15 of the world’s Best architecture firms
Burj Khalifa, Taj Mahal, Sydney opera house, Empire state building, and other famous building… have you ever wondered which architecture firms are behind some of the world’s most iconic buildings, do you want to know more about best architect firms who designed the world’s most famous buildings, towers, cities, and even world’s most famous football stadiums?
Here are 20 of the best architects in the world, and throughout reading the article you will find out which architect firms have designed the world’s most famous buildings:
RSP is a global design group focused on creative and innovative designs. The portfolio of the company includes more than 2500 international projects in all types, thanks to its experts and professional team.
The company has more than 60 years of experience in this field and during this period RSP has implemented a number of important projects recognized in different parts of the world such as St. Regis, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oberoi, Gurgaon, India and Nakheel Mall in the UAE.
The company headquartered in Singapore, and it has 12 other offices around the world.
AECOM is the world’s leading infrastructure company. Since its inception, AECOM has sought to develop and implement solutions to the world’s toughest challenges. The company specializes in transport, buildings, energy, and environmental projects, and in order to provide the best results and solutions the company had linked its expertise across services, markets as well as geography.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company has six other offices in Europe, the Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, Australia, and India.
The major projects of the company in Qatar are Hamad Port and Doha Oasis.
Important information about the company:
- In 2018, the company’s revenues reached about $20.2 billion.
- Gained first place as the best company in Transportation and General Building according to Engineering News-Record’s for the “top 500 design companies for 2019”.
- Selected by Fortune Magazine as one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the fifth year in a row.
Since its founding in 1900, and for nearly 119 years Nikken Sekkei has designed more than 2,500 projects, in more than 250 cities, across 50 countries around the world. Nikken Sekkei is a Japanese engineering and planning firm based in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company has designed the renovation plan of the Camp Nou, One of the Holy Land of football, for the Spanish team Barcelona, which is scheduled to be completed in 2023.
Gensler Company works on shaping the future of cities. The company always strives to create innovative and distinctive designs and it also encourages experimentation and risk that lead to the promotion of diverse thinking which creates new designs that improve people’s daily experiences.
Since its inception, the company has designed many wonderful projects and created distinctive architectural masterpieces, the most important projects implemented by the company are Shanghai Tower, Microsoft Place located in Ireland, the NVIDIA building located in Silicon Valley, and Incheon International Airport. The company designed also Banc of California Stadium, as well as both the LinkedIn building in Chicago and the Washington Post building in Washington DC, and in Qatar, the company was one of the architect firms that designed Msheireb Downtown City.
The company has gained many awards as a result of its distinctive design in various fields in more than 200 sites around the world, especially its designs in the field of health care, which made the company wins many international awards.
The company provides a wide range of designs and solutions in both the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, environmental science, research, and more, for the health, civil and transportation industries.
The company’s portfolio includes several projects including Los Angeles International Airport, Arabian Canal in Dubai, King Saud Medical City and Sydney Olympic Park Town Center.
6.Samoo Architects & Engineers
Since its establishment in 1976, the company has completed 8,000 projects in many different fields, of which about 100 have received awards. For more than 40 years, the company has provided many innovative designs to keep pace with the economic development of Korea and become a key partner to provide the best services to its customers and also improve the architectural environment of the country.
HOK is a global design and engineering company with many international design awards. The company has about 1,700 employees working in 24 different offices on three continents around the world. The company works on designing buildings and spaces that meet people’s needs as well as the environment, which made it one of the best design companies in the world.
The company’s major projects include Mercedes-Benz Stadium, LG Science Park and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. This in addition to Hamad International Airport and Msheireb Downtown.
Stantec is one of Canada’s leading design companies, with over 400 offices in countries around the world. The company works primarily to provide designs that are commensurate with the needs of the community, and its designs are characterized by quality and sustainability, which made it wins many international awards.
Canada House and Stantec Tower are among the most prominent projects designed by the company.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP is one of the largest design and architecture companies around the world. Since its inception in 1936, the company has designed more than 10,000 projects in more than 50 countries around the world. The company adopts in its designs excellence, innovation, and sustainability.
The company’s most prominent projects in the Middle East is Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world. This is in addition to Nozul Lusail Marina, Muqarnas Tower, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, And Istanbul Tower.
Aedas is one of the best architectural design companies around the world, which carried out many international and local projects. Its creative team of 1,400 people creates world-class design solutions with a deep social and cultural understanding of the communities it designs.
The company’s portfolio includes 41 featured projects, including Dubai Metro, U-Bora Towers, DAMAC Heights, and Shenzhen Airport Satellite Concourse.
NBBJ company takes a different approach in its design, as it providing designs that help its customers innovate by creating high-productivity and sustainable spaces. Since its establishment in 1943, the company has created many successful projects in terms of architecture, planning, and design, and it has been awarded the “Most Innovative Architecture Firm 2018” prize.
The company has designed headquarters for many of the world’s most famous companies including Amazon building in Seattle, Samsung America Headquarters and Alibaba Center.
12.Heerim Architects & Planners
Heerim Architects & Planners is a leading architectural company in South Korea. Since its inception in 1970, the company has provided many projects around the world, as it has the ability to provide creative ideas depending on its great technical knowledge as well as standard design solutions.
Uzbekistan Tashkent Humo Arena, Al Thumama Stadium and Mactan-Cebu International Airport are among the company’s key projects.
The company seeks to create better communities through its designs, HKS is a long-standing international architectural design company, providing wonderful designs of high quality, where the company’s team consists of 1400 designers, artists, scientists, and architects.
The company’s designs include many fields such as aviation, civil, cultural, commercial, educational, government, health, sports and entertainment projects.
Perkins Eastman is an American company founded in New York in 1981, which seeks to enhance the human experience by designing an environment for a sustainable and flexible future. The company has 1000 employees specialized in architecture, design, engineering, and technology, and has 17 offices in different countries around the world.
The company’s most prominent projects in the Middle East include Al Jazeera headquarter, Al Fateh city in Cairo, Qatar Media Corporation and Fairmont Hotel in Nigeria.
GHD is one of the world’s leading design companies. Founded in 1928, GHD has expanded into five different continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific. The company has more than 200 different countries all over the world.
The company has designed 14 projects in Qatar, including Khalifa Stadium, which will host some of the World Cup 2022 matches and Doha International Airport.
