California Top Design Firms 2012
June 4, 2012
The ENR California Top Design Firms list, ranks the largest U.S.-based designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue.
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California Top Design Firms
|
Rank 2012/2011 |
Company / Location / Top Officer |
Market Sectors By Percent |
Regional Rev. ($ Mil) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | AECOM Technology Corp. Los Angeles | www.aecom.com Phil Petrocelli, West Region Executive |
49 Transportation 35 General Building 9 Water Supply |
465.66 | |
| 2/2 | CH2M HILL Santa Ana | www.ch2mhill.com Kellie Freeman, Area Manager |
26 Hazardous Waste 21 Water Supply 21 Industrial Process |
267.56 | |
| 3/6 | Parsons Brinckerhoff San Francisco | www.pbworld.com Ronald L. Hartje, Vice President |
89 Transportation 5 General Building 3 Power |
222.21 | |
| 4/3 | HDR San Francisco | www.hdrinc.com Bill Brinkman, Executive Vice President |
31 Transportation 27 General Building 21 Water Supply |
221.95 | |
| 5/4 | HNTB Corp. Santa Ana | www.hntb.com James J. Billings, VP District Leader |
88 Transportation 11 General Building 1 Water Supply |
152.33 | |
| 6/8 | Stantec Irvine | www.stantec.com Alfonzo Rodriguez, Vice President |
30 General Building 26 Petroleum 15 Transportation |
151.67 | |
| 7/7 | ARCADIS U.S. Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis-us.com Mark Johnson, Distinguished Expert (Science) |
87 Hazardaous Waste 8 Sewerage/Solid Waste 5 Water Supply |
126.49 | |
| 8/9 | Gensler San Francisco | www.gensler.com Andrew P. Cohen, Executive Director |
89 General Building 9 Transportation 2 Master Plan/Site |
118.27 | |
| 9/- | Michael Baker Corp. Irvine | www.mbakercorp.com Bradley Mallory, President/CEO |
25 Transportation 21 General Building 19 Water Supply |
101.80 | |
| 10/11 | Arup New York, N.Y. | www.arup.com Mahadev Raman, Chairman |
54 General Building 43 Telecommunications 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
92.91 | |
| 11/12 | HMC Architects Los Angeles | www.hmcarchitects.com Randy Peterson, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 84.91 | |
| 12/14 | SmithGroupJJR San Francisco | www.smithgroupjjr.com William L. Diefenbach, Sr. VP/Office Director |
100 General Building | 62.00 | |
| 13/13 | Psomas Los Angeles | www.psomas.com Blake Murillo, CEO |
32 Transportation 31 General Building 16 Water Supply |
58.91 | |
| 14/- | Carollo Engineers Inc. Walnut Creek | www.carollo.com Ken Wilkins, Client Services Director |
65 Sewerage/Solid Waste 35 Water Supply |
53.06 | |
| 15/- | Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc. San Francisco | www.hok.com Lynn Filar, Management Principal |
84 General Building 15 Transportation 1 Other |
50.43 | |
| 16/16 | TTG (TMAD Taylor & Gaines) Pasadena | www.ttgcorp.com Zareh Astourian, President/CEO |
85 General Building 8 Transportation 4 Water Supply |
48.58 | |
| 17/20 | LPA Inc. Irvine | www.lpainc.com Dan Heinfeld, President |
100 General Building | 48.19 | |
| 18/18 | Hatch Mott MacDonald Pleasanton | www.hatchmott.com John W. Townsend, Executive VP |
93 Transportation 5 Water Supply 2 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
44.96 | |
| 19/17 | HGA Architects and Engineers Roseville | www.hga.com John Justus, Vice President/Principal |
100 General Building | 41.69 | |
| 20/- | Processes Unlimited International Inc. Bakersfield | www.prou.com Dan Bernstein, CEO |
75 Petroleum 14 Power 11 Industrial Process |
41.68 | |
| 21/- | Ninyo & Moore San Diego | www.ninyoandmoore.com Avram Ninyo, Principal Engineer |
18 General Building 16 Hazardous Waste 13 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
38.50 | |
| 22/26 | Cannon Design Los Angeles | www.cannondesign.com Michael J. Smith, Principal |
98 General Building 2 Other |
37.69 | |
| 23/- | Atkins San Diego | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Barry Schulz, Group Company President |
35 Transportation 30 Water Supply 16 General Building |
36.76 | |
| 24/21 | BKF Engineers Redwood City | www.bkf.com David LaVelle, President/CEO |
54 General Building 42 Transportation 2 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
36.67 | |
| 25/19 | Fentress Architects Santa Monica | www.fentressarchitects.com Thom Walsh, Principal/Director of Airports |
68 Transportation 28 General Building 4 Telecommunications |
36.47 | |
| 26/22 | T.Y. Lin International San Francisco | www.tylin.com Alvaro J. Piedrahita, President/CEO |
99 Transportation | 36.03 | |
| 27/23 | ZGF Architects LLP Los Angeles | www.zgf.com Ted A. Hyman, Partner |
96 General Building 3 Transportation 1 Master Plan/Site |
35.70 | |
| 28/- | KMD Architects San Francisco | www.kmdarchitects.com Roy Latka, CEO/President |
100 General Building | 35.14 | |
| 29/- | TJ Cross Engineers Inc. Bakersfield | www.tjcross.com Lisa L. Wong, President |
93 Petroleum 5 Power 1 Water Supply |
32.10 | |
| 30/25 | Perkins+Will San Francisco | www.perkinswill.com Russell Drinker, Managing Director |
100 General Building | 31.89 | |
| 31/- | Lionakis Sacramento | www.Lionakis.com Timothy Fry, President |
98 General Building 1 Transportation 1 Water Supply |
31.10 | |
| 32/35 | DLR Group Santa Monica | www.dlrgroup.com Adrian Cohen, Senior Principal |
100 General Building | 30.68 | |
| 33/38 | 38 | RBB Architects Inc. Los Angeles | www.rbbinc.com Joseph Balbona, CEO |
100 General Building | 29.10 |
| 34/27 | Degenkolb Engineers San Francisco | www.degenkolb.com Stacy Bartoletti, President/CEO |
92 General Building 6 Manufacturing 1 Other |
27.86 | |
| 35/- | Langdon Wilson International Los Angeles | www.langdonwilson.com Asad M. Khan, President |
95 General Building 5 Master Plan/Site |
25.67 | |
| 36/30 | Syska Hennessy Group Culver City | www.syska.com Gary Brennen, Co-President |
58 General Building 28 Telecommunications 13 Transportation |
24.25 | |
| 37/- | WLC Architects Inc. Rancho Cucamonga | wlcarchitects.com James P. DiCamillo, President/Principal |
100 General Building | 24.00 | |
| 38/- | GEI Consultants Inc. Woburn, Mass. | www.geiconsultants.com Ray Hart, Chief Operating Officer |
98 Water Supply 1 Industrial Process 1 Other |
21.99 | |
| 39/- | Glumac San Francisco | www.glumac.com Brett Kelley, Managing Director |
87 General Building 13 Telecommunications |
21.79 | |
| 40/29 | Perkowitz+Ruth Architects Long Beach | www.prarchitects.com Simon Perkowitz, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 20.85 | |
| 41/- | MVE Group of Companies Irvine | www.mve-architects.com Carl McLarand, Chairman/CEO |
100 General Building | 20.59 | |
| 42/39 | Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch San Francisco | www.mazzetti.com Walter N. Vernon IV, CEO |
99 General Building 1 Telecommunications |
20.41 | |
| 43/36 | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. San Francisco | www.sgh.com John Sumnicht, Senior Principal |
77 General Building 6 Power 6 Transportation |
20.39 | |
| 44/28 | gkkworks Irvine | www.gkkworks.com Praful M. Kulkarni, CEO |
100 General Building | 19.13 | |
| 45/33 | David Evans and Associates Inc. Ontario | www.deainc.com Al Barkouli, CEO/President |
53 Transportation 47 Other |
18.03 | |
| 46/41 | exp Global Inc. San Diego | www.exp.com |
99 General Building 1 Telecommunications |
17.84 | |
| 47/31 | Lee, Burkhart, Liu Inc. Marina del Rey | www.lblarch.com Kenneth Lee, Principal |
94 Other 6 General Building |
17.20 | |
| 48/34 | CO Architects Los Angeles | www.coarchitects.com Scott P. Kelsey, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 16.72 | |
| 49/- | RMW architecture & interiors San Francisco | www.rmw.com Thomas B. Gerfen, CEO |
100 General Building | 16.03 | |
| 50/- | DES Architects + Engineers Redwood City | www.des-ae.com Stephen D. Mincey, CEO |
100 General Building | 15.80 | |
| 51/40 | Thornton Tomasetti Inc. Los Angeles | www.thorntontomasetti.com Bruce Gibbons, Senior Principal |
71 General Building 25 Transportation 2 Telecommunications |
15.26 | |
| 52/47 | Penfield & Smith Santa Barbara | www.penfieldsmith.com Hady Izadpanah, President |
28 Master Plan/Site 21 Transportation 19 Water Supply |
15.00 | |
| 53/42 | Ratcliff Emeryville | www.ratcliffarch.com Christopher P. Ratcliff, Principal/CEO |
100 General Building | 13.20 | |
| 54/48 | Quad Knopf Inc. Visalia | www.quadknopf.com Michael D. Knopf, CEO |
23 Transportation 20 Other 17 General Building |
12.86 | |
| 55/49 | Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto Redding | www.nmrdesign.com Dan Rossetto, CEO |
96 General Building 4 Industrial Process |
12.50 | |
| 56/43 | TAYLOR Newport Beach | www.TAA1.com D. Randy Regier, President |
100 General Building | 12.21 | |
| 57/45 | Carrier Johnson + CULTURE San Diego | www.carrierjohnson.com Gordon R. Carrier, Design Principal |
96 General Building 2 Other 2 Transportation |
11.70 | |
| 58/44 | Harley Ellis Devereaux Southfield, Mich. | harleyellisdevereaux.com J. Peter Devereaux, President |
100 General Building | 10.99 | |
| 59/- | Rapt Studio San Francisco | www.raptstudio.com David Galullo, CEO |
100 Other | 10.86 | |
| 60/51 | LEE & RO Inc. City of Industry | www.lee-ro.com M. Steve Ro, President/CEO |
55 Sewerage/Solid Waste 45 Water Supply |
10.62 | |
| 61/55 | BAR Architects San Francisco | www.bararch.com Richard Beard, Principal/President/CEO |
91 General Building 5 Master Plan/Site 4 Other |
8.91 | |
| 62/- | RJC Architects Inc. San Diego | www.rjcarchitects.com James Robbins, President |
100 General Building | 7.78 | |
| 63/- | SWCA Environmental Consultants Phoenix, Ariz. | www.swca.com Ron Borkan, Executive Vice President |
36 Power 28 Transportation 18 Petroleum |
7.71 | |
| 64/- | Crosby Group Redwood City | www.crosbygroup.com Patrick Crosby, Principal |
91 General Building 5 Other 3 Transportation |
7.12 | |
| 65/- | MWA Architects San Francisco | www.mwaarchitects.com Michael E. Willis, President |
75 Transportation 22 General Building 2 Water Supply |
5.70 | |
| 66/61 | Wolcott Architecture | Interiors Culver City | www.wolcottai.com A.J. Wilder, President |
98 General Building 2 Telecommunications |
5.63 | |
| 67/57 | MulvannyG2 Architecture Irvine | www.mulvannyg2.com James T. Hillier, Senior Principal |
99 General Building 1 Other |
5.02 | |
| 68/- | FME Architecture + Design San Francisco | www.fme-arch.com Bill Stotler, CEO/Director of Marketing |
100 General Building | 4.65 | |
| 69/62 | Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects San Diego | www.rntarchitects.com Ralph J. Roesling, Principal |
100 General Building | 4.15 | |
| 70/- | ANOVA Nexus Sacramento | www.anovanexus.com Charlie Downs, Senior Principal |
100 General Building | 4.03 | |
| 71/- | Ewing ColeIrvine | www.ewingcole.com James A. Wilson, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 3.90 | |
| 72/60 | Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects Sacramento | www.dreyfussblackford.com John C. Webre, President |
100 General Building | 3.53 | |
| 72/59 | Perkins Eastman San Francisco | www.perkinseastman.com Leslie G. Moldow, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 3.53 | |
| 74/65 | Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. | www.terracon.com Sam Palmer, Western Operating Group Mngr. |
66 General Building 13 Power 7 Other |
3.48 | |
| 75/- | Sugimura Finney Architects San Jose | www.sugimura.com Mark C. Finney, Managing Partner |
100 General Building | 3.20 | |
| 76/- | Walker Parking Consultants Los Angeles | www.walkerparking.com Daniel R. Johns, Vice President |
100 General Building | 2.80 | |
| 77/68 | RNL Los Angeles | www.rnldesign.com Aaron Kelly, Associate Principal |
100 General Building | 2.70 | |
| 78/- | Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects San Diego | www.fpbarch.com James Ferguson, President |
100 General Building | 2.66 | |
| 79/- | Berliner and Associates Architecture Culver City | www.berliner-architects.com Richard Berliner, Principal |
93 General Building 7 Master Plan/Site |
2.63 | |
| 80/- | CSHQA Inc. West Sacramento | www.cshqa.com J. Michael Brady, Principal |
95 General Building 4 Transportation 1 Industrial Process |
1.94 | |
| 81/69 | Costa Engineers Inc. Napa | www.costaengineers.com Tony Costa, President/Chief Mech. Engineer |
96 General Building 3 Industrial Process 1 Other |
1.61 | |
| 82/- | William Duff Architects Inc. San Francisco | www.wdarch.com William S. Duff Jr., President |
100 General Building | 1.41 | |
| 83/71 | TR Design Group, Architecture Riverside | www.trdesigngroup.com Thomas Riggle, Architect, President |
95 General Building 5 Manufacturing |
1.10 | |
| 84/- | SO|DA inc. Los Angeles | www.Sodaism.com Derrick Flynn, President |
100 General Building | 0.31 | |
| 85/- | Jones & Martinez, Architects Inc. Glendora | www.jonesmartinez.com W. Christopher Jones, President |
100 General Building | 0.24 | |
| 86/56 | SB Architects San Francisco | www.sb-architects.com Scott A. Lee, President |
100 General Building | 0.23 |