The 100 Largest Architecture Firms In the World

WHERE THE WORLD���S 100 LARGEST

ARCHITECTURE FIRMS ARE LOCATED

AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE)



All numbers and figures have been taken from

BUILDING DESIGN���S ���World Architecture 100���

list (for 2013) of the world���s largest architec-

ture firms. Those countries in black represent

the locations with the highest number of

employees (employed by these 100 firms).



COUNTRIES



TOTAL

ARCHITECTS

EMPLOYED



FEE INCOME (US$ MILLION)







1. UNITED STATES

10,261

$ 1,500,000



2. UNTED KINGDOM

5,617

$ 1,220,000



3. JAPAN

2,292

$ 860,000



4. CANADA

2,058

$ 404,000



SOUTH KOREA

1,794

$ 520,000



6. SINGAPORE

1,486

$ 80,000



7. HONG KONG

1,377

$ 270,000



8. SWEDEN

1,326

$140,000



9. CHINA

1,078

$ 200,000



10. AUSTRALIA

1,026

$ 600,000



11. FRANCE

603

$90,000



12. INDIA

440

$ 40,000



13. AUSTRIA

320

$ 120,000



14. DENMARK

319

$ 60,000



15. NORWAY

317

$ 70,000



16. KUWAIT

256

$ 120.000



17. UAE

220

$ 60,000



18. THAILAND

220

$60,000



19. SPAIN

215

$ 60,000



20. MEXICO

160

$ 60,000



21. VIETNAM

158

$ 10,000



22. BELGIUM

150

$ 20,000



23. PHILIPPINES

131

$ 10,000



24. ITALY

124

$ 10,000





* This figure represents the company AEDAS, the only WA 100 firm in China. In actual fact, however, Aecom is based both in China and the UK; however, we only counted their numbers for China, and not as part of the UK total.



INFOGRAPHIC MADE BY ARCHDAILY WHERE THE WORLD'S 100 LARGEST All numbers and figures have been taken from BUILDING DESIGN'S "World Architecture 100" list (for 2013) of the world's largest architec- ture firms. Those countries in black represent the locations with the highest number of employees (employed by these 100 firms). ARCHITECTURE FIRMS ARE LOCATED (AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE) # COUNTRIES TOTAL ARCHITECTS EMPLOYED FEE INCOME (USS MILLION) 3 JAPAN 1 UNITED STATES 2,292 $ 860,000 2 UNITED KINGDOM 10,261 $ 1,500,000 5,617 $ 1,220,000 SOUTH KOREA 1,794 $ 520,000 CANADA 6 SINGAPORE 2,058 $ 404,000 HONG KONG 1,486 $ 80,000 1,377 $ 270,000 8 SWEDEN 1,326 |$ 140,000 CHINA* 1,078 $ 200,000 10 AUSTRALIA 1,026 $ 600,000 13 AUSTRIA 320 $ 120,000 19 SPAIN 215 $ 60,000 20 MEXICO 160 $ 60,000 16 KUWAIT 256 $ 120,000 INDIA 11 FRANCE 440 $ 40,000 603 $ 90,000 23 PHILIPPINES 24 ITALY 124 150 |$ 10,000 $ 20,000 131 $ 10,000 22 BELGIUM 18 THAILAND 220 $ 60,000 17 UAE 220 $ 60,000 14 DENMARK 21 VIETNAM 319 $ 60,000 158 $ 10,000 15 NORWAY 317 $ 70,000 This figure represents the company AEDAS, the only wA 100 firm in China. In actual fact, however, Aecom is based both in China and the UK; however, we only counted their numbers for China, and not as part of the UK total. INFOGRAPHIC MADE BY ARCHDAILY