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  • the 35,000-seat Nice stadium
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    WILMOTTE & ASSOCIES

    2011-12-19T16:07:00Z

    Wilmotte & Associes2012 rank: 70Country: FranceLast ranking: 73Architects employed: 141the 35,000-seat Nice stadiumThe Parisian practice has been gradually expanding its global horizons but still earns most of its money from western Europe.As if by way of confirmation, it plans to open an office in Venice this year. Its only other ...

  • Grand Stade de lOlympique Lyonnais
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    POPULOUS

    2011-12-19T15:35:00Z

    Populous2012 rank: 69Country: UKLast ranking: 36=Architects employed: 143Grand Stade de lOlympique LyonnaisThis should be a year of glory for Populous as the world’s eyes turn to its Olympic Stadium when the 2012 games open this summer. The south-west London-based practice also designed the handball arena, and is working on the ...

  • Shidai Tower
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    AS ARCHITECTURE-STUDIO

    2011-12-19T15:33:00Z

    AS Architecture Studio2012 rank: 68Country: FranceLast ranking: 72Architects employed: 145Shidai TowerThe growing French practice has added Venice and Bahrain to its collection of overseas offices which already includes Beijing, Shanghai and Muscat.In China it has been working on the scooped-out design of the 150m mixed-use Shidai Tower in Harbin and ...

  • residential project in Langeland (close to Bergen)
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    LINK ARKITEKTUR

    2011-12-19T15:21:00Z

    Link Arkitektur2012 rank: 67Country: NorwayLast ranking: 70Architects employed: 147residential project in Langeland (close to Bergen)No longer the only Norwegian in the Top 100, Link will have to look to its laurels as new entrant Ramboll is only 12 places and 27 architects behind it.But after a hard 2009, when it ...

  • Bharti Airtel, Gurgaon
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    ARCHITECT HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

    2011-12-19T15:17:00Z

    Architect Hafeez Contractor2012 rank: 66Country: IndiaLast ranking: 55=Architects employed: 150Bharti Airtel, GurgaonHe might be just the wrong side of 60 but Hafeez Contractor, the architect behind India’s biggest practice, has lost none of his ambition. To fund an expansion beyond the practice’s Mumbai heartland he announced plans last year to ...

  • Special Needs School, Jahra
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    LANGDON WILSON

    2011-12-19T15:13:00Z

    Langdon Wilson2012 rank: 65Country: USALast ranking: 88Architects employed: 152Special Needs School, JahraThe Middle East remains Langdon Wilson’s mainstay, but Asia and, in particular, China and Vietnam, are growing in significance. The practice already has offices in Kuwait and Beijing and its third overseas outpost will be in Vietnam.It has just ...

  • PJ Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
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    3D REID

    2011-12-19T15:10:00Z

    3D Reid2012 rank: 64=Country: UKLast ranking: 68Architects employed: 160PJ Sentral, Kuala LumpurThough the majority of 3D Reid’s work is in the UK, where it has five offices, it has been pursuing a policy of global expansion over the last few years. In 2010 it added Kuala Lumpur to its pair ...

  • Birley Fields, Manchester Metropolitan University
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    SHEPPARD ROBSON

    2011-12-19T15:04:00Z

    Sheppard Robson2012 rank: 62=Country: UKLast ranking: 64=Architects employed: 162Birley Fields, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityThe year ahead will see many of the practice’s UK school projects completing. While each school will no doubt be the subject of celebrations, the end of such a string of projects could leave a gap in education ...

  • Barquisimeto Conjunto, Spain
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    GVA & ASOCIADOS

    2011-12-19T14:59:00Z

    GVA & Asociados2012 rank: 62=Country: MexicoLast ranking: 63Architects employed: 162Barquisimeto Conjunto, SpainThe only Mexican practice in the WA 100, GVA & Asociados remains the standout winner in the Central & South American fee income table. It is already big in Mexico, Colombia and Panama and this year is planning a ...

  • Soelvgade School, Copenhagen
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    CF MØLLER

    2011-12-19T14:39:00Z

    CF Møller2012 rank: 57=Country: DenmarkLast ranking: 61=Architects employed: 181C. F. Møller Architects’ Ferry Terminal in StockholmAarhus-based CF Møller is joint sixth in terms of billings from western Europe, above some much bigger names.Soelvgade School, CopenhagenVirtually all of its $45 million fee income comes from western Europe where it has overseas ...

  • Sports centre in Shenzhen
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    AXS SATOW

    2011-12-19T14:39:00Z

    AXS Satow2012 rank: 61Country: UKLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 169Sports centre in ShenzhenWith fee income of more than $60 million, this newcomer to the WA 100 is an established player in its native Japan.Most of AXS Satow’s work has been at home, where it has four offices, and China, where it ...

  • Stadium by Arup for the King Abdullah Sports City project in Saudi Arabia
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    ARUP

    2011-12-19T14:39:00Z

    Arup2012 rank: 60Country: UKArchitects employed: 177Stadium by Arup for the King Abdullah Sports City project in Saudi ArabiaLast year began with swingeing cuts to Arup’s UK workforce after the British government brought a series of public sector projects to a grinding halt and the Saudi government unexpectedly slashed its sports ...

  • The Niigata Nippo Buiding, Niigata
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    ISHIMOTO ARCHITECTURAL

    2011-12-19T13:21:00Z

    Ishimoto Architectural2012 rank: 57=Country: JapanLast ranking: 55=Architects employed: 183The Niigata Nippo Buiding, NiigataIshimoto Architectural & Engineering Firm, a practice that has built a bus garage in Burundi, a car factory in Madagascar and an archaeology museum in Turkey, nonetheless derives most of its income from the Pacific Rim.Museum of Archaeology ...

  • The La Nova shopping centre in China's Hunan Province
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    BROADWAY MALYAN

    2011-12-19T13:14:00Z

    Broadway Malyan2012 rank: 57=Country: UKLast ranking: 59Architects employed: 183The La Nova shopping centre in China’s Hunan ProvinceBroadway Malyan is one of this year’s success stories. It has turned its fortunes around after a bleak two years which saw its headcount plummet from 347 architects in 2008 to 168 in 2010 ...

  • Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport in Cambodia
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    ARCHETYPE GROUP

    2011-12-19T13:07:00Z

    Archetype Group2012 rank: 55=Country: VietnamLast ranking: 53Architects employed: 189Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport in CambodiaArchetype quickly became one of the largest foreign-owned construction consultants in Vietnam after its creation by a group of French architects and engineers in 2002.Rue Lauriston Hotel, ParisWith an expected profit of $1 million and fees of ...

  • the Engineering Hub at Lincoln University
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    ALLIES & MORRISON

    2011-12-19T13:04:00Z

    Allies & Morrison2012 rank: 53Country: UKLast ranking: 60Architects employed: 194the Engineering Hub at Lincoln UniversityIt was the year that Allies & Morrison and its long-term collaborator Urban Practitioners joined forces to create a new practice based at Allies & Morrison’s studio in Southwark.Under the leadership of former London Development Agency ...

  • Archial's Plymouth Life Centre
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    ARCHIAL

    2011-12-19T12:59:00Z

    Archial2012 rank: 55=Country: UKLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 189A year on from the high drama that saw Archial saved from the brink of administration by Canadian firm Ingenium, work is coming in but the pain continues.Building of the YearThe UK-based practice went through one round of redundancies in London in April ...

  • Lu Siu Sai Wan Complex, Hong Kong
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    RONALD LU & PARTNERS

    2011-12-19T12:36:00Z

    Ronald Lu & Partner2012 rank: 54Country: China (Hong Kong)Last ranking: 43Architects employed: 191Lu Siu Sai Wan Complex, Hong KongRonald Lu & Partners’ lower position in this year’s rankings should be viewed in the context of the epic climb the practice achieved last year when it flew up the chart from ...

  • Lille Main Stadium under construction
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    VALODE & PISTRE

    2011-12-19T12:18:00Z

    Valode & Pistre2012 rank: 52Country: FranceLast ranking: 50Architects employed: 195Source: ELISA / Valode&Pistre / Pierre FerretLille Main Stadium under constructionValode & Pistre has succeeded in maintaining its fee income and number of architects through a difficult couple of years.It remains enough places above its nearest compatriot that its crown as ...

  • Hangzhou Project
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    WONG TUNG & PARTNERS

    2011-12-19T12:07:00Z

    Wong Tung & Partners2012 rank: 50=Country: China (Hong Kong)Last rank: 54Architects employed: 200Hangzhou ProjectFounded in Hong Kong in 1963 and working entirely in Asia, Wong Tung has a strong international reputation thanks to partnerships with big global names. It is currently working on Hong Kong’s £375 million Kai Tak cruise ...