The 2018 Architect 50

Here are the top firms of the year.

This year’s installment of the Architect 50 is a testament to the program’s staying power and momentum. The depth and talent of the participating firms—160 completed submissions—was unparalleled. As always, we calculated scores in three categories (business, sustainability, and design) and added them together to create an overall ranking. This year, the biggest change came in how we calculated the sustainability ranking (see the methodology here).

The result? The list featured a nice mix of small boutique firms and giant multinationals, repeat winners and new practices that scaled the charts. WRNS Studio earned the overall top ranking for the second time. Check out the list of the Top 50 firms below and read more about WRNS Studio's big year here.

Also check out the list of the Top 50 firms in business, sustainability, and design to discover how Hastings, the Miller Hull Partnership, and Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects also had banner years.

For a deeper dive into the data, click here.

And finally, register for next year's Architect 50 here.

The List

Additional Ranks

Rank	Firm	Business	Sustainability	Design
1	WRNS Studio Score: 100.0	17	5	15
2	Brooks + Scarpa Score: 96.3	130	10	2
3	William Rawn Associates Score: 94.5	5	26	51
4	Cannon Design Score: 93.8	40	27	12
5	HOK Score: 93.1	28	3	53
6	Studio Ma Score: 92.6	14	24	36
7	HKS Architects Score: 92.5	13	29	31
8	Touloukian Touloukian Inc Score: 92.4	25	19	22
9	SOM Score: 92.2	49	15	16
10	LMN Architects Score: 92.0	42	6	34
11	Hastings Score: 91.7	1	37	82
12	Mithun Score: 91.1	33	2	69
13	Lake\|Flato Architects Score: 90.7	53	13	25
14	HDR Score: 90.4	10	4	109
15	Score: 90.2	58	9	29
16	Payette Score: 90.1	20	22	45
17	The Miller Hull Partnership Score: 89.7	111	1	55
18	Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Score: 89.6	12	59	23
19	ZGF Architects Score: 89.5	73	25	16
20	Clark Nexsen Score: 89.4	3	55	68
21	HGA Score: 88.7	50	69	7
22	SmithGroup Score: 87.7	48	19	38
23	FXCollaborative Score: 86.8	24	40	47
24	Opsis Architecture Score: 86.7	36	12	73
25	Steinberg Hart Score: 86.6	7	52	74
26	Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA] Score: 85.5	128	84	1
27	Hacker Score: 84.6	114	28	26
28	DLR Group Score: 84.4	88	14	58
29	Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects Score: 83.8	93	30	42
30	Archimania Score: 83.7	145	41	8
31	Hennebery Eddy Architects Score: 83.6	71	11	76
32	EYP Score: 83.5	34	41	60
33	Solomon Cordwell Buenz Score: 83.4	56	45	37
34	SRG Partnership Score: 82.9	118	33	28
35	Leers Weinzapfel Associates Score: 82.8	80	18	72
36	Bruner/Cott & Associates Score: 82.7	112	8	71
37	CO Architects Score: 82.4	30	62	47
38	Ayers Saint Gross Score: 82.0	29	64	50
39	Sasaki Score: 81.9	99	31	52
40	EskewDumezRipple Score: 81.6	129	45	20
41	CBT Score: 81.4	99	44	40
42	BNIM Score: 81.2	86	51	38
43	Ballinger Score: 81.1	76	36	64
44	Annum Architects (formerly Ann Beha Architects) Score: 80.8	27	61	66
45	Score: 80.6	26	23	110
46	Semple Brown Design, P.C. Score: 80.1	9	99	62
47	Ziger\|Snead Architects Score: 80.0	85	49	56
48	NAC \| Architecture Score: 79.6	39	50	80
49	Studio Gang Architects Score: 78.9	82	91	13
50	Marlon Blackwell Architects Score: 78.8	94	112	5