Dallas' HKS Inc. led this year's Architecture Firms List from the Dallas Business Journal.
The international design firm had 197 local registered architects in 2022, HKS reported, earning it the top spot on the annual List. Corgan took second with 130 local registered architects.
Architecture firms featured on the Business Journal’s 2023 North Texas Architecture Firms List generated a combined total of $1.14 billion in local gross billing in 2022.
Below is a bar graph of the local registered architects of the individual top 10 companies from 2021 to 2022.
Fifty-three companies responded to the survey this year. The Business Journal distributed surveys beginning December 29.
To be eligible for this List, a firm must be active in the planning, design and review process in the construction of commercial buildings and be located within the Business Journal’s core coverage areas in Collin, Dallas, Denton or Tarrant counties.
The Business Journal cannot independently verify information provided by individual companies.
Here’s a look into the top 10 architecture firms in Dallas-Fort Worth, ranked by the number of local registered architects.
Locally founded in 1939, the private architecture firm has two offices and 27 companywide. There were 614 employees, companywide revenue of $300.91 million and $495.56 in companywide gross billings in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 197
- Companywide registered architects: 563
Locally founded in 1938, the private architecture firm has two offices and 16 companywide. It had 508 employees and companywide revenue of $331.18 million in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 130
- Companywide registered architects: 187
- Active architectural projects: Wells Fargo Las Colinas Corporate Campus (architecture and interior design), Harwood No. 14 Luxury Office Tower (architecture), 606 Washington Medical Office Building (architecture and interior design), Rockwall ISD, Two Ninth Grade Centers (architecture and interior design), Stream DFW Data Center (architecture and interior design)
No. 3: Arcadis
Locally founded in 1979, the public company has one local office and 300 companywide.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 89
No. 4: Gensler
Locally founded in 1997, the private company has one local office and 53 companywide. It had 200 employees, companywide revenue of $1.8 billion and $661.55 million in companywide gross billings in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 78
- Number of companywide registered architects: 1,411
- Active architectural projects: Ryan Tower (Base Building Architect), Fields West (master planner), Fair Park Parking Structure (base building architect), Tarrant County College (base building architect and interior and architect designer), Waldorf-Astoria Dallas (design architect), Miyako Hotel (design architect), and Universal Studios (design architect)
Locally founded in 1988, the private company has one office and 26 companywide. It had 217 employees, companywide revenue of $372.30 million and $706.10 million in companywide gross billings in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 78
- Number of companywide registered architects: 650
- Active architectural projects: Oak Lawn Place (architecture and interior design), Lake Highland Replacement Middle School (architecture and interior design), University of Texas at Dallas Student Success Center (architecture and interior design), Methodist Health System Celina Medical Center (architecture, interior design, and planning)
Locally founded in 1947, the public company has two offices and 400 companywide. It had 888 employees, companywide revenue of $14 billion, and $395 million in companywide gross billings in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 60
- Number of companywide registered architects in 2022: 1,100
- Active architectural projects: TWU Stark Hall (A/E services), TxDOT, McKinney Maintenance and Administrative Facility (A/E services)
Locally founded in 1982, the private company has two offices and three companywide. It had 111 local employees, $38.51 million in companywide revenue, and $28.85 million in companywide gross billings in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 44
- Number of companywide registered architects: 48
- Active architectural projects: Hines Maple Terrace, 23Springs, Henderson Avenue Mixed Use, SMU Cox School of Business, Dallas Medical Society Headquarters
No. 8: Merriman Anderson Architects Inc.
Locally founded in 1987, the private company has one office and three companywide. It has 70 employees.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 43
- Active architectural projects: Boheme, Depot on Main, One University, River Edge & 1333 Oak Lawn corporate offices, 3111 Sunset, Hall Park Hotel, and the Woodlands Resort.
No. 9: Page
Locally founded in 1975, the private company has one office and 18 companywide. It had 136 employees, companywide revenue of $517.48 million, and $36.22 million in companywide gross billings in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 40
- Number of companywide registered architects: 374
- Active architectural projects: Semiconductor Wafer Project, Sherman TX, (architecture, MEP, structural, interiors); University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center new construction on the existing campus (architecture, medical planning, and interiors); Home of the PGA in Frisco, TX (architecture, interiors, structural)
Locally founded in 1984, the private company has two offices and five companywide. It had 155 employees, companywide revenue of $70.33 million, and local gross billings of $38.22 million in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 40
- Number of companywide registered architects: 73
- Active architectural projects: Denton ISD New High School, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD High School, Royse City ISD High School, Liberty Hill ISD High SchoolLocally founded in 1984, the private company has two offices and five companywide. It had 155 employees, companywide revenue of $70.33 million, and local gross billings of $38.22 million in 2022.
- Number of local registered architects in 2022: 40
- Number of companywide registered architects: 73
- Active architectural projects: Denton ISD New High School, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD High School, Royse City ISD High School, Liberty Hill ISD High School