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FeaturesQatar: star of the Middle East
The Gulf state’s growth is largely for the sake of the country rather than to satisfy developers’ egos
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FeaturesBrazil: tough challenge
The Brazilian economy may be booming, but the construction market is also largely self-contained
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FeaturesPersonal relationships are key to success in China
Architects hoping to make strides in the land of opportunity should learning all about the working culture
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Information - BDNATIONAL ENGINEERING BUREAU
National Engineering Bureau2012 rank: 97Country: UAELast rank: 92=Architects employed: 85Al Jasmine Hotel, JeddahNEB is one of five practices sharing the bottom spot in this year’s Top 100, with 85 architects apiece. Which, the sharp-eyed will notice, means there are actually 101 practices in this year’s chart. The Emirati practice is ...
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Information - BD10 DESIGN
1O Design2012 rank: 97Country: UK / China (HONG KONG)Last rank: NewArchitects employed: 8510 Design’s winning scheme for Dalian Library, China.10 Design was founded just a year ago but is already claiming to have £3 billion of projects on its books, most of them in China. But so far its actual ...
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Information - BDKMD ARCHITECTS
KMD Architects2012 rank: 97Country: USALast rank: 98Architects employed: 85Arena Ciudad de MexicoOne-sixth of KMD Architects’ $30 million+ income is from criminal justice projects and last year it picked up a new commission in the sector: the San Diego County Women’s Detention Facility.Much of the practice’s work is in the southern ...
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Information - BDDAR SSH INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING
Dar SSH International engineering2012 rank: 97Country: KuwaitLast rank: 52Architects employed: 85Dar SSH International’s United Tower in the Sharq district of Kuwait City.Kuwaiti practice Dar SSH International Engineering marked its golden anniversary by losing nearly 100 architects.This was partly due to the completion of its contract project but mainly because so ...
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Information - BDKASIAN
Kasian2012 rank: = 97Country: CanadaLast rank: 90=Architects employed: 85Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre, Surrey, BCAs well as its four Canadian offices, Kasian has global outposts in Shanghai, Abu Dhabi and Mumbai. Through these it has recently won commercial projects in Nanjing and Qatar, though India is looking a ...
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FeaturesTurkey: away from the storm
The aspiring EU member has had the highest growth of any country
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Information - BDRICHEZ ASSOCIES
Richez Associés2012 rank: 96Country: FranceLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 91Sénart Bus depotParis-based Richez Associés and its sister firm, Zaini dan Richez in Kuala-Lumpur, together form the Richez Associés group.Much of its work is in France and it opens and closes regional offices to support specific projects.Transportation is a specialism and with ...
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Information - BDSMALLWOOD, REYNOLDS, STEWART, STEWART
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart 2012 rank: 95Country: USALast ranking: 96Architects employed: 94InOrbit Shopping centre BangaloreSmallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart, founded in 1979, specialises in architecture, interior design, masterplanning, graphic design and landscape architecture.Its headquarters are in Atlanta and it has offices in Tampa, Florida, Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai, Abu Dhabi and ...
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Information - BDPASCALL & WATSON
Pascall & Watson2012 rank: 91=Country: UKLast ranking: 92=Architects employed: 97Dublin Airport TerminalTransportation specialist Pascall & Watson continues to diversify, adding work in the residential, education, retail and health sectors to its repertoire. More glamorously, it is working for Jean Nouvel on the €500m Abu Dhabi Louvre project.But transport is what ...
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Information - BDDIAMOND & SCHMITT
Diamond & Schmitt 2012 rank: 91=Country: CanadaLast ranking: 87Architects employed: 97Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence at Algonquin College, OttawaFor Diamond & Schmitt Architects, 2011 is going to be a hard year to beat as it opened some 19 buildings in 12 months. Not surprisingly, it was the practice’s busiest year ...
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Information - BDGULF CONSULT
Gulf Consult2012 rank: 93=Country: KuwaitLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 95Gulf Consult’s scheme for the Kuwait University College for WomenGulf Consult has three offices in Kuwait and works almost exclusively in the country, though it does have a satellite office in Karachi.Its clients are all Kuwaiti, with most of its work coming ...
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Information - BDDEVEREUX ARCHITECTS
Devereux Architects2012 rank: 93=Country: UKLast ranking: 86Architects employed: 95Bexhill High SchoolDevereux opened offices in Prague and Bratislava last year and introduced new architectural teams to existing offices in Moscow, Riyadh and Singapore.Closer to home it closed Teesside and Plymouth offices and cut staff in England and Ireland.But while it is ...
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Information - BDSHW GROUP
SHW Group2012 rank: 86=Country: USALast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 102Frisco Career and Technical Education CenterSHW Group doesn’t mess around. It does education projects in the USA and it does them well. Full stop. None of this “diversifying into new market sectors” nonsense and no need to flirt with the Middle East ...
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Information - BDPALAFOX ASSOCIATES
Palafox Associates2012 rank: 89=Country: PhilippinesLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 100Masjid Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Cotabato CityThe 23-year-old Filipino practice has doubled the number of architects it employs in the past year and has catapulted itself well into the bottom quarter of this year’s table.The practice is run by Felino “Jun” Palafox ...
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Information - BDPRP ARCHITECTS
PRP Architects2012 rank: 86=Country: UKLast ranking: 79Architects employed: 102the three CTM towers across the river from Chongqing’s Opera HouseIt has been a year of rebalancing public and private sector work in the UK after government cuts led to a significant squeeze on the construction sector. Like many practices, PRP’s coping ...
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Information - BDAIDEA
Aidea2012 rank: 86=Country: PhilippinesLast ranking: 90=Architects employed: 102Baguio Technohub Campus Retail VillageWith fee income of less than $5 million Aidea remains the smallest practice in the WA 100 by that token, yet the practice is creeping up the rankings through recruitment.Ninety per cent of its work came from the Pacific ...