All Building Design articles in WA100 2012 – Page 4
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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 ...
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Information - BDNBBJ
NBBJRank: 31Country: USALast rank: 28Architects employed: 378NBBJ is the world’s second-biggest healthcare practice and this is largely what it is known for.Tencent HQ in Shenzhen, China.But its highest-profile win last year was a new corporate headquarters for top-three internet company Tencent in Shenzhen, China.The towers of the 270,000sq m development ...
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FeaturesHASSELL
HassellRank: 30Country: AustraliaLast rank: 33Architects employed: 384Darwin Waterfront Master PlanHassell is Australasia’s biggest practice in terms of fee income. The $94 million it earned from the region last year dwarfs next-placed Woods Bagot (14), though the latter is bigger on the global stage.The Ecosciences Precinct in Brisbane, AustraliaMost of the ...
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Information - BDTENGBOM ARCHITECTS
Tengbom ArchitectsRank: 28=Country: SwedenLast rank: NEWArchitects employed: 400Sino-Swedish Eco-City WuxiOne of this year’s highest new entries, Tengbom is riding a six-year wave of 30% annual growth. The firm was founded over 100 years ago in Stockholm, where many of its buildings, like the concert hall and Högalid church, are local ...
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Information - BDCALLISON
CallisonRank: 28=Country: USALast rank: 19Architects employed: 400Callison’s MixC retail center in HangzhouCallison has seen some organisational changes over the past year, starting with the appointment in January of John Jastrem as chairman and CEO. His strategy for the Seattle-based practice is to “align resources with marketplace demand”.Cabela’s retailSince Callison is ...
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Information - BDKOHN PEDERSEN FOX
Kohn Pedersen FoxRank: 27Country: USALast rank: 66Architects employed: 405New Songdu South Korea masterplanKPF is New York’s biggest architect, says managing principal Paul Katz, and is growing in every market in which it operates.Its strategy is to chase projects in the centres of global cities and in recent months it has ...