Giants 400

Top 160 K-12 School Architecture + AE Firms for 2022

Sept. 1, 2022
15 min read

PBK, DLR Group, Huckabee, and Stantec head the ranking of the nation's largest K-12 school sector architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2022, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report.

 

Top 160 K-12 School Architecture + AE Firms for 2022 - BD+C Giants 400 Rankings   FIRM 2021 REVENUE 1 PBK* $144,801,600 2 DLR Group $108,550,000 3 Huckabee $77,300,000 4 Stantec $69,480,584 5 VLK Architects $57,370,200 6 Wold Architects and Engineers $41,016,000 7 LPA $37,586,926 8 Perkins and Will $36,428,810 9 Perkins Eastman $32,195,800 10 Corgan $31,898,511 11 GMB Architecture + Engineering $27,285,903 12 Symmes Maini & McKee Associates (SMMA) $27,102,000 13 Quattrocchi Kwok Architects $25,400,000 14 Zyscovich $25,020,000 15 HMC Architects $24,684,723 16 Hollis + Miller Architects $21,021,880 17 Parkhill $21,016,467 18 Hord Coplan Macht $20,506,952 19 Fanning Howey $20,200,000 20 EUA $18,865,000 21 HED $18,305,393 22 LS3P Associates $17,976,882 23 FGM Architects $17,715,040 24 TowerPinkster $17,270,000 25 CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning $17,178,864 26 SHP $17,159,009 27 HMFH Architects $17,154,656 28 Bray Associates Architects $15,554,843 29 Pfluger Architects $13,628,386 30 Moseley Architects $12,505,322 31 Spiezle Architectural Group $12,407,000 32 SLAM Collaborative, The $12,187,158 33 RRMM Architects $12,002,375 34 BCA Architects & Engineers $12,000,000 35 STR Partners $11,879,424 36 Cuningham $11,872,693 37 CSArch $11,695,772 38 Moody Nolan $11,601,465 39 CSO Architects $11,299,070 40 Grimm + Parker Architects $11,241,874 41 BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers $11,145,884 42 TreanorHL $10,792,939 43 DLA Architects, Ltd. $10,506,362 44 Orcutt | Winslow $10,463,200 45 BLDD Architects $10,270,000 46 Legat Architects $10,256,000 47 Grace Hebert Curtis Architects $9,598,244 48 McMillan Pazdan Smith $9,427,859 49 H2M architects + engineers $9,419,919 50 Glenn | Partners $9,275,000 51 GWWO Architects $8,610,959 52 SchraderGroup $8,273,749 53 GPD Group $8,250,000 54 Little Diversified Architectural Consulting $8,176,306 55 EwingCole $8,000,000 56 TETER $7,933,198 57 ThenDesign Architetcure $7,882,159 58 Gensler $7,396,872 59 Garmann Miller $7,286,160 60 HKS $7,000,000 61 JCJ Architecture $6,905,360 62 Goodwyn Mills Cawood $6,439,035 63 KCBA Architects $5,869,000 64 LHB $5,855,507 65 Ashley McGraw Architects $5,773,888 66 Page $5,668,497 67 ARC / Architectural Resources Cambridge $5,645,876 68 CO Architects $5,332,766 69 Clark Nexsen $5,163,000 70 RSC Architects $4,700,000 71 Architecture Inc. $4,550,000 72 KG+D Architects $4,524,449 73 Urbahn Architects $4,034,340 74 Kirksey Architecture $3,972,354 75 NORR $3,821,339 76 Dattner Architects $3,559,174 77 Quinn Evans $3,506,449 78 Wendel $3,241,066 79 Cooper Carry $3,123,345 80 Smallwood $3,098,090 81 GFF $2,883,012 82 Clark & Enersen $2,499,223 83 Cushing Terrell $2,383,091 84 G70 $2,269,701 85 Huitt-Zollars $2,165,414 86 Leo A Daly $2,150,068 87 PGAL $2,142,000 88 Mithun $2,051,575 89 CTA Architects $2,042,015 90 MSA Design $2,000,000 91 HGA $1,866,633 92 Haskell $1,738,939 93 CBT $1,672,858 94 RKTB Architects $1,651,818 95 Dahlin Group Architecture | Planning $1,644,471 96 Design Collaborative $1,623,309 97 RDG Planning & Design $1,618,734 98 Hafer $1,592,584 99 KZF Design $1,519,643 100 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill $1,492,000 101 BSSW Architects $1,356,000 102 KMB Architects $1,324,911 103 HDR $1,257,550 104 IKM Architecture $1,250,000 105 45 Architecture $1,145,650 106 Manning $1,133,130 107 Cromwell Architects Engineers $1,003,097 108 LMN Architects $993,204 109 Massa Multimedia Architecture $928,828 110 Progressive AE $914,653 111 Bailey Edward Design $913,940 112 BKSK Architects $704,203 113 FXCollaborative Architects $680,270 114 Core States Group $652,757 115 TVS $568,095 116 Hastings+Chivetta Architects $531,957 117 Handel Architects $514,857 118 LRK $502,000 119 Miller Dunwiddie $500,000 120 MKM architecture + design $488,235 121 Colliers Engineering & Design $467,473 122 Epstein $460,000 123 Think Architecture $441,150 124 Finegold Alexander Architects $395,452 125 Michael Baker International $365,338 126 RDC-S111 $346,083 127 Ware Malcomb $333,449 128 BWBR $327,285 129 Sasaki Associates $316,891 130 Marmon Mok Architecture $284,349 131 Method Architecture $275,338 132 ZGF Architects $252,962 133 RSP Architects $244,000 134 AE7 $201,555 135 Kitchen & Associates $201,200 136 Barge Design Solutions $196,484 137 Bruner/Cott Architects $182,798 138 GRW $175,788 139 Hanbury $165,882 140 Elevatus Architecture $145,000 141 GSB $142,300 142 Montroy DeMarco Architecture $140,000 143 CBRE $134,004 144 MA Design $117,618 145 Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects $105,000 146 DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design $101,258 147 Eckenhoff Saunders Architects $100,000 148 H. Hendy Associates $83,289 149 AHL $69,691 150 BKV Group $65,000 151 Champlin Architecture $64,776 152 Steinberg Hart $56,890 153 Nelson Worldwide $52,000 154 CosciaMoos Architecture $46,334 155 Weber Thompson $35,353 156 REES $32,000 157 BSA LifeStructures $28,885 158 V Squared Workshop $26,287 159 Hoefer Welker $17,000 160 MBH Architects $13,000 161 Randall-Paulson Architects $11,233 162 NSPJ Architects $6,538 163 Larson Design Group $6,255 164 Ryan Companies US / Ryan A+E $4,131

Source: 2022 Giants 400 Report; *Editors' estimate 

 

2022 GIANTS 400 - AEC DISCIPLINE RANKINGS

A. Top 180 Architecture Firms
B. Top 110 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
C. Top 80 Engineering Firms
D. Top 45 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms
E. Top 200 Contractors                
F. Top 90 Construction Management Firms   
             

 

2022 GIANTS 400 - BUILDING SECTOR AND SPECIALTY RANKINGS                 

Note: All categories below except for 08 and 23 include multiple rankings for the sector: Top Architecture+AE Firms; Top Engineering+EA Firms; and Top Contractors+CM Firms.

01. Airport Terminals
• Top 55 Airport Terminal Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 65 Airport Terminal Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Airport Terminal Contractors and CM Firms

02. Convention Centers/Conference Centers
• Top 35 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms for 2022
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms for 2022
• Top 25 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms for 2022

03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work   
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work 

04. Cultural Facilities – Museums and Galleries
• Top 70 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Museums and Galleries
• Top 35 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries

05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 55 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 40 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Performing Arts and Concert Venues

06. Cultural Facilities – Public Libraries
• Top 50 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 30 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – Public Libraries
• Top 20 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Public Libraries

07. Data Centers        
• Top 30 Data Center Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 60 Data Center Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 50 Data Center Sector Contractors and CM Firms

08. Design-Build Work
• Top 100 Design-Build Construction Firms

09. Government - All Government Buildings Work
• Top 160 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work
• Top 90 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work

10. Government - Federal Civilian Government
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 65 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 45 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms 

11. Government - Local Government Buildings
• Top 130 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 70 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms 

12. Government - State Government Buildings
• Top 80 State Government Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 55 State Government Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 45 State Government Contractors + CM Firms

13. Government - Military
• Top 50 Military Facility Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 50 Military Facility Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 35 Military Facility Contractors + CM Firms 

14. Government - Veterans Administration Facilities
• Top 40 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 25 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 15 Veterans Administration (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms

15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work
• Top 170 Healthcare Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Healthcare Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 115 Healthcare Sector Contractors and CM Firms       

16. Healthcare – Hospitals
• Top 130 Hospital Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 80 Hospital Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospital Facility Contractors and CM Firms 

17. Healthcare – Medical Office Buildings, Dental Offices
• Top 100 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Medical Office Building Contractors and CM Firms

18. Healthcare – Outpatient Facilities 
• Top 100 Outpatient Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Outpatient Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Outpatient Facility Contractors and CM Firms

19. Hospitality – All Hospitality Facilities Work (Hotels, Resorts, Casinos)
• Top 120 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms

20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts
• Top 115 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms for 2022
• Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms

21. Hospitality — Casinos
• Top 20 Casino Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 25 Casino Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 25 Casino Contractors and CM Firms

22. Industrial Buildings — Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses
• Top 95 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 110 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms
       
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

• Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2022

24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 175 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work
Top 110 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work

25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums
Top 155 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 65 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work
Top 100 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work

26. Multifamily — Senior Living Facilities
Top 80 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 30 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities
Top 50 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities

27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities
Top 70 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 35 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Student Housing Facilities
Top 40 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Student Housing Facilities

28. Office — All Office Building Work                
• Top 200 Office Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 85 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 130 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms

29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell 
• Top 150 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms 
• Top 75 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms
• Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms

30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts 
• Top 165 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 90 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms

31. Parking Structures
• Top 50 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms 
• Top 40 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms 

32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities
• Top 80 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 55 Justice Facility/Public Safety Contractors + CM Firms

33. Reconstruction Work
• Top 200 Reconstruction Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Reconstruction Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 140 Reconstruction Sector Contractors + CM Firms

34. Religious Structures/Places of Worship
• Top 80 Religious Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 50 Religious Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 40 Religious Facility Contractors + CM Firms

35. Retail — All Retail Buildings Work               
• Top 130 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 70 Retail Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Retail Buildings Work
• Top 80 Retail Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Retail Buildings Work

36. Retail — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks
• Top 30 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks

37. Retail — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms - Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 50 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers
• Top 60 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers

38. Retail — Restaurants
• Top 95 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants
• Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants
• Top 35 Retail Contractors and CM Firms — Restaurants

39. Science & Technology (S+T) Facilities - All S+T Buildings Work
• Top 100 Science + Technology Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 70 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms
          
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories

• Top 85 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 55 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 45 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms              

41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military
• Top 160 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 70 K-12 School Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 100 K-12 School Sector Contractors and CM Firms

42. Sports Facilities/Stadiums/Recreation Facilities 
• Top 110 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 75 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 60 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms      

43. Telecommunications Buildings
• Top 7 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 20 Telecommunications Facility Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 10 Telecommunications Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

44. Transit Facilities — Bus/Rail Terminals and Stations
• Top 40 Transit Facility Architecture and AE Firms
• Top 40 Transit Facility Engineering and EA Firms
• Top 20 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

45. University / College Facilities 
• Top University Sector Architecture and AE Firms
• Top University Sector Engineering and EA Firms
• Top University Sector Contractors and CM Firms

 

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