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Eco-hospital in Carcassonne, France, by AIA Associés. AIA Architectes Ingénieurs 2013 rank: 95 Country: France Last ranking: NEW Architects employed: 104 A welcome new entry from this French collective, established in Nantes more than 40 years ago but with its sights clearly set on the next 40. Last year it ...
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UN Studio 2013 rank: =97 Country: Netherlands Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 100 UN Studio’s Raffles City in Hangzhou, China. UN Studio’s arrival in the WA100 coincides with professorships in the US and Australia for the founders, Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos. It also comes after the Dutch ...
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Hames Sharley is working with Foster + Partners on the Belmont Racecourse master plan Hames Sharley 2013 rank: =93 Country: Australia Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 110 The Perth practice is the sixth-biggest earner in the Australasian region, with fee income of $50 million. Almost all its projects are in ...
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SPACE MATRIX
Crystal Tower, Mangalore Space Matrix 2013 rank: =88 Country: SINGAPORE Last ranking: NEW Architects employed: 120 Founded as a boutique design firm in 2001, Space Matrix has grown fast to enter the WA100 in just over a decade. Its 400 staff in 10 offices work across the Asia-Pacific region, from ...
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RSP ARCHITECTS
Source: Capita Mall Asia Capita Mall, Jurong RSP Architects 2013 rank: =12 Country: Singapore Last rank: 10= (in 2011) Architects employed: 640 Founded as Raglan Squire Partners in 1956, the practice is now one of the largest in Asia. Last year it picked up work on a vast ...
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ROBERT A. M. STERN ARCHITECTS
Museum for African Art, New York Robert A. M Stern Architects 2013 rank: 82 Country: UK Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 126 A welcome arrival in the Top 100 for this high-profile US practice which is known for its traditional aesthetic. RAMSA was founded 43 years ago by Bob Stern, ...
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BENOY
Westfield Shopping Centre, London Benoy 2013 rank: 48 Country: UK Last rank: =92 (2011) Architects employed: 223 Benoy, one of the UK’s 10 biggest practices, increased its overall staff by a quarter and its pre-tax profit by more than 80% in 2011, though fee income remained roughly steady at £60 ...
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CHAPMAN TAYLOR
Liverpool Waters Chapman Taylor 2012 rank: 56 Country: Germany Last rank: 47 (in 2011) Architects employed: 198 It has been a bumper year for the London practice. Thanks largely to its international work, it saw profits climb 77% to £1.7 million on revenue up a quarter to £28 million. In ...
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Artist impression of with the Regional Rail Link project in Victoria, which GHD is working on with Aecom GHD 2013 rank: =65 Country: Australia Last rank: NEW Architects employed: 160 Multi-disciplinary firm GHD works largely in the oil and gas, mining and transport sectors, but also has an architectural team. ...
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HASSELL
Waterbank, Perth, Australia Hassell 2013 rank: 31 Country: Australia Last ranking: 30 Architects employed: 395 Australian practice Hassell wants to expand in Europe and the Middle East and to that end has opened two offices in the UK in as many years — London and Cardiff. At the Welsh launch ...
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SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ
Swinburne University of Technology with Wilkinson Eyre Sinclair Knight Merz 2013 rank: =83 Country: AUSTRALIA Last ranking: NEW Architects employed: 125 The Australian multi-disciplinary giant has 7,000 staff in 40 offices and fee income of A$1 billion (£654 million). Its architectural billings of $30 million+ and team of 125 are ...
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SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait Skidmore Owings Merrill 2013 rank: 19 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last rank: =25 Architects employed: 543 SOM got a slice of the London Olympics buzz in 2012 by designing a 135m cantilevered tower overlooking the Olympic Park. The 42-storey building, which will contain 248 ...
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PERKINS + WILL
Principal Place Perkins + Will 2013 rank: 6 Country: USA Last rank: 7 (2011) Architects employed: 771 Perkins Will completed two significant mergers in 2012 that will strengthen its international focus. In June it merged with London-based Pringle Brandon to create new opportunities in Europe and the Middle ...
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China Taiwan Cross Strait Forum Exhibition Centre and Opera House 10 Design 2013 rank: =99 Country: UK / China (HONG KONG) Last rank: =97 Architects employed: 96 To celebrate its second birthday and two project wins, 10 Design opened an office in Istanbul. The practice, founded in Hong Kong, views ...
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Information - BD3D REID
Emirates Arena in Glasgow by 3D Reid. 3D Reid 2013 rank: =97 Country: UK Last ranking: 64 Architects employed: 100 3D Reid has traditionally been a very domestic practice, with 90% of its work in the UK. But over the course of the next two years the picture is set ...
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ACXT-IDOM
BBK Sarriko Center, Bilbao, Spain ACXT-IDOM 2013 rank: 50 Country: Spain Last rank: =48 Architects employed: 215 The only Spanish practice in the WA100, ACXT-IDOM has not let its home nation’s parlous financial state curb its ambition. While work in Spain dwindled, Latin America has been booming and ACXT was ...
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Information - BDTHOMSON ADSETT ARCHITECTS
Thomson Adsett’s Coppin Centre Residential Aged Care - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Thomson Adsett Architects 2013 rank: 96 Country: Australia Last ranking: =89 Architects employed: 103 As the domestic market remains depressed, the Australian practice has looked for creative ways to expand. Last year it formed a partnership with Woods Bagot ...
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AECOM
Student break-out hammock forest, Skolkovo Innovation Centre, Russia Aecom 2013 rank: 1 Country: USA Last rank: 2 Architects employed: 1,370 Aecom has reclaimed the coveted number one spot in the 2013 WA100. The practice, which held the top position in 2011, was one of only two to break above $400 ...
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AEDAS
West Kowloon High Speed Rail Terminus, Hong Kong Aedas 2013 rank: 5 Country: UK/China/USA Last ranking: 1 Architects employed: 1,078 Ranked number one in WA100 2012, Aedas found its ambitions running up against the immovable object of the global recession and it has fallen to fifth place in 2013. Yet ...
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AIDEA
Globe Telecom Headquarters, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig Aidea 2013 rank: 80 Country: Philippines Last ranking: =86 Architects employed: 131 Aidea is confidently predicting it will increase its staff by a third this year, thanks to a strong regional economy and aggressive expansion plans. While 80% of its work is ...