It was another year of revenue growth for many architectural and engineering firms in California. Respondents to ENR California’s latest Top Design Firms survey billed $4.27 billion of work in California in 2015. That tally is nearly 6% above the reported total of $4.04 billion in 2014 and 17% higher than the $3.65 billion that firms reported for 2013.
Sixteen of the top 20 firms on this year’s ranking reported higher revenue in 2015, with 14 of those tallying double-digit percentage growth. One firm reporting significant growth was Gensler, which tallied a 17% increase in regional revenue for 2015. Robert Jernigan, Gensler’s regional managing principal, expects that positive trend to continue.