We designed the Architect 50 quite simply to promote a more well-rounded definition of success. The criteria for inclusion comprise a trifecta of critical goals for every practice: profitability, sustainability, and design quality.
The story of how William Rawn became an architect will sound familiar to most other architects—at least the beginning of it.
Founded in 1936, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill long ago secured its place as one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary design firms.
With a staff of approximately 2,200 spread among 24 offices around the world, HOK would seem to be architecture’s Bigfoot.
The work of Rafael Viñoly and his eponymous 200-person firm certainly has its share of glamour (and has received the awards to prove it).
“Juggernaut” may be too strong a word, but the growth of Perkins+Will over the last two decades has certainly seemed unstoppable.
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How we determined the Architect 50 list.