2007 revenues of RECORD’s Top 150 Firms grew 25 percent

By Charles Linn, FAIA

What a ride it’s been. The total revenue of Architectural Record's Top 150 Architecture Firms surged in 2007, even as the AIA’s Architectural Billings Index (ABI) for March dropped to 39.7, its lowest level since the institute began tracking architects’ invoices in 1995. The firms on the list, which is based on survey data collected for Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey, say their revenue increased from an estimated $8.6 billion in 2006 to $10.4 billion last year. The trend parallels the entire list of ENR Top 500 firms which, all told, reported $80.62 billion in revenue, up 15.8 percent from 2006. Firms that work in markets such as manufacturing and civil engineering are not included on the RECORD Top 150 Firms list unless they report sufficient revenue from architectural design.

Growth in revenue gained overseas pushed up overall revenues for architecture firms. In 2006, revenue for work done offshore was estimated at about $1.26 billion. Last year, that figure grew by 50 percent, to $1.9 billion. AECOM, the firm which ranks number one on the record list, reported that 45 percent of its $685 million came from international work.

It seems possible that firms earning money overseas may be insulated somewhat from the troubles that have begun to creep into the U.S. nonresidential market. “The lift provided by nonresidential building during the first two months of this year was not present in March,” says Robert A. Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. “This is consistent with the general pattern expected for nonresidential building, in which the tight lending environment will dampen the volume of commercial projects as 2008 goes on.”

Architectural Record's list of  Top 150 firms ranked according to the revenue they’ve reported, plus revenues and rankings of 100 additional firms, are listed in the table below.

 

 

HOW TO USE THIS TABLE Companies are ranked according to revenue for architectural services performed in 2007 in $ millions. Firms engaged in the business of architectural design that responded to Engineering News-Record’s annual Top 500 Design Firms survey submitted these revenue figures. The McGraw-Hill Companies publishes both Architectural Record and ENR. To participate in the ENR survey, which serves as the basis for this ranking next year, contact Virgilio Mendoza at 212/904-6371. Key to how firms classify themselves: A = Architect AE = Architect-Engineer AEC = Architect-Engineer-Contractor EA = Engineer-Architect Other combinations possible

 

Top 150 Firms: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 Additional Firms: 151-200 | 201- 250

 

ARCHITECTURE FIRMS RANKED ACCORDING TO 2007 REVENUE

Rank Firms listed by 2007 architecture revenue as reported to ENR in its Top 500 Design Firms Survey Type of Firm Total Architectural Revenue Domestic Architectural Revenue International Architectural Revenue Percent of Design Revenue from Architecture Total Design Revenue 101 OZ Architecture Denver, Colo. A 32.10 31.50 0.60 59% 54.30 102 KKE Architects Inc. Minneapolis, Minn. A 31.54 30.94 0.60 76% 41.50 103 Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc. Memphis, Tenn. A 31.51 31.25 0.26 83% 37.84 104 FreemanWhite Inc. Charlotte, N.C. AE 31.30 31.30 0.00 100% 31.30 105 BLT Architects Philadelphia, Pa. A 30.40 30.40 0.00 95% 32.10 106 SLCE Architects New York, N.Y. A 30.40 30.40 0.00 100% 30.40 107 FxFowle Architects PC New York, N.Y. A 30.00 28.50 1.50 71% 42.00 108 RBB Architects Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. A 30.00 30.00 0.00 100% 30.00 109 JMA Las Vegas, Nev. A 29.93 29.93 0.00 100% 29.93 110 Lionakis Sacramento, Calif. AE 29.78 29.78 0.00 75% 39.70 111 BSA LifeStructures Indianapolis, Ind. AE 29.22 29.22 0.00 46% 64.13 112 MCG Architecture Pasadena, Calif. A 29.20 29.20 0.00 100% 29.20 113 gkkworks Irvine, Calif. A 28.90 28.90 0.00 100% 28.90 114 H+L Architecture Denver, Colo. A 28.80 28.80 0.00 100% 28.80 115 Arrowstreet Somerville, Mass. A 28.70 28.20 0.50 97% 29.60 116 Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering PC Albany, N.Y. AE 28.10 26.30 1.80 58% 48.80 117 Sasaki Associates Inc. Watertown, Mass. A 27.90 27.40 0.50 43% 64.30 118 WWCOT Santa Monica, Calif. A 27.50 24.30 3.20 81% 33.80 119 Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Ltd. Albuquerque, N.M. A 27.00 27.00 0.00 100% 27.00 120 Durrant Dubuque, Iowa AE 27.00 25.00 2.00 68% 40.00 121 Lord Aeck & Sargent Atlanta, Ga. A 26.13 26.10 0.03 100% 26.13 122 Langdon Wilson Architecture Planning Interiors Los Angeles, Calif. A 25.74 10.67 15.07 100% 25.74 123 BHDP Architecture Cincinnati, Ohio A 25.70 25.60 0.10 100% 25.70 124 Cuningham Group Architecture  PA Minneapolis, Minn. A 25.59 23.32 2.27 58% 44.35 125 CTA Architects Engineers Billings, Mont. AE 25.41 25.41 0.00 60% 42.35 126 Johnson Fain Los Angeles, Calif. A 25.20 23.30 1.90 100% 25.20 127 Costas Kondylis and Partners LLP New York, N.Y. A 24.90 23.10 1.80 80% 31.16 128 Crabtree Rohrbaugh & AssociatesArchitects Mechanicsburg, Pa. A 24.79 24.79 0.00 100% 24.79 129 Moody Nolan Inc. Columbus, Ohio AE 24.67 24.67 0.00 98% 25.30 130 Carrier Johnson + CULTURE San Diego, Calif. A 24.55 24.55 0.00 100% 24.55 131 Fanning/Howey Associates Inc. Celina, Ohio AE 24.22 24.22 0.00 65% 37.26 132 Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc. Milwaukee, Wis. A 23.89 23.89 0.00 99% 24.10 133 AC Martin Parnters Los Angeles, Calif. A 23.70 23.70 0.00 86% 27.70 134 S&B Holdings Ltd. and Affiliates Houston, Texas EC 23.57 23.57 0.00 4% 540.98 135 CDI Engineering Solutions Philadelphia, Pa. EC 23.30 3.00 20.30 3% 683.30 136 LMN Architects Seattle, Wash. A 22.88 22.51 0.37 100% 22.88 137 SSOE Inc. Toledo, Ohio AE 22.82 22.82 0.00 21% 110.14 138 CSD Architects Baltimore, Md. A 22.80 22.80 0.00 100% 22.80 139 Architects Hawaii Ltd. Honolulu, Hawaii A 22.71 22.71 0.00 100% 22.71 140 EDI Architecture Inc. Houston, Texas A 22.60 16.20 6.40 100% 22.60 141 SMMA/Symmes Maini & McKee Assocs. Cambridge, Mass. AE 22.60 22.60 0.00 100% 22.60 142 Westlake Reed Leskosky Cleveland, Ohio AE 22.44 22.44 0.00 100% 22.44 143 Good Fulton & Farrell Dallas, Texas A 21.77 21.77 0.00 94% 23.11 144 Shalom Baranes Associates PC Washington, D.C. A 21.00 21.00 0.00 77% 27.40 145 Stevens & Wilkinson Atlanta, Ga. AE 20.71 20.71 0.00 100% 20.71 146 PBS&J Tampa, Fla. EA 20.56 20.56 0.00 4% 581.50 147 Karlsberger Columbus, Ohio A 20.50 20.50 0.00 60% 34.20 148 Kirksey Houston, Texas A 20.34 20.34 0.00 67% 30.56 149 ADD Inc. Cambridge, Mass. A 20.10 20.10 0.00 70% 28.78 150 Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. EC 20.00 20.00 0.00 6% 335.80

 

Top 150 Firms: 1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 Additional Firms: 151-200 | 201- 250

 

 

 

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