Giants 300 Science & Technology Report

Students work in the undergraduate chemistry classroom, in the University of Rochester’s Hutchison Hall, a structure originally built in the 1960s.

Constructed in three months at a cost of $1.5 million, the 2,265-sf laboratory is a prototype for future development at the university. According to Joseph Dinnocenzo, professor of chemistry at the University of Rochester, the lab was designed to bring together the three phases of experimental work: design, execution, and analysis.

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ARCHITECTURE FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	HDR Architecture	60,900,000
2	Perkins+Will	54,976,710
3	HOK	39,049,209
4	Flad Architects	35,280,000
5	SmithGroupJJR	31,200,000
6	Payette	17,207,046
7	Ballinger	10,940,133
8	EwingCole	10,000,000
9	S/L/A/M Collaborative, The	7,895,193
10	NBBJ	7,394,000
11	PageSoutherlandPage	7,038,000
12	BSA LifeStructures	6,339,395
13	Ennead Architects	5,890,000
14	Gensler	4,100,000
15	Harley Ellis Devereaux	3,600,000
16	OZ Architecture	3,006,974
17	Wight & Company	2,959,100
18	ZGF Architects	2,781,476
19	Ware Malcomb	2,264,000
20	Kirksey Architecture	2,108,182
21	Reynolds, Smith and Hills	2,100,000
22	Lord, Aeck & Sargent	1,445,819
23	Perkins Eastman	1,300,000
24	SMMA\|Symmes Maini & McKee Associates	1,217,481
25	IBI Group	1,206,499

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR ENGINEERING FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	Jacobs	692,920,000
2	M+W U.S.	105,132,043
3	Stantec	42,300,000
4	Affiliated Engineers	14,482,000
5	Middough	12,500,000
6	URS Corp.	11,485,000
7	Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers	10,000,000
8	R.G. Vanderweil Engineers	8,231,300
9	Merrick & Co.	6,150,000
10	Bergmann Associates	5,300,000
11	RMF Engineering	4,500,000
12	WSP USA	4,200,000
13	Smith Seckman Reid	4,070,000
14	Clark Nexsen	4,046,032
15	STV	3,082,000
16	SSOE Group	3,043,000
17	Thornton Tomasetti	1,792,193
18	ccrd partners	1,250,000
19	RMH Group, Inc., The	1,192,171
20	RDK Engineers	1,092,000
21	Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates	1,037,000
22	KPFF Consulting Engineers	1,000,000
23	AKF Group	1,000,000
24	Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor	1,000,000
25	Karpinski Engineering	868,947

TOP 25 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

Rank	Company	2011 Science & Technology Revenue ($)
1	Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, The	704,586,928
2	Jacobs	692,920,000
3	Turner Corporation, The	270,000,000
4	DPR Construction	260,132,313
5	Manhattan Construction Group	203,632,000
6	JE Dunn Construction	147,553,307
7	Lend Lease	135,276,349
8	Structure Tone	105,970,000
9	Tutor Perini	68,084,000
10	Layton Construction	45,300,000
11	E.W. Howell Co.	43,137,000
12	McCarthy Holdings	41,000,000
13	Weitz Company, The	39,314,126
14	Messer Construction Co.	28,777,706
15	Coakley & Williams Construction	22,023,492
16	Flintco	20,800,000
17	Gilbane Building	17,822,000
18	Choate Construction	15,422,770
19	S. M. Wilson & Co.	12,268,944
20	Linbeck Group	12,000,000
21	URS Corp.	11,485,000
22	CORE Construction	8,242,587
23	McShane Companies, The	8,000,000
24	Yates Companies, Inc., The	4,000,000
25	Kraus-Anderson Construction	3,000,000

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it has acquired KlingStubbins. Officials did not disclose the terms of the agreement. Jacobs' acquisition of KlingStubbins, which has approximately 500 employees located in the United States and Asia, particularly enhances the Company's capabilities in design. KlingStubbins provides professional services in planning, architecture, engineering and interiors.

| Nov 1, 2011

Perkins Eastman opens office in San Francisco

Located at 23 Geary Street in the One Kearny building, the 8,100 sf office will accommodate a growing staff of 45.

| Nov 1, 2011

Sasaki expands national sports design studio

Sasaki has also added Stephen Sefton to the sports design studio as senior associate.

| Nov 1, 2011

Holcim awards winners for North America announced

A socio-architectural project to create regional food-gathering nodes and a logistics network in Canada's high arctic territory won the top prize for North America of $100,000.