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Structuring Nature: The Architectural Pursuit of Ecological Complexity

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What is the difference between making a landscape and making a building? When architects are undertaking the task of designing a building, according to a recent exhibition at MIT Wiesner Student Art Gallery, they often estimate that its typical lifespan will be between 50 to 60 years. On the other hand, a (human-made) landscape is supposed to “last forever.” In other words, nature has excessively raised the bar when it comes to a landscape’s longevity, challenging architects to find ways of creating artificial mountains, wetlands, parks, forests etc., that are effectively integrated within the existing context, operate efficiently through carefully designed infrastructure systems and require as little maintenance as possible.

Through this series of projects, one key observation arises: architecturally designed landscapes are made of a completely different set of materials. From water and soil to silkworms and fish and even urban ruins, an artificial landscape is often materialized through reappropriation and reuse. In addition, the infrastructure necessary for maintaining these landscapes is often preexisting, thus guiding architects to base their design’s efficiency on already tested maintenance practices. Still, the most crucial point is the “ambition” hidden behind those projects, where architects are not looking at landscapes as a temporal endeavor but rather focus on cultural and historical significance, resilient strategies and the intention to make something that will last forever.


A Waterfront Homestead Reborn: Restorative Design in the Yangtze Delta Polders

By Shanghai Landscape Architecture Design and Research Institute, Shanghai, China

Jury Winner, Sustainable Landscape / Planning Project, 11th Annual A+Awards

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The polder of the Jiangnan region is a farmland development created through long-term agricultural water treatment and management efforts, irregularly constructing an ecosystem made of berms, waterways and sluice weirs that explores the balance between food production, storm water and flood regulation. The aim of the project was to revive the Jiangnan polder, integrating both artificial and natural elements to blend production, life and ecology. Through the construction of individual polders and cofferdams in-between, along with the farmland’s purification and the integration of mulberry, silkworm and fish as core elements, the new landscape was transformed into an interactive water-land ecosystem.


Ravine Park: Godrej Rivergreens

By Studio POD, Pune, India

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The Ravine Park is a landscape urbanism project in India, aiming at creating ecologically sensitive developments. More specifically, the park uses the materialised landscape as an infrastructure to manage water on site, while maintaining the ravine ecology and the existing watersheds and trees. In fact, the fabricated landscape is constructed with locally available stones, native species and steel structures that barely influence the ravine’s ecology.


Moakley Park Resilience Plan

By Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Boston, Massachusetts

The Moakley Park Resilience Plan essentially transforms a single-use recreational facility into a multi-faceted, modern 21st century park, in an attempt to address the city’s climate resilience, community health and welfare issues. The project’s strategy tackles varying sea levels, stormwater management, biodiversity and the heat-island effect. It also reconnects Moakley with its adjacent urban and natural landscapes and constructs an artificial as well as ecologically diverse park that protects the city from coastal flooding.


HEITO 1909

By ECG International Landscape consultants, Taiwan

Popular Choice Winner, Public Park, 10th Annual A+Awards

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The project transformed Taiwan’s historical sugar factory – a former environmentally polluted site due to sugar production waste – into a public park that is stitched within the city’s urban fabric. The design strategy behind the park’s realisation was the utilisation of already existing ruins and their adaptive reuse in order to construct a new reimagined landscape. Five waste-water basins as well as the main structure’s foundation are recovered and reappropriated, paying tribute to Taiwan’s somewhat lost landscape.


Olympic Aquatics Stadium of the Île-de-France Region

By Auer Weber, Route de Torcy, Vaires-sur-Marne, France

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The Olympic Aquatic Centre is a project realised for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in France and is now Europe’s biggest whitewater centre. The most impressive aspect of the project’s design is integrating it into the existing historic landscape, through a process of reinterpretation and reinvention. A series of small, artificial islands break up the endless amounts of water present on site, while the buildings almost “emerge” from the new landscape structure.


Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre

By Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Athens, Greece

Although this project is considered primarily a building, it actually attempts to recreate an artificial hill, thus restoring the Athens’s relationship with the landscape and the sea. The SNFCC’s sloping roof is a park, Mediterranean garden and “hill” that acts as a green pocket within the city’s urban fabric. The buildings’ infrastructure is impressive, being able to water and preserve the plants and dense vegetation by using solar panels and operating in an almost completely self-sufficient way.

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories that recognizing designers that are building a green industry — and a better future. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!

Featured Image: Olympic Aquatics Stadium of the Île-de-France Region near Paris by Auer Weber, Route de Torcy, Vaires-sur-Marne, France

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The Future of Architecture: ZGF Takes Craft and Sustainability to New Heights

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Throughout its history, ZGF Architects has been recognized for a wide range of projects, from healthcare facilities and academic institutions to urban design and civic spaces. They have become particularly known for their commitment to human-centered, community-driven designs that not only serve the needs of their users but also enrich the environments around them. This year, they were recognized as the Popular Choice Winner for Best Sustainable Firm in Architizer’s prestigious A+Awards.

Founded in 1942, ZGF has evolved from a small practice in Portland, Oregon, into a national leader with offices across the United States. Known for its collaborative approach and holistic design philosophy, the firm’s dedication to creating impactful spaces has led to a portfolio of work that spans multiple sectors. In recent years, ZGF has a growing portfolio of net-zero energy buildings, green infrastructure, and LEED-certified projects. ZGF’s approach to sustainability is not just about reducing environmental impact but designing for the future, creating buildings that respond to the urgent need for resilience.


The Assembly

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Popular Choice Winner, Higher Education & Research Facilities, 12th Annual A+Awards

The Assembly in Pittsburgh is transforming the historic Ford Motor Plant into a cutting-edge biomedical research hub, symbolizing a new era of innovation for the city. Originally one of 31 Model T assembly plants in the U.S., the building now houses the University of Pittsburgh and Hillman Cancer Center, consolidating academic research and private industry under one roof. The design retains much of the plant’s original architectural character, including the vertical crane shed, now repurposed as a collaborative atrium. A new lab tower complements the historic structure, showcasing how adaptive reuse can breathe new life into industrial spaces for the future.


PAE Living Building

Portland, Oregon

The PAE Living Building in Portland, Oregon, is the world’s largest commercial office building to meet Living Building Challenge standards, proving that sustainable, mixed-use developments can be financially viable. Designed to last 500 years, the five-story structure generates 108% of its energy through solar panels, meets all water needs through onsite rainwater capture, and prioritizes occupant comfort with operable windows and healthy materials. The building blends modern sustainability with timeless aesthetics, showing how commercial buildings can benefit both urban environments and the planet.


California Air Resources Board Southern California Headquarters, Mary D. Nichols Campus

Riverside, California

Since 1967, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has led the world in setting vehicle emissions standards to improve public health and combat climate change. Known for innovations like the catalytic converter and exposing Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal, CARB now showcases its commitment to sustainability with a new net-zero energy headquarters. Designed by ZGF, the 403,306-square-foot (37,470-square-meter) facility consolidates CARB’s Southern California operations and serves as one of the world’s most advanced vehicle testing centers. The LEED Platinum certified building incorporates renewable energy, including a large solar array, and features 140 EV charging stations, aligning with California’s climate policies.


Camp Namanu Accessibility & Inclusion Redesign

Sandy, Oregon

Camp Fire Columbia, dedicated to supporting historically oppressed communities, particularly LGBTQIA2S+ youth, operates Camp Namanu, one of Oregon’s largest and oldest youth camps. Situated on 550 acres (222 hectares) along the Sandy River, the camp has served generations for nearly a century. In 2021, Camp Fire Columbia partnered with ZGF to update Camp Namanu’s facilities, focusing on accessibility, inclusivity, and equity. The first phase, completed in 2022, reimagined the Sherwood Unit with ADA-accessible pathways, improved privacy and safety features, and new cabins designed to balance communal connection with individual privacy and comfort.


University of California, San Francisco, Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building

San Francisco, California

The UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building addresses the critical need for mental health care by providing a welcoming, transparent, and accessible facility in the Bay Area. Integrating pediatric, neurological, and mental health services, it quadruples access to care while fostering research and collaboration. Designed by ZGF with Perkins&Will, the building prioritizes patient comfort with abundant natural light, uplifting aesthetics, and features like a rooftop garden and nature-inspired art. The facility brings together multiple UCSF disciplines, enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration and setting a new standard for mental health treatment and research.


Portland International Airport Main Terminal Expansion

Portland, Oregon

 

Portland International Airport, named “America’s Best Airport,” has completed a major expansion designed by ZGF Architects to accommodate 35 million passengers annually. The project doubles the terminal’s size, blending innovative architecture with the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. A locally sourced wood roof honors the region’s forestry heritage, supported by Y-shaped columns and skylights. The expanded ticket hall offers travelers a forest-like experience with biophilic design, while clear sight lines and regional goods enhance the passenger journey. Sustainability and resiliency are key, with the use of renewable materials, seismic base isolation and carbon reduction strategies leading the effort.

Calling all architects, landscape architects and interior designers: Architizer's A+Awards allows firms of all sizes to showcase their practice and vie for the title of “World’s Best Architecture Firm.” Start an A+Firm Award Application today. 

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25 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Turkey

Ottoman mosques next to grand buildings dating back to the Byzantine Empire along with bustling local markets showcase a remarkable blend of ancient traditions and modern sensibilities within Turkey’s urban fabric. In the later part of the 20th century, following a period of great upheaval in Turkish society as well as various political movements and economic crises, contemporary architectural practices needed to evolve to keep up with their changing developments. More specifically, the country expanded its global trades, highly influencing the local construction industry and placing emphasis on, materiality, sustainability and urban regeneration strategies.

Projects from renowned architects such as Zaha Hadid’s Kartal Masterplan in 2006 as well as Emre Arolat’s many architectural designs have contributed to the country’s skyline and elevated its architectural scene. As a result, present-day architects have transformed Turkish architecture into an amalgamation of its cultural dictionary coupled with less rigid and flexible designs that reflect the country’s diversity and modern identity.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Turkey based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

  • The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Turkey architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 25 best architecture firms in Turkey:


25. Orkun Nayki Architecture

© Orkun Nayki Architecture

© Orkun Nayki Architecture

Founded by Orkun Nayki in 2018. The firm aims to develop lean, functional and sustainable spaces. In addition, the office realizes projects of various types and scales, aiming to increase the quality of life by considering each project in its own context. Our firm is innovative. In the designs of an office; human, nature and sustainability is our focus. All design ideas are shaped around this focus.

Some of Orkun Nayki Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Orkun Nayki Architecture achieve 25th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 1

24. PIN Architects

© PIN Architects

© PIN Architects

PIN is an international architectural practice focusing on private, commercial and public projects primarily in Turkey and the UK. On the back of diverse and international experiences, established in 2014, PIN emphasise process led work, making and innovation. By promoting collaborative approach to design via education, art and technology, our approach arrives at solutions, be it building, space or product that highlights the context of the project and the aspirations of the client and stakeholders. Establishing deep connections between people and our design is key to our vision.

Some of PIN Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped PIN Architects achieve 24th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 1

23. arkiZON

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© arkiZON

arkiZON is a thought, an idea, which redefines the space that brings architecture into play as a tool for developing new projections on contemporary life and alters its use in the complex world of our current society. It aims at the conception of living spaces in a more rhythmic way, by reutilizing the conventional relation of form and function in the architecture interacting with the construction, circulation and program.

Thus providing a link between the new social structure, the effect of contemporary architecture and our lives; it expands the horizon of people’s imagination and alters the ideas that play a role in the formation of modernist architecture with the aid of contemporary technology.

Some of arkiZON’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped arkiZON achieve 23rd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 2

22. Onurcan Çak?r

© Onurcan Çak?r

© Onurcan Çak?r

Onurcan Çak?r is an architect and architectural acoustics consultant based in Istanbul. His work revolves around residential architecture.

Some of Onurcan Çak?r’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Onurcan Çak?r achieve 22nd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 2

21. DILEKCI Architects (DDA)

© DILEKCI Architects (DDA)

© DILEKCI Architects (DDA)

D?LEKC? Architects (DDA) is a Istanbul based architectural practice founded by architect Durmus Dilekci. Amongst its completed award-winning projects are; Buyaka mixed-use project, steel structured Hilton Doubltree Avcilar hotel and Mi’Costa hotel and residences. Also we are very proud of Mi’costa Hotel and Residences Project that is one of the nominated projects from Turkey for European Union Prize, (Mies Van Der Rohe 2015).

Some of DILEKCI Architects (DDA)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DILEKCI Architects (DDA) achieve 21st place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 5

20. Slash Architects

© Slash Architects

© Slash Architects

Re-thinking various typologies of architecture through urban, operational and spatial potentials; slasharchitects pursuits re-writing the built environment within the urban context. Integrating every scale and area of design, we prioritize a sensitive approach to all.

Combining a number of professions that interfere with architectural design, Slash Architects derives its name from the word “slasher”. Today the word “slasher” points to a structure that embodies various expertise and therefore achieves a more holistic approach to design. As opposed to “one-man-does-all architecture” we aim to generate spaces as a more collaborative work integrating a variety of experiences and skills.

Some of Slash Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Slash Architects achieve 20th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 5

19. Habif Architects

© Habif Architects

© Habif Architects

Habif Architects is an Istanbul based office practicing architecture and multidisciplinary design

Some of Habif Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Habif Architects achieve 19th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 6

18. MuuM

© MuuM

© MuuM

MuuM is an architectural studio founded by Murat Aksu and Umut Iyigün in 1998.

The studio mainly focuses on architecture, urban and interior design.

Some of MuuM’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MuuM achieve 18th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 9

17. Motto Architecture

© Motto Architecture

© Motto Architecture

MOTTO is an interdisciplinary studio of architects, engineers, designers and scholars delivering design and consultancy services for the entire building process. Our comprehensive experience covers program development, conceptual design, construction documentation, supervision and consultancy for various building types. We deliver complete design services that answer every requirement of prospective developments from the initial idea to post occupancy state.

We understand and cherish the fact that design cannot be confined to a rigid definition of professional boundaries. Our interdisciplinary approach is based on collaborative work processes that enable us to develop efficient and project-specific design solutions.

Some of Motto Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Motto Architecture achieve 17th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 10

16. GMW MIMARLIK

© GMW MIMARLIK

© GMW MIMARLIK

GMW MIMARLIK was established in 2000 under the leadership of Ali Evrenay Özveren, who was then a senior partner of GMW ARCHITECTS, a London practice originally formed in 1949. Based in Nisantasi district of Istanbul, the practice is currently led by Dicle Demircioglu and Pinar Ilki, who joined Ali Evrenay Ozveren as partners in 2011. Following the completion of the new international terminal project at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in 2000 GMWM has been commissioned to carry out several other major international projects in the transportation sector in Europe, Middle East and North Africa as well as in Turkey.

Some of GMW MIMARLIK’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped GMW MIMARLIK achieve 16th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 12

15. OSO Architecture

© OSO Architecture

© OSO Architecture

OSO Architecture is an Istanbul-based architectural studio established by Okan Bay?k, Serhan Bay?k and Ozan Bay?k in 2007. A strong emphasis is given to the critical design process within the studio; we resist predetermining architectural solutions to a client’s brief prior to a thorough investigation of each project’s unique situation.

Our criteria for design is to pay close attention to contemporary design methods, new materials and the economic considerations of the client. We believe that a good project must combine all these areas.

Some of OSO Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped OSO Architecture achieve 15th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 15

14. GAD ARCHITECTURE

© GAD ARCHITECTURE

© GAD ARCHITECTURE

Global Architectural Development has been a leader in research and concept design in Europe since 1994. The firm is headed by design principle Gokhan Avcioglu who works with a dedicated international staff of architects and collaborators. GAD believes that current architecture and urbanism are influenced by media, culture, technological innovations, consumer habits and how these factors affect the builded environment at different scales.

GAD’s success lies in its methodical research of our client’s programmatic requirements, its iterative process of digital and physical modeling and meticulous process innovation. GAD believes that architecture as a practice relies on understanding historical architecture movements as well as research and experimentation.

Some of GAD ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped GAD ARCHITECTURE achieve 14th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 25

13. Voltaj Tasarim

© Voltaj Tasarim

© Voltaj Tasarim

VOLTAJ is an interior, furniture and branding design agency based in Istanbul.

Some of Voltaj Tasarim’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Voltaj Tasarim achieve 13th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Total Projects 4

12. ATÖLYE

© Omer Kanipak

© Omer Kanipak

ATÖLYE brings together a creative hub and a strategic design studio to tackle wicked problems and create a positive impact.

Some of ATÖLYE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ATÖLYE achieve 12th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 2

11. Alatas Architecture and Consulting

© Alatas Architecture and Consulting

© Alatas Architecture and Consulting

Alatas Architecture and Consulting is a practice based in Istanbul focusing mainly on commercial architecture.

Some of Alatas Architecture and Consulting’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Alatas Architecture and Consulting achieve 11th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

10. BAD-BasakAkkoyunluDesign

© BAD-BasakAkkoyunluDesign

© BAD-BasakAkkoyunluDesign

We are a multidisciplinary studio specialized in BESPOKE architecture, interior design and construction.

Some of BAD-BasakAkkoyunluDesign’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped BAD-BasakAkkoyunluDesign achieve 10th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

9. Uygur Architects

© Yerçekim Architectural Photography

© Yerçekim Architectural Photography

Uygur Architects, founded in 1986 by Semra Uygur and Özcan Uygur in Ankara, create urban and architectural projects for 30 years. Alongside with remarkable works on cultural and educational buildings, Uygur Architects also have important experiences in large-scale prestigious private and public office buildings. Interpretation of the requirements and the main reason of the building is an important phase of the design process for Uygur Architects and in most cases these are developed and changed together in discussion with the clients as well. Thinking of not only the users, but also the people who are indirectly affected by the building is a common approach in Uygur Architects’ works.

Some of Uygur Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Uygur Architects achieve 9th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 5

8. Zemberek Design

© Zemberek Design

© Zemberek Design

Zemberek Design, a team mainly works on interior projects, is conservative about, starting a design process by “finding the right question” is the key element, that reveals the basic and simplest idea, leading to conclusion. This initial and most time-consuming phase of the design process evolves with dialogs and exchanging of ideas between the members of Zemberek Design Team.

Occasionally, constraints of existing building, project requirement, hierarchy of functions or decisions on circulation becomes the main idea of design, in addition to consider the space perception of the user. “The right question” that needs to be answered in the final project are taken into the consideration in its simplest form. Simple architectural solutions as answer to basic demands of the space make the user perceive the initial question. By the perception of space that is prioritized at the beginning of the process, initiation of an involvement process for the user in which the user is able to read and understand the cause-effect relations, is aimed. This approach renders the user-designer relation cyclical.

Some of Zemberek Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Zemberek Design achieve 8th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 5

7. Ergino?lu & Çal??lar

© Cemal Emden

© Cemal Emden

Ergino?lu & Çal??lar Architects is an Istanbul based, independent firm of architects founded in 1993 by Hasan Çal??lar and Kerem Ergino?lu. The firm specializes in urban planning, architecture and interior design projects together with providing assistance for planning applications. The ethos of the company is to view each project within its individual context and contribute to it through innovative architectural solutions. The firm has vast experience gained through successful completion of a wide variety of both national and international projects on a range of scales.

Ergino?lu& Çal??lar Architects have won many prizes and awards for their innovative projects.

Some of Ergino?lu & Çal??lar’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Ergino?lu & Çal??lar achieve 7th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 13

6. AVCI Architects

© AVCI Architects

© AVCI Architects

Selcuk Avci and Sanja Jurca Avci established Avci Architects in London in 1989 and Istanbul. In its first year, the practice won the top prize in the European Union biannual Energy Efficient Buildings Competition, a culmination of years of experience in sustainability which set the tone for the direction of the practice. Although the practice specializes in many sectors in terms of programme, sustainability has become an underlying driving ethos, from the scale of regional masterplanning down to the design of a single product.

Avci Architects has designed projects in the UK as well as Italy, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovenia and more recently in Turkey.

Some of AVCI Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped AVCI Architects achieve 6th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 20

5. Adnan Kazmao?lu Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi

© Adnan Kazmao?lu Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi

© Adnan Kazmao?lu Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi

(MAM) Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi has been working on architectural design, urban design, landscaping, project development and consulting branches. Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi is engaged in different range of projects; housing settlements, residences, office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, tourism & recreation facilities, religious buildings, culture & entertainment centers and sports complexes.

Adnan Kazmao?lu, M.Arch, 1948, Akhisar-Turkey was born in Akhisar, Manisa in 1948. Graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (IDGSA) Faculty of Architecture in 1975. In between 1975-1980, he worked as an instructor at Y?ld?z Technical University Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning. Worked in projects on regional planning and urban design at the circulating capital group of the department.

Some of Adnan Kazmao?lu Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Adnan Kazmao?lu Mimarl?k Ara?t?rma Merkezi achieve 5th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 57

4. Kreatif Architects

© Omer Kanipak

© Omer Kanipak

Kreatif Architects is an Istanbul based architectural office founded in 1995 by architects Selim Cengic, Aydan Volkan and civil engineer Mehmet Cengic. Kreatif had completed many national and international projects by combining urban planning, architectural design, interior design and engineering aspects as a complete understanding. Working internationally on healthcare, educational, hospitality, commercial and residential projects, Kreatif Architects has completed over 1,250,000 square meters of design, execution, construction and coordination work. Our vision of good design is providing, functional, sustainable, efficient solutions in a manner of combining inspiration and knowledge with creativity.

Some of Kreatif Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Kreatif Architects achieve 4th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 12

3. Yazgan Design Architecture

© Yazgan Design Architecture

© Yazgan Design Architecture

Yazgan Design Architecture is an Ankara based architectural design and construction firm founded by Kerem Yazgan and Begüm Yazgan, both PhD. architects, in 2003. Since the time of its foundation, the company has designed and developed many architectural, interior design and landscape projects totaling more than 86 million square feet (8 million square meters).

Project locations include a diversity of countries, such as Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Ghana. Yazgan Design works on projects of varying programs and scales covering concept, design development and construction phases. The company portfolio includes: mixed-use buildings, retail, hotel, residential, office, educational buildings, hospitals, cultural centers, airports, sport complexes, along with landscape design, interior design and graphic design projects.

Some of Yazgan Design Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Yazgan Design Architecture achieve 3rd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 18

2. superspace

© superspace

© superspace

superspace is an award-winning architecture practice based in Istanbul that designs distinctive contemporary spaces and places that shape the future. We are a research-driven, and enthusiastic group that believes in the power of design, art and play to enrich the experience of our lives. We are involved in different cultures, exploring the human condition, in the context of potentials, probabilities and possibilities of distinct living styles.

Some of superspace’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped superspace achieve 2nd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 19

1. Tabanlioglu Architects

© Tabanlioglu Architects

© Tabanlioglu Architects

Tabanlioglu Architects develop innovative, yet efficient and economically viable design alternatives, considering the uniqueness of the place and the individuality of requirements.  The practice focuses on the matters of building in global terms; yet for the achievement of best design quality the architects evaluate the expressions of each country, region and zone, distinctively. Every location offers special conveniences or engenders challenges that require specific solutions.

Some of Tabanlioglu Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Tabanlioglu Architects achieve 1st place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in Turkey:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 14

Why Should I Trust Architizer’s Ranking?

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

An example of a project page on Architizer with Project Award Badges highlighted

A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

  • Project completed within the last 3 years
  • A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
  • Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
  • High quality, in focus photographs
  • At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
  • Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
  • Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

 


 

We’re constantly look for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.

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The Sole Practitioner: Centerfield Studio Builds Architecture for Modern Life

The latest edition of “Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today.  

Founded on design principles that emphasize authenticity, simplicity and sustainability, Centerfield Studio’s work is known for the “wow” factor. Whether tackling residential or commercial spaces, principal Donnie Schmidt strives to create environments that feel both innovative and intuitive, seamlessly blending beauty with practicality. Donnie founded Centerfield to pursue his passion for design while connecting people through meaningful and accessible architecture.

This year’s A+Awards have once again shone a spotlight on the world’s most innovative and groundbreaking architectural firms, and Centerfield Studio has emerged as a standout, clinching the award for Best Sole Practitioner. Known for a thoughtful, human-centered approach to design, Centerfield Studio has garnered a reputation for creating spaces that are not only beautiful but also deeply connected to the needs of the people who inhabit them. Donnie has proven that a single vision when paired with a client-centric approach and a passion for innovation, can produce beautiful, impactful work. As he continues to push the boundaries of what small-scale firms can achieve, Centerfield Studio’s future is grounded in design for modern life.


Summit Residence

Lake Oswego, Oregon

This 7,775 square foot (722 square meters) cliffside residence in Lake Oswego is designed to maximize lake views and harmoniously blend indoor and outdoor spaces. The single-family project also includes converting an existing garage into an ADU, building a new boathouse, and creating hardscape designs across a 52,000 square foot site. Sustainable features such as advanced thermal insulation, green roofs, solar panels, radiant flooring and large cantilevered eaves are integrated to enhance energy efficiency and comfort.


Burnt Tree Farm

Sherwood, Oregon

Centerfield Studio remodeled and expanded one of William Fletcher’s last residential projects, a 1989 mid-century home that had fallen into disrepair. Drawing inspiration from the 20-acre vineyard and sweeping views of the Cascade Mountain Range, the design revitalized Fletcher’s post-and-beam structure to enhance indoor-outdoor living. A 520 square feet (48 square meter) addition was seamlessly integrated, while deteriorating covered outdoor areas were restored or reimagined to strengthen spatial connections. Locally sourced materials like Douglas Fir siding, board-formed concrete, and expansive floor-to-ceiling windows highlight the natural surroundings and flood the home with daylight.


Cameo Court

Lake Oswego, Oregon

This 4,500 square foot (418 square meter) home, set on a half-acre lot, blends the client’s vision for traditional charm with contemporary architecture. Designed around a private central courtyard, the house pushes to the lot’s edges, creating a sense of privacy. Three distinct wings — the Primary Suite, Central Gathering Space, and Kid’s Wing — extend into the landscape, fostering a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living spaces. Large windows and this integrated landscaping further enhance the home’s connection with its natural surroundings.


Fernwood

Portland, Oregon

This 2,800 square foot (260 square meter) mid-century modern remodel marks Centerfield Studio’s first co-development with Woolly Mammoth Ventures. The project aims to breathe new life into stunning yet overlooked properties, blending original charm with contemporary energy for a fresh, modern revival. Featuring clean lines, expansive windows and updated materials, the design honors the mid-century aesthetic while enhancing functionality. This partnership signals the studio’s commitment to preserving architectural heritage while embracing forward-thinking design.


Amber Place

Portland, Oregon

This 3,600 square foot (335 square meter) remodel blends the owner’s vision of “Zen and Pop,” creating a harmonious space that balances tranquility with vibrant, modern elements. The design merges calming minimalist features with specific accents to deliver a unique living environment. Natural materials and serene tones evoke a sense of peace, while playful pops of color and texture add energy. The result is a thoughtful fusion of relaxation and creativity, perfectly tailored to the owner’s style.


Cardinal Residence

Lake Oswego, Oregon

This 3,500 square foot (325 square meter) remodel is designed to offer flexibility for the evolving needs of a large family. The project encompassed architecture, interior design, and landscape design, creating a cohesive and adaptable space that grows with the family. Features include versatile living areas and innovative storage solutions, ensuring functionality for every stage of family life. The design extends out to the landscape, establishing space for outdoor living and providing a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.

The latest edition of “Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today.  

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100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in China

From the CCTV Headquarters by OMA in Beijing to myriad projects by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) across the country, China’s recent urban boom has made the country a magnetic scene for international architectural practices. Indeed, mass urbanization and rapid industrial development have been crucial ingredients in China’s rise as an economic superpower in the twenty-first century. Now, the dynamism of the country’s internal architectural scene is going global, and the world is turning its attention to innovative designs by local Chinese firms.

From poetic examples of adaptive reuse, thoughtful examinations of how the past comes to bear on the present, to high-tech transportation design, Chinese architects and firms are blurring boundaries between “tradition” and “modern” and, in so doing, reclaiming local architectural flavor in the era of global practice. For many outsides of China, the Pritzker Prize-winner Wang Shu may be an entry point into thinking about China’s New Modernism. However, with so many new studios regularly proving themselves with breathtaking projects, the question is not where to start but where to stop.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in China based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

  • The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of China architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 100 best architecture firms in China:

100. Huiyimingcheng

© Huiyimingcheng

© Huiyimingcheng

HYMC specializes in public space design, such as restaurant, hotel, and club and crossover creative art works. The work maintains a strong degree of identification and creates valuable things.

“Insist on originality, break the constraints of our times and express true emotion.”

Some of Huiyimingcheng’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Huiyimingcheng achieve 100th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 6

99. zhaoyang architects

© zhaoyang architects

© zhaoyang architects

Yang Zhao was born in Chongqing, China. After studying at Tsinghua University, he established his own practice, Zhaoyang Studio, in 2007. For the first three years, the studio worked closely with Standardarchitecture, a leading new-generation design firm, in Beijing. In 2010, Zhao attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he received a Master’s degree in architecture with distinction. Among his several built works, the Niyang River Visitor Center in Tibet, completed in collaboration with Standardarchitecture, has received international acclaim as a project that successfully transforms the natural landscape and creates a sense of place in a unique way. Zhao was awarded the 2010 WA Chinese Architecture Award from Beijing-based World Architecture magazine. Currently located in Dali, Yunnan Province, Zhaoyang Architects tries to explore architectural solutions to the emerging Chinese urban conditions.

Some of zhaoyang architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped zhaoyang architects achieve 99th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 3

98. genarchitects

© genarchitects

© genarchitects

The expanse of mountains and fields, ever continuous in the universe. Like the beginnings of the world, subtle yet sublime.

genarchitects was founded in 2013, under the leadership of three principals, Fan Beilei, Kong Rui and Xue Zhe, genarchitects engages in comprehensive urban and architectural design work. Whether in urban or natural environment, genarchitects insists focusing on the genuineness of designing and constructing, and hopes that through discreetly dealing with site and functional requirements, we could offer a calm and sincere answer towards the complicated and uncertain reality.

genarchitects’ work and study have been published on academic journals, such as Architectural Journal, T+A, World Architecture, as well as in books released by Thames & Hudson Press, Birkhäuser, and Images Publishing.

Some of genarchitects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped genarchitects achieve 98th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

97. L&M Design Lab

© L&M Design Lab

© L&M Design Lab

L&M design lab was founded in 2013 in Shanghai China, with its business covering architectural design, interior design, urban design and furniture design. As one of the cutting-edge contemporary architecture studio, it is dedicated to finding a breakthrough and inspiration in the heterogeneous mix in Chinese cities, providing architectural solutions with the same time spirit and oriental temperament. L&M has completed a series of different scales and functions of design projects, including Shandong Yi Shan Zhu State Museum, Guizhou Yunshe tourism. Service Center, Shandong Sun industry commercial complex, Henan Zhenping city design, Shanghai Vanke emerald Binjiang interior design and so on.

These buildings fit the base context and environment and have reasonable material and detail. L&M also win in many international competitions, Libo beer factory transform international competition, international competition of glass architectural design, AIM Architectural Design Competition and Wooden structure building design competition. The partners of the firm come from different educational backgrounds, China, America, Italy and Germany. It has diverse design concept and international perspective. With a keen sense of smell and accurate grasp of the characteristics to the urban social structure and historical environment and rigorous work flows and quality of service, its design idea is based on contemporary city and eventually will provide people with better life experience and space media.

Some of L&M Design Lab’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped L&M Design Lab achieve 97th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

96. hcreates

© hcreates

© hcreates

hcreates is an architectural & interior design firm based in Shanghai. hcreates believes design should be simple, fun and clever. All spaces should be designed to enhance one’s environment and leave you feeling inspired.

Some of hcreates’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped hcreates achieve 96th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 27

95. Atelier A

© Atelier A

© Atelier A

Atelier A is an architecture studio based in Shanghai, China. Our fields include restaurants, cafés, retails, offices and hospitality.

Some of Atelier A’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier A achieve 95th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 18

94. Daipu Architects

© Daipu Architects

© Daipu Architects

Daipu Architects, founded by Dai Pu, is an innovation-oriented architecture firm. The firm endeavors to review each project with unique perspective, and redefine the relationship between people, space and nature. Since the establishment of the firm, we have developed a set of working approaches and practicing strategies. From early stage plan to concept development, from skyscraper to tactility of a handle or a step, all these are included in our thinking system. Each of our projects builds on experimentation and research in the interrelated fields of architecture, engineer, science and art. Collaborations with artists, engineers, and other specialists have advanced the diversity of our practice, and the implementation of state-of-the-art technologies has led to the realization of complex architectural structures.

Some of Daipu Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Daipu Architects achieve 94th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

93. Minggu Design

© Minggu Design

© Minggu Design

Minggu Design was founded by the pioneer architect and interior designer Jaco. Pan in 2007. Its core design concept is “focusing on the motivation that design innovation creates for the present social progress and how the pioneer design provides protection and leading trends to human lifestyle, also concentrating on the practice using of what kind of role that the Chinese traditional architectural culture heritage plays in contemporary society.”

Since its creation, MingGu Design has established a kind of unique execution mode that belongs to its own team completely and has formed exquisite perspective and control system towards the total design progress. They truly solved expected execution problems, from investment objectives to design creation and to finally the project landed.Above all, how to blend vanguard art into design system with the science, which is the most important part and MingGu particularly emphasize on when they creates a work.

Some of Minggu Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Minggu Design achieve 93rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

92. PLAT ASIA

© PLAT ASIA

© PLAT ASIA

Being an international team of architects and designers, PLAT ASIA was founded in Beijing in 2010, by Baoyang Bian and Donghyun Jung, who share the oriental cultural background. Based on the constant research and analysis of the bewildering social backdrop nowadays, PLAT ASIA has been endeavouring in optimising the living conditions without sacrificing the future living environment. Moreover, PLAT ASIA not only designs to discover new opportunities and means of land occupation, but to carry forward oriental philosophies of nature, architecture and value as well.

Some of PLAT ASIA’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped PLAT ASIA achieve 92nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 11

91. CAA architects

© CAA architects

© CAA architects

CAA Architects is an architecture studio focusing on all aspects of design, from product, interior, architecture, and urban planning, with a strong intention on merging architecture and art, whilst redefining how these two disciplines work in the age of digital technology and content.

CAA Architects was founded by Liu Haowei in 2006, and has established its main office in Beijing following the concept of “Design for Tomorrow”. CAA Architects is made up of a culturally diverse group of designers with both extensive local and international experiences, all looking to merge architecture and art into an experiential solution.

Some of CAA architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CAA architects achieve 91st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 13

90. Zhubo Design

© Zhubo Design

© Zhubo Design

Founded in 1996, Zhubo Design is mainly engaged in architectural design and relevant design and consulting services ranging from architectural design to urban planning, landscape design, interior design, etc., and is committed to the comprehensive development of the industrial chain of design and architectural technologies. After more than 20 years of development, we have expanded design services including prefabricated architecture, BIM technology, green building, sponge city, intelligent building and relevant consulting services. We hold a Class-A Certificate of Qualification for Architectural Engineering Design, and offer the whole-process design solutions or services in stages from conceptual design, planning design, primary design to later construction according to the client’s demand, as well as all design services related to architectural engineering.

Taking the architectural design as the core business, we increasingly expand our businesses.

Some of Zhubo Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Zhubo Design achieve 90th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

89. Z’scape

© Z'scape

© Z'scape

Z’ scape was founded by Mr. Zhou Liangjun and Ms. Zhou Ting in Beijing. Cooperating with world-class architectural and planning firms as well as consultant teams, we are devoted to providing high-quality landscape planning and design for cultural tourism developers, real estate developers and the government. Our works include public spaces, cultural projects, boutique hotels, urban renovations, mix-used and residential projects, etc.

Our team has international perspective, overseas educational background and working experience, rich experience in management and construction, excellent professional expertise and unique creativity. Z’ scape has always kept a moderate size to ensure the involvement of the chief designers and the control of details, which will effectively guarantee the execution and realization of the design ideas. Firmly believing that design is of great value, Z’ scape is committed to the research and practice in the fields of landscape, art and design.

Some of Z’scape’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Z'scape achieve 89th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 4

88. Vermilion Zhou Design Group

© Vermilion Zhou Design Group

© Vermilion Zhou Design Group

In 2002, Vermilion Zhou Design Group was founded in Shanghai, Vermilion Zhou Design Group has completed more than 800 projects across countries in Asia-Pacific. Our talented team has provided services to a variety of clients, ranging from public spaces, residential spaces to commercial spaces such as hotels, offices, restaurants. At Vermilion Zhou Design Group, we never stop breaking boundaries and embracing new possibilities. Most importantly, the aspiration for the oriental modern lifestyle is what our designs are built upon, which also forms Vermilion Zhou’s unique identity in the field. To achieve a fine balance between functions and aesthetics in the design, our team is made up of creative minds from architecture, interior, lighting, graphic and product design backgrounds to gain different perspectives in each project.

Some of Vermilion Zhou Design Group’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Vermilion Zhou Design Group achieve 88th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

87. ZJJZ Atelier

© ZJJZ Atelier

© ZJJZ Atelier

Our office’s name in Chinese is “?/?”. The first character means rest, while the second signifies farming. When put together, the phrase means allowing land to become fallow in order to restore its fertility.

In this impetuous era where many are focused on rising to the top and chasing achievements, pressure and temptation coexist. We, like other practitioners within our industry, are encumbered by the times. But when we look back on our experience, we understand that the most important thing is still the joy of design, the mission we have chosen as architects, and our desire to remain sensitive to the world around us. “?/?” reminds us to slow down: fallow is a crucial part of farming so we can use the time to lay the foundations for our best work.

Our professional areas of expertise encompass cultural and public projects such as art galleries, libraries, museums and hotels. We propose design solutions for different spaces, while studying the creative uses of the space. We believe that architecture is not limited to a physical structure that merely satisfies functions, but it is also a container of space that users interact closely with —a combined experience formed by light, shadow, sound, color and details, where rationality and spirituality coexist.

Some of ZJJZ Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ZJJZ Atelier achieve 87th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

86. Supercloud Studio

© Supercloud Studio

© Supercloud Studio

Supercloud studio is a Shanghai based multi-disciplinary design firm established in 2010 which commits to design excellence, using design as a medium to connect people to each other and to the environment. Supercloud sets out to bring better social interaction to public life. This is why we also span our practice with artists and graphic designers, to enhance the adaptability of our work to the local context, its social life and end users.

Some of Supercloud Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Supercloud Studio achieve 86th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

85. ARIZON DESIGN

© ARIZON DESIGN

© ARIZON DESIGN

Arizon Design was founded in Shanghai by Shen Junwei. Arizon Design focuses mainly on the design field of department stores and shopping centers.
Focusing on the relationship among individual person, the relationship between people and society, and embedding the concept of harmonious mutual existence between human species and nature in commercial design. Let our “eco-fashion” design philosophy be integrated into every project.

Some of ARIZON DESIGN’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ARIZON DESIGN achieve 85th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 10

84. XISUI

© XISUI

© XISUI

XISUI Design Brand was founded in Shanghai, China in 2018. We focus on using cutting-edge digital design and construction technologies to provide services such as space design, children’s playgrounds, technology landscapes, landscape construction, installation art, public sculpture, etc. We offer solution design, strategic planning and construction guidance.

We aspire to create designs with rich expressive means that are at the forefront of the times, coupled with a continuous exploration of the inner essence. We aim to allow users of different ages, families and cultural backgrounds to feel the sincere emotions, local culture and genuine concern for life behind the design.

Some of XISUI’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped XISUI achieve 84th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

83. HDD

© HDD

© HDD

Shanghai HuaDu Architecture & Urban Design (HDD) is a comprehensive design company with first-rate architecture and engineering qualification issued by State Construction Ministry. It has established seven sub-companies in Singapore, Zhengzhou (Henan), Yangzhou (Jiangsu) and Urumqi (Xinjiang), Wuhan (Hubei), Hainan, Guangzhou (Guangdong). Its projects are located in Americas , Europe and Asia. In China, HDD blooms in large-sized and middle-sized cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Dalian, Jinan, Dongguan and Sanya.

It also expands to the central and western regions of China like Jiangxi, Henan, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang. HDD endeavors to explore and practice a long-life and sustainable development mode which is industry leading in China and integrates all fields of construction and development.

Some of HDD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped HDD achieve 83rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

82. Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

© Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

© Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier is a Beijing-based design firm since 2002, and we are specialized in landscape planning and design across a wide range of scale. Our projects include Urban Green Space System Planning, Urban Parks/Squares Design, Public Building Environment Design, Historic Preservation and Residential Design, etc.

Y³C is named after the Chinese idiom “yiyuzhongdi”, stating as “hit the key-point in one word,” mainly emphasizing on “one sharp design move”. We aim to find out the design essence of balancing the site and its demands under the unique perspective of history and culture. With the continuous focuses on the spirits of site (genius loci), Yiyu Studio uplifts the extension of both site context and cultural context onto elevated site-ethics level, making the project design works present more (but not only) site-specific features.

Some of Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier achieve 82nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 3

81. PMT Partners

© PMT Partners

© PMT Partners

PMT Partners is an architecture and interior design practice launched in 2016 and currently collaborating with clients in China and around the globe. In an era of precipitous and extreme change, lead architects Yan Hu, Weihao Zhao and Zhe Zeng take an open-minded and creative but pragmatic approach to the work, creating projects that manage to be somehow both radical and restrained.

Some of PMT Partners’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped PMT Partners achieve 81st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 14

80. Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute

© Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute

© Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute

Founded in 1959, Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute (CDAD) is a large-scale state-owned engineering design and consulting organization in Chengdu. Formerly known as “Chengdu Design Institute,” it was officially renamed “Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute” in June 1991.

After 60 years of resource accumulation and integration, CDAD has formed three major business groups of “consulting, engineering design, and engineering general contracting”, providing planning consulting, urban and rural planning, architectural design, landscape design, decoration design and engineering general contracting.

Some of Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Chengdu Architectural Design and Research Institute achieve 80th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

79. TheY Architects

© TheY Architects

© TheY Architects

ZZYY Studio is an international young design team full of vigor and creativity, currently chaired by Yao Yuan and Liu Yuze. The outside world is unknown. We believe that the most attractive state of design is to create unknown possibilities in the known environment, and stimulate the imagination and business of each space. By responding to the unknown possibility of the site, jumping out of the already known design of the site, creating an unexpected space-time experience in the situation. At the same time, the Institute always examines contemporary and future architectural issues from an open perspective.

Some of TheY Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped TheY Architects achieve 79th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

78. Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.

© Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.

© Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.

United Design Group or UDG is a comprehensive service design company with A-grade architectural design certification, A-grade urban planning certification and B-grade landscape design certification thus, providing reliable and quality services in completing projects in China. UDG is registered in Shanghai, setting up branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, Qingdao, Chongqing, Wuhan, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Xi’an, Xinjiang, Hangzhou, Hefei. There are now well over 3,000 professionals working in UDG, including experienced architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, interior designers and construction management experts from well-known design companies both at home and abroad.

Some of Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd.’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd. achieve 78th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 3

77. People’s Architecture Office

© People's Architecture Office

© People's Architecture Office

People’s Architecture Office (PAO) is an international practice with offices based in Beijing, China and Boston, USA. Founded in 2010 by James Shen, He Zhe, and Zang Feng, the firm is a multi-disciplinary studio focused on social impact through design particularly in the the areas of housing, urban regeneration, innovative learning environments and creative workspace design.

Some of People’s Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped People's Architecture Office achieve 77th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 17

76. COORDINATION ASIA

© COORDINATION ASIA

© COORDINATION ASIA

COORDINATION ASIA is an award winning agency for design and architecture, specializing in creating high impact environments in museum, exhibition, retail and hospitality design. We are driven by the quest for fresh ideas and extra-ordinary design solutions. Like a concept laboratory, we bridge creative energy and professional realization.From cultural to commercial projects, at COORDINATION ASIA we believe that content precedes aesthetics and that great design is more than simply styling. Our clients like us for our content-driven approach, as well as for our dedicated and reliable way of working. From understanding the needs of the client to drafting ideas and final realization, we make sure every step of the process is met with the highest of standards.

Some of COORDINATION ASIA’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped COORDINATION ASIA achieve 76th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 12

75. WIT Design & Research

© WIT Design & Research

© WIT Design & Research

WIT is an award-winning design practice, with project experience in a variety of categories. The company has an interdisciplinary understanding combining interior art and architecture, engages in practice-led research and is committed to providing in-depth design services. Some people in WIT graduated from top universities in the world, and some have experience in leading international design firms.

WIT focuses on space design, including hospitality, real estate, CCRC/care homes, retail/showrooms, clubs, residences, restaurants, offices, medical beauty clinics and cultural and transport spaces, and also provides procurement and bespoke furnishings services.

Some of WIT Design & Research’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped WIT Design & Research achieve 75th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 6

74. Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT

© Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD

© Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD

Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT is based in Guangzhou, with projects on sustainability, public and religious architecture.

Some of Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Architectural Design and Research Institution of SCUT Co., LTD achieve 74th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

73. Office AIO

© Office AIO

© Office AIO

Founded in 2014 by partners Tim Kwan and Isabelle Sun, Office AIO is an inter-disciplinary design practice based in Beijing, China. From the scale of architecture to interiors, to objects of desire, we have accumulated experiences working on a diversity of tasks, from hospitality, culture, retail, office, showroom and private residence.

Office AIO’s design premise is based on the values of wholesome, balanced and thorough spatial experiences. We develop genuine, meaningful, original solutions that not only answer client’s practical design objectives, but ones that transform pre-existing constraints into opportunities; thus, the result to each project is a response, in close dialogue with its cultural, physical and strategic context. Our portfolio has gained global recognition through awards and publications.

Some of Office AIO’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Office AIO achieve 73rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 1
Total Projects 21

72. Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)

© Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)

© Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)

Usual Studio, founded in 2017, is an architectural team focused on the diversity of design. We collaborate across different disciplines to practice urban planning, architecture, interior and product design. From the planning design “Light City”, which is made from the improvement of living and lighting conditions, to the renovation design “Rope Wave Office,” which is changed a shabby place into a creative co-working office, our ideas comes from the re-interpretation and definition of the value of design. Usual Studio design works have been acknowledged by the media and press worldwide, and received numerous design awards.

Some of Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Jing-Rui Lin (Usual Studio) achieve 72nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 7

71. CSWADI+HKS

© CSWADI+HKS

© CSWADI+HKS

CSWADI+HKS is an architecture firm based in Chengdu. It specializes in commercial architecture.

Some of CSWADI+HKS’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CSWADI+HKS achieve 71st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

70. QINGMO Architects

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© schranimage

“The ancient world is vast, profound and subtle. Only with these beautiful colors can we depict the beauty of nature and all things.” — Kong Qing Fu

Established in 2017, Qingmo Design has a Class A qualification in the engineering design and construction industry (Construction Engineering). With inclusive and open ideology and rigorous and pragmatic design attitude, Qingmo Design hopes to create high-quality, innovative and humanistic works to meet the practical needs of the current society. High quality runs through the whole life cycle of product creation by Qingmo Design.

Some of QINGMO Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped QINGMO Architects achieve 70th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 3

69. Parallect Design

© Parallect Design

© Parallect Design

Parallect Design is a diversified design firm rooted in the Yangtze River Delta region. It was founded in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2017, and now has studios in Shanghai and Suzhou, China. We are committed to providing experimental design ideas for spaces in different contexts, following the parallel perspectives of users, intervening in spaces to enhance the design experience. We are a broad-based design group. Architecture and interior space design are our main perspectives. At the same time, we also expand our professional fields to installation art, landscape, graphic design, exhibition, urban planning and other projects. We have already accumulated a lot of practical experience.

Some of Parallect Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Parallect Design achieve 69th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 43

68. y.ad studio

© y.ad studio

© y.ad studio

Established in 2017, the Shanghai-based y.ad studio is a comprehensive design studio that focuses on space and site planning, urban renewal, architectural design and space design. It has accumulated rich design experiences through constant practices in different fields, especially in urban renewal, commercial buildings’ transformation, cultural exhibition, culture and tourism and real estate, integrated parks, restaurants, hotels, stores and rural construction.

With a restrained, simple, integrated, authentic and connotative design orientation, y.ad studio has been practicing designs in a moderate way. The studio weakens the spatial form and appearance in order to pursue a natural aesthetic feeling. Taking the actual situation, site and environment as the starting point, y.ad studio tries to create spaces that are integrated with exquisite textures, rich levels, functions, time, culture, regional characteristics and appeal.

Some of y.ad studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped y.ad studio achieve 68th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 13

67. RoarcRenew

© RoarcRenew

© RoarcRenew

Roarc Renew is an architectural atelier specializes in urban space renovation. The atelier focuses on urban renewal, space reengineering, remodeling of old districts, trying to create a sustainable urban space, while following the concept of revolutionary design and the history of architecture. Its members and consultants come from Shanghai, Israel and New York. The current design projects include urban renewal, architectural design, interior design, product design and other categories, distributed among Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Jakarta and other cities. Using working space and residential space as the starting point, the atelier intends to explore the possibilities of the lifestyles in the Internet Age, which facilitates co- working project as one of the major ways to carry out architectural practice.

Some of RoarcRenew’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped RoarcRenew achieve 67th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 11

66. UUA (United Units Architects)

© UUA (United Units Architects)

© UUA (United Units Architects)

United Units Architects (UUA) is an award-winning practice based in Beijing and London. Our reputation is built on our creative design of space and form, attention to detail, whilst remaining sensitive to both culture and context.

The practice is characterized by a unique design philosophy guided by a humanistic approach coupled with technical precision. Our motivation is to establish the spiritual connection between people and architecture, and consequently make the building a carrier of meaning. We utilize geometric methods to optimize and systematize the perceptual architectural form into a rigorous three dimensional geometric framework, integrating the structural form, spatial layout, building envelop and mechanical services into a whole.

Some of UUA (United Units Architects)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped UUA (United Units Architects) achieve 66th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

65. China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

© China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

© China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

The Chinese Academy, formerly known as the design company directly under the Central Committee, was founded in 1952. Since its establishment nearly 70 years ago, it has always adhered to the fine tradition and is committed to promoting the innovation and development of the domestic survey and design industry. It takes “a better world of architecture” as its own responsibility, takes customer achievement, professional integrity and collaborative innovation as the core values of enterprise development, and provides for the modernization, standardization, industrialization and internationalization of Chinese architecture. Professional comprehensive technical consulting services. At present, it has become a leading design enterprise with great influence, strong technical ability, large talent gathering and high market share in the domestic architectural design industry.

Some of China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG) achieve 65th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 5

64. Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ?????????

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ?????????

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ?????????

Aether Architects is an architectural firm based in Shenzhen, China. It was founded in 2015 by architect Zelin Huang (1982).

Some of Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ?????????’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ????????? achieve 64th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 7

63. 100architects

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ?????????

© Huang Zelin • Aether Architects | ?????????

100architects is a pioneering global design and architecture studio that also offers  design consultancy services for urban attractors, creating architectural objects that attract users and customers, promoting brands and products. 100architects was born aiming to explore the thin boundaries between public leisure and urban marketing.

We specialize in street architecture and urban interventions impacting the known cityscape by creating a link between the brand and the potential customer through urban interventions, which invite the users to interact, encouraging the occurrence of social dynamics.

Some of 100architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped 100architects achieve 63rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 13

62. Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design

© Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd

© Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd

Huazhu is an architectural and engineering company founded in 1994, specialized in integrated design, holding Grade A Qualification for Architectural Design and Grade B Qualification for Urban Planning Design. Our company’s headquarters is in Shenzhen, and our branch companies are in Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan and Ji’an.

Shenzhen office has more than 300 people, expertise in Concept and Scheme Architectural Design, Urban Planning, Landscape Design, Structural, and MEP Design. Our team has more than 40 engineers with Chinese National Accreditations, including National Certified Architects, National Certified Structural Engineers, National Certified Planners, and National Certified MEP engineers. We offer various high-quality design services from concept to the construction phase for all typologies and scales of architectural and urban planning projects.

Some of Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Shenzhen Huazhu Architectural & Engineering Design Co., Ltd achieve 62nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 23

61. Atelier Diameter

© Atelier Diameter

© Atelier Diameter

Atelier Diameter was founded in Shanghai as a part of Zhongsen Architectural & Engineering Designing Consultants (ZSA). We are a group of architects specializing in cultural projects of various scales and programs.

Some of Atelier Diameter’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Diameter achieve 61st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 8

60. RooMoo Design Studio

© Wen Studio

© Wen Studio

RooMoo is an interior design studio founded in Shanghai by Tao Zhang, Ray Zhang and Marine Bois. The three come from different backgrounds: landscape, architecture and interior. Combining their strength allows them to realize big-scale and smaller-scale projects such as hotels, commercials and restaurants.

Regardless of the range of scales projects, their central ethos makes each project unique. For each project, they focus on bringing a singular response to the need and aims of all their clients. To do that, RooMoo systematically does some research and investigation for every project. They execute this research with a humble approach and study the ordinary to create the outstanding.

Some of RooMoo Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped RooMoo Design Studio achieve 60th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 18

59. Studio 10

© Studio 10

© Studio 10

Founded in 2017, Studio10 is an inter-disciplinary architectural design practice based in Shenzhen, China with branch office in Hong Kong. Studio10 believes in providing highly bespoke, high-quality architecture, interior, master planning, graphic, product as well as other creative design services; our team with highly diverse background has both global vision and profound understanding of the local culture.

Some of Studio 10’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Studio 10 achieve 59th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 12

58. DOMANI Architectural Concepts

© Vincent Wu

© Vincent Wu

Headquarted in Guangzhou, China, DOMANI has committed to provide design excellence for each and every forward-looking project in architecture, interior and products since its inception in 2005. We devise integrated, sustainable design solutions which exceed client’s expectations. With high premium commercial space solutions, our energy and competency have attained remarkable market feedbacks. Awarded by prestigious international prizes, we have consistently ranked amongst the top architecture and integrated design studios in Asia.

DOMANI adheres to strict code of professional conduct. We are a team of diverse talents, working alongside with a great number of other specialist consultants. Through comprehensive project management, we strive for the best in various architecture projects.

Some of DOMANI Architectural Concepts’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DOMANI Architectural Concepts achieve 58th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 2

57. WAY Studio

© WAY Studio

© WAY Studio

WAY Studio is an innovative architecture and design studio with a focus on coalescing architecture with art and technology. With consideration for artistic representation at its core, WAY Studio has focused on discovering new possibilities through cross-disciplinary collaborations. We are highly experienced in interdisciplinary work alongside artists, designers, consultants, engineers and more, seeking new possibilities in every situation. We are interested in looking towards what is next, to pioneer a new WAY, and to find the balance between people and nature, culture and technology. WAY Studio currently has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Vancouver.

Some of WAY Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped WAY Studio achieve 57th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 38

56. Cun Design

© Cun Design

© Cun Design

We mainly com­pose the in­te­rior de­sign for front busi­ness space and back of­fice space, front busi­ness space in­clud­ing: the core busi­ness flag­ship stores, dis­play and sales space and other busi­ness en­vi­ron­ment de­sign; the back of­fice space in­clud­ing like: R & D base, of­fice head­quar­ters, cor­po­rate cham­bers and other over­all work­ing en­vi­ron­men­tal de­sign.

Some of Cun Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Cun Design achieve 56th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

55. Beijing AN-Design Architects

© Beijing AN-Design Architects

© Beijing AN-Design Architects

Beijing AN-Design Architects is a firm located in Beijing that specializes in landscape architecture.

Some of Beijing AN-Design Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Beijing AN-Design Architects achieve 55th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

54. TEAM_BLDG

© Studio FF

© Studio FF

TEAM_BLDG was founded in 2012, they work with architecture, interior, landscape and product. The two founders of the studio consider that the word “BLDG” is a verb than the meaning of architecture, which should be the processing of constructing, and the finished design is just a start of architects’ work. Relative to any concept or style, they are more focusing on the “atmosphere” of building and space, interior and exterior for people.

Some of TEAM_BLDG’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped TEAM_BLDG achieve 54th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 14

53. Atelier Deshaus

© Atelier Deshaus

© Atelier Deshaus

Atelier Deshaus was established in Shanghai in 2001 and obtained the Class A Qualification of Architectural Design authorized by Ministry of Construction P.R.China. We emphasize on practice, keep the sensitivity of architecture-related and other more extensive aspects of culture, as well as pay attention to the cognition of ourselves.Our works show the expression of the atmosphere and the control of the construction quality. These works are linked with the local tradition, the modern cogitation and the relationship of contemporary society. Atelier Deshaus was invited to participate in many international architecture and art exhibitions and awarded.

Some of Atelier Deshaus’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Deshaus achieve 53rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 5

52. URBANUS????

© URBANUS????

© URBANUS????

URBANUS believes that preservation and regeneration of a historical industrial site not only can restore a place but also a spirit. A city’s industrial heritage should not become merely another consumer product in the post-industrial age. Its rich memory and legacy should be rediscovered, highlighted and amplified so that it will take on a new life with productions of new ideas and infinite new possibilities. Thus, URBANUS proposes the novel concept of “making on-site” in the renovation of the brewery, making it a showcase of the city’s unique spirit while preserving its original architectural aesthetics, collective memory and intrinsic character of an era.

——Yan Meng

Kingway Brewery is located in Luohu, the downtown district of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, renowned for its early development.

Some of URBANUS????’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped URBANUS???? achieve 52nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 6

51. Archermit

© Archermit

© Archermit

Archermit was founded in Chengdu, China in April 2015. The pioneer and practitioner of the Imagist Theory of Architecture, and the pioneer representative of the School of Imagist Architecture.The core concept of Archermit is to create a new multidimensional space experience, reshape a new lifestyle with innovative thinking, and create a poetic space environment with emotion and vitality. Pursue the design of symbiosis with nature and coexistence with the site, advocating refined design and full-process design exploration mode. Attach great importance to the integration and exploration of the contemporary and locality of Chinese architecture and create a spiritual field.

Some of Archermit’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Archermit achieve 51st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 12

50. Atelier Scale

© Atelier Scale

© Atelier Scale

Atelier Scale is a landscape studio that focuses on people’s livelihood with the power of design. It aims to explore the relationship within different scales in landscape, that is, to find creative solutions and expressions from the relationships between the whole and parts, groups and individuals. We focus on public space and hope to bring more meaningful experience through our thinking. At the meantime, we don’t mind participating in commercial projects, but we look forward to collaborating clients with similar values to create win-win works that benefit public interest.

Some of Atelier Scale’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Scale achieve 50th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 5

49. MARS Studio

© MARS Studio

© MARS Studio

MARS Studio was founded in New York, USA, and opened its Beijing office. It is an international architecture studio full of vitality and energy oriented towards architecture and interior design. The founding partner of the firm, Ma Ning, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked in MAD Architects in Beijing and Bjarke Ingels Group (B.I.G) in New York. His past design projects include S.Pellegrino Flagship Factory in Italy, Harbin Opera House, Xiamen Xin he Headquarter, Manhattan 45 Broad St Skyscraper, Sanya Phoenix Island Villas, Taipei Bade Road Residential Towers, Brooklyn 205M Twin Towers, Ecuador super high-rise residence and so on. In short years since opening MARS-Studio has won numerous international awards and has gained wide media.

Some of MARS Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MARS Studio achieve 49th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 14

48. ATAH

© ATAH

© ATAH

Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles/Shanghai, Studio ATAH is an architectural design firm featured by exploring design with contemporary thoughts. The partners of Studio ATAH received complete architecture professional education domestic and abroad, and have been in practice for years in known international architectural firms. Team includes architects, interior designers and technology specialist. ATAH’s project type includes commercial, office, culture, as well as renovation, interior and residential. Through continuous design practice, our work is being built and put into use.

In Navajo Indian language, A-Tah means involving.

Some of ATAH’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ATAH achieve 48th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 7

47. XING DESIGN

© Shengliang Su

© Shengliang Su

Founded by Xing Xiong in 2016, XING DESIGN is a vanguard design studio committed to architecture and interior design, urban planning and development, landscape, infographic, installation, innovative technologies and development of digital/physical products. By investigating the creative design issues in multiple disciplines, a design-based approach is the key not only for smart solutions, but also to uncover latent needs and desires, thereby sustaining innovation to launch new ventures.

Xing Xiong graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture. He also holds a Master in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Prior to XING DESIGN, Xing was a senior designer at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), where he led the efforts for several of KPF’s most innovative design proposals, including Shenzhen OCT Tower, which was completed in 2018.

Some of XING DESIGN’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped XING DESIGN achieve 47th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

46. AD ARCHITECTURE

© AD ARCHITECTURE

© AD ARCHITECTURE

AD ARCHITECTURE (Shenzhen) is committed to carrying out architectural and interior design and researches from unique perspectives, and dedicated to creating distinctive visual art for each project. With international vision, determination to break the boundary and a strategic project management system, the team insists on an explorative attitude to create interaction between human, human and objects during spatial design practices.

Some of AD ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped AD ARCHITECTURE achieve 46th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 41

45. Golucci Interior Architects

© Golucci Interior Architects

© Golucci Interior Architects

Golucci Interior Architects brings spaces to life for some of the world’s most iconic F&B brands. Tactile, layered, and immersive interiors have established our reputation for masterful storytelling through design, and have made our hospitality and restaurant projects award-winning and time-tested.

Golucci Interior Architects is the Taiwanese designer LEE Hsuheng’s 20 years of experience imagining and realizing extraordinary interiors. Fueled by a singular vision to create unforgettable design experiences, we have cultivated award-winning projects based on partnerships with the world’s preeminent hotel and restaurant groups, hospitality companies and top chefs.

With an ever-expanding scope of work which now includes hospitality programming, architecture design, furniture, fixtures and equipment design, Golucci Interior Architects is simultaneous defining a new era of creative interiors while keeping a spirit grounded by the unending desire to tell authentic design stories.

Some of Golucci Interior Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Golucci Interior Architects achieve 45th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 33

44. JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES (XAA)

© JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES?XAA?

© JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES?XAA?

Founded by Mr. Xian Jianxiong, an architect, it has been following the principle of people-oriented design for many years, focusing on the balance between architectural function and art, and is committed to providing high-quality comprehensive architectural design services for the city.

Some of JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES (XAA)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped JANSON XIAN ARCHITECT+ASSOCIATES?XAA? achieve 44th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 6

43. Various Associates

© SFAP

© SFAP

Various Associates is an architecture and interior design practice working regionally and internationally on research-based design projects.VA was founded in 2017 as a team of designers from an international background with professional expertise in architecture, interior design, material design, graphic and interaction design. The studio is developing ambitious high-end projects including boutique hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, workspaces and galleries. VA focuses on enhancing spaces and developing material details using bespoke approaches to give unique visual expressions to each project. VA also gives artists and designers a platform to collaborate and reimagine new ways to be creative and break down barriers between the arts.

Some of Various Associates’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Various Associates achieve 43rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 25

42. LINEHOUSE

© LINEHOUSE

© LINEHOUSE

Linehouse is an architecture and interior design practice established in 2013 by Alex Mok (Chinese-Swedish) and Briar Hickling (from New Zealand). Both have completed extensive work in Asia, Pacific and abroad. Linehouse operates as a platform to investigate the rituals of inhabitation and how these daily moments can be celebrated through design, transforming the mundane into performative acts.

Linehouse is a collaboration of like-minded individuals from various backgrounds and cultures. The practice has international experience in design and construction, from the small scale and the intricate, to the grand and public. The studio works on projects of varying scales and typologies that allow explorations of both the poetic idea and pragmatic solution.

Some of LINEHOUSE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped LINEHOUSE achieve 42nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 14

41. Atelier XI

© Chao Zhang

© Chao Zhang

Founded in 2017 by CHEN Xi in New York City, ATELIER XI is an architectural design practice currently based in Shenzhen, China. With our work focusing on public and cultural projects at various scales, we are attentive to the needs of diverse groups and scales. The studio aspires to create spaces that bring unique poetry and profoundness to contemporary urban and rural environments.

We believe that each space, grand or tiny, is a clue to the vastness of our world, and a testimony to the glory of everyday life. By planting these quiet and resilient spaces one at a time, we envision architecture to branch out and blossom with life and narratives.

Some of Atelier XI’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier XI achieve 41st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

40. Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch

© Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch

© Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch

Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch is a leading international practice for architecture and urbanism. Led by Founding Principal Ping Jiang, FAIA, who established the Shanghai based practice in 2015, the firm strives to provide environmentally sensitive and innovative design solutions for architecture and urban environment. The practice is founded on the belief that architecture should concern itself with the environment and is deeply committed to design excellence, innovation and sustainability. The firm has extensive experience in a wide range of building types, including large scale mixed-use developments, office/corporate, retail, hospitality, cultural/civic, institutional and residential uses.

Some of Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch achieve 40th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 10

39. Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD

© Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD

© Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD

SH-DSD was founded in 2004. DSD focuses on boutique design and controls the amount of annual projects trying to make every piece of work unique and at high level. Oriented by its culture ‘Customized Design’, DSD is capable of integrating the experience of large firm and the creativity of small offices.

DSD aims to become the best life design expert in China and to produce acclaimed pieces of work in the field of hotel, culture architecture, complex building and top rank residences. All the projects designed by DSD are original.

Some of Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Shanghai Dushe Architectural Design DSD achieve 39th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 23

38. Trace Architecture Office

© Chen Hao

© Chen Hao

TAO (TRACE ARCHITECTURE OFFICE) was founded by Li Hua in 2009 in Beijing. It is a design studio committed to architecture, urban, landscape and furniture design. Trace is surviving mark of things, and evidence of  time fragments accumulation. The production of architecture is a process with confrontation of various will powers and values, full of contradiction and complexity. Architecture itself is a record of its time and nature. Looking at “trace and process” suggests our approach to architecture. TAO is concerned with the social, cultural and ecological significance in making process of architecture from design to construction; While architecture always face the conflict between past, present and future, between regional and global, between individual and collective, TAO rejects a simple and brutal attitude and explores how to achieve a subtle balance.

Some of Trace Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Trace Architecture Office achieve 38th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 12

37. META-Project

© META-Project

© META-Project

META-Project is a contemporary practice operating in the fields of architecture, urbanism research, interior design and curation. META-Project is interested in what defines the contemporary way of life in the context of increasingly uncontrolled urban conditions, with specific focus on the emergent socio/cultural phenomenon in Asian cities generated by an unprecedented urban transition. At the same time, as a culture platform that spans between architecture and urbanism research, META-Project is actively engaged in worldwide cross-disciplinary collaboration that involve multiple dimensions of the contemporary medium: publication, video, art, network, exhibition and to develop design strategies for promoting the culture of contemporary city.

Some of META-Project’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped META-Project achieve 37th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 5

36. Guangzhou S.P.I Design

© Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd

© Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd

Founded in 2007, Guangzhou S.P.I Design is a comprehensive landscape design platform driven by “innovative design” with its headquarters in Guangzhou. Now it has 16 branches in China and over 1,800 members (1470+designers) and establishes three business modules of community, culture and tourism, in addition to urban projects, with completion of more than 3,000 high-quality projects in over 100 cities in China. S.P.I has devoted to China’s rural and urban development and ecological civilization construction with the mission of “Poetic Dwelling Inherit Innovation”, based on the New Shanshui Design Concept, driven by innovating design, with digital technology as the core and Shanshui General Theater as the carrier, to build a world-renowned landscape technology innovation platform.

Some of Guangzhou S.P.I Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd achieve 36th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 15

35. DAGA Architects

© DAGA Architects

© DAGA Architects

As a pioneer and practitioner in the field of “Urban Renovation” in China, DAGA Architects is widely participated in architectural design, interior design, urban planning and landscape design projects, providing international standard design quality, focusing on creativity and details. DAGA Architects also track the whole process of the project. Especially in the practice of co-working and co-living renovation in Beijing hutong area, DAGA Architects find a way to balance the existing building and new design ,provide people with a more harmonious and shared lifestyle.

Some of DAGA Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DAGA Architects achieve 35th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 21

34. LLLab.

© LLLab.

© LLLab.

LLLab. is a design studio based in Shanghai, Stuttgart and Porto operating within the fields of architecture, design, art, urbanism, research and development. The studio is led by four partners Hanxiao Liu, Luís Ricardo, David Correa and Taichi Kuma. Their work focuses on using design as a tool to improve social and cultural life through various scales, from urban projects to micro-architecture or installations. The principals are driven by an experimental and playful approach that leads to conceptually rigorous and well-executed design projects. Creating distinctive solutions adapted to a context and its users.

Some of LLLab.’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped LLLab. achieve 34th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 9

33. Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

© Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

© Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) is an award-winning art, landscape, and architectural design firm with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Founded in 2007, BAM became anomalous as a locally grown design firm in China started by foreigners. The experience of establishing a design practice in a rapidly changing contemporary Chinese metropolis gives BAM a unique insight into the role of design in today’s cities. BAM’s diverse team of designers has delivered projects for clients in China, Taiwan, the US, the UK, Iceland, and Belgium.Since our founding BAM believes our collective idea of nature is gradually changing. As technology continuously shapes our environment, our perception of nature is becoming outdated.

Some of Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) achieve 33rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 23

32. dongqi Design

© dongqi Design

© dongqi Design

Founded in 2014, dongqi Design has an international outlook, and its core team is assembled from outstanding designers who have studied and practised around the world including Europe, Singapore and the United States. dongqi has accumulated practical experiences with integration of leading-edge intelligent capabilities, for example KUKA robot and 3D sand printing. In 2017, dongqi established its creative arm to close the gap between spatial and brand experiences and allow explorations in a holistic manner combining different disciplines. The practice also maintains collaborative partnerships with practitioners in the areas of art, fashion, science and technology – exploring opportunities for cross-discipline creation.

Some of dongqi Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped dongqi Design achieve 32nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 12

31. West-line Studio

© West-line Studio

© West-line Studio

West-Line Studio is based in Guizhou Province and exclusively works in South-West China, where most of the country ethnic minorities live, and has always been researching and working on local vernacular architecture and subcultures’ diversity. The practice, founded more than 10 years ago by Haobo Wei and Jingsong Xie, pays special attention to the study of minority cultures and traditions in order to bring some of their particular elements into the design, which, despite being contemporary and innovative, always pays homage to traditions and local features.

Some of West-line Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped West-line Studio achieve 31st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 13

30. DL Atelier

© DL Atelier

© DL Atelier

Beijing-based DL Atelier was found in 2012 by Liu Yang and Xu Dan. Our designs are all about feelings and memories. People relaxing under the shadow of trees with bucket loads of sunshine is the ideal scene for us, which leads us follow the flow of inspiration on our work.

Some of DL Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped DL Atelier achieve 30th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 19

29. OPEN Architecture

© Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography

© Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography

OPEN is a passionate team of designers collaborating across different disciplines to practice urban design, landscape design, architectural design and interior design, as well as the research and production of design strategies in the context of new challenges. We believe in the innovative power of architecture to transform people and the way they live, while striking a new balance between the manmade and nature.

OPEN was founded by LI Hu and HUANG Wenjing in New York City. It established its Beijing office in 2008. Some built and ongoing projects by OPEN include: the Gehua Youth and Cultural Center, Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, Tsinghua Ocean Center, Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Tank Shanghai, UCCA Dune Art Museum, Chapel of Sound, and Qingpu Pinghe International School. OPEN has been widely recognized for its innovative work.

Some of OPEN Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped OPEN Architecture achieve 29th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 12

28. aoe

© aoe

© aoe

aoe is headquartered in Beijing, China, equipped with a team of designers who balance scienti?c exactitude and creative innovation, Made up of an international background, the team provides solutions to modern urban life based on scrupulous in-depth research, its business includes commercial, complex, cultural, o?ce, hotel, high-end housing, education, planning and interior design, project covers more than 20 provinces and cities in China, and each design project has won the praise of the owners and produced a good social impact. Its insightful, market-ready designs are a testament to its all-around excellent service. In an era of rapid development, aoe is a vehicle of progress with its vision for human life in the 21st century city.

Some of aoe’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped aoe achieve 28th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 14

27. OfficeOffCourse

© OfficeOffCourse

© OfficeOffCourse

Founded in 2012, OfficeOffCourse is currently based in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Boston. The core design team covers urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and other professions, who previously had professional experience in many world-renowned architecture offices and institutes in the US, Netherland, Japan, Mexico and España and participated in various types of project, with extensive background and practical experience. The office is engaged in variety of projects in China, Japan, US and Australia, including museum, private residence, office building, urban planning, historical building renovation, school and etc. Collaborating with Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the China Academy of Art as academic platforms, OfficeOffCourse explores and extends the core value of architecture in both globalization and localization.

Some of OfficeOffCourse’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped OfficeOffCourse achieve 27th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 6
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 3

26. KOKAISTUDIOS

© KOKAISTUDIOS

© KOKAISTUDIOS

Kokaistudios is an award winning multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani and Andrea Destefanis. Founded with the dream to create a collaborative office of young and talented architects devoted to researching and formulating the design solutions to the demands of tomorrow and capable of working on a worldwide basis; the firm has grown after 10 years into a team of 25 people headquartered in Shanghai, P.R.C.Kokaistudios has completed over 120 projects in the last 7 years in all fields of design, and we have received numerous awards.

Some of KOKAISTUDIOS’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped KOKAISTUDIOS achieve 26th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 47

25. He Wei Studio?3andwich Design

© He Wei Studio?3andwich Design

© He Wei Studio?3andwich Design

Founded in 2012, He Wei Studio / 3andwich Design is an architectural design firm based on authoritative academic institutions such as China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, and China Architectural Society. It engages in interdisciplinary research and practice including urban renewal, architectural and interior design, exhibition and curatorial, lighting and art. Its design concept emphasizes humanism, dialogue between the history and the contemporary, and interaction between natural environment and regional culture. It is expert in cross-border thinking and research-based design. For many years, the studio has also been dedicated to rural architectural design especially in undeveloped areas of China, and has employed the methodology of micro intervene, which is widely used in typological study that has allowed the revival of rural villages and communities.

Some of He Wei Studio?3andwich Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped He Wei Studio?3andwich Design achieve 25th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 11

24. BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

© BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

© BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

Founded by Ziyu Zhuang in 2016, BUZZ (Büro Ziyu Zhuang) Architects is led by Ziyu Zhuang, Na Li, Zhengdong Qi, Fabian Wieser and Ye Yang. BUZZ has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Berlin. The office is committed to take the contemporary art thinking and oriental narration as interventions to develop idealogical and technological advanced designs. Through the critical thinking, BUZZ endeavors to take the design works (architectures, interiors, installations, landscape/ urban environments) as the “experiences containers” to reflect the “the contemporary thinking of spacial demand about the present” of today’s public. BUZZ’s projects encompass urban designs, urban complexes, municipal buildings, museums, hotels, resorts, theaters, stadium and housing, as well as interior design and arts.

Some of BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang achieve 24th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 7

23. CPLUS

© CPLUS

© CPLUS

CPLUS is an architecture firm with an international perspective, co-founded by Cheng Yanchun and Li Nan in Beijing in 2014. CPLUS believes that architecture aims to create a medium for dialogue between people and the environment. As living organism that constantly changes over time, architecture responds to the history of human exploration of nature and the construction of cities.

Some of CPLUS’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CPLUS achieve 23rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 19

22. Kris Lin International Design

© Kris Lin International Design

© Kris Lin International Design

KLID, an international architectural design firm from Taipei, has been in Shanghai for twenty years, and has been serving top 100 real estate developers for a long time. Its business covers sales offices, clubs, art galleries, hotels, luxury villas and flat apartments, offices, public and commercial spaces.

As one of the few design institutes in China which can provide four-in-one integrated design services including architectural design, interior design, renovation design and construction, landscape design, KLID has been adhering to the design concept of “Innovation from Observation”, and has strong pursuit for the design works display effect, KLID has been always maintaining a full-integrated design solutions.

Some of Kris Lin International Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Kris Lin International Design achieve 22nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 14

21. MAT Office

© MAT Office

© MAT Office

Founded by TANG Kangshuo and ZHANG Miao in 2013, MAT Office is a research and design architectural office started in Rotterdam and practices in Beijing since 2015. The office works typologically, pays close attention on “unit” and “edge,” “publicity” and “openness,” creates public space by the discussion on the relationship of individual and collectivity. It is also an office committed to the observation and speculation of emerging new phenomena and problems in Chinese cities.

Some of MAT Office’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MAT Office achieve 21st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 20

20. Challenge Design

© Challenge Design

© Challenge Design

The aim of Challenge Design (Class A architectural design office) has been to provide “refined design and professional service” since its foundation. The company has undertaken projects ranging from commercial complex, resort, luxury condo, boutique hotel, museums and public architectures, winning dozens of awards and unanimous high appraisal. With growing experience in various fields including architecture design, urban planning, interior design, wooden structure design and commercial operation, the company has developed the capability to control whole life cycle of the projects.

Since foundation, Challenge Design has been working to find a way for realization of harmonious co-existence between architecture, human being and the nature, hoping to find a possible way for bring renewed sense experience and creating new thoughts and spatial forms through creative thinking.

Some of Challenge Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Challenge Design achieve 20th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 14

19. Atelier tao+c

© Atelier tao+c

© Atelier tao+c

Founded in 2016, the design works of Atelier tao+c ranging from a piece of pendant lamp to a compound development, from the interior of small urban apartments to the renovation of old rural houses, from shops on the street to a youth community.

Some of Atelier tao+c’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier tao+c achieve 19th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 12

18. MUDA-Architects

© MUDA-Architects

© MUDA-Architects

Founded in 2015 in Beijing and Boston, and established Chengdu office in 2017, MUDA-Architects is composed of creative designers with a background of global diversification, who are forward-looking, experienced, professional and ingenious in the field of architecture and design.

Under the leadership of founder Lu Yun, the team’s architectural practice covers public, cultural and commercial architecture, as well as urban, landscape and interior design, focusing on diverse expressions of design in cultural contexts and genius loci, adhering to the oriental spirits and future-oriented mindset. Our architectural and interior projects have won several global award..

Some of MUDA-Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MUDA-Architects achieve 18th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 13

17. gad

© Qiwen

© Qiwen

gad, an architectural design company that values creativity, quality and humanity, adheres to the belief of craftsman to deeply explore the field of architectural design, treats architectural creation with an open attitude, conveys modern life aesthetics with appropriate design techniques and follows architectural construction with a devout attitude, so as to create more possibilities for the richness of the city.

Some of gad’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped gad achieve 17th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 18

16. CLOU architects

© CLOU architects

© CLOU architects

Founded by Jan Clostermann, CLOU is a cosmopolitan team of architects and designers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, with one central mission: to design the best social spaces in the world.

Our work focuses on the most vibrant places in today’s world: retail and leisure destinations, large mixed-use complexes, and community hubs. We define ourselves as creators of social spaces: we design projects that place the human being at centre stage, creating new environments for social encounters and authentic collective identities. We deliver lively public spaces which are intimately connected to the people who use them and transform the urban fabric in which they are built.

Some of CLOU architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped CLOU architects achieve 16th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 6
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 50

15. Lukstudio

© Lukstudio

© Lukstudio

LUKSTUDIO is a boutique design practice based in Shanghai, China. Founded by Christina Luk in 2011, the studio is comprised of an international team with diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives. With a common desire to challenge the status quo of the environment, the team finds joy in creating meaningful design solutions for others. Lukstudio’s strength lies in an ‘everything is possible’ attitude that is influenced by the surrounding context of Shanghai; a fast-paced city where East meets West and tradition is integrated with innovation.

Each project tells its own story, and Lukstudio is proud to identify a narrative, preserving it from concept through to completion to deliver memorable spatial experiences that delight and surprise. We collaborate closely with clients and contractors to deliver artistic solutions within a commercial scope.

Some of Lukstudio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Lukstudio achieve 15th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 14
Total Projects 33

14. X+LIVING

© X+LIVING

© X+LIVING

X+LIVING, established in 2011 by Chinese architect Li Xiang, is an international architectural design company involved in multifield projects including retail, office, hospitality, parent-child, malls, etc. As an award-winning company, X+LIVING has always been noted by professional institutions and medias worldwide for its escher-like visuality and immersive spatial experiences. Owing to the founder Li Xiang’s academic background of architecture, each of X+LIVING’s design works adopts boundary-crossing thinking and unique formal strategy to create theatrical dreamy spaces with story-telling charms that engage the senses and provide fun. X+LIVING takes “design creates value” as the motto and insists on achieving the highest quality of design works from conceptual design to final completion.

Some of X+LIVING’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped X+LIVING achieve 14th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 26

13. The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art

© The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD

© The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD

The Institute has set up an academic perspective and research vibe encompassing all-round nationalize ation, internationalization and modernization by taking advantage of the China Academy of Art (CAA)’s strong talents and advantageous discipline group, with the strong and rich academic background of CAA as the foundation, the academic goal of the first environmental art department in China as the m Ission, and “Relying on CAA & Serving the society” as the overall operation policy.

After years of efforts and development, the Institute has established 16 branches, 9 centers and 2 workshops. We undertake thousands of projects every year. It not only owns 140 registered engineers of All kinds and more than 700 employees with intermediate or above titles, among which more than 200 ar E senior engineers, but also gathers together a number of well-known and influential designers, there for having been exceedingly reputable in the industry.

Some of The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped The Design Institute Of Landscape & Architecture China Academy Of Art CO.,LTD achieve 13th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 19

12. Crossboundaries

© Crossboundaries

© Crossboundaries

Crossboundaries contributes to a vital built environment through architecture, environmental design and urban regeneration. We create enduring architecture that often deals with remarkable technical processes, yet always has a pleasant material touch and human atmosphere.

The work of Crossboundaries originates from a strong belief that design as a process results in successful, operational buildings. This approach is based on two fundamental principles: research and collaboration. For our projects we create suitable multi-disciplinary teams where all participants can assess the opportunities within the given conditions. We identify the essential questions, jointly create pragmatic solutions by data collection and analyze significant precedents. We regularly discuss possible programmatic shifts with our clients to raise their benefits of the project.

Some of Crossboundaries’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Crossboundaries achieve 12th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 23

11. AIM Architecture

© AIM Architecture

© AIM Architecture

AIM is a collective of passionate, international individuals. Founded by Belgian and Dutch architects Wendy Saunders and Vincent de Graaf in 2005, AIM brings together architecture with interior and product design to create wholly integrated products and ideas. Headquartered in Shanghai and with an o?ce in Europe, AIM is a global studio with local feeling.

Our approach is deliberate and focused. Each project is approached individually. We pair context to concept and explore the ? ne line between vision and practicality. The result are unique spaces with a powerful narrative. Bold, playful, and gritty. Well-built projects with re?ned details. A built-in love of materials, and passion for place and purpose.

Some of AIM Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped AIM Architecture achieve 11th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 15
Total Projects 32

10. Atelier Alter Architects

© Atelier Alter Architects

© Atelier Alter Architects

Founded in 2009, Atelier Alter Architects is a pioneering inter-disciplinary practice based in New York and Beijing. Noted for designing from critical analysis of the site, Atelier Alter has been recognized by numerous awards.

Atelier Alter Architects focuses intensely upon culture facilities ever since the beginning of the practice. Atelier Alter wan the competitions to build Qujing Culture Center in 2009, by transferring the metaphysical context of the site into an artistic yet tangible urban space of historic remembrance.

Some of Atelier Alter Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Alter Architects achieve 10th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 13
Total Projects 21

9. GOA (Group of Architects)

© IN BETWEEN

© IN BETWEEN

Founded in 1998, GOA has held its position as one of the most prominent architectural firms in China. With offices established in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing, GOA has employed more than 900 professionals. Covering service ranging from urban design, architecture, structure, MEP, landscape planning, interior design to design consulting, GOA’s business scope is a complete organism with architecture design as the core competencies.

GOA adheres to the Principal-based working system, each project is in the charge of one or more principals. By participating in the projects thoroughly, they ensure a best quality for all projects. On the basis of in-depth understanding of clients’ needs, GOA contributes to integrate the top resources and provide perfect design solutions and high-quality service for clients. Creativity, quality and humanity shall always be our goal.

Some of GOA (Group of Architects)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped GOA (Group of Architects) achieve 9th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 7
Featured Projects 14
Total Projects 29

8. LUO studio

© LUO studio

© LUO studio

Mr. Luo Yujie is the founder of LUO studio, who also teaches the course of Construction Basics in the School of Architecture at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). His exceptional works have been shortlisted and awarded by numerous design award competitions worldwide. He is committed to creating more durable, friendly and quality spaces with creative thinking, a spirit of craftsmanship and the principle of caring for nature.

Some of LUO studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped LUO studio achieve 8th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 9
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 11
Total Projects 14

7. The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)

© The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD)

© The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD)

The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD) was established in 1953. It is one of the earliest First Class Design Institutes among major national universities. The company now has nearly 1100 employees, among which 1 Master Engineering Designer of China, 2 Top-100 Architects of China, 10 Awardees of the Young Architect Prize of the China Architectural Institute.

Company insists harmonious environment, global vision, complete services, and highest professionalism as their guidelines. Based on the resources of Zhejiang University, UAD hires Academicians of the China Academy of Engineering and of the China Academy of Sciences to provide technical support for blossoming architectural creations.

Some of The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd.(UAD) achieve 7th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 16
Total Projects 25

6. Lacime Architect

© Lacime Architect

© Lacime Architect

Lace Architects was established in Shanghai in 2001 and has always adhered to the architectural philosophy of “depleting complexity and simplifying, tracing the origin,” based on the local area and aiming to create first-class architecture.

After more than ten years of development, the company has nearly 300 architects and rich experience in large-scale project design at home and abroad, architectural landscape integration design, and has accumulated many residential, commercial, cultural and tourism completed projects and high-end customers in China. I hope to create buildings that truly conform to the regional environment by cultivating local talents in China and integrating elite design teams.

Some of Lacime Architect’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Lacime Architect achieve 6th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 8
Featured Projects 16
Total Projects 33

5. SUP Atelier of THAD

© SUP Atelier of THAD

© SUP Atelier of THAD

SUP atelier, founded by Prof. Song Yehao from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing around 2011, dedicated to the research and practice on sustainable urban and architectural design. SUP Atelier explores the simultaneous sustainability of natural resources and human community through high context sensibility, modest architectural strategies, and tectonic research on natural and local materials, in relevant to integrate buildings to the environment and community livings.

SUP Atelier focuses on sustainable theory within the scope of architecture, urban studies, and building technology, while highly promoting the combination of modern design and vernacular architecture in China. Regional and local understandings are rather important, to further initiate innovative design based on the understanding, and thus the design strategy is always incorporating the latest technical measures or traditional climate adaptation design strategies at that time.

Some of SUP Atelier of THAD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped SUP Atelier of THAD achieve 5th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 10
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 11
Total Projects 17

4. line+ studio

© line+ studio

© line+ studio

line+ is founded by Mr. Meng Fanhao and Mr. Zhu Peidong in Hangzhou. “line”is the boundary, based on architectural design. “+”aims to break through the clear boundariesof traditional industry and use cross-border thinking as a way to realize the boundless integration of planning, architecture, interior, landscape, product, operation and other fields.By adapting diverse strategies, we look forward to share the value of design with our partners.

Some of line+ studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped line+ studio achieve 4th place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 22
Total Projects 35

3. ARCHSTUDIO

© ARCHSTUDIO

© ARCHSTUDIO

Arch Studio devotes to using multi-perspective and rational means to intervene the development of contemporary urban living environment, finding a right balance between the connections of reality and nature, history and culture, creating a spatial environment that is full of the spirit of times and humanistic quality.

In this complex and multivariate era, new creation is not from a sudden inspiration, but from careful study of the unique needs and restrictions of each project, from uninterrupted breakthroughs and challenges to the restriction boarder, from continuous improvements in the whole process from concept to construction details.

Some of ARCHSTUDIO’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ARCHSTUDIO achieve 3rd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 21
Total Projects 25

2. Neri & Hu

© Chen Hao

© Chen Hao

“We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Founded in 2004 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, nhdro (Neri&Hu design and research office) is a multi-disciplinary architectural design practice based in shanghai, china. NHDRO works internationally providing architecture, interior, master planning, graphic, and product design services. currently working on projects in seven countries, NHDRO is composed of multi-cultural staff who speak over 20 different languages. the diversity of the team reinforces a core vision for the practice: to respond to a global worldview incorporating overlapping design disciplines for a new paradigm in architecture.NHDRO’s location is purposeful.

Some of Neri & Hu’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Neri & Hu achieve 2nd place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 10
A+Awards Finalist 8
Featured Projects 18
Total Projects 21

1. MAD Architects

© MAD Architects

© MAD Architects

MAD works in forward-looking environments developing futuristic architecture based on a contemporary interpretation of the eastern spirit of nature. All of MAD’s projects – from residential complexes or offices to cultural centers — desire to protect a sense of community and orientation toward nature, offering people the freedom to develop their own experience. Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong, the office first earned worldwide attention in 2006 by winning an international competition to design a residential tower near Toronto, expected to be completed in the end of 2012.MAD has been commissioned by clients of all backgrounds, leading to an intriguing combination of diverse project designs.

Some of MAD Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MAD Architects achieve 1st place in the 100 Best Architecture Firms in China:

A+Awards Winner 12
A+Awards Finalist 8
Featured Projects 22
Total Projects 30

Other Architecture firms to Consider

Several other renowned architecture firms can be found just outside the Top 100, each of which is worth considering for their experience in delivering high quality, large-scale projects across typologies. They include: Yuan Ye Architects, Dazhou And Associates, Wildurban Architects, ARCHISTRY design&research office, PILLS, Greater Dog Architects, Tanghua Architects, Studio NOR, RIGI Design, WAG Architects, LI WENXI ARCHITECTS ????????, PRAXiS d’ARCHITECTURE, Hier Architects, ARCity Office, HONG Designworks, Eight Inc., Vector Architects, Matt Lighting Design Associates, B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio, MOC DESIGN OFFICE, Lead8, MOZHAO ARCHITECTS

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Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

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The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

  • Project completed within the last 3 years
  • A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
  • Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
  • High quality, in focus photographs
  • At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
  • Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
  • Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

 


 

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Crafting Joy: Finding Beauty With Alison Brooks Architects

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Alison Brooks Architects is known for the studio’s innovative and socially conscious approach to design. Founded by Alison Brooks in 1996, the London-based firm has garnered international recognition for projects that range from housing and cultural spaces to educational institutions. The practice is celebrated for its distinctive use of materials, sensitive contextual responses, and an unwavering commitment to crafting buildings that enhance the quality of life for their users and communities.

Over the years, Alison Brooks Architects has delivered a portfolio of work that is as diverse as it is groundbreaking. This year, Alison Brooks Architects added another accolade to its impressive list of honors as the Jury Winner for Best Medium Firm (16 – 40 employees) in the A+ Awards. This recognition underscores the firm’s continued impact on the global architectural stage, honoring its ability to blend aesthetic rigor with social responsibility across a wide range of project types.

As the firm’s projects consistently push the boundaries of design, they also respect the cultural and historical contexts in which they exist. Their work is a testament to the idea that architecture can be both beautiful and purposeful, creating spaces that foster a sense of belonging, engagement and joy.


The Smile

London, United Kingdom

“The Smile,” a landmark project for the 2016 London Design Festival, was a pavilion made entirely from cross-laminated American tulipwood. Designed as a curved timber tube cantilevered in both directions, it allowed visitors to walk through its length, rising toward light and offering unique views of London. The structure, prefabricated in Germany with the largest tulipwood panels ever produced, featured perforated walls to filter sunlight. At night, it became a glowing lantern. The Smile attracted 30,000 visitors and 290 million online views, celebrated for its inventive use of material and groundbreaking engineering.


One Ashley Road

London, United Kingdom

One Ashley Road, a landmark project for Related Argent, serves as the gateway to the Heart of Hale redevelopment in Tottenham Hale. The project features two residential towers housing 183 units, retail spaces, and office incubators, along with communal roof gardens and a new public square. The design draws inspiration from the area’s industrial heritage, particularly the Berol House, using a distinct faceted form and orange brick exterior to reference the Berol Eagle Pencil. Its stepped massing accommodates the unique site conditions posed by two underground tunnels, creating green terraces and secluded communal spaces for residents.


Newhall Be

Harlow, United Kingdom

This 84-unit project for Linden Homes completes the South Chase of Phase 1 of the award-winning Newhall development in Harlow. Alison Brooks Architects designed the scheme using prefabricated timber construction and a highly efficient plan, drawing inspiration from the simple materials and roof forms of rural Essex. The project features a variety of housing types, including apartments, villas, courtyard houses and terraced homes, with 26% designated as affordable housing. The design maximizes space and flexibility, incorporating elements like roof terraces, loft spaces and home offices to accommodate modern living and future adaptability.


Exeter College Cohen Quad

Oxford, United Kingdom

The Cohen Quad reimagines the traditional Oxford quadrangle by blending student housing with teaching spaces in landscaped courtyards. The expansion for Exeter College includes 90 student rooms, lecture halls, seminar spaces, a café, and fellows’ accommodations. The S-shaped design connects two courtyards through cloisters, staircases, and garden paths, while the central commons area serves as the social hub. The Quad’s distinctive curved roof houses loft study spaces and, along with its stone-clad base and stainless steel façade, creates a striking addition to Oxford’s skyline.


Mesh House

London, United Kingdom

The Mesh House is a new family home in London’s Hampstead Conservation Area tailored to the informal lifestyles of a family of five. The site, located in Belsize Park, presented challenges with its sloping, wedge-shaped form and proximity to neighboring buildings, requiring careful 3D modeling to maintain daylight and harmonize with the streetscape. Inspired by the surrounding Victorian villas and Arts and Crafts houses, the design features faceted planes unifying façade, roof and walls. A central courtyard opens to the south, creating fluid connections between indoor spaces and three gardens, while vertical spaces and glazed apertures flood the home with light. A winding steel and timber staircase serves as a key architectural element, reflecting the house’s dynamic geometry.


Lens House

London, United Kingdom

Lens House transforms a five-story 19th-century villa in north London into a light-filled, modern home for a client in photography and design. The project restores the derelict house and introduces bold interventions, including large trapezoidal openings that frame views of a 300-year-old walnut tree and draw light throughout the day. A low single-story volume wraps around the house to create a home office and roof terrace, while a second tapered volume extends the living room. The design’s folded geometries and seamless surfaces create a weightless, origami-like aesthetic, while carefully positioned apertures funnel light into the interior and connect the home to its surroundings.

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Better With Age: 5 Projects Positioning Patina as a Dominant Design Detail

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There is no desperation in building decay, no sadness in the natural process of aging — only a quiet, knowing elegance, creating a place that can abandon any vanity of youth and instead lean fully into the grace that only time can bestow.

A limestone balustrade, once a gleaming marvel, softened by decades of caresses—each hand that has passed over it leaving an indelible mark. A copper dome, once a brazen beacon in its youth, now wearing a dignified cloak of verdigris. Cracks in lime plaster have spread like fine spider silk, delicate yet determined, each line beginning to record the countless seasons that have come and gone.

Patina is the result of interaction — with nature, humanity and time. It happens through processes such as moisture interacting with minerals, oxidation in the air, or the gradual build-up of natural materials like moss or algae. Patina doesn’t happen overnight; it’s a slow, organic process determined by the unique conditions of a building’s environment— rain, wind, pollution, sunlight — all leaving their mark in subtle and unpredictable ways.

Rather than masking the effects of aging, patina enhances character, adding texture and depth to a surface. For architecture, patina brings warmth, richness and a sense of history to a building, making it feel lived-in and connected to its surroundings. It also acts as a form of natural preservation, protecting any underlying materials from further decay. The following A+Award-winning projects cherish and celebrate the authenticity patina brings and serve as a reminder that perfection lies not in pristine surfaces but in the graceful acceptance of change and age.


Liminal House

By McLeod Bovell Modern Houses, West Vancouver, Canada

Jury and Popular Choice Winner, Residential Interiors (>3000 sq ft), 12th Annual A+Awards

Photographs by Hufton and Crow

Liminal House’s concrete surfaces react subtly to their coastal environment. Salt carried by the strong ocean breezes will pit the surface, while carbonation — a process where carbon dioxide in the air interacts with calcium hydroxide in the material — will give the concrete a denser, more resilient finish. Over time, the once grey façade will shift to earthier hues as rain leaves mineral streaks that slowly soften its color, allowing the family home to blend better with the rugged shoreline. Surprisingly the evolving patina actually helps to protect the structure, reducing porosity while visually anchoring it to the landscape.


River Bend Residence

By Lake|Flato Architects, New Braunfels, Texas

Popular Choice Winner, Private House (M 2000 – 4000 sq ft), 12th Annual A+Awards

Photograph by Casey Dunn

Around the façade of River Bend Residence, Lake|Flato Architects used weathered Corten steel that will continue to oxidize with exposure to the elements. Not only a visually interesting design choice, the pre-rusted surface, a result of oxidation, has a stable layer that will protect the underlying metal as it deepens in tone thanks to the moisture in the surrounding air. Inside, a use of Douglas fir allows for more evolution as the golden timber shifts to a silvery-grey over time. Together, these materials will age naturally, allowing the building to mature comfortably in its dense woodland environment while helping it to withstand the pressures of time.


Madrone Ridge

By Field Architecture, Sonoma County, California

Jury Winner, Private House (L 4000 – 6000 sq ft), 12th Annual A+Awards

Copper cladding at Madrone Ridge offers a striking example of how the correct material choice can allow a building to synchronize with its environment. Initially bright and reflective, over time, the copper will begin to oxidize on contact with the air, creating a protective patina that shifts from coppery tones to deep greens and browns. This natural aging process shields the metal from further corrosion and will result in the home becoming integrated more comfortably into the surrounding valley.


Casa Lohr

By Veinte Diezz Arquitectos, Mérida, Mexico

Jury and Popular Choice Winner, Residential Renovations and Additions, 12th Annual A+Awards

Photographs by Manolo R. Solis

At Casa Lohr, the exposed plasterwork reveals the structure’s colonial origins. The rough texture, left intentionally unfinished, allows the passage of time to play a visible role in the building’s aesthetic. Cracks and weathering expose layers of stone and brick beneath, with each imperfection marking the history of the structure. As the plaster continues to age, the façade will gradually soften, embracing the rawness of its materials and creating an ongoing dialogue between the architecture and the forces that shape it.


Murka Hotel (Phase II)

By Thinking Design, Wenzhou, China

Popular Choice Winner, Hotels and Resorts, 12th Annual A+Awards

Thinking Design’s use of local stone and reclaimed timber at Murka Hotel initially helps the building blend with the natural landscape. Its raw texture and color palette pay homage to the traditional culture of the area. However, it is the use of biophilia here that will drastically alter the south-facing hotel’s appearance over time. As the stone weathers, its surface will darken and roughen, and the abundant plant life will grow on and around it. The wild grass-covered roofs will grow into the valley, allowing the buildings to be increasingly absorbed into its environment becoming a living habitat.

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25 Best Architecture and Design Firms in San Francisco

These annual rankings were last updated on September 20, 2024. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking.

Unlike many cities, San Francisco’s most iconic structure is not a building but a bridge. While the Golden Gate looms large in popular culture, it casts a shadow over some of the hilly city’s more iconic buildings. Likewise, although bay windows may rival the bridge’s iconic status, the city’s eclectic mix of Queen Anne and Victorian homes with modern architecture is less often remarked upon as noteworthy in and of itself. Yet, designing and building with heritage in mind is just one of many challenges that the city’s architects rise to in any design (steep hills and a meandering waterfront representing other prominent hurdles).

As Silicon Valley has grown, making property prices skyrocket, architects are increasingly pressed to address rising inequality and the affordable housing crisis. At the same time, they have responded to the growth of wealth and business by designing campuses, offices, masterplans and the like. The urban issues that San Francisco faces are both daunting and complex, but the high caliber of local firms makes the city well-suited to rise to the occasion.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in San Francisco based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

  • The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of San Francisco architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 25 best architecture firms in San Francisco:

25. jones | haydu

© jones | haydu

© jones | haydu

jones | haydu is a San Francisco based studio established in 2004 by principals Hulett Jones and Paul Haydu. We are a young and thoughtful firm with a demonstrated interest in innovative solutions, attention to craft and detail, and a desire to enrich each project with a distinct narrative. Combining over thirty years of experience in architecture, design and interiors, we have worked on commercial, institutional, hospitality and residential projects in several states. We are a growing studio that strikes a balance between large firm experience and small firm intimacy.
Our philosophy is centered on a specificity in each design problem and solution.

Some of jones | haydu’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped jones | haydu achieve 25th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 10

24. TEF Design

© TEF Design

© TEF Design

Crafting places people love.

The challenge of designing flexible, high-performance and human-centered facilities in a constantly-evolving world have driven the team at TEF since its founding in 1997. Our work is rooted in the goals and values of our clients and their stories, and shaped by site, memory, community and culture. While every assignment is an original expression, each shares a common framework of design principles.

We seek modern, economic and responsible solutions that are optimistic, open and warm; that foster community, health and well-being and are emotionally-satisfying to those who visit, work and live in them. Through authentic inquiry and collaboration, we strive to define and reveal the human foundation that gives identity to each project and that will maintain its lasting relevance to the communities it serves.

Some of TEF Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped TEF Design achieve 24th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 23

23. Anderson Anderson Architecture

© Anderson Anderson Architecture

© Anderson Anderson Architecture

Anderson Anderson Architecture is a respected, award-winning design firm with experience in a broad range of project types. Partners Mark Anderson and Peter Anderson started the firm as a design-build construction company in 1984. With a strong foundation in the practicalities of construction, we have since grown into a diversely experienced architecture firm collaborating with many other general contractors, manufacturers and construction professionals to provide clients with design excellence, high-quality execution and experienced representation of the client’s interests throughout the construction process. Maintaining a relatively small design staff assures close personal attention to the firm’s designs projects.

Some of Anderson Anderson Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Anderson Anderson Architecture achieve 23rd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 9

22. Fougeron Architecture

© Fougeron Architecture

© Fougeron Architecture

Fougeron Architecture is a nationally recognized design firm whose work exhibits a strong commitment to clarity of thought, design integrity and quality of architectural detail. The firm’s decidedly modernist attitude is the result of founder Anne Fougeron’s vision to create a practice dedicated to finding the perfect alignment between architectural idea and built form. Her work can be defined by three basic tenets: Architectural space is modulated by the quality and character of natural light; innovative use of structure becomes the architectural ornament; and exploration into the visual and tactile nature of materials enhances how people engage a building. Ms. Fougeron’s keen interest in crossing disciplinary boundaries has led the firm to develop a collaborative design process that capitalizes on her relationships with craftsmen and artists who are experts in their fields.

Some of Fougeron Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Fougeron Architecture achieve 22nd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 39

21. MWA Architects

© MWA Architects

© MWA Architects

MWA serves the essential needs of the community through innovative, thoughtful and respectful design. At MWA Architects, we approach each project with a holistic design vision because we know that our work can create a positive and lasting impact for both people and the environment. Our primary markets focus on humanity’s essential needs – housing to support our well-being and access to healthy infrastructure – however, we pursue various project types all integral to a thriving community. The common thread in all of our work is that we deliberately take on challenging projects with complex and diverse stakeholder needs as these opportunities can often inspire meaningful change.

Some of MWA Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped MWA Architects achieve 21st place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 20

20. OPA

© OPA

© OPA

Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects is a progressive San Francisco-based office that has been globally recognized for projects ranging in scale from institutions to private homes, as well as interior and object design. Founded in 2004, OPA is an idea-driven office committed to finding design solutions that both expand the possibilities inherent in architecture and resonate within their particular context. While every project originates as a response to specific requirements of site, program and client, it evolves as an exploration of its own internal potential rather than reflecting a predetermined architectural style. In all the work, there is an emphasis on shaping and choreographing spatial experiences through the consideration of movement, perception and formal logic.

Some of OPA’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped OPA achieve 20th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 9

19. Studio O+A

© Studio O+A

© Studio O+A

At Studio O+A, our work process combines creativity and flexibility with the technical expertise to realize appropriate solutions for our client. Because our professionals are trained and experienced in all aspects of corporate planning and design, we exercise a degree of control that carries projects from concept to finish with consistency and economy.

Some of Studio O+A’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Studio O+A achieve 19th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 12

18. STUDIOS Architecture

© STUDIOS Architecture

© STUDIOS Architecture

STUDIOS believes in the transformative power of design to lift the trajectories of individual lives and entire communities. We’ve seen it happen again and again since our founding, back when the first tech boom was just a spark. As those early innovators changed the way we all live, learn and work, we changed the way they thought about space — as a strategic resource for expressing their unique vision and fueling extraordinary success.

While our impact and expertise have expanded, our flexible approach to design remains fundamentally the same. We push boundaries, guided by the wisdom of close client partnerships and the confidence needed to take big and small steps forward together.

Some of STUDIOS Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped STUDIOS Architecture achieve 18th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 48

17. Walker Warner

© Walker Warner

© Walker Warner

Walker Warner is a full-service architectural firm specializing in custom residential and hospitality design. Founded in 1989, the firm is led by partners Brooks Walker, Greg Warner, Kathy Scott and Mike McCabe.

Some of Walker Warner’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Walker Warner achieve 17th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 34

16. Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

© Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

© Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture

Motivated by a conviction that landscape design has the power to alter perception and ultimately initiate a deeper respect for the environment, ACLA designs spaces that offer opportunities for users to forge new relationships with their surroundings.

Through an iterative process, we find simple responses to complex problems, and seek to elevate experiences through layering and choreography of movement. The trust we build with our clients through long-term partnerships is an important foundation of our work, as each new project expands our expression of design and craft.

Some of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture achieve 16th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 13

15. Cass Calder Smith Architecture + Interiors

© Cass Calder Smith Architecture + Interiors

© Cass Calder Smith Architecture + Interiors

We believe that masterful design is unique, relevant, and timeless. We really like iconic architecture that is conceptually interesting and also reveals an attention to detail, materiality and authenticity. We admire boldness balanced with simplicity, innovation balanced with functionality, and power balanced with precision. We see ourselves as well-traveled creators with a conviction that a talented and experienced team that conscientiously listens is a valuable ally. We are professionally motivated to connect the aspects of artistic ambition, problem solving, environmental responsibility, and style within demanding requirements. We are an award-winning multidisciplinary firm dedicated to design excellence. We were founded in 1992 by Architect Cass Calder Smith and are now comprised of four principals that include Barbara Vickroy, Taylor Lawson, and Tim Quayle.

Some of Cass Calder Smith Architecture + Interiors’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Cass Calder Smith Architecture + Interiors achieve 15th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 22

14. Rapt Studio

© Rapt Studio

© Rapt Studio

We’re into branding, design, and the spaces that bring them together. We love connecting things. Sites, design, and strategy—we think it’s better when they all come together. We’re a group of designers, builders, thinkers and fans of culture who love creating inspiring spaces, digital places and everything in between. In short, we help companies stand out and stand for something.

Some of Rapt Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Rapt Studio achieve 14th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 28

13. Mork-Ulnes Architects

© Mork-Ulnes Architects

© Mork-Ulnes Architects

With offices in San Francisco and Oslo, Mork Ulnes Architects approaches projects with a combination of Scandinavian practicality and Northern California’s ‘can-do’ spirit of innovation.

Some of Mork-Ulnes Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Mork-Ulnes Architects achieve 13th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 9

12. Mark Cavagnero Associates

© Mark Cavagnero Associates

© Mark Cavagnero Associates

Mark Cavagnero Associates is a San Francisco-based architecture firm focused on cultural, commercial, education and civic projects. Since its establishment in 1988, the firm has completed a wide range of architectural and master planning projects, including large and small scale institutional, non-profit, commercial, and residential projects. The firm provides a full range of services, from programming, master planning, site planning and conceptual design, through construction documents and administration.

Some of Mark Cavagnero Associates’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Mark Cavagnero Associates achieve 12th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 5
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 11

11. Surfacedesign

© Surfacedesign, Inc

© Surfacedesign, Inc

Surfacedesign is a landscape architecture firm based in San Francisco, California. Principals James A. Lord, Roderick Wyllie, and Geoff di Girolamo, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of landscape architects, urban designers and architects, provide innovative design solutions for a wide range of projects.

Recipient of the 2017 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Landscape Architecture, Surfacedesign is dedicated to designing outdoor spaces that connect people and their natural environment. In addition to creating residential gardens, Surfacedesign’s projects include public parks, urban plazas, waterfronts, wineries and hotels and resorts.

Some of Surfacedesign’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Surfacedesign, Inc achieve 11th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 23

10. Klopf Architecture

© Klopf Architecture

© Klopf Architecture

Klopf Architecture brings the outside in. Our firm creates warm, modern designs that admit natural light and allow openness to nature. Our design approach weighs many factors to create custom designs with just the right level of connection to the outside world: clients’ goals and lifestyle, site orientation, views, climate and neighborhood context. Our primary goal is to create spaces people love to inhabit.

Specializing in new warm, modern net-zero energy houses, we are widely recognized for our work remodeling and adding to mid-century modern and Eichler homes. We believe in bringing these wonderful homes back to life for another generation to love, or creating new, green modern homes that provide the same level of warmth and connection to nature that follow a similar philosophy.

Some of Klopf Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Klopf Architecture achieve 10th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 51

9. Jensen Architects

© Jensen Architects

© Jensen Architects

At JENSEN we are passionate about creating buildings and environments that enrich the experiences of organizations and individuals. Guided by a responsibility to achieve the most using the fewest resources and to engage a broader cultural perspective, we develop solutions that embody each client’s values and larger purpose.

Our wide-ranging portfolio — encompassing arts, education, residential and workplace — is underpinned by an abiding interest in how we live and work today and the pleasure we take in collectively solving design challenges through research, unconventional thinking, and a focus on craft.

Some of Jensen Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Jensen Architects achieve 9th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 25

8. Aidlin Darling Design

© Adam Rouse

© Adam Rouse

With a shared interest in exploring design across a wide range of scales, programs and disciplines, partners Joshua Aidlin and David Darling started Aidlin Darling Design around a woodshop in 1998. With an emphasis on designing for all of the senses, they have cultivated a diverse and collaborative studio that acts as the creative hub for an extended network of builders, fabricators, artists, engineers, chefs and other collaborators. The firm’s work explores a closely held conviction that design can enlighten the human spirit by engaging all of the senses.

Some of Aidlin Darling Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Aidlin Darling Design achieve 8th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 21

7. Arterra Landscape Architects

© Arterra Landscape Architects

© Arterra Landscape Architects

Arterra is a full-service landscape architecture firm specializing in contemporary, sustainable design. We collaborate with our clients and their design team, providing imaginative solutions and clear communication. The Arterra Team is a diverse and slightly quirky group of creative and nerdy individuals. We are dedicated to the art and the craft of our profession. We consider it an honor and a privilege to do the work we do — and we do it well. We share ideas and inspiration in our beautiful, open studio space, where design ideas come to life. We are dedicated to doing sustainable work, and living sustainable lives. Our greatest achievement is creating a meaningful and sustainable landscape legacy.

Some of Arterra Landscape Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Arterra Landscape Architects achieve 7th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 4
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 16

6. S^A | Schwartz and Architecture

© S^A | Schwartz and Architecture

© S^A | Schwartz and Architecture

S^A | Schwartz and Architecture is a modern architecture and interior design studio established by Founder + Principal Neal J. Z. Schwartz, FAIA in 1997. Our expertise is in guiding clients through a highly interactive design process tailored to their personalities, budgets and needs. Rather than imposing a pre-conceived aesthetic, we begin our work by thoughtfully analyzing the particular opportunities posed by any site and constraint. We remain involved at every stage of design and construction, and thrive working with fixed schedules and resources.

Some of S^A | Schwartz and Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped S^A | Schwartz and Architecture achieve 6th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 11
Total Projects 23

5. EHDD

© EHDD

© EHDD

EHDD is a national leader in architecture, interiors, urban planning, and sustainability. Centered in San Francisco and Seattle, we derive inspiration from the many different voices that work together to envision, to build and to steward places we inhabit. Since our founding in 1946, EHDD has embraced our client’s vision and designed to express their unique values. Our award-winning practice has exceptional expertise in designing libraries and educational facilities, buildings for science and housing, as well as museums, aquariums and zoos.

Some of EHDD’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped EHDD achieve 5th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 27

4. IwamotoScott Architecture

© IwamotoScott Architecture

© IwamotoScott Architecture

IwamotoScott Architecture is an award winning architecture and design firm established by Lisa Iwamoto and Craig Scott. Based in San Francisco, California, the firm has gained national and international recognition for innovative design with projects around the country and overseas. Committed to pursuing architecture as a form of applied design research, IwamotoScott proceeds from the belief that each project can achieve a unique design synthesis. IwamotoScott’s client list includes arts organizations, educational institutions, media firms, commercial developers and private clients. Our projects consist of work at all scales including urban design, buildings, interiors, full-scale fabrications, museum installations and exhibitions and theoretical proposals.

IwamotoScott has received over eighty design awards and honors.

Some of IwamotoScott Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped IwamotoScott Architecture achieve 4th place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 5
A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 40

3. Form4 Architecture

© Form4 Architecture

© Form4 Architecture

Form4 Architecture believes in returning a sense of humanity to modernism through emotional meaning and poetic design. The San Francisco-based award?winning firm measures success by our contributions to society through a 2nd century modernist approach that balances expressive design, rigor, empathy and sustainability to create captivating buildings and spaces that resonate with people and enhance their lives.

Some of Form4 Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Form4 Architecture achieve 3rd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 2
A+Awards Finalist 7
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 26

2. Feldman Architecture

© Feldman Architecture

© Feldman Architecture

Feldman Architecture is an award-winning design practice recognized for creating warm, light-filled spaces that are site-sensitive and carefully crafted.

Some of Feldman Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Feldman Architecture achieve 2nd place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 19
Total Projects 40

1. Gensler

© Gensler

© Gensler

At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren’t just designing buildings — we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people’s lives. Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals who partner with clients in over 100 countries each year. Everything we do is guided by our mission: to create a better world through the power of design.

Some of Gensler’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Gensler achieve 1st place in the 25 Best Architecture Firms in San Francisco:

A+Awards Winner 9
A+Awards Finalist 30
Featured Projects 38
Total Projects 169

Why Should I Trust Architizer’s Ranking?

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

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A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

  • Project completed within the last 3 years
  • A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
  • Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
  • High quality, in focus photographs
  • At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
  • Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
  • Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

 


 

We’re constantly look for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.

 

Top image: Golden Gate Bridge Plaza by EHDD, Jensen Architects and Surfacedesign, San Francisco, California

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Renovation Redefined: How Neri&Hu Rewrites the Rules of Adaptive Reuse

The latest edition of “Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today.  

Neri&Hu is a practice that reimagines architectural reuse and renovations. Co-founded by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, the firm operates out of its dynamic base in Shanghai, China, with an additional office in London. Their work is characterized by a meticulous approach to materiality, context, and storytelling, blending traditional and modern elements to create spaces that resonate with cultural and historical significance.

This year, Neri&Hu has been honored with a prestigious Architizer A+Award in the Best Adaptive Reuse and Renovation Firm category. This accolade recognizes their exceptional ability to breathe new life into existing structures, transforming them into spaces that are both functional and deeply meaningful. Their projects are celebrated for their sensitivity to heritage and their innovative reinterpretation of space, making them leaders in the field of adaptive reuse.

Neri&Hu’s portfolio is a testament to their versatility and commitment to thoughtful design. From chapels to cultural institutions, their work spans a diverse range of typologies and geographies, each project reflecting a deep understanding of its specific context. By integrating the old with the new, they create environments that honor the past while embracing the future, solidifying their reputation as a firm designing holistic environments for daily life.


Lao Ding Feng Beijing

Beijing, China

Jury Winner, Architecture +Renovation, 11th Annual A+Awards

Neri & Hu transformed a former cotton textile warehouse in Beijing’s industrial Langyuan Station into the main office and retail store for the historic Beijing pastry brand Lao Ding Feng. The original brick structure, composed of a main warehouse and annex buildings, was reimagined with a cast concrete form molded within the old brick shell, symbolizing the brand’s traditional pastries shaped by decorative molds.

This new concrete object, softened by bush-hammering, forms the main retail, gallery, and office spaces, while gaps between the new and old structures create flexible areas for a café and multipurpose lobby. The design connects past, present and future, offering Lao Ding Feng a modern yet historically rooted home.


The Relic Shelter | Fuzhou Teahouse

Fuzhou, China

Jury Winner, Architecture +Preservation, 10th Annual A+Awards

Inspired by Fuzhou’s iconic Jinshan Temple, Neri & Hu’s Relic Shelter teahouse encapsulates the city’s rich heritage amidst rapid modernization. The design preserves and elevates a relocated Qing dynasty official’s wooden residence, making it the centerpiece of the teahouse. The structure, set atop a rammed concrete base and crowned with a sweeping copper roof, mirrors traditional earthen dwellings and evokes a sense of raw monumentality.

Visitors are greeted by the teahouse’s striking silhouette and its reflection in a surrounding pool, while contrasts of light and dark, heavy and light, play throughout the space. Natural light enters through sky wells, illuminating the ancient artefact, and a mezzanine level allows for close inspection of intricate carpentry. Below, a basement with a rotunda, sunken courtyard, and tasting rooms features an oculus that filters sunlight through a thin layer of water, creating captivating reflections.


Waterhouse South Bund

Huangpu Qu, Shanghai, China

The Waterhouse in Shanghai’s South Bund District is a four-story, 19-room boutique hotel, built within a renovated 1930s Japanese Army headquarters. Fronting the Huangpu River and facing the Pudong skyline, the hotel’s design by Neri & Hu emphasizes a striking contrast between old and new.

The original concrete structure was restored, while new additions were crafted from corten steel to reflect the area’s industrial history. The interior design blurs the lines between inside and outside, as well as public and private spaces, creating a unique and disorienting yet refreshing experience that connects guests to Shanghai’s urban fabric through unexpected visual corridors.


The Garage

Beijing, China

Popular Choice Winner, Factories & Warehouses, 5th Annual A+Awards

In Beijing, where traffic congestion is a daily reality for millions, Neri & Hu’s renovation of an old army weapons factory into an Automobile Repair Shop seeks to rekindle the lost allure of cars. The design incorporates a café and offices, transforming the space into a dynamic workshop with a blend of raw industrial elements and refined touches.

The existing brick structure is preserved, while a new steel frame adds a third level to meet capacity needs. The façade features a striking combination of the original brick, steel frame, and a white volume, with black metal frames and mirrored glass enhancing the building’s modern industrial aesthetic. Custom signage and raw steel-edged glass garage doors guide visitors along the building’s length.


Design Republic Design Commune

Shanghai, China

Jury Winner, Mixed Use, 3rd Annual A+Awards

Design Republic Design Commune in central Shanghai serves as a design hub, blending a flagship store for modern furniture retailer Design Republic with a mix of design-focused retail spaces, including books, fashion, and accessories. Housed in a renovated 1910s British-built Police Headquarters, the project by Neri & Hu carefully restores the original red brick structure while adding modern elements, such as a glassy street-level façade, to breathe new life into the historic building.

The interior features strategic architectural modifications that reveal the building’s history while creating a cohesive and engaging experience for visitors. The Commune also includes a design gallery, event space, café, restaurant by Michelin-starred Chef Jason Atherton, and a one-bedroom apartment.


Junshan Cultural Center

Beijing, China

Located near the Miyun Reservoir outside Beijing, the Junshan Cultural Center is a transformed two-story sales building reimagined by Neri & Hu as an iconic clubhouse and sales center. The design embraces the building’s courtyard typology, creating interlocking journeys for members and guests that connect with nature through layered courtyards and gardens.

The architecture blends traditional northern elements with contemporary language, featuring a brick structure with carved-out spaces and warm-toned wood-patterned aluminum panels that soften the façade. The center offers a range of amenities, including a 100-person multi-purpose hall, business lounge, feature library, children’s reading room, art gallery, and rooftop deck with views of the surrounding mountains.

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30 Best Architecture Firms in London

These annual rankings were last updated on September 13th, 2024. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking.

London is a city that has been forced to redevelop constantly. Like many cities, it has accrued layers of history. However, events like the Great Fire and The Blitz have also torn holes in the urban fabric, necessitating moments of reflection and rethinking. Nowadays, Georgian, Regency and Victorian architecture are intermingled with hulking Brutalist structures, curving glass façades and anonymous steel giants.

Nowadays, the city remains home to preeminent architectural schools such as UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture. In addition, London’s galleries and museums nurture a design culture with thought-provoking exhibitions about space and society, including the ever-popular Serpentine Pavilion. Meanwhile, as a global metropolis, the British city’s diversity is one of its great strengths, becoming home to a bevy of heavyweight firms and up-and-coming studios whose names are known locally and abroad.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in London, United Kingdom based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

  • The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
  • The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of London, United Kingdom architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in London, United Kingdom:

32. Jamie Fobert Architects

© Jamie Fobert Architects

© Jamie Fobert Architects

Since its inception in 1996, Jamie Fobert Architects has had a reputation for innovative and inspiring architectural design in the residential, retail and arts sectors. The practice has demonstrated a consistent approach to resolving client ambitions and site complexities into a tactile architecture of volume, material and light.

Jamie Fobert Architects has garnered several awards, including the RIBA London Award 2014, the Manser Medal and the RIBA and English Heritage ‘Award for a building in an historic context’. The practice has won three major public commissions for cultural organisations: Kettle’s Yard Gallery; the Charleston Trust; and Tate St Ives.

Some of Jamie Fobert Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Jamie Fobert Architects achieve 32nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 8

31. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

© Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

© Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) is an award-winning, international architectural practice based in London. Over three decades, RSHP has attracted critical acclaim with innovative projects across Europe, North America and Asia. The practice is experienced in designing a wide range of building types including: office, residential, transport, education, culture, leisure, retail, civic and healthcare. The quality of its designs has been recognised with some of architecture’s highest awards, including two RIBA Stirling Prizes, one in 2006 for Terminal 4, Madrid Barajas Airport and the other in 2009 for Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre, London. RSHP employs around 180 people in offices across the world – London, Shanghai, Sydney and Madrid.

Some of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners achieve 31st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 2
Total Projects 15

30. Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

© Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

© Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

At Allford Hall Monaghan Morris we make buildings that are satisfying to use and beautiful to look at; an architecture that is defined by the experience of users who should be able to understand and use each building with ease and enjoyment.

We design very different buildings, for very different people to use in very different ways and, since our early days in the late 1980s, we have grown from four to over one hundred and fifty people and our budgets from a few thousand to tens of millions of pounds.

Through our wide range of projects we search for the opportunities in every site, budget and programme and pursue a pragmatic, analytical and collaborative working method to produce a responsive, intelligent and delightful architecture.

Some of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Allford Hall Monaghan Morris achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 16

29. David Chipperfield Architects

© David Chipperfield Architects

© David Chipperfield Architects

David Chipperfield Architects was founded in 1985 and has offices in London, Berlin, Milan and Shanghai. The practice works internationally on cultural, residential and commercial projects providing full architectural and interior design, master planning, product and furniture design services for both public and private sectors. Our diverse built portfolio includes museums and galleries, libraries, apartments, private houses, hotels, offices, master plans, and retail facilities. David Chipperfield Architects has won more then fifty national and international competitions and many international awards and citations for design excellence.

Some of David Chipperfield Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped David Chipperfield Architects achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

28. Jestico + Whiles

© Jestico + Whiles

© Jestico + Whiles

Jestico + Whiles is an award winning architecture and interior design practice with offices in London and Prague. At the forefront of innovation and design excellence, the practice has won over one hundred national and international awards. We have proven expertise for excellent and sustainable designs across a wide range of sectors, including universities, schools, hotels, housing, cultural facilities, offices, transport infrastructure and retail, many within schemes involving major urban regeneration, refurbishment of historic buildings or low energy designs.

Some of Jestico + Whiles’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Jestico + Whiles achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 8

27. Eldridge London

© Nicholas Guttridge

© Nicholas Guttridge

London architectural practice Eldridge Smerin was established in 1998 and has since relaunched as Eldridge London. Architect Nick Eldridge’s vision continues to inspire the design and material quality of the practice’s recent projects in the UK and abroad defined by a series of cutting-edge houses including the Stirling Prize nominated Lawns project and the House in Highgate Cemetery.

The practice has also completed a number of high profile retail, commercial and cultural projects including interiors for Selfridges Birmingham, Villa Moda Kuwait, O2’s Mobile Applications Development Centre, the Design Council Headquarters, The Business and Intellectual Property Centre and a restaurant at the British Library and the Globe Theatre’s Sackler Studios.

The practice demonstrates a consistent approach to producing intelligent and unique solutions to specific client briefs and often constrained budgets with an unerring attention to detail from concept through to completion.

Some of Eldridge London’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Eldridge London achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 6

26. FORM studio (previously FORM design architecture)

© FORM studio (previously FORM design architecture)

© FORM studio (previously FORM design architecture)

Architecture has the power to transform environments and quality of life.

FORM studio aims to create places that can be inhabited and experienced by people in a natural and instinctive way. Enjoyable places with a tranquil sense of simplicity, which create a supportive and uplifting backdrop for life.

Individual solutions are developed for our clients which are an intelligent, inventive and sustainable response to the complex matrix of issues that shapes each project. Solutions with a lucidity and apparent simplicity which belie their underlying complexity.

Listening, analysis, discussion and clarification are at the heart of an inclusive approach that recognises the fact that some of the best ideas are generated in the space between people rather than by individuals.

Some of FORM studio (previously FORM design architecture)’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped FORM studio (previously FORM design architecture) achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 7

25. Studio Octopi

© Studio Octopi

© Studio Octopi

Studio Octopi is an award winning architecture practice based in central London, UK.

Some of Studio Octopi’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Studio Octopi achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 11

24. WilkinsonEyre

© WilkinsonEyre

© WilkinsonEyre

WilkinsonEyre is one of the world’s leading architectural practices with a portfolio of national and international award-winning projects. Since our inception in 1983, we have built a portfolio of bold, beautiful, intelligent architecture in sectors as diverse as culture, sport and leisure, education, infrastructure, residential, office and large-scale masterplanning. Project highlights include the Guangzhou International Finance Center – one of the tallest buildings in the world, the giant, cooled conservatories for Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay, the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, the refurbishment of the New Bodleian Library for the University of Oxford and the acclaimed temporary structure of the London 2012 Olympic Games Basketball Arena. Our work is based on an informed use of technology and materials and combines a commitment to the spirit of the new with an awareness of context.

Some of WilkinsonEyre’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped WilkinsonEyre achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 21

23. Sheppard Robson Architects

© Sheppard Robson Architects

© Sheppard Robson Architects

The practice’s work is underpinned by fully integrating a sustainable design methodology that balances efficiency and performance with form.
In the practice’s 75-year history, Sheppard Robson has designed award-winning architecture, interior design and masterplanning projects around the world, building a strong reputation across numerous typologies – including office, education, residential, healthcare, science and retail projects.

From our head office in London and studios in Manchester, Glasgow and Abu Dhabi, the founding principles of innovation and sustainability continue to shape the work of the practice and its interior design group (ID:SR), reinterpreted and enlivened by the creative talent of our designers. The work of the practice benefits from an ability to have a constructive dialogue with clients and end-users, as well as collaborating closely with other members of the project team throughout the design and delivery of a project.

Some of Sheppard Robson Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Sheppard Robson Architects achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 10

22. 6a architects

© Johan Dehlin

© Johan Dehlin

6a architects was founded by Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald in 2001. They are best known for their contemporary art galleries, educational buildings, artists’ studios and residential projects, often in sensitive historic environments. 6a architects rose to prominence with the completion of two critically acclaimed public art galleries, Raven Row (2009), which won a RIBA Award in 2011, and the expanded South London Gallery (2010). Recently completed projects include a new 68-room hall of residence at Churchill College, Cambridge (2016), which garnered a RIBA Regional East Award (2017), and a new studio complex for photographer Juergen Teller (2016), which was winner of both RIBA London Building of the Year (2017) and a RIBA National Award (2017).

Some of 6a architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped 6a architects achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 6

21. Foster Lomas

London based studio specialising in craft and collaboration to create bespoke architecture and interior design.

Unique to the practice is the pursuit of an architecture which is imaginatively responsive to site and place, whether an urban project or a rural retreat. We carefully craft buildings which are the result of working directly with leading structural engineers, artisans and craftsmen creating buildings which will remain relevant, sustainable and timeless.

Since we established Foster Lomas Architects in 2005 we have developed a broad palette of work from urban penthouses to rural residential houses within heritage landscape areas, which have led to expertise in developing a uniquely sensitive and innovative approach.

Some of Foster Lomas’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Foster Lomas achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 12

20. Carl Turner Architects

© Carl Turner Architects

© Carl Turner Architects

Carl trained at the Royal College of Art, gaining a first class honours degree and a RIBA Bronze Medal (runner-up) before undertaking an MA at the Royal College of Art in London.The RCA provided a foundation for collaboration and working across platforms with an integrated approach; Carl sees his approach to design and construction as an extension of his time there as a ‘maker’.User-focused design was embedded as a founding principle for practice, through a two year research post for the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre at the RCA, investigating new strategies for wayfinding for BAA plc at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.After working for Norman Foster on the Citibank Tower (Canary Wharf), and Penoyre and Prasad on various community-based projects, Carl formed a partnership (TurnerCastle).

Some of Carl Turner Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Carl Turner Architects achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 5

19. Atelier Chang Ltd

© Kyungsub Shin

© Kyungsub Shin

Atelier Chang is an international design praxis based in South Kensington, London and Zurich since 2011. Our design philosophy is to create innovative design through focusing on the unembellished basics – basics of nature, social behaviour, and urban phenomena. To achieve this absolute simplicity of content through impactful forms takes extra effort in researching the context, a devotion to material and technology, and active interaction with other industries. Currently we work on projects in Asia and Europe at multiple scales of design, covering master plans, architecture, interior design, installations, and products.

Some of Atelier Chang Ltd’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Atelier Chang Ltd achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 2
Featured Projects 3
Total Projects 4

18. Levitt Bernstein

© Phil Boorman

© Phil Boorman

As architects, landscape architects and urban designers, Levitt Bernstein creates award winning buildings, living landscapes and thriving urban spaces, using inventive design to solve real life challenges. Putting people at the heart of our work, each of our projects is different but the driving force behind every one is the desire to create an environment that is beautiful, sustainable and functional.

Some of Levitt Bernstein’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Levitt Bernstein achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 10

17. Architects of Invention

© Architects of Invention

© Architects of Invention

Architects of Invention (AI) is an award winning international partnership practicing contemporary architecture, urbanism, and design led by Nikoloz Japaridze. To accommodate a range of projects throughout the world, AI maintains offices in London and Tbilisi. Since its establishment in 2010 AI has completed 10 buildings in 10 years and produced more than 100 projects and collaborations.

The practice has good international experience contributing to project in Chile, Switzerland, Germany, Canary Islands, Seychelles, India, Russia, China, Czech Republic, France, UK and Georgia. AI has successfully collaborated with many international clients and consultants. Its core consultants’ teams are established in the UK as well as in Georgia.

Some of Architects of Invention’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Architects of Invention achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 17

16. Hawkins\Brown

© Hawkins\Brown

© Hawkins\Brown

The first time someone decided to mix sweet and salty popcorn, their guests must have been horrified. Minutes later though they would be guzzling the lot. That’s the thing about new combinations – you have to be a bit odd to consider them in the first place, but when they pay off you’re left wondering how you managed before they existed.

Admittedly, this isn’t a usual sort of About page for an architectural practice, but we’re not a usual sort of practice. We believe that projects come alive through uncommon combinations of ideas and people. In fact, we think that’s the only way they really come alive at all.

Some of Hawkins\Brown’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped HawkinsBrown achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 19

15. Bennetts Associates

© Bennetts Associates

© Bennetts Associates

Bennetts Associates creates sustainable and enduring architecture. As one of the UK’s leading practices, their diverse portfolio has been celebrated with more than 150 awards over 30 years and covers education, cultural and workplace projects in both the public and private sector, ranging from masterplans to small historic buildings. They are an employee-owned trust of 70 people with studios in London, Edinburgh and Manchester, and have recently earned Building Design’s Higher Education Architect of the Year 2019 Award.

Bennetts Associates also leads in their field in sustainability – in April 2019 they became the world’s first architects to secure Science Based Target approval and commit to the UN’s Climate Neutral Now campaign.

Some of Bennetts Associates’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Bennetts Associates achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 19

14. Buckley Gray Yeoman

© Dirk Lindner

© Dirk Lindner

Formed in 1997, Buckley Gray Yeoman is an award-winning architecture and design practice based in Shoreditch, London. Directed by Matt Yeoman and Paul White, the firm provides pragmatic and deliverable solutions to complex design issues. Founded on the premise that outstanding results require careful planning and an intuitive approach, Buckley Gray Yeoman’s designs adapt and respond to the context of each project to create intelligent and enduring architecture. The practice’s work is driven by the needs and ambitions of its clients.

Some of Buckley Gray Yeoman’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Buckley Gray Yeoman achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 10

13. AL_A

© Francisco Nogueira / Architectural Photography

© Francisco Nogueira / Architectural Photography

Architecture studio AL_A was founded in 2009 by the RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete with directors Ho-Yin Ng, Alice Dietsch and Maximiliano Arrocet.

Their designs are conceived not just as buildings, but as urban propositions. Spaces that promote reciprocity between nature and neighbourhood; projects that express the identity of an institution, reflect the ambitions of a place, and hold the dreams of a community.

Recently completed projects include an undergraduate and outreach centre for Wadham College at the University of Oxford and a new centre for the cancer care charity Maggie’s within the grounds of University College Hospital in Southampton.

Some of AL_A’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped AL_A achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 10

12. Studio Seilern Architects

© Philip Vile

© Philip Vile

Studio Seilern Architects is a London based international creative practice established in 2006 by Christina Seilern with the intent of producing exceptional architecture that lasts, working across geographies, building sizes and typologies. Our diverse portfolio of built work spans the UK, Europe and Africa.

While we tackle a diversity of projects, it is our conscious decision to keep working on the smaller and larger scales both simultaneously and continuously: from new build to restoration works. Irrespective of size or context, each project we undertake informs another. The smaller scale keeps our pencils sharp on questions of intricate detailing and the unraveling of the human condition both on the living and working fronts.

Some of Studio Seilern Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Studio Seilern Architects achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 5
Total Projects 9

11. Steyn Studio

© DOOK Photography

© DOOK Photography

Steyn Studio is a collaborative architecture practice. We believe that design has the power to solve problems, inspire, and improve lives and work hard everyday to realise this ambition. We always aim to do this honestly and with the freedom to creatively explore meaningful design solutions. Designs that make a real difference to the end-user and the client; culturally and commercially.

Some of Steyn Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Steyn Studio achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 4
Featured Projects 4
Total Projects 4

10. Hopkins Architects

Copyright 2007 Paul Tyagi - © Hopkins Architects

Copyright 2007 Paul Tyagi - © Hopkins Architects

Hopkins Architects is an international architectural practice with studios in London and Dubai. Led by its five Principals, the practice’s work is rooted in clear and logical design thinking, a deep understanding of the potential of materials and craft, and consideration of context. A consistent and rigorous approach has resulted in a portfolio of ground-breaking, beautiful and functional buildings across Europe, the US and Asia which have added tangible value for both clients and users.

The practice has designed and delivered a portfolio of renowned, award-winning projects, including Portcullis House at Westminster and the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome.

Some of Hopkins Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Hopkins Architects achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 1
Featured Projects 8
Total Projects 18

9. Haworth Tompkins

Photo: Philip Vile - © Haworth Tompkins

Photo: Philip Vile - © Haworth Tompkins

Haworth Tompkins is an award-winning British architectural studio united by a commitment to integrity, intellectual quality and the art of making beautiful buildings. Founded in 1991 by Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins, the rapidly-growing London-based studio consists of 70 people, and specialises in bespoke buildings in the public, cultural, private and financial sectors. Acclaimed projects include the Everyman Theatre, winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2014, Young Vic Theatre, Royal College of Art campus in Battersea, Coin Street housing development and the London Library, for which they received the prestigious American Institute of Architect’s Excellence in Design award. The studio is currently working on a number of highly anticipated schemes including the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Fish Island Village, Bristol Old Vic and Kingston University.

Some of Haworth Tompkins’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Haworth Tompkins achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 10

8. Allies and Morrison

© Nicholas Guttridge

© Nicholas Guttridge

We are architects and urbanists. We strive to design beautiful buildings that have long life and can adapt over the generations. We also shape enduring places whether new pieces of city or settlements at any scale. All our projects are concerned with the crafting of every detail and an appreciation for the uniqueness of each context.

As architects, we are known for the rigour of our technical delivery, a commitment to quality, to embedded environmental performance. As urbanists, we are known for developing plans that are flexible and pragmatic, inspirational in vision, responsive to the local climate and character. Based in London and Cambridge, we come from around the world and our diversity is one of our fundamental strengths.

Some of Allies and Morrison’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Allies and Morrison achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
A+Awards Finalist 4
Featured Projects 7
Total Projects 24

7. bureau de change

© bureau de change

© bureau de change

Bureau de Change is an award winning architecture practice founded by architects Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos. Its work is a direct product of the founders’ upbringing, passions and experiences – combining the pragmatism and formality of their architectural training with a desire to bring a sense of theatre, playfulness and innovation to the design of spaces, products and environments. The result is a studio where rigorous thinking and analysis are brought to life through prototyping, testing and making.

Some of bureau de change’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped bureau de change achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 1
Featured Projects 10
Total Projects 20

6. Alison Brooks Architects

© Alison Brooks Architects

© Alison Brooks Architects

Founded in 1996, Alison Brooks Architects has developed an international reputation for delivering design excellence and innovation in projects ranging from urban regeneration, masterplanning, public buildings for the arts, higher education and housing.

ABA’s award-winning architecture is born from our intensive research into the cultural, social and environmental contexts of each project. Our approach enables us to develop pioneering solutions for our buildings and urban schemes, each with a distinct identity and authenticity. Combined with rigorous attention to detail, ABA’s buildings have proved to satisfy our client’s expectations and positively impact the urban realm.

Our approach has led ABA to be recognised with both national and international awards including Architect of the Year Award 2012 and Housing Architect of the Year 2012.

Some of Alison Brooks Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Alison Brooks Architects achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 3
A+Awards Finalist 3
Featured Projects 6
Total Projects 8

5. Squire and Partners

© Squire and Partners

© Squire and Partners

Squire & Partners is an architecture and design practice with experience spanning four decades, earning it an international reputation for architecture informed by the history and culture of where it is placed. Their award winning portfolio, for some of the world’s leading developers, includes masterplans, private and affordable residential, workspace, retail, education and public buildings.

In addition, the practice has a series of dedicated teams for modelmaking, computer generated imaging, illustration, graphics and an established interior design department, which has created a number of bespoke product ranges.

Squire & Partners’ approach responds to the unique heritage and context of each site, considering established street patterns, scale and proportions, to create timeless architecture rooted in its location.

Some of Squire and Partners’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Squire and Partners achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 9
Total Projects 49

4. Adjaye Associates

© Adjaye Associates

© Adjaye Associates

Since establishing Adjaye Associates in 2000, Sir David Adjaye OBE has crafted a global team that is multicultural and stimulated by the broadest possible cultural discourse. The practice has studios in Accra, London, and New York with work spanning the globe. Adjaye Associates’ most well-known commission to date, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), opened in 2016 on the National Mall in Washington DC and was named “Cultural Event of the Year” by The New York Times.

Further projects range in scale from private houses, bespoke furniture collections, product design, exhibitions, and temporary pavilions to major arts centers, civic buildings, and master plans.

Some of Adjaye Associates’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Adjaye Associates achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 6
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 16
Total Projects 37

3. Heatherwick Studio

© Hufton+Crow Photography

© Hufton+Crow Photography

Heatherwick Studio is a team of 180 problem solvers dedicated to making the physical world around us better for everyone.
Based out of our combined workshop and design studio in Central London, we create buildings, spaces, master-plans, objects and infrastructure. Focusing on large scale projects in cities all over the world, we prioritise those with the greatest positive social impact.

Working as practical inventors with no signature style, our motivation is to design soulful and interesting places which embrace and celebrate the complexities of the real world. The approach driving everything is to lead from human experience rather than any fixed design dogma.

The studio’s completed projects include a number of internationally celebrated buildings, including the award-winning Learning Hub at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The studio is currently working on 30 live projects in ten countries.

Some of Heatherwick Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Heatherwick Studio achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 11
A+Awards Finalist 2
Featured Projects 12
Total Projects 14

2. Foster + Partners

© Foster + Partners

© Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, engineering, urbanism and industrial design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967. Since then, he, and the team around him, have established an international practice with a worldwide reputation. With offices across the globe, we work as a single studio that is both ethnically and culturally diverse.

Some of Foster + Partners’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Foster + Partners achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 9
A+Awards Finalist 10
Featured Projects 37
Total Projects 94

1. Zaha Hadid Architects

© Zaha Hadid Architects

© Zaha Hadid Architects

Internationally renowned architecture firm Zaha Hadid Architects works at all scales and in all sectors to create transformative cultural, corporate, residential and other spaces that work in synchronicity with their surroundings.

Some of Zaha Hadid Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Zaha Hadid Architects achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in London, United Kingdom:

A+Awards Winner 17
A+Awards Finalist 14
Featured Projects 44
Total Projects 68

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Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

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A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

  • Project completed within the last 3 years
  • A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
  • Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
  • High quality, in focus photographs
  • At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
  • Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
  • Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

 


 

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