WA100 2020: The big list

View a table of this year’s top 100 architects

WA100 is Building Design’s annual survey of the world’s largest practices ranked by the number of fee-earning architects they employ.

WA100 2020
Rank 2020Rank 2019NewPractice nameCountryArchitects employedFee Income (US $million)
1 1   Gensler USA 2817  
2 2   Nikken Sekkei Japan 1910 $500-599m
3 3   AECOM USA 1637 $600-699m
4 4   HDR USA 1590 $400-499m
5 6   Sweco Sweden 1200  
6 7   IBI Group Canada 870  
7 9   Aedas China 821 $240-249m
8 12   HKS USA 777 $260-269m
9 5   Perkins and Will USA 762 $600-699m
10 11   Perkins Eastman USA 752 $270-279m
11 13   DLR Group USA 706 $270-279m
12 19   Heerim Architects & Planners South Korea 649 $180-189m
13 =16   CannonDesign USA 645 $170-179m
14 10   DP Architects Singapore 644  
15 18   SmithGroup USA 608 $210-219m
16 20   Haeahn Architecture Republic of Korea 597 $100-109m
17 15   Stantec Canada 573 $330-339m
18 21   Nihon Sekkei Japan 542 $170-179m
19 22   ATP Architects Engineers Austria 535 $100-109m
20 23   gmp Architekten Germany 497 $90-99m
21 8   HOK USA 492 $300-309m
22 =16   White Arkitekter Sweden 487 $80-89m
23 26   ZGF Architects USA 476 $130-139m
24 30   BDP UK 466 $80-89m
25   New RSP Singapore 458 $80-89m
26 32   HPP Architekten Germany 454 $60-69m
27 14   Foster + Partners UK 452 $200-209m
28   New Arcplus Group China 432 $600-699m
29 29   NBBJ USA 407 $170-179m
30 28   Kume Sekkei Japan 406 $120-129m
31 31   Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Japan 370 $190-199m
32 38   ASYA Philippines 346 $10-19m
33 33   LINK arkitektur Norway 339 $60-69m
34 35   P&T Group China 327 $110-119m
35 34   DLN Architects China 325  
36 36   LWK & Partners China 322 $80-89m
37 37   Kunwon Republic of Korea 312 $100-109m
38 42   EHAF Consulting Engineers UAE 310 $50-59m
39 53   Allford Hall Monaghan Morris UK 297 $50-59m
40 =40   National Engineering Bureau UAE 279 $60-69m
41 =40   Chapman Taylor UK 277 $40-49m
42 45   Dewan Architects + Engineers UAE 272 $60-69m
43 44   IDOM Spain 271 $50-59m
44 =59   Ronald Lu & Partners China 270 $60-69m
=45 46   Aidea Philippines 265 $10-19m
=45 52   Lemay CO Canada 265 $80-89m
47 55   PBK USA 260 $110-119m
=48 43   Architectus Australia Australia 252 $40-49m
=48 51   KEO Kuwait 252 $170-179m
50 =59   AXS Satow Japan  251 $80-89m
51   New MVRDV Netherlands 250 $30-39m
52 47   Bates Smart Australia 238 $40-49m
53 39   Leigh & Orange China 233 $60-69m
54 58   Corgan Associates USA 227 $130-139m
55 57   DSP Design Associates India 221 $10-19m
56 84   Wong Tung & Partners  China 217 $50-59m
57 50   Bjarke Ingels Group Denmark 213 $60-69m
58 48   B+H Architects  Canada 205 $50-59m
59 54   GHD Woodhead Australia 201 $60-69m
=60 =61   Broadway Malyan UK 200 $40-49m
=60 65   Wilmotte & Associés France 200 $40-49m
62 =61   Archetype Group Vietnam 199 $20-29m
=63 63   Allies and Morrison  UK 186 $40-49m
=63 67   Aukett Swanke UK 186 $20-29m
65   New CCDI Group China 183 $40-49m
66 =70   Sheppard Robson UK 181 $30-39m
67 =72   Nordic - Office of Architecture Norway 180 $30-39m
68 74   Valode & Pistre France 177 $30-39m
69 =72   Jaspers-Eyers Architects Belgium 172 $20-29m
70 77   Page USA 169 $160-169m
71 66   Itten + Brechbuehl Switzerland 162 $50-59m
72 90   Visionarch Philippines 160 $5-9m
73 =103   Surbana Jurong Singapore 159 $50-59m
74 76   10 Design China 158 $30-39m
75 64   Henning Larsen Denmark 157 $40-49
76 =81   C.F. Møller Architects Denmark 154 $40-49m
77 =70   UNStudio Netherlands 150 $30-29m
78 68   SSH Bahrain 148 $70-79m
79 78   Progetto CMR Italy 147 $10-19m
=80 =79   CP Kukreja Architects India 140 $5-9m
=80 =79   Morphogenesis India 140 $5-9m
82 85   GF & Partners Philippines 134 Under $5m
83 87   A26 Architectures France 130 $20-29m
84 91   Sikka Associates India 128 $5-9m
85 88   Scott Brownrigg UK 125 $20-29m
=86   New EPR Architects UK 122 $20-29m
=86 89   Pascall+Watson  UK 122 $20-29m
88 92   Leo A Daly USA 119 $110-119m
89 96   Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios UK 115 $20-29m
90 86   AHR UK 111 $20-29m
91 =98   Diamond Schmitt Architects Canada 110 $20-29m
=92   New Batlle i Roig Arquitectura Spain 108  
=92   New Squire & Partners UK 108  
94 97   Saraiva + Associados Portugal 106 $20-29m
95 =117   Hames Sharley Australia 104 $20-29m
96 93   Purcell UK 102  
97 =101   Gulf Consult Kuwait 82 $40-49m
=98 106   Boogertman + Partners South Africa 72 $10-19m
=98 =81   Warren and Mahoney New Zealand 72 $30-39m
100 110   Jestico + Whiles UK 70 $10-19m