Foster + Partners has been named the UK's biggest architecture practice for the third year running in the annual AJ100 run by the Architects' Journal. The list of the top 100 architecture practices in the UK, based on the number of fully qualified architects employed, was announced at an awards ceremony last night in London.
In the past year Foster + Partners has almost doubled its lead at the top of the list, with its 290 architects putting it 87 ahead of second-place rival BDP, showing how the practice dominates the architecture world not just culturally, but also in terms of business size.
See the top 10 UK practices, as well as the results of the accompanying AJ100 Awards, after the break
The AJ100 Top 10 Practices:
- Foster + Partners
- BDP
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- Sheppard Robson
- Aedas
- PRP
- Atkins
- Allies and Morrison
- Capita
- Stride Treglown
In addition to naming the UK's 100 largest and most influential practices, the AJ100 includes a raft awards for practices, projects, clients and others involved in the world of architecture:
- Practice of the Year: Make
- Building of the Year: The Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art / Steven Holl Architects + JM Architects
- International Practice of the Year: Populous
- Fastest Growing Practice: Stanton Williams
- New Practice of the Year: NBBJ
- Clients' Choice Award: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Employer of the Year: Page/Park
- Sustainable Practice of the Year: Penoyre & Prasad
- Value Excellence Award: Kings Cross Student Housing / Glenn Howells Architects
- Contribution to the Profession Award: Julia Peyton-Jones
- Client of the Year: London School of Economics
More information and analysis on the AJ100 Practices and Awards can be found on the Architects' Journal Website