All WA100 articles – Page 6
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Information - BDLeigh & Orange
Xian Lake City, China, by Leigh and Orange 2014 rank: 38 Country: China (HONG KONG) Last ranking: 40 Architects employed: 320 Leigh Orange has an impressive history — the Hong Kong-based practice was founded in 1874 and has grown to become one of the largest architects working across ...
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Information - BDThomson Adsett
Somerset Civic Centre, Australia, by Thomson Adsett 2014 rank: 89 Country: Australia Last ranking: 96 Architects employed:107 Despite five of the practice’s seven offices being in Australia, Thomson Adsett sees the overseas market as providing the greatest potential for growth. Group managing director Chris Straw says: “The strength of our ...
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Information - BDTabanlioglu Architects
Bodrum International Airport, Turkey, by Tabanlioglu 2014 rank: 66 Country: Turkey Last ranking: 84 (2011) Architects employed: 163 Most of this Turkish practice’s work takes place in its home country, but it has increasingly been working on commercial projects in the Middle East and cultural and public buildings in Africa. ...
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Information - BDATP Architects
Centar Savica, Zagreb, Croatia by ATP Architects 2014 rank: 35 Country: Austria Last ranking: 34= Architects employed: 340 The only Austrian practice in the WA100, ATP is also one of the largest architecture practices based in mainland Europe and its work takes place mostly within the continent. In 2013 it ...
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Information - BDHeerim Architects
Heerim Architects’ main stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, designed with Populous 2014 rank: 19 Country: South Korea Last ranking: 21 Architects employed: 506 South Korea’s second-largest architecture practice is set on expansion. Having opened a Beijing office last year, the company plans to establish a Jakarta office ...
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Information - BDP+T Architects & Engineers
Nanjing New Jinling Hotel Development by P+T Architects and Engineers 2014 rank: 10 Country: China (Hong Kong) Last ranking: 14 Architects employed: 750 The largest Chinese practice in this year’s survey has been making the most of the construction boom in its home country to break into the top 10. ...
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Information - BDSamoo Architects & Engineers
Source: Young Chae Park Buk Seoul Museum by Samoo Architects and Engineers 2014 rank: 9 Country: South Korea Last ranking: 9 Architects employed: 765 Founded in 1976, Samoo is South Korea’s largest practice by some margin and looks likely to retain the title for some time despite increased competition in ...
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Ishimoto Architectural
2014 rank: 57 Country: Japan Last ranking: 59 Architects employed: 197 Japanese practice Ishimoto Architectural Engineering Firm’s most significant project last year was the £53 million Media Ship office building in Niigata, described by the practice as a 35,000sq m eco-landmark. This year it will complete the similarly ...
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Information - BDHDR Architecture
HDR Architecture’s King Saud Medical City masterplan 2014 rank: 11 Country: USA Last ranking: 12= Architects employed: 715 While HDR has historically concentrated its efforts in North America, the healthcare, technology and criminal justice specialist is increasingly ramping up its activity elsewhere. The practice estimates that 35% of its work ...
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AS Architecture-Studio
2014 rank: 67= Country: France Last ranking: 73= Architects employed: 160 French practice AS Architecture-Studio has a host of high-profile projects under its belt. They include some completed at home, such as the Novancia Business School and Arab World Institute in Paris; across the continent, such as the European Parliament ...
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RTKL Associates
2014 rank: 42 Country: USA Last ranking: 43 Architects employed: 286 Since launching in 1946 as a two-man firm, RTKL has grown to employ more than 900 people. In its early years the practice carved out a niche in masterplanning and design for government clients. More recently it is the ...
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AXS Satow
2014 rank: 59 Country: Japan Last ranking: 69= Architects employed: 178 AXS Satow vice president Masaharu Hosoda last year described a state of “stagnation” in Japan, but the same could not be said for his practice — which has jumped 10 places since the previous survey. Most of its work ...
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Information - BDBDP
BDP’s Atria seven-story office development in Edinburgh 2014 rank: 34 Country: UK Last ranking: 32 Architects employed: 347 After declaring the UK climate “hostile” last year, optimism is the prevailing mood at BDP, which now says: “Generally the mood is brighter.” The UK accounts for around two-thirds of fee income. ...
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Information - BDCannon Design
The Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute in New York State by Cannon Design 2014 rank: 18 Country: USA Last ranking: 20 Architects employed: 542 Cannon Design maintains its position as one of the US’s leading practices with specialities including healthcare, science/technology and education. The firm has expanded in recent ...
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Leo A Daly
2014 rank: 31 Country: USA Last ranking: 24 Architects employed: 362 Diversity is the backbone of US practice Leo A Daly’s business. The firm works on a broad spectrum of projects in sectors ranging from aviation to libraries and religious buildings. In 2013 the practice started construction on its $100 ...
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Information - BDDLR Group
The Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska by DLR Group 2014 rank: 39 Country: USA Last ranking: 37= Architects employed: 314 Education and criminal justice specialist DLR Group has maintained its dominance across the USA in these two markets. Managing principal Griff Davenport cites “sustained growth” in the firm’s key ...
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Information - BDPerkins Eastman
Target Field Station, Minneapolis, USA by Perkins Eastman 2014 rank: 20 Country: USA Last ranking: 22 Architects employed: 485 Perkins Eastman started work on two major projects in New York last year: the world’s largest ferris wheel on Staten Island and a 16-storey building for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. ...
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Information - BDFoster & Partners
425 Park Avenue, New York, by Foster Partners 2014 rank: 14 Country: UK Last ranking: 10 Architects employed: 630 Foster Partners retains its position as Britain’s largest practice — and despite slipping out of the top 10 in this year’s survey, it has not been a bad year ...
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Information - BDGensler
The Shanghai skyline with its tallest tower 2014 rank: 1 Country: USA Last ranking: 2 Architects employed: 1,468 The world’s biggest architect. It’s a highly prized title, which is this year reclaimed by Gensler. Since losing the crown it previously held in 2009, the US giant has always been ...
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Information - BDIBI Group
IBI Group’s 88 Scott Street - a 53-storey residential tower in Toronto 2014 rank: 4 Country: Canada Last ranking: 3 Architects employed: 1,035 IBI Group may have dropped a place in the world rankings but it retains its position as Canada’s largest practice by far. Projects in North America ...