Giants 400

Top 120 Hotel Architecture Firms for 2023

Jan. 2, 2024
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Gensler, WATG, HKS, DLR Group, and HBG Design top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest hotel and resort architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

 

Top 120 Hotel Architecture Firms for 2023
 FIRM2022 REVENUE
1Gensler$79,064,883
2WATG$77,924,699
3HKS$72,000,000
4DLR Group$24,440,000
5HBG Design$20,074,000
6Cooper Carry$19,400,953
7Perkins Eastman$17,596,156
8Baskervill$14,381,252
9Arcadis North America$14,193,249
10Stantec$14,152,080
11JCJ Architecture$12,039,538
12Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB)$11,891,646
13G70$11,535,128
14Perkins&Will$10,311,923
15Smallwood$8,257,494
16RATIO Design$7,535,753
17GSB$7,230,000
18Skidmore, Owings & Merrill$7,070,000
19AO$6,903,000
20KTGY$6,742,437
21LEO A DALY$6,707,417
22Nunzio Marc DeSantis Architects$6,450,000
23AE7$5,617,800
24Kohn Pedersen Fox$5,226,972
25Page Southerland Page$5,163,600
26BASE4$4,796,900
27MWT Architecture$4,700,000
28Premier$4,425,800
29NORR$4,226,719
30Becker Morgan Group$4,162,115
31Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón$3,770,220
32Elkus Manfredi Architects$3,109,129
33LK Architecture$3,100,000
34TVS$3,086,330
35Orcutt | Winslow$2,870,564
36LS3P Associates$2,798,008
37//3877$2,735,000
38HDR$2,700,000
39Goettsch Partners$2,590,000
40FSB Architects + Engineers$2,478,377
41SmithGroup$2,443,340
42WDG$2,375,000
43BRP Architects$2,364,409
44Nelson Worldwide$2,300,000
45Niles Bolton Associates$2,278,395
46MG2$2,225,152
47Urbahn Architects$2,100,000
48PGAL$1,960,000
49Think Architecture$1,925,974
50McMillan Pazdan Smith$1,828,112
51Luminaut$1,800,000
52HOK$1,740,493
53Quinn Evans$1,699,819
54Hafer$1,634,508
55Rule Joy Trammell Rubio$1,535,000
56BAR Architects & Interiors$1,507,670
57Cuningham$1,436,122
58bKL Architecture$1,400,000
--Kahler Slater$1,400,000
60RSP Architects$1,349,000
61RDC-S111, Inc.$1,268,085
62AHL$1,203,524
63GGLO$1,168,301
64Cromwell Architects Engineers$1,129,468
65NBJ Architecture$1,098,663
66Bergmeyer$1,085,216
67Architecture, Inc.$1,085,025
68Ware Malcomb$1,060,114
69Randall-Paulson Architects$1,056,080
70Oculus$1,049,275
71Moody Nolan$996,370
72Mithun$907,831
73Goodwyn Mills Cawood$846,219
74Cushing Terrell$819,616
75Handel Architects$745,981
76HGA$730,386
77CetraRuddy Architecture$638,819
78RDG Planning & Design$615,310
79CosciaMoos Architecture$572,348
80Populous$572,015
81TowerPinkster$535,813
82GPD Group$535,000
83CSO$482,154
84LRK$480,000
85EUA$480,000
8645 Architecture$438,350
87FK Architecture$410,000
88TPG Architecture$372,000
89Carrier Johnson + Culture$360,963
90KGD Architecture$345,200
91BSB Design$329,669
92Dyer Brown & Associates$328,786
93Kirksey Architecture$317,781
94Nadel Architecture + Planning$311,194
95MA Design$310,270
96KG+D Architects$282,512
97VLK Architects$245,300
98Core States Group$215,369
99Montroy DeMarco Architecture$210,000
100H2M Architects + Engineers$190,308
101INVISION Architecture$179,957
102ATA Beilharz Architects$176,899
103Interior Architects$136,957
104MBH Architects$124,000
105Tighe & Bond$121,492
106NAC Architecture$106,900
107NSPJ Architects$104,450
108JLL$100,612
109Elevatus Architecture$97,500
110Legat Architects$86,000
111Michael Baker Intl.$61,295
112DAG Architects$53,331
113Finegold Alexander Architects$51,338
114Eckenhoff Saunders Architects$50,000
115FitzGerald$48,000
116ZGF$44,301
117Schmidt Associates$25,000
118Shepley Bulfinch$24,032
119Weber Thompson$19,836
120S3 Design$19,000
121Bailey Edward Design$18,042
122ThenDesign Architecture$17,185
123SWBR$16,750
124DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design$10,450
125Aria Group Architects$10,333
126Barge Design Solutions$10,162
127BKV Group$10,100
128Dahlin Architecture | Planning | Interiors$10,000
129GFF$4,590
130Gresham Smith$2,880
 

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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