Architectural firms: ranked by 2006 L.A. County billings.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN 2006, L.A. Country's 25 largest architecture firms The following is a list of notable architecture firms, past and present. For individual architects, see List of architects
Two firms surpassed $50 million in local billings. Gensler Gensler is a San Francisco-based architecture firm that was founded by Art Gensler, Jim Follett, and Drue Gensler in 1966. Gensler is the largest architecture firm in the United States and in the world, as well as the most profitable[1] held onto the lop LOP - A language based on first-order logic. ["SETHEO - A High-Perormance Theorem Prover for First-Order Logic", Reinhold Letz et al, J Automated Reasoning 8(2):183-212 (1992)]. spot with $55.4 million. Twenty-three of 25 firms on the list reported increased billings in 2005. No. 18 HOK saw the highest percentage increase in billings, up 80 percent from 2005, while No. 16 Cannon Design saw billings increase by 54 percent. "Projects are becoming more sophisticated," said Sy Perkowitz, president and chief executive of runner-up run·ner-up n. pl. run·ners-up One that takes second place, as in a game, sport, or other competition. runner-up Noun pl runners-up Perkowitz Ruth. "The biggest challenge is finding high quality talent, because schools aren't aren't Contraction of are not. See Usage Note at ain't. aren't are not aren't be producing as many graduates as are needed for the industry." The industry has seen an increased workload The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities. An amount of labor While a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands. in recent years as developers and other clients ask architects to create buildings that comply with the highest environmental standards. The health care industry has also been a significant source of projects as hospitals renovate or build new facilities to comply with a state law requiring seismic upgrades. Overall, the 25 largest architecture firms employ 600 licensed architects and more than 2,000 workers devoted to architectural projects in L.A. County. THE PACESETTER GENSLER GENSLER is atop the list of the L.A. County's largest architectural firms An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. for the third consecutive year with local billings of $55.4 million in 2006, up 23 percent from the previous year. The firm is responsible for numerous large projects throughout the county including 2000 Avenue of the Stars, which houses the Creative Artists Agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a talent and literary agency which represents a vast array of actors, musicians, writers, directors, and athletes, as well as a variety of companies and their products. headquarters, the LA Live Hotel project, the Port of Long Beach headquarters and AT&T Tower. Gensler currently has 30 offices, four of which are located internationally. "We are embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in the local community. Our clients are taking 'us global as they expand," said Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen (or its diminutive form, Andy Cohen) may refer to: (listed in ascending order of year of birth)
Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. has worked for eight years on the 2000 Avenue of the Stars project and is excited about its completion. The project includes offices, restaurants and a three-acre park that will host live music performances. "It will be the center hub for Century City," Cohen said. Downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense. , the LA Live Hotel project will provide the Convention Center with a massive hotel that will include Marriott Marriott has several meanings:
Ritz-Carlton is a brand of luxury hotel and resort with 63 properties that are located in major cities and exclusive resort destinations of brands as well as condos--to help draw conventions and tourism to the region. "It brings the center of downtown south and makes the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. the gathering place," Cohen said. Material costs remain one of the biggest challenges for new projects, Cohen said, but he expects that to level if the demand for raw goods in China stays strong and residential building remains slow. He also believes that the current bidding of several large projects, including the $7 billion MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. City Center in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , will help alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied pressures on the L.A. market. Overall, Gensler employs 79 licensed architects in its L.A. County office.
ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS
Ranked by 2006 L.A. County billings
Rank Company (Ranking in 2006) L.A. County
* name Billings (1)
* address (millions)
* Web site * 2006
* 2005
1 Gensler (1) $55.4
2500 Broadway, Suite 300 $44.9
Santa Monica 90404
gensler.com
2 Perkowitz Ruth Architects (2) 52
111 W. Ocean Blvd., 21 st Floor 42
Long Beach 90802
prarchitects.com
3 Nadel Architects Inc. (4) 40
1990 S. Bundy Drive, Fourth Floor 34.8
Los Angeles 90025
nadelarc.com
4 DMJM Design (3) 36
515 S. Flower St., Eighth Floor 40.7
Los Angeles 90071
dmjm.com
5 CO Architects (7) 31.2
5055 Wilshire Blvd., Ninth Floor 29.1
Los Angeles 90036
coarchitects.com
6 Perkins+Will (9) 30.2
617 W. Seventh St., Suite 1200 22.9
Los Angeles 90017
perkinswill.com
7 NBBJ (5) 29.6
1130 Westwood Blvd. 29.2
Los Angeles 90024
nbbj.com
8 Jerde Partnership (8) 28
913 Ocean Front Walk 27
Venice 90291
jerde.com
9 WWCOT (11) 27.1
3130 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor 22.9
Santa Monica 90403
wwcot.com
10 RBB Architects Inc. (6) 27
10980 Wilshire Blvd. 28
Los Angeles 90024
rbbinc.com
11 RTKL Associates Inc. (15) 25.2
333 S. Hope St., Suite C200 17
Los Angeles 90071
rtkl.com
12 Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP (10) 25
515 S. Flower St., Suite 3700 23.5
Los Angeles 90071
zgf.com
13 MCG Architecture (14) 22.6
1055 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 400 19.6
Pasadena 91106
mcgarchitecture.com
14 HDR (13) 22.1
251 S. Lake Ave., Suite 1000 21.5
Pasadena 91101
hdrinc.com
15 Van Tilburg Banvard & Soderbergh (17) 20.3
225 Arizona Ave. 16.8
Santa Monica 90401
vtbs.com
16 Cannon Design (24) 20
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 175 13
Los Angeles 90067
cannondesign.com
17 Harley Ellis Devereaux 19.3
5150 Wilshire Blvd. N/A
Los Angeles 90036
harleyellisdevereaux.com
18 HOK 18
9530 Jefferson Blvd. 10
Culver City 90232
hok.com
19 Leo A Daly (19) 17.6
550 S. Hope St., 27th Floor 15.9
Los Angeles 90071
leoadaly.com
20 HMC Architects (16) 17.5
766 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 200 16.8
Pasadena 91101
hmcarchitects.com
21 Johnson Fain (18) 17
1201 N. Broadway 16
Los Angeles 90012
johnsonfain.com
22 Langdon Wilson Architecture Planning 16.8
Interiors (20) 15.3
1055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles 90017
langdonwilson.com
23 Gruen Associates (23) 16
6330 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 200 13.2
Los Angeles 90048
gruenassociates.com
24 HNTB (25) 15.6
601 W. Fifth St., Suite 1010 13
Los Angeles 90071
hntb.com
25 Lee Burkhart Liu Inc. (21) 15
13335 Maxella Ave. 14.2
Marina del Rey 90292
lblarch.com
Rank Services Current Projects
(partial list) (partial list)
1 architecture, interior design, 2000 Avenue of the Stars,
planning and urban design, hotel and residences at LA
branding and graphic design Live, Port of Long Beach
headquarters, LAX, AT&T
Tower, Sony Corp.
2 architectural design, urban The District at Tustin Legacy,
design/planning, feasibility The Shops at River Walk,
studies, construction Galerias Hipodomo, Blackhawk
documents Plaza
3 master planning, architectural King Faisal Mixed-Use-Riyadh,
design, feasibility studies, Hiroshima Ballpark, Richmond
interior design, planning, Civic Center & Hall of
programming Justice, Warner Center
Apartments, Bob Hope Patriotic
Hall
4 architecture, master planning, LAPD Headquarters, GE Campus
interiors, engineering, Shanghai, Loyola Marymount
consulting University-Hannon Library,
Chicago O'Hare ATCT, Hines
buildings La Jolla and Irvine,
Maguire Partners office
building Glendale
5 architecture, planning, Claremont McKenna College
programming, feasibility Residence Hall, Santa
Monica-UCLA Medical Center,
studies Univ. of Virginia Medical
Education building, Palomar
Medical Center, UC Riverside
Engineering 3
6 architecture, facility LAPD Harbor and Rampart police
planning and programming, stations, LAUSD Central High
master planning, interior School No. 1, Johns Hopkins
design Hospital, House Ear Institute,
Kaiser Permanente Westside
Medical Center, City of Hope,
Golden West College
7 architecture, planning, 445 West Ash, Sacramento River
interior design, graphic Edge Master Plan, Microsoft
design, lighting design Corp., Samsung Electronics,
NHN Venture Tower, CJ Media,
Anime Museum, Taipei Sports
Park, Main Stadium 2010
Central American Games
8 architecture, urban design, Zlote Tarasy, NoHo Commons,
master planning, landscape, The Railyards, Star City,
interiors Alhambra Place, City Santa Fe
9 architecture, programming, Amgen, LAUSD Vista Hermosa
interior design, strategic High School, Masonic Homes,
planning, architectural USC Student Health Center,
forensics Kaiser Permanente
10 architecture, interior design, UCLA Westwood Replacement
master planning, Hospital, Mercy Medical Center
programming, medical Merced Replacement Hospital,
planning Mission Hospital Acute
Care Tower, UC Riverside
Genomics Building
11 architecture, planning, urban LA Live, The Market at Ninth
design, interior design, and Flower, LA Central, Del Amo
environmental graphic design Fashion Center, The Fashion
Institute of Design and
Merchandising, Chinese Museum
of Film
12 architecture, planning, Childrens Hospital Los
programming, urban design, Angeles, USC Broad Institute
interior design for Integrative Biology and
Stem Cell Research, J.
Craig Venter Institute
13 retail, mixed-use, JCPenny, CVS Pharmacies,
hospitality, entertainment, Hampton Inn & Suites, Del Amo
office, urban planning & Palo Verde Shopping Center
14 architecture, engineering, Huntington Memorial Hospital,
consulting, planning, Riverside Co. New Sheriff's
design-build, interiors Station, Kaiser
Ontario-Vineyard Med Center,
UC Riverside--Environmental,
Health & Safety Building,
Ventura Co. Jail Needs Study
15 arch. design for mixed-use Alexan Universal Apts.,
developments, commercial Granite Park Condos, Pacific
offices, urban infill housing Concourse Apts., St. Andrews
Grand, Greenwich Place,
McCadden Place, The
Metropolitan, Blvd.
6200 Hollywood
16 architecture, planning, Kaiser OC Medical Center, LA
interior architecture, Valley College Student
engineering, landscape Services Center, UC San Diego
architecture Price Center, CSUN
Science Teaching building,
Calif. Dept. of Corrections
and Rehabilitation
17 architecture, planning, LA Regional Crime Laboratory,
engineering, sustainable the Carlyle Condominiums,
design, interiors, landscape, Valley Regional Elementary
construction services School No. 12, Legg Avenue
Headquarters
18 architecture, interiors, LAC+USC Replacement Hospital,
planning, strategic Cedars-Sinai Outpatient and
consulting, programming Diagnostic Treatment Center,
UCI Medical Center, Disney
Feature Animation, Warner
Bros. WB Animation, America
Online Beverly Hills
19 architecture, interior design, LAX Tom Bradley International
engineering, planning, Terminal Renovation, Harbor/
program management UCLA Medical Center, Burbank
Community Services building,
Kaiser Permanente Lakeside
Medical office building, LAUSD
High School No. 2
20 architecture, master planning, Kaiser Downey Hospital
facilities planning, interior Replacement, Kaiser West
design, construction LA Medical Center, Central
administration LIA H.S. for the Visual &
Performing Arts, Central H.S.
No. 13, Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center South Tower
Addition
21 architecture, urban Museum Tower Dallas, Osaka
design+planning, interior City High-Rise, CBS Commons,
design, programming, Lennar, A-Town and Ballpark
design/build Village, Amgen, Genentech,
Gilead
22 architectural design, master LAUSD East Los Angeles High
planning, interior design, School No. 2, Fox Area 1
facilities programming, office building, Olive View
project management, const. Med. Ctr. ER Expansion, Miyako
admin. Hotel, So. Surra Hospital
23 architecture, planning, urban Asiana Plaza, Riverside
design, interior design, Distric Attorneys office
landscape architecture, complex, Edgewater condos,
transportation planning Paseo Plaza Retail Center and
Condos, Mid-city 20th Area
LAPD Station
24 architecture, planning, USC Galen Center, UC Berkeley
construction management Memorial Stadium, Oregon State
Reser Stadium Phase II, LAX
Advanced Planning
25 architecture, planning and LAC+USC Medical Center,
interiors, health care and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital,
university projects USC Harlyne J. Norris Research
Tower, USC Univ. Hospital
Rank Profile Top Local Executive
* architects/total * name
* offices (county/total) * title
* headquarters * phone
1 79/192 Andrew P. Cohen/Rob Jernigan
1/30 executive director/co-managing
San Francisco director
(310) 449-5600
2 26/127 Sy Perkowitz
2/7 ceo, president
Long Beach (562) 628-8000
3 N/A/116 Herb Nadel/Dan Meis
1/6 ceo/president
Los Angeles (310) 826-2100
4 N/A/N/A Michael Mann
2/20 vice president
Los Angeles (213) 593-8100
5 30/87 Peter Stazicker
1/1 senior principal
Los Angeles (323) 525-0500
6 43/83 Gabrielle Bullock
1/19 managing director
N/A (213) 270-8400
7 27/98 Paul Q. Davis/Jin Ah Park/Jonathan
1/9 Ward
N/A principals
(310) 893-3333
8 10/95 Jon A. Jerde
1/4 chairman
Venice (310) 399-1987
9 28/90 Chester A. Widom/Adrian O. Cohen
1/4 partners
Santa Monica (310) 828-0040
10 24/90 Joseph A. Balbona
1/2 ceo
Los Angeles (310) 473-3555
11 43/120 Paul F. Jacob III
1/10 chairman
Baltimore (213) 633-6000
12 26/70 Doss Mabe
1/5 partner
Portland, Ore. (213) 617-1901
13 7/17 Frederick J. Gaylord
2/8 chairman
Pasadena (626) 793-9119
14 35/110 Alan Korth
1/120 senior vice president
Omaha, Neb. (626) 584-1700
15 27/82 Jan Van Tilburg/Navy F. Banvard
1/4 principals
Santa Monica (310) 394-0273
16 25/100 Scott F. Reed
1/15 principal, market and practice leader
Buffalo, N.Y. (310) 229-2700
17 27/130 J. Peter Devereaux
1/7 corporate president
Southfield, Mich. (323) 965-7444
18 25/133 Riccardo Mascia
1/24 managing principal
St. Louis, Mo. (310) 838-9555
19 19/41 Brian A. Kite
1/22 v.p., managing principal
Omaha, Neb. (213) 629-0100
20 10/26 Joe Kragelund
1/10 regional vice president
Ontario (626) 535.0500
21 35/65 William H. Fain Jr./Scott Johnson
1/1 co-presidents, partners
Los Angeles (323) 224-6000
22 18/78 Asad M. Khan
1/5 sr. managing partner
Los Angeles (213) 250-1186
23 14/75 Ki Suh Park
1/1 design and managing partner
Los Angeles (323) 937-4270
24 14/63 Tony Gonzales
2/70 vice president
Kansas City, Mo. (213) 403-1000
25 20/65 Kenneth Lee/Erich Burkhart/
1/1 Kenneth Liu
Marina Del Rey principals
(310) 829-2249
Note: Information for this list was provided by the companies
themselves. Numbers that appear to be tied have been rounded. Firms are
ranked by 2007 and 2005 L.A. County billings, respectively.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c] 2007 Los Angeles Business
Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without
prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from
Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295.
(1) Does not include billings for reimbursables such as materials and
consultants.
(2) Licensed architects in L.A. County.
(3) Number of employees devoted to architectural practice in L.A.
County.
Researched by David Nusbaum
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