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Information - BDWONG TUNG & PARTNERS
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 ...
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Information - BDDESIGN WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP
Design Worldwide Partnership2012 rank: 50=Country: ThailandLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 200Belon Oyster bar and Grill in MacauBangkok-based Design World Partnership debuts this year slap-bang in the middle of the Top 100. Founded in 1994 by Scott Whittaker and Kristina Zanic, it now has 10 offices across the eastern hemisphere and works ...
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Information - BDDEWAN ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
Dewan Architects & Engineers2012 rank: 48=Country: UAELast rank: 64=Architects employed: 205United Square, mixed use project, Abu DhabiIraq, the country of its birth, continues to be a rich source of work for Emirates-based Dewan Architects & Engineers, which only re-established itself there in 2010.It now has four offices in the country ...
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Information - BDACXT-IDOM
ACXT-IDOM2012 rank: 48Country: SpainLast rank: 45Architects employed: 205Idom Headquarters BilbaoIdom Headquarters BilbaoSpain’s biggest practice, with offices on four continents, ACXT-IDOM earned nearly $50 million last year. The lion’s share came from western Europe, though it also took $8 million in Latin America.One of its most successful specialisms is sports stadiums ...
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Information - BDZGF ARCHITECTS
ZGF Architects2012 rank: 47Country: USALast rank: 48Architects employed: 215Lorry I Lokey Stem Cell Research Building at Stanford University, CaliforniaBased in Portland, Oregon, ZGF gets more than $67 million of its $69 million fee income from North America, though it does have a toe in Asia-Pacific and Europe.Its biggest project ...
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Information - BDCAPITA SYMONDS
Capita Symonds2012 rank: 46Country: UKLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 226BCA office site, Camberley, SurreyThings have picked up after a hard year for Capita Symonds, which had to lose 40 staff in the spring after its UK prison service work was badly hit by government cuts and a project for Exxon in ...
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Information - BDCOX ARCHITECTURE
Cox Architecture2012 rank: 45Country: AustraliaLast rank: 42Architects employed: 232Helix Bridge in SingaporeFee income and architects have remained pretty steady for Sydney-based Cox Architecture.The third biggest earner in Australasia after Hassell and Woods Bagot, the practice is mainly working in the state capitals where recent wins include Perth Children’s Hospital and ...
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Information - BDHENN
Henn2012 rank: 44Country: GermanyLast rank: 61Architects employed: 240Haikou 02 MasterplanThe proportion of work HENN does in China keeps growing. In the last edition of World Architecture nearly half its projects were in the country; this time it’s 60%.Haikou TowerThe scheme that must have given it the most pleasure to win ...
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Information - BDZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
Zaha Hadid Architects2012 rank: 43Country: UKLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 250Opera House, ChinaZaha Hadid Architects’ arrival in the WA 100 comes at the end of a tremendous three years for the world’s most famous woman architect. Two Stirling Prizes in a row and now the world’s eyes turn to Zaha Hadid’s ...
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Information - BDLEIGH & ORANGE
Leigh & Orange2012 rank: 42Country: China (Hong Kong)Last rank: 45=Architects employed: 252Al Shaqab ArenaProbably the oldest practice in the WA 100, Leigh & Orange was founded in Hong Kong in 1874.Its current projects are fairly evenly split between Hong Kong and the mainland, though thanks mostly to a $2 billion ...
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Information - BDLEO A DALY
Leo A Daly2012 rank: 41Country: USALast rank: 39Architects employed: 255FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science Building, FloridaIn hindsight, maybe 2010 wasn’t the moment for Leo A Daly to open new offices in Tripoli and Benghazi. But if you take the longer view, it could work out well for the ...
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Information - BDKEO INTERNATIONAL
KEO’s Al Othman Complex, KuwaitKEO InternationalRank: 40Country: KuwaitLast rank: 38Architects employed: 264This year’s headline is that KEO International is back at the top in the Middle East, the world’s most lucrative region after the Pacific Rim (which includes China).The practice regained its place as the region’s biggest earner after being ...
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Information - BDGANSAM ARCHITECTS
Gansam ArchitectsRank: 39Country: South KoreaLast rank: 40Architects employed: 265Incheon Municipal Red Cross Rehabilitation HospitalGansam’s income dropped a little in the last year but it still earned a respectable $30 million+.LIG Insurance Building in BusanIts main market is Korea but in the past few years it has found Thailand, Vietnam and ...
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Information - BDHBO+EMTB
HBO+EMTBRank: 38Country: AustraliaLast rank: 41Architects employed: 283NRL Rugby League Central, SydneyLast year HBO+EMTB added three more studios to its global portfolio: Doha, Qatar and Seoul. This year the Australian practice is looking to add another location in Central Asia or the Middle East.Rather than growing through mergers and acquisitions, its ...
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Information - BDDLR GROUP
DLR Group2012 Rank: 37Country: USALast rank: 35Architects employed: 290Marysville high schoolThe world leader in education, ranked by fee income, last year it earned $63 million from the sector.It is also second in the world in criminal justice, from which it took $16 million. No jokes at the back about transferable ...
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Information - BDATP ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
ATP Architects & EngineersRank: 36Country: AustriaLast rank: 36=Architects employed: 320ATP’s Secret Garden residential and commercial building in the centre of Zurich.One of Europe’s biggest practices by both fee income and number of architects, ATP is based in Austria but has offices in Hungary, Germany, Croatia and Switzerland.The Zurich office is ...
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Information - BDMITSUBISHI JISHO SEKKEI
Mitsubishi Jisho SekkeiRank: 35Country: JapanLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 329Chengdu Financial DistrictThis new entry to the WA 100 is part of the world-famous Mitsubishi Group, that vast conglomeration working in every field under the sun, from cars and planes to power and even beer.Hakata Station in Fukuoka.Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei can trace ...
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Information - BDWHITE ARKITEKTER
White ArkitekterRank: 34Country: SwedenLast rank: 34Architects employed: 335Kristianstad Wetland Visitor centreWhite Arkitekter was the most successful practice in Scandinavia if judged by fee income. It earned $70-79 million last year, which translated into a profit of $4.2 million after tax.Waterfront building in the centre of StockholmWith two offices in Denmark ...
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Information - BDHKS
HKSRank: 33Country: USALast rank: 16Architects employed: 362Dallas-based HKS is one of the world’s most successful sports stadium designers, though its $9 million of billings is a long way behind market leader Populous’s $70 million.HKS Phoenix Childrens HospitalAnd, though it has lost architects in the last year and fallen a little ...
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Information - BDKUME SEKKEI
Kume SekkeiRank: 32Country: JapanLast rank: 31Architects employed: 369Redcross building, JapanOne of the world’s most profitable urban designers last year, Kume Sekkei is also one of the big six earners in the Pacific Rim region, with $132 million of billings.QingdaoThis is perhaps little surprise when you consider that the Tokyo-based practice ...