All Building Design articles in WA100 2012 – Page 2

  • Masterplan for the 33ha international healthcare city in Wuxi, near Shanghai
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    THOMSON ADSETT ARCHITECTS

    2011-12-19T17:12:00Z

    Thomson Adsett Architects2012 rank: 89=Country: AustraliaLast ranking: 81Architects employed: 100Masterplan for the 33ha international healthcare city in Wuxi, near ShanghaiDespite losing 20 architects in the past year Brisbane-based Thomson Adsett Architects is expanding. The practice merged with two smaller practices last year: Puflett Associates, a boutique design practice in Sydney; ...

  • PBK's Lone Star College's Montgomery campus
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    PBK

    2011-12-19T17:01:00Z

    PBK2012 rank: 82Country: USALast ranking: 57Architects employed: 117PBK’s Lone Star College’s Montgomery campusPBK has eight offices in Texas and one in Louisiana so it is no surprise that all its work is in the USA.The multi-disciplinary firm has been working in architecture for more than 30 years. It is big ...

  • Masterplan for a mosque in the Petroleum Institute campus in Abu Dhabi
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    PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE

    2011-12-19T17:01:00Z

    Page Southerland Page2012 rank: 84Country: USALast ranking: 80Architects employed: 115Masterplan for a mosque in the Petroleum Institute campus in Abu DhabiAlong with the offices, data centres, healthcare facilities and university residences, Page Southerland Page has a string of prestige projects.Its US embassies in Islamabad and Dakar are on site and ...

  • Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur
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    MORPHOGENESIS

    2011-12-19T17:01:00Z

    Morphogenesis2012 rank: 85Country: IndiaLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 108Pearl Academy of Fashion, JaipurOne of only two Indian practices in the WA 100, Morphogenesis has been around since 1996 though it is the first time it has appeared in these pages.The collective employs more than 100 architects, though its fee income makes ...

  • Postgraduate accomodation at Imperial College, London
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    AUKETT FITZROY ROBINSON

    2011-12-19T17:01:00Z

    Aukett Fitzroy Robinson2012 rank: 83Country: UKLast ranking: 83Architects employed: 116Postgraduate accomodation at Imperial College, LondonIt has not been an easy year for the UK’s only architect listed on the London Stock Exchange. The practice has suffered from a fall-off in Middle East work and was predicting an operating loss. But ...

  • University of Southern Queensland
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    SUTERS ARCHITECTS

    2011-12-19T17:01:00Z

    Suters Architects2012 rank: 81Country: AustraliaLast ranking: 74Architects employed: 119University of Southern QueenslandSuters’ plans to open its first overseas office — in New Zealand — didn’t come off last year. Instead it snapped up two Australian practices.It gained an office in Cairns thanks to a merger with Power Graham Dempsey Architects, ...

  • Vannkanten Siriskjaer housing project in Stavanger, Norway
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    RAMBOLL ARCHITECTURE

    2011-12-19T16:36:00Z

    Ramboll Architecture2012 rank: 79=Country: NorwayLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 120Vannkanten Siriskjaer housing project in Stavanger, NorwayThis new entry is a little curious. Ramboll Architecture is Norwegian, but it is the architecture wing of the Ramboll Group, the engineering, design and consultancy company founded in 1945 in Denmark. Its 384 design professionals ...

  • Signature Tower, Gurgaon
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    CP KUKREJA ASSOCIATES

    2011-12-19T16:33:00Z

    CP Kukreja Associates2012 rank: 79=Country: IndiaLast ranking: 82Architects employed: 120Signature Tower, GurgaonNew Delhi-based CP Kukreja Associates was founded in 1969 as an architectural practice and has grown into a multi-disciplinary firm.It designed the American and Canadian high commissions in New Delhi and the Indian high commission in Abuja, Nigeria.It also ...

  • Dolce Vita Towers, Dubai
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    PROGETTO CMR

    2011-12-19T16:28:00Z

    Progetto CMR2012 rank: 78Country: ItalyLast ranking: 97Architects employed: 122Dolce Vita Towers, DubaiOnce again the only Italian to trouble the WA 100, Progetto’s outlook is global. Last year was all about India. The practice opened an office in Chennai and is completing a 17,000sq m shopping centre in the city.But its ...

  • Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London
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    TP BENNETT

    2011-12-19T16:28:00Z

    TP Bennett2012 rank: 77Country: UKLast ranking: 75Architects employed: 128Upper Richmond Road, Putney, LondonInterior design specialist TP Bennett has moved up a gear since taking over masterplanning and town planning practice Engle at the start of 2010.Its project list now includes a varied selection of architectural work including the masterplanning of ...

  • AomiQ, Tokyo, Japan
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    THE BUCHAN GROUP

    2011-12-19T16:24:00Z

    The Buchan Group2012 rank: 75=Country: AustraliaLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 135AomiQ, Tokyo, JapanMelbourne-based Buchan Group has offices in New Zealand, Shanghai, Dubai and London. One of the largest architectural groups in Australasia, it has a staff of almost 350 professionals and operates in all the usual sectors from civic to healthcare.It ...

  • Conrad Hotel, Koh Samui, living area
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    WILSON ASSOCIATES

    2011-12-19T16:21:00Z

    Wilson Associates2012 rank: 75=Country: USALast ranking: 76=Architects employed: 135Conrad Hotel, Koh Samui, living areaThe Dallas-based interior design specialist is known for its work in the hotel sector and this past year has seen it working on projects in Asia, the Middle East, North America, Europe and Africa.China and India - ...

  • The Urban Design Along Luoyang River Area in China competition entry (2nd prize)
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    SHOWA SEKKEI

    2011-12-19T16:18:00Z

    Showa Sekkei2012 rank: 74Country: JapanLast ranking: 71Architects employed: 136The Urban Design Along Luoyang River Area in China competition entry (2nd prize)Showa Sekkei has steered a steady course over the past couple of years. Its place in the rankings, the number of architects it employs and its fee income remain virtually ...

  • Iceland’s Harpa Concert Hall and Congress Centre
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    HENNING LARSEN ARCHITECTS

    2011-12-19T16:15:00Z

    Henning Larsen Architects2012 rank: 73Country: DenmarkLast ranking: 76=Architects employed: 138Iceland’s Harpa Concert Hall and Congress CentreIf last year was all about the Middle East, this year’s focus looks likely to be Africa.Not that Henning Larsen has lost interest in the Gulf region where it has the Children’s Interactive Museum and ...

  • Football Stadium Anderlecht
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    JASPERS-EYRES ARCHITECTS

    2011-12-19T16:12:00Z

    Jaspers-Eyers Architects2012 rank: 71=Country: BelgiumLast ranking: 67Architects employed: 140Football Stadium AnderlechtThis year will see the completion of one of Jaspers-Eyers’ higher-profile tower projects, the Warsaw Spire. The 180m, 48-storey office building will be the tallest in the Polish capital and one of the tallest pre-cast formed buildings in Europe.Other projects ...

  • Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
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    B+H ARCHITECTS

    2011-12-19T16:10:00Z

    B+H Architects2012 rank: 71=Country: CanadaLast ranking: NEWArchitects employed: 140Canada’s third-biggest practice makes its debut in the Top 100 this year with $40 million+ in fee income. Most of this is from Canada but a third comes from the Pacific Rim where it has offices in Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City ...

  • 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 ...