Giants 400

Top 170 Government Building Architecture Firms for 2023

Nov. 6, 2023
15 min read

Page Southerland Page, Gensler, Stantec, HOK, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest government building sector architecture and architecture engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in the 2023 Giants 400 Report. Note: This ranking includes revenue from all government building sectors, including federal, state, local, military, and Veterans Affairs (VA) buildings.

 

Top 170 Government Building Architecture Firms for 2023
 FIRM2022 REVENUE
1Page Southerland Page$180,000,000
2Gensler$156,144,223
3Stantec$147,761,240
4HOK$140,250,785
5Skidmore, Owings & Merrill$106,105,000
6Michael Baker Intl.$81,383,417
7HDR$77,080,000
8Arcadis North America$73,035,530
9LEO A DALY$67,653,445
10Perkins&Will$61,071,982
11SmithGroup$58,288,986
12NORR$53,256,486
13ZGF$42,737,998
14HKS$37,329,658
15Goodwyn Mills Cawood$29,857,895
16TreanorHL$27,980,348
17LaBella Associates$26,196,000
18Schmidt Associates$24,750,000
19Quinn Evans$22,543,248
20Wold Architects and Engineers$21,729,000
21DLR Group$21,400,000
22Moody Nolan$21,077,131
23LS3P Associates$19,640,273
24RATIO Design$19,284,540
25GPD Group$18,308,400
26HGA$17,559,517
27Orcutt | Winslow$17,448,047
28Elevatus Architecture$17,100,000
29Guidon$15,897,286
30BWBR$15,788,478
31H2M Architects + Engineers$14,921,299
32RS&H$14,900,000
33AE Works$14,675,000
34PGAL$14,589,000
35FGM Architects$14,492,222
36Urbahn Architects$14,280,000
37BLDD Architects$14,273,000
38Cushing Terrell$13,296,225
39Ayers Saint Gross$12,794,372
40TSK Architects$12,512,140
41FSB Architects + Engineers$12,090,163
42RDG Planning & Design$11,666,128
43G70$11,645,949
44Moseley Architects$11,364,526
45Hoefer Welker$10,400,000
46PBK Architects$10,242,885
47RRMM Architects$9,635,950
48Dattner Architects$8,766,637
49Bailey Edward Design$8,600,837
50Barge Design Solutions$8,591,367
51AHL$8,552,602
52Lord Aeck Sargent Planning & Design$8,066,729
53NBBJ$8,000,000
54Clark & Enersen$7,613,783
55McMillan Pazdan Smith$7,580,925
56GWWO Architects$7,456,099
57Marmon Mok$7,374,496
58EwingCole$7,273,295
59Venture Architects$6,981,012
60LPA$6,930,562
61Parkhill$6,788,854
62CB Design Group$6,601,414
63Flad Architects$6,558,507
64HFG Architecture$6,425,516
65Gresham Smith$6,140,443
66LHB$5,854,949
67Becker Morgan Group$5,647,436
68Payette$5,059,630
69SMMA$5,052,196
70TowerPinkster$5,019,212
71Cooper Carry$4,979,815
72Oculus$4,955,658
73RKTB Architects$4,718,072
74Crawford Architects$4,600,000
75Hafer$4,297,300
76Kirksey Architecture$4,169,143
77BKV Group$4,136,000
78Nelson Worldwide$4,025,000
79Little Diversified Architectural Consulting$3,937,800
80Populous$3,929,209
81RSP Architects$3,925,000
82Kitchell$3,755,476
83Roth Sheppard Architects$3,666,228
84CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning$3,631,934
85GRW$3,546,338
86HMC Architects$3,434,558
87S/L/A/M Collaborative, The$3,281,234
88Davis Brody Bond$3,272,717
89BHDP Architecture$3,121,175
90MSA Design + MSA Sport$3,042,300
91Baskervill$2,998,736
92Hastings+Chivetta Architects$2,787,160
93Method Architecture$2,721,285
94Alliiance$2,666,832
95SWBR$2,586,036
96BCA Architects & Engineers$2,500,000
97Grimm + Parker Architects$2,449,297
98Finegold Alexander Architects$2,102,076
99Zimmerman Architectural Studios$2,085,665
100LRK$2,054,000
101CSO$2,045,490
102Dahlin Architecture | Planning | Interiors$2,040,000
103CTA Architects$2,001,362
104DGA$1,890,269
105Ware Malcomb$1,741,304
106FXCollaborative$1,651,678
107Legat Architects$1,570,000
108Cromwell Architects Engineers$1,468,777
109Think Architecture$1,444,480
110Interior Architects$1,433,244
111Champlin Architecture$1,420,142
112Grace Hebert Curtis Architects$1,400,492
113Robert Siegel Architects$1,389,573
114Garmann Miller$1,375,076
115REES$1,360,000
116AO$1,350,000
117Spiezle Architectural Group$1,301,000
118TETER$1,291,114
119JLL$1,250,597
120Curtis + Ginsberg Architects$1,230,197
121Lantz-Boggio Architects$1,200,000
122AE7$1,185,690
123Ryan Companies US$1,143,000
124Larson Design Group$1,137,884
125Core States Group$1,126,790
126CO Architects$1,113,988
127HED$1,100,000
128MA Design$1,084,496
129EUA$1,060,375
130FCArchitects$1,037,146
131Architecture, Inc.$1,014,000
132KCBA Architects$1,010,000
133Ashley McGraw Architects$927,811
134GFF$867,322
135Cuningham$852,300
136Sasaki$835,910
137MS Consultants$810,000
138Randall-Paulson Architects$800,052
139CetraRuddy Architecture$753,766
140Cordogan Clark & Associates$730,000
141NAC Architecture$697,569
142Mithun$694,252
143Greenberg Farrow$660,000
144DesignGroup$658,000
145DLA Architects$640,218
146SchraderGroup Architecture$600,000
147NBJ Architecture$588,369
148WDG$587,382
149Miller Dunwiddie$500,000
150Luminaut$493,000
151INVISION Architecture$477,966
152Studio+$310,609
153PF&A Design$300,917
154Smallwood$292,252
155McKinley Architecture and Engineering$290,266
156ThenDesign Architecture$258,460
157BBS Architects, Landscape Architects & Engineers$253,305
158DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design$253,257
159Aria Group Architects$207,888
160Ratcliff Architecture$200,000
161GMB Architecture + Engineering$178,626
162Nadel Architecture + Planning$172,295
163Carrier Johnson + Culture$168,507
164S3 Design$165,000
165Shepley Bulfinch$162,935
166DAG Architects$157,695
167KG+D Architects$139,600
168Thriven Design$138,356
169Ballinger$116,949
170V Squared Workshop$112,000
171Fennick McCredie Architecture$60,046
172Design Collaborative$55,574
173Manning$51,433
174VLK Architects$47,600
175Stengel Hill Architecture$42,300
176MKM Architecture + Design$25,630
 

Source: 2023 Giants 400 Report

 

2023 GIANTS 400 REPORT - TOP ARCHITECTURE FIRMS, ENGINEERING FIRMS, AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

A. Top 175 Architecture Firms 
B. Top 115 Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms 
C. Top 75 Engineering Firms 
D. Top 35 Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms 
E. Top 150 Contractors                 
F. Top 80 Construction Management Firms                

 

2023 GIANTS 400 REPORT - TOP AEC FIRMS BY 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 65 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 40 Convention Center Architecture + AE Firms
• Top 30 Convention Center Engineering + EA Firms 
• Top 20 Convention Center Contractors + CM Firms

03. Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work    
• Top 110 Cultural Facilities Architecture and AE Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work 
• Top 60 Cultural Facilities Engineering and EA Firms – All Cultural Facilities Work 
• Top 65 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 40 Cultural Facilities Contractors and CM Firms – Museums and Galleries

05. Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues 
• Top 60 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 35 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 90 Design-Build Construction Firms

09. Government - All Government Buildings Work 
• Top 170 Government Sector Architecture + AE Firms - All Government Work 
• Top 90 Government Sector Engineering + EA Firms - All Government Work 
• Top 100 Government Sector Contractors + CM Firms - All Government Work

10. Government - Federal Civilian Government 
• Top 70 Federal Government Architecture + AE Firms  
• Top 60 Federal Government Engineering + EA Firms  
• Top 50 Federal Government Contractors + CM Firms 

11. Government - Local Government Buildings 
• Top 150 Local Government Architecture + AE Firms  
• Top 80 Local Government Engineering + EA Firms  
• Top 80 Local Government Contractors + CM Firms 

12. Government - State Government Buildings 
• Top 90 State Government Architecture + AE Firms  
• Top 50 State Government Engineering + EA Firms  
• Top 50 State Government Contractors + CM Firms

13. Government - Military 
• Top 40 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 35 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Architecture + AE Firms  
• Top 20 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Engineering + EA Firms  
• Top 15 Veterans Affairs (VA) Facility Contractors + CM Firms

15. Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work 
Top 175 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 110 Medical Office Building Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 50 Medical Office Building Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 70 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 130 Hospitality Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 75 Hospitality Facility Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 80 Hospitality Facility Contractors and CM Firms

20. Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts 
Top 120 Hotel Sector Architecture and AE Firms
Top 70 Hotel and Resort Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 80 Hotel and Resort Contractors and CM Firms

21. Hospitality — Casinos 
Top 10 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 100 Industrial Facility Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 90 Industrial Facility Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 100 Industrial Facility Contractors and CM Firms 
        
23. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 
Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms

24. Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work 
Top 190 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work 
Top 75 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work 
Top 115 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — All Multifamily Facilities Work

25. Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums 
Top 160 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Apartments, Condominiums Work 
Top 70 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 40 Multifamily Sector Engineering and EA Firms — Senior Living Facilities 
Top 60 Multifamily Sector Contractors and CM Firms — Senior Living Facilities

27. Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities 
Top 90 Multifamily Sector Architecture and AE Firms — Student Housing Facilities 
Top 30 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 90 Office Sector Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 120 Office Sector Contractors and CM Firms

29. Office — Buildings/Core+Shell  
Top 140 Office Building Core+Shell Architecture + AE Firms  
Top 80 Office Building Core+Shell Engineering + EA Firms 
Top 100 Office Building Core+Shell Contractors and CM Firms

30. Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts  
Top 160 Workplace/Interior Fitout Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 50 Workplace/Interior Fitout Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 80 Workplace/Interior Fitout Contractors and CM Firms

31. Parking Structures 
Top 60 Parking Structure Architecture and AE Firms  
Top 45 Parking Structure Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 55 Parking Structure Contractors + CM Firms 

32. Public Safety/Justice Facilities 
Top 90 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 60 Justice Facility/Public Safety Sector Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 50 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 140 Retail Sector Architecture and AE Firms — All Retail Buildings Work 
Top 75 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 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks 
Top 40 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 60 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 90 Retail Architecture and AE Firms — Restaurants 
Top 40 Retail Engineering and EA Firms — Restaurants 
Top 40 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 of 80 Science + Technology Facility Contractors and CM Firms 
           
40. Science & Technology — Laboratories 
Top 100 Laboratory Facility Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 60 Laboratory Facility Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 55 Laboratory Facility Contractors and CM Firms              

41. Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military 
Top 170 K-12 School Sector Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 80 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 130 Sports Facility Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 70 Sports Facility Engineering and EA Firms 
Top 70 Sports Facility Contractors and CM Firms      

43. Telecommunications Buildings 
Top 10 Telecommunications Facility Sector Architecture and AE Firms 
Top 25 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 25 Transit Facilities Contractors + CM Firms

45. University / College Facilities  
• Top 170 University Sector Architecture and AE Firms 
• Top 80 University Sector Engineering and EA Firms 
• Top 100 University Sector Contractors and CM Firms

 

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