemay Co Inc. / Canada / 240 / $70-79m
3 / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / UK / 237 / $40-49m
4 / GHDWoodhead / Australia / 233 / $60-69m
5 / PBK / USA / 223 / $100-109m
6 / Ishimoto / Japan / 222 / $60-69m
7 / DSP Design Associates / India / 209 / $10-19m
8 / Corgan / USA / 207 / --
=59 / AXS Satow / Japan / 203 / $60-69m
=59 / Ronald Lu Partners / Hong Kong, China / 203 / $50-59m
=61 / Archetype Group / Vietnam / 197 / --
=61 / Broadway Malyan / UK / 197 / $50-59m
3 / Allies and Morrison / UK / 196 / $40-49m
4 / Henning Larsen / Denmark / 193 / $40-49m
5 / Wilmotte Associés / France / 191 / $30-39m
6 / Itten+Brechbühl / Swiss / 185 / $50-59m
7 / Aukett Swanke / UK / 184 / $20-29m
8 / GVA / Mexico / 182 / $20-29m
8 / SSH / Bahrain / 179 / --
=70 / Sheppard Robson / UK / 175 / $30-39m
=70 / UNStudio / Netherlands / 175 / $20-29m
=72 / Jaspers-Eyers Architects / Belgium / 170 / $20-29m
=72 / Nordic / Norway / 170 / $30-39m
4 / Valode et Pistre Architectes / France / 169 / $30-39m
5 / MG2 / United States / 153 / $50-59m
6 / 10 Design / Hong Kong, China / 152 / $30-39m
7 / Page / United States / 147 / --
8 / Progetto CMR / Italy / 141 / $10-19m
=79 / CP Kukreja Architects / India / 140 / $5-9m
=79 / Morphogenesis / India / 140 / $5-9m
=81 / C.F. Møller Architects / Denmark / 136 / $40-49m
=81 / Warren and Mahoney / New Zealand / 136 / $40-49m
3 / schneider+schumacher / Germany / 135 / $20-29m
4 / Wong Tung Partners / Hong Kong, China / 133 / $50-59m
5 / GF Partners / Philippines / 129 / below $5m
6 / AHR / UK / 128 / $20-29m
7 (newly listed) / A26 Architectures / France / 125 / $20-29m
8 / Scott Brownrigg / UK / 123 / $20-29m
9 / Pascall+Watson / UK / 121 / $20-29m
0 / Visionarch / Philippines / 120 / Under $5m
1 / Sikka Associates Architects / India / 118 / Under $5m
2 / Leo A Daly / USA / 117 / $170-179m
3 / Purcell / UK / 113 / $20-29m
=94 (newly listed)/ Quadrangle / Canada / 110 / $20-29m
=94 (newly listed)/ PLP Architecture / UK / 110 / $30-39m
6 / FCBStudios / UK / 109 / $20-29m
7 / Saraiva + Associados / Portugal / 108 / $20-29m
=98 / Henn GmbH / Germany / 105 / $60-69m
=98 / Diamond Schmitt Architects / Canada / 105 / $30-39m
00 / Showa Sekkei / Japan / 104 / Less than $5m
It is certain that the WA list has obviously insufficient attention to mainland Chinese firms; in addition, mainland Chinese architectural design companies are busy making money, so they don’t seem to be very concerned about WA listed.
Finally, the editor asked: In the future, Which design companies do you think are most likely to be on the list?
Finally, the editor asked: In the future, Which design companies do you think are most likely to be on the list?
