Midwest Top Design Firms 2016
May 2016
More detailed information on the Top Design Firms:
Top Design Firms Rankings by Sectors
Related Article:
Designers Sharing the Wealth From Midwest Projects
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
2016 Midwest Top Design Firms
|
Rank 2015/2014 |
Company / Location / Website / Top Officer |
Lic. Arch. Engr. Leed AP |
Largest Project to Break Ground its Location Project Value ($ Mil.) |
Market Sectors By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev. 2015 ($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1/1 |
AECOM *
Chicago | aecom.com Michael Just, Region Executive |
95 622 71 |
I-55 & Lake Shore Drive Interchange Chicago 134.00 |
41 Transportation 20 Hazardous Waste 17 General Building |
361.30 |
|
2/2 |
Burns & McDonnell
Downers Grove, Ill. | burnsmcd.com Scott Newland, Vice President, General Manager |
4 115 10 |
Not Provided |
43 Power 18 Hazardous Waste 11 Petroleum |
235.98 |
|
3/3 |
Arcadis North America
Highlands Ranch, Colo. | arcadis.com John Jastrem, CEO |
— 196 — |
Not Provided |
62 Hazardous Waste 12 Sewerage/Solid Waste 12 Water Supply |
150.01 |
|
4/4 |
HNTB Corp.
Milwaukee | hntb.com Matthew T. Hintze, Senior Vice President |
19 232 24 |
I-69 Section 5 Technical Procurement Adviser Indianapolis 325.00 |
88 Transportation 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste 4 Water Supply |
139.06 |
|
5/5 |
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Chicago | wsp-pb.com/usa John Trotta, Central Regional Business Manager |
3 246 18 |
EIS for I-94 Detroit 1,800.00 |
62 Transportation 24 Power 9 General Building |
138.57 |
|
6/— |
HDR
Chicago | hdrinc.com Joseph Cliggott, Managing Principal; Peter Guletsky, Area Manager |
11 124 33 |
Not Provided |
43 Transportation 20 General Building 18 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
114.24 |
|
7/8 |
Ambitech Engineering Corp
Downers Grove, Ill. | ambitech.com Allan Koenig, CEO |
— — — |
Not Provided |
70 Petroleum 30 Industrial Process |
111.98 |
|
8/7 |
Stantec
Columbus, Ohio | stantec.com Elie Sabbagh, Vice President |
27 147 22 |
Dearborn Combined Sewer Overflow Storage
Pipeline Toledo, Ohio 14.00 |
27 General Building 19 Water Supply 15 Transportation |
103.57 |
|
9/10 |
DLZ Corp.
South Bend, Ind. | DLZ.com Joseph C. Zwierzynski, Chief Operating Officer |
11 150 14 |
Akron OCI Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel Akron, Ohio 184.10 |
43 Transportation 26 Sewerage/Solid Waste 15 General Building |
91.21 |
|
10/11 |
Gensler
Chicago | gensler.com Lamar A. Johnson and Nila R. Leiserowitz, Co-Managing Principals |
96 — 123 |
McCormick Place Hotel Development Chicago Not Provided |
88 General Building 12 Other Project Types |
80.43 |
|
11/9 |
Ghafari Associates LLC
Dearborn, Mich. | ghafari.com Kouhaila G. Hammer, President & CEO |
42 62 37 |
Confidential Project Flint, Mich. Not Provided |
92 Manufacturing 5 General Building 3 Transportation |
78.50 |
|
12/6 |
MWH Global Inc.
Broomfield, Colo. | mwhglobal.com Alan Krause, CEO |
5 51 3 |
Dugway Storage Tunnel Cleveland 153.36 |
50 Power 34 Transportation 11 Water Supply |
77.98 |
|
13/13 |
American Structurepoint Inc.
Indianapolis | structurepoint.com Willis R. Conner, President & COO |
16 115 22 |
I-65 Added Travel Lanes Design/Build Johnson County, Ind. 84.00 |
52 Transportation 24 General Building 9 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
63.14 |
|
14/20 |
Alfred Benesch & Co.
Chicago | benesch.com Kevin J. Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President |
— 114 2 |
I-90 Corridor, I-290/IL 53 to Arlington Heights
Road Cook County, Ill. 39.30 |
83 Transportation 6 Water Supply 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
61.47 |
|
15/16 |
GPD Group
Akron, Ohio | gpdgroup.com Darrin Kotecki, President |
15 125 15 |
Firestone High School Akron, Ohio 75.00 |
32 Transportation 29 General Building 21 Telecommunications |
60.37 |
|
16/17 |
Terracon Consultants Inc.
Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Harold Cobb, Executive Vice President, Central Operating Group Manager |
1 43 2 |
Portsmouth Bypass Minford, Ohio 634.00 |
48 General Building 12 Power 10 Transportation |
58.20 |
|
17/15 |
Strand Associates Inc.
Madison, Wis. | strand.com Philip E. Budde, President |
1 130 14 |
Verona Road/Beltline Interchange Upgrade Madison, Wis. 79.00 |
42 Sewerage/Solid Waste 38 Transportation 8 Water Supply |
57.98 |
|
18/— |
Middough Inc.
Cleveland | middough.com Ronald R. Ledin, Chairman & CEO |
8 77 11 |
Toledo Fuels Optimization Toledo, Ohio 700.00 |
46 Petroleum 29 Industrial Process 12 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
55.93 |
|
19/19 |
SmithgroupJJR
Detroit | smithgroupjjr.com Michael Medici, President & Managing Partner |
121 40 123 |
Michigan State University Grand Rapids
Research Center Grand Rapids, Mich. 65.80 |
92 General Building 8 Other Project Types |
55.68 |
|
20/24 |
Woolpert Inc.
Dayton, Ohio | woolpert.com Steve Phipps, President & Chairman |
13 44 30 |
Moraine Plant (Fuyao) - Detailed Design Dayton, Ohio 1.36 |
42 General Building 42 Other Project Types 16 Transportation |
55.22 |
|
21/57 |
HOK
St. Louis | hok.com Bill Hellmuth, President & CEO |
126 6 173 |
Northwestern University Patrick G. & Shirley W.
Ryan Field House & Mark & Kimbra Walter
Athletics Center Evanston, Ill. 180.00 |
100 General Building |
53.21 |
|
22/27 |
IMEG / KJWW / TTG
Rock Island, Ill. | kjww.com Paul VanDuyne, President |
— 107 66 |
Museum of Westward Expansion - St. Louis
Arch Addition and Renovation St. Louis 108.90 | 100 General Building |
47.42 |
|
23/18 |
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc.
Springfield, Ill. | cmtengr.com Daniel R. Meckes, Chairman, President & CEO |
2 120 20 |
Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Expansion Springfield, Ill. 55.00 |
65 Transportation 18 Sewerage/Solid Waste 12 Water Supply |
44.82 |
|
24/23 |
Mead & Hunt Inc.*
Middleton, Wis. | meadhunt.com Rajan Sheth, CEO |
12 98 24 |
Not Provided |
78 Transportation 7 General Building 5 Other Project Types |
43.14 |
|
25/25 |
Farnsworth Group Inc.
Bloomington, Ill. | f-w.com Karen M. Jensen, President & CEO |
11 77 29 |
Echo Bluff State Park Shannon County, Mo. 52.00 |
38 General Building 29 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure 17 Petroleum |
43.00 |
|
26/— |
OHM Advisors
Livonia, Mich. | ohm-advisors.com John J. Hiltz, President |
10 79 12 |
I-75/University Diverging Diamond
Interchange Auburn Hills, Mich. 26.00 |
46 Transportation 17 General Building 16 Water Supply |
40.65 |
|
27/26 |
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Springfield, Ill. | hanson-inc.com/ Sergio Pecori, President & CEO |
— 112 7 |
IL Tollway RR-13-5662, PSB 13-2/5 Rochelle, Ill. 50.44 |
67 Transportation 20 Power 6 General Building |
40.46 |
|
28/21 |
Patrick Engineering Inc.
Lisle, Ill. | patrickco.com Daniel P. Dietzler, CEO |
— 54 4 |
Laraway Road Phase I Study DuPage County, Ill. 22.55 |
52 Transportation 21 Power 5 Industrial Process |
37.85 |
|
29/31 |
ESD - Environmental Systems Design Inc.
Chicago | esdglobal.com Raj Gupta, CEO |
— 44 54 |
Digital Realty Data Center Franklin Park, Ill. Not Provided |
75 General Building 25 Telecommunications 1 Transportation |
37.30 |
|
30/37 |
VOA Associates Inc.*
Chicago | voa.com Percy Rebel Roberts, President & COO |
— — — |
Cleveland Hilton and Convention Center Cleveland Not Provided |
100 General Building |
36.77 |
|
31/— |
HKS Inc.
Chicago | hksinc.com Steve Jacobson, Principal, Senior Vice President |
18 — 18 |
Parkview Cancer Institute Fort Wayne, Ind. 80.00 |
100 General Building |
36.03 |
|
32/28 |
SME
Plymouth, Mich. | sme-usa.com Mark K. Kramer, CEO |
1 61 2 |
Not Provided |
22 General Building 18 Hazardous Waste 17 Transportation |
35.62 |
|
33/— |
Kapur & Associates Inc.*
Milwaukee | kapurengineers.com Ramesh Kapur, President & CEO |
2 60 1 |
Zoo Interchange - Core Milwaukee 0.30 |
72 Transportation 13 Power 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
31.82 |
|
34/34 |
Primera Engineers Ltd.
Chicago | PrimeraEng.com Erin Inman, President & CEO |
2 44 17 |
Marriott Marquis Hotel Chicago 350.00 |
53 Power 26 General Building 21 Transportation |
30.66 |
|
35/32 |
GRAEF
Milwaukee | graef-usa.com John H. Kissinger, CEO |
8 95 24 |
STH 67 Bridge Over I-94 (as Subconsultant) Oconomowoc, Wis. 34.40 |
37 Transportation 35 General Building 13 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
30.45 |
|
36/41 |
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Cleveland | wrldesign.com Paul E. Westlake Jr., Managing Principal |
48 44 125 |
Cleveland Clinic / CWRU Health Education Center Cleveland 353.00 |
100 General Building |
30.40 |
|
37/33 |
V3 COS. LTD
Woodridge, Ill. | v3co.com Robin L. Petroelje, President |
— 62 15 |
Costco Wholesale Depot Van Buren, Mich. 51.00 |
55 Transportation 29 General Building 7Other Project Types |
30.06 |
|
38/37 |
Ayres Associates Inc.
Eau Claire, Wis. | AyresAssociates.com Thomas Pulse, President |
5 72 5 |
IH 90/USH 53/STH 35 Interchange and IH 90
Reconditioning La Crosse, Wis. 18.23 |
46 Transportation 31 Other Project Types 8 General Building |
28.88 |
|
39/35 |
Lochmueller Group Inc.
Evansville, Ind. | lochgroup.com Michael R. Hinton, President & CEO |
— 51 4 |
I-69, Section 5 Bloomington, Ind. 340.00 |
75 Transportation 15 Sewerage/Solid Waste 6 Master-Planned Development/ Site Infrastructure |
28.08 |
|
40/43 |
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Southfield, Mich. | hed.design Michael Cooper, President, Managing Principal |
46 24 69 |
University of Michigan Robotics Center Ann Arbor, Mich. 37.00 |
86 General Building 14 Manufacturing |
26.30 |
|
41/42 |
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Northbrook, Ill. | wje.com Bill Nugent, President and CEO |
30 64 49 |
Not Provided |
68 General Building 28 Transportation 2 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
26.09 |
|
42/40 |
Michael Baker International
Pittsburgh | mbakerintl.com Jeff Campbell, Senior Vice President & Regional Director |
— 62 1 |
Not Provided |
87 Transportation 6 Other Project Types 5 Hazardous Waste |
24.82 |
|
43/36 |
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Chicago | scb.com John C. Lahey, Chairman |
103 — 58 |
The Sinclair Chicago 230.00 |
96 General Building 4 Other Project Types |
24.21 |
|
44/117 |
The Korte Co.
St. Louis | korteco.com Todd Korte, President & CEO |
— — 12 |
Great Lakes NS Entertainment Bowling Center Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. 11.17 |
100 General Building |
23.16 |
|
45/49 |
Wight & Co.
Darien, Ill. | wightco.com Mark T. Wight, Chairman & CEO |
33 17 50 |
New Trier High School Winnetka Campus
Facilities Project Winnetka, Ill. 87.00 |
67 General Building 30 Transportation 1 Hazardous Waste |
22.09 |
|
46/52 |
DLR Group*
Chicago | dlrgroup.com Tom Gerster, Regional Leader |
31 9 24 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
21.90 |
|
47/59 |
Commonwealth Associates Inc.
Jackson, Mich. | cai-engr.com Dennis F. DeCosta, President |
— 43 1 |
East Lima Transco Lima, Ohio 12.00 |
96 Power 4 Other Project Types |
21.59 |
|
48/56 |
Lawrence Group
St. Louis | thelawrencegroup.com Steve Smith, CEO |
27 — 28 |
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint
Louis Patient Tower Lake Saint Louis, Mo. 81.00 |
100 General Building |
20.58 |
|
49/53 |
Affiliated Engineers Inc.*
Madison, Wis. | aeieng.com Greg Quinn, Principal |
— 75 73 |
Northwestern University, Louis A. Simpson and
Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center Chicago 400.00 |
61 General Building 17 Power 10 Manufacturing |
20.37 |
|
50/— |
OMEGA
Lisle, Ill. | omegaassociates.com Chandra N. Prasad, President |
— 26 — |
I-55 Inbound Bridges Chicago 60.00 |
100 Transportation |
19.80 |
|
51/69 |
Process Plus
Cincinnati | processplus.com Grant Mitchell, President |
3 17 — |
Adams Chicago Not Provided |
97 Industrial Process 3 General Building |
19.76 |
|
52/46 |
Superior Engineering LLC
Hammond, Ind. | superiorengineering.com Thomas J. Gyure, General Manager |
1 43 3 |
Not Provided |
50 Petroleum 29 Industrial Process 9 General Building |
19.50 |
|
53/63 |
Surveying and Mapping LLC (Sam)
Westerville, Ohio | sam.biz Kevin Richardson, Vice President |
— 4 — |
Isolux Corsan I-69 Indiana Indiana |
56 Petroleum 26 Power 17 Transportation |
18.76 |
|
54/55 |
Stanley Consultants Inc.
Chicago | stanleyconsultants.com Bruce Worthington, Vice President |
— 30 — |
I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) to
Will-Cook Road, Phase lll Will County, Ill. 58.00 |
49 Transportation 48 Power 2 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
18.44 |
|
55/64 |
Manhard Consulting
Vernon Hills, Ill. | manhard.com Donald Manhard Jr., President |
1 28 1 |
Wal-Mart Supercenter Richton Park, Ill. Not Provided |
95 General Building 2 Transportation 2 Water Supply |
18.39 |
|
56/68 |
Thornton Tomasetti Inc.
Chicago | thorntontomasetti.com David Weihing, Principal & Chicago Office Director |
9 69 49 |
United Center East Office Chicago 60.00 |
94 General Building 4 Transportation 2 Telecommunications |
18.31 |
|
57/30 |
Collins Engineers Inc.
Chicago | collinsengr.com Thomas J. Collins, President |
— 55 2 |
Not Provided |
93 Transportation 4 General Building 2 Petroleum |
18.30 |
|
58/83 |
Hatch Mott MacDonald
Cleveland | hatchmott.com Michael G. Vitale, Senior Vice President |
— 29 2 |
NEORSD Dugway Storage Tunnel Cleveland 153.00 |
61 Petroleum 19 Sewerage/Solid Waste 17 Transportation |
18.20 |
|
59/79 |
Kimley-Horn
Chicago | kimley-horn.com Steve Lefton, Regional Leader |
— 104 13 |
Not Provided |
58 General Building 41 Transportation 1 Water Supply |
16.93 |
|
60/71 |
Resource International Inc.*
Columbus, Ohio | resourceinternational.com Farah B. Majidzadeh, CEO & Chairwoman |
— 24 11 |
WAS-7-10.12 Marietta, Ohio 5.96 |
62 Transportation 16 General Building 15 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
15.91 |
|
61/66 |
Legat Architects Inc.
Chicago | legat.com Patrick Brosnan, President & CEO |
20 — 26 |
College of Lake County - Science &
Engineering Building Grayslake, Ill. 24.93 |
100 General Building |
15.65 |
|
62/82 |
Vocon
Cleveland | vocon.com Debbie Donley, Principal |
22 — 30 |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
14.75 |
|
63/72 |
STV*
Chicago | stvinc.com Jean-Alix Peralte, Vice President, Business Unit Leader |
2 23 7 |
I-90 Reconstruction From Elgin Toll Plaza to Fox River Elgin, Ill. 52.00 |
85 Transportation 14 Petroleum 2 General Building |
14.63 |
|
64/85 |
RS&H Inc.
Chicago | rsandh.com Preston W. Keefe, Vice President |
2 15 4 |
Detroit Metropolitan Taxiway W CA/RPR-Phase 2 Detroit 62.00 |
100 Transportation |
14.03 |
|
65/77 |
Goettsch Partners
Chicago | gpchicago.com James Goettsch, Chairman & CEO |
33 2 40 |
Marriott Marquis Chicago Chicago 390.00 |
100 General Building |
13.69 |
|
66/— |
Patriot Engineering and Environmental Inc.
Indianapolis | patrioteng.com James Sherer, President |
— 13 — |
GM M5 Testing & Inspection Roanoke, Ill. 1,000.00 |
100 General Building |
13.56 |
|
67/61 |
HW Lochner*
Chicago | hwlochner.com James Bishop, CEO |
— — — |
Bridge Rehabilitation / Reconstruction,
Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Chicago Not Provided |
100 Transportation |
13.40 |
|
68/80 |
Anderson Mikos Architects Ltd.
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. | andersonmikos.com David E. Mikos, Chairman & CEO |
22 — 12 |
Rush Copley Medical Center Surgery Expansion Aurora, Ill. Not Provided |
100 General Building |
12.87 |
|
69/84 |
Tmp Architecture Inc.*
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. | tmp-architecture.com Timothy A. Casai, President |
26 — 10 |
University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross
Athletic Campus Athletics South Competition &
Performance Project Ann Arbor, Mich. 168.00 |
100 General Building |
12.12 |
|
70/— |
Tower Pinkster Titus Associates
Kalamazoo, Mich. | towerpinkster.com Bjorn Green, President & CEO |
17 11 33 |
Kelloggsville Public Schools Grand Rapids, Mich. 27.80 |
100 General Building |
11.80 |
|
71/101 |
Hastings+Chivetta Architects
St. Louis | hastingschivetta.com Christopher Chivetta, President |
22 1 36 |
Saint Louis University New Student Housing
and Dining, Phase II St. Louis 71.00 |
100 General Building |
11.38 |
|
72/76 |
Dewberry
Peoria, Ill. | dewberry.com Donald Z. White, Principal |
27 10 32 |
CTCA Midwestern Regional Medical Center
Open Arms Tower Zion, Ill. 13.40 |
85 General Building 10 Water Supply 4 Transportation |
11.07 |
|
73/91 |
Electrical Consultants Inc.
Madison, Wis. | electricalconsultantsinc.com Robert C. Delaney, Vice President |
— 20 — |
Not Provided |
96 Power 4 Petroleum |
10.80 |
|
74/— |
Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf
Indianapolis | bdmd.com John Dierdorf, CEO & Principal |
— — — |
Not Provided |
100 General Building |
10.54 |
|
75/98 |
Chastain & Associates LLC
Decatur, Ill. | hlcllp.com Daniel Jedrzejak, Principal |
— 19 2 |
Interstate 57 Rehabilitation in Iroquois County Ashkum, Ill. 20.00 |
94 Transportation 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
10.40 |
|
76/— |
Architectural Design Consultants Inc.
Lake Delton, Wis. | adcidesign.com Bob Nagel, CEO |
13 3 13 |
Oak Park Place Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 25.00 |
100 General Building |
10.00 |
|
77/92 |
Dla Architects Ltd..
Itasca, Ill. | DLA-Ltd.com Bruce R. Dahlquist, President |
15 — 18 |
Crete Monee Middle School Addition University Park, Ill. 13.70 |
96 General Building 4 Manufacturing |
9.60 |
|
78/96 |
Ross & Baruzzini Inc.
St. Louis | rossbar.com Craig A. Toder, President |
5 28 32 |
UMC Dobbs Group Replacement, Phase 1 Columbia, Mo. 50.00 |
87 General Building 7 Sewerage/Solid Waste 5 Transportation |
9.56 |
|
79/95 |
KZF Design
Cincinnati | kzf.com Robert Steele, President & CEO |
15 12 15 |
GE Avation, North Utility Plant Evendale, Ohio Not Provided |
81 General Building 13 Transportation 6 Manufacturing |
8.87 |
|
80/88 |
Atkins North America*
Madison, Wis. | atkinsglobal.com/en-GB/locations/ north-america David Quinn, Chief Financial Officer |
— 10 — |
Not Provided |
36 Transportation 29 Water Supply 27 General Building |
8.22 |
|
81/— |
RTM Engineering Consultants LLC
South Barrington, Ill. | rtmassociates.com Tony Mirchandani, CEO |
— 15 4 |
Walmart Superstore Richton Park, Ill. 25.00 |
100 General Building |
7.85 |
|
82/— |
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates
Chicago | buildordie.com Mark Dewalt, President |
20 — 20 |
Vue53 Chicago 53.08 |
100 General Building |
7.68 |
|
83/103 |
Chipman Design Architecture
Des Plaines, Ill. | chipman-design.com John A. Chipman, CEO & Founding Principal |
20 — 17 |
Chick-fil-A Cincinnati 2.50 |
100 General Building |
7.46 |
|
84/100 |
MSA Architects
Cincinnati | msaarch.com Michael Schuster, Founder & President |
16 — 10 |
Blue Ash Summit Park Blue Ash, Ohio 30.00 |
78 General Building 22 Transportation |
7.33 |
|
85/ — |
SWCAEnvironmental Consultants
Warrenville, Ill. | swca.com Joseph J. Fluder III, Chief Operating Officer |
— — — |
Not Provided
|
98 Petroleum 1 General Building 1 Power |
6.63 |
| *REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED. **MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO OMISSION OF OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MARKET CATEGORIES AND/OR ROUNDING. |
|||||