The signs of the recession’s end can be seen in ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list. The Top 500, taken as a group, had overall design revenue of $85.06 billion in 2011, up 6.6%, from $79.82 billion in 2010. This marks the first time in three years the Top 500 experienced revenue growth for the year.
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| RANK | FIRM | FIRM TYPE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2011 | ||
| 101 | 100 | Rafael Vinoly Architects PC, New York, N.Y. | A |
| 102 | 91 | Woolpert Inc., Dayton, Ohio† | EAP |
| 103 | 132 | Ingenium International Inc., Detroit, Mich.† | AE |
| 104 | 90 | Merrick & Co., Aurora, Colo.† | EA |
| 105 | 96 | Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Inc., Sparks, Md.† | EA |
| 106 | 94 | DLR Group, Overland Park, Kan. | AE |
| 107 | 109 | ECS, Chantilly, Va.† | E |
| 108 | 129 | Ambitech Engineering Corp., Downers Grove, Ill. | E |
| 109 | 149 | Willdan, Anaheim, Calif.† | E |
| 110 | 113 | KPFF Consulting Engineers, Seattle, Wash.† | E |
| 111 | 128 | Whitman, Requardt & Associates LLP, Baltimore, Md. | EA |
| 112 | 115 | Syska Hennessy Group, New York, N.Y.† | E |
| 113 | 122 | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Northbrook, Ill. | EA |
| 114 | 117 | Thornton Tomasetti Inc., New York, N.Y. | EA |
| 115 | 123 | Affiliated Engineers Inc., Madison, Wis. | E |
| 116 | 101 | Day & Zimmermann, Philadelphia, Pa.† | EC |
| 117 | 127 | Gresham, Smith and Partners, Nashville, Tenn. | AE |
| 118 | 139 | Freese and Nichols Inc., Fort Worth, Texas | EA |
| 119 | 116 | Volkert Inc., Mobile, Ala. | E |
| 120 | 133 | PageSoutherlandPage, Houston, Texas | AE |
| 121 | 118 | DLZ Corp., Columbus, Ohio† | EA |
| 122 | 119 | GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., Norwood, Mass.† | EC |
| 123 | 125 | HMC Architects, Los Angeles, Calif. | A |
| 124 | 137 | C&S Cos., Syracuse, N.Y. | EA |
| 125 | 107 | Populous, Kansas City, Mo.† | A |
| 126 | 144 | GEI Consultants Inc., Woburn, Mass. | E |
| 127 | 148 | Haley & Aldrich Inc., Burlington, Mass.† | E |
| 128 | 121 | Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, Calif. | EA |
| 129 | 130 | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., Waltham, Mass. | E |
| 130 | 141 | EA Engineering Science and Tech. Inc., Hunt Valley, Md.† | ENV |
| 131 | 135 | GAI Consultants Inc., Homestead, Pa. | E |
| 132 | 157 | Clark-Nexsen PC, Norfolk, Va.† | AE |
| 133 | 154 | CRB, Kansas City, Mo.† | EA |
| 134 | 138 | Corgan Associates Inc., Dallas, Texas† | A |
| 135 | ** | SIGAL Construction Corp., Arlington, Va. | EC |
| 136 | 191 | Patrick Engineering Inc., Lisle, Ill.† | E |
| 137 | 131 | Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., St. Paul, Minn.† | EA |
| 138 | 136 | Burgess & Niple Inc., Columbus, Ohio | E |
| 139 | ** | M+W U.S. Inc., Watervliet, N.Y. | EC |
| 140 | 151 | TransCore, Hummelstown, Pa. | EC |
| 141 | 146 | Smith Seckman Reid Inc., Nashville, Tenn.† | E |
| 142 | 140 | Greeley and Hansen LLC, Chicago, Ill.† | E |
| 143 | 155 | Olsson Associates, Lincoln, Neb. | E |
| 144 | 156 | EYP Architecture & Engineering, Albany, N.Y.† | AE |
| 145 | 145 | Greenhorne & O’Mara, Laurel, Md. | E |
| 146 | ** | Surveying And Mapping Inc. (SAM Inc.), Austin, Texas | O |
| 147 | 142 | Psomas, Los Angeles, Calif. | E |
| 148 | 162 | Weston & Sampson, Peabody, Mass.† | E |
| 149 | 169 | Hanson Professional Services Inc., Springfield, Ill.† | EA |
| 150 | 160 | Alfred Benesch & Co., Chicago, Ill. | E |
| 151 | 150 | R.W. Armstrong & Assocs. Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. | EA |
| 152 | 165 | SWCA Environmental Consultants, Phoenix, Ariz. | ENV |
| 153 | 172 | Apex Cos. LLC, Rockville, Md.† | ENV |
| 154 | 153 | Halff Associates Inc., Richardson, Texas | EA |
| 155 | 173 | Flad Architects, Madison, Wis.† | AE |
| 156 | 174 | Mead & Hunt Inc., Madison, Wis. | EA |
| 157 | 161 | EwingCole, Philadelphia, Pa. | EA |
| 158 | 166 | TMAD Taylor & Gaines, Pasadena, Calif.† | E |
| 159 | 188 | HAKS Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors, New York, N.Y. | E |
| 160 | 192 | Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. | E |
| 161 | ** | RCM Technologies Inc., Pennsauken, N.J.† | E |
| 162 | 176 | Belt Collins, Honolulu, Hawaii | L |
| 163 | 164 | McCormick Taylor Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. | E |
| 164 | 152 | Fentress Architects, Denver, Colo. | A |
| 165 | 168 | Birdsall Services Group, Sea Girt, N.J.† | E |
| 166 | 415 | Rettew Associates Inc., Lancaster, Pa.† | E |
| 167 | 178 | Henderson Engineers Inc., Lenexa, Kan.† | E |
| 168 | 183 | WATG / Wimberly Interiors, Irvine, Calif.† | A |
| 169 | 180 | American Structurepoint Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. | EA |
| 170 | 147 | Huitt-Zollars Inc., Dallas, Texas | EA |
| 171 | 143 | Parametrix, Auburn, Wash. | E |
| 172 | 171 | AKF Group LLC, New York, N.Y.† | E |
| 173 | 167 | Wilson & Co. Inc., Engineers & Architects, Albuquerque, N.M. | EA |
| 174 | 159 | Weidlinger Associates Inc., New York, N.Y.† | E |
| 175 | ** | Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, Mobile, Ala. | EC |
| 176 | 185 | The Burke Group, Rosemont, Ill.† | E |
| 177 | 163 | WHPacific Inc., Anchorage, Alaska† | EA |
| 178 | 184 | Vanderweil Engineers, Boston, Mass. | E |
| 179 | 186 | Strand Associates Inc., Madison, Wis. | E |
| 180 | 201 | Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc., Nashville, Tenn.† | EA |
| 181 | 170 | Waldemar S. Nelson And Co. Inc., New Orleans, La. | EA |
| 182 | ** | Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP (RAMSA), New York, N.Y. | A |
| 183 | 187 | Ninyo & Moore, San Diego, Calif. | GE |
| 184 | ** | Anvil Corp., Bellingham, Wash. | E |
| 185 | 189 | Bergmann Associates Inc., Rochester, N.Y. | EA |
| 186 | 250 | EN Engineering LLC, Woodridge, Ill. | E |
| 187 | 177 | Shannon & Wilson Inc., Seattle, Wash. | E |
| 188 | 175 | HR Green Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa | E |
| 189 | 203 | Tectonic Eng’g & Surveying Consultants, Mountainville, N.Y.† | E |
| 190 | 232 | Ennead Architects LLP, New York, N.Y. | A |
| 191 | 288 | EnSafe Inc., Memphis, Tenn.† | ENV |
| 192 | 221 | Hardesty & Hanover LLP, New York, N.Y. | E |
| 193 | 194 | DOWL HKM, Anchorage, Alaska | E |
| 194 | 211 | MulvannyG2 Architecture, Bellevue, Wash. | A |
| 195 | 197 | Walter P Moore, Houston, Texas | E |
| 196 | 219 | GeoEngineers Inc., Seattle, Wash. | E |
| 197 | 272 | GPD Group, Akron, Ohio | EA |
| 198 | 220 | Raba Kistner Inc., San Antonio, Texas† | E |
| 199 | 190 | Schnabel Engineering Inc., Glen Allen, Va.† | GE |
| 200 | 195 | Heery International Inc., Atlanta, Ga. | AE |
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