35 Best Architecture and Design Firms in New York

New York is arguably the epicenter of the architectural industry in the United States, with more than 20,000 licensed architects and well over 1,000 firms working in the state. At its heart, New York City (NYC) is home to a thriving community of architects, interior designers, landscape architects, engineers and contractors, with projects ranging from residential and retail to cultural and commercial. Construction firms generated an estimated $84 billion in economic activity in 2018, representing 10 percent of New York City’s total economic output.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in New York based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2025)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2025)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2025)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2025)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2025)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of New York architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 35 best architecture firms in New York:

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35. John Mini Distinctive Landscapes

At John Mini Distinctive Landscapes, we make places beautiful.

For 40 years, John Mini Distinctive Landscapes has provided the highest quality landscape services to commercial and corporate accounts. Today, we continue to be the industry leader in cutting-edge indoor and outdoor landscaping and holiday design. With over 1400 commercial clients, and working with the most notable developers and architects in the metropolitan tri-state area, our innovative craftsmanship and distinctive service can be witnessed in the most recognized plazas, atriums and corporate properties. The Winter Garden at the World Financial Center, one of the best examples of American architecture, with its towering 50 foot trees, has been a client for 20 years.

Some of John Mini Distinctive Landscapes’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped John Mini Distinctive Landscapes achieve 35th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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34. Martha Schwartz Partners

Situated at the intersection of landscape, art, and urbanism, Martha Schwartz Partners is committed to the design of urban landscapes and the public realm as the foundation for sustainable cities that are healthy across all aspects and sectors of urban life.

Some of Martha Schwartz Partners’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Martha Schwartz Partners achieve 34th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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33. 1100 Architect

1100 Architect is a New York-based firm that has delivered award-winning projects for clients around the world. Founded in 1983 by David Piscuskas, FAIA, LEED AP, and Juergen Riehm, FAIA, BDA, the studio provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, and master planning, along with consultation in environmental review, historic landmark assessment, and sustainability planning. With a second studio in Frankfurt, Germany, the 70-person office works at all scales and across many markets, with a record of built work for educational institutions, local and federal governments, cultural organizations, commercial workplaces, and residential clients.

We are committed to providing the highest level of client services, maintaining clear and consistent communication, proactively anticipating client needs, and endeavoring to make the process of working with us as smooth and efficient as possible.

Some of 1100 Architect’s most prominent projects include:

• University of Pennsylvania, Perry World House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Böllenfalltor Sports Hall, Darmstadt, Germany
• Convent of the Sacred Heart Future Lab, New York City, New York
• Hudson River House, Hudson, New York
• Queens Central Library, Children’s Library Discovery Center

The following statistics helped 1100 Architect achieve 33rd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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32. Marvel

Marvel is dedicated to shaping public space, designing for institutional growth, and expanding economic and creative opportunities for a wide range of clients. Based in New York City and San Juan, our architects and urban designers integrate the built and natural environments in every project—from infrastructure development and adaptive reuse to master planning, block building, park and waterfront design, as well as multi- and single-family housing. We apply the same meticulous attention to detail to all scales and forms, with the resulting projects and spaces earning our reputation for sensitive and thoughtful design. Our strength comes from working with a diversity of clients.

Some of Marvel’s most prominent projects include:

• Pierhouse and 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, New York
• Naval Cemetery Landscape, Brooklyn, New York
• Stonewall House, Brooklyn, New York
• Battery Maritime Building, New York City, New York
• Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center, Brooklyn, New York

The following statistics helped Marvel achieve 32nd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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31. ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers

Rogers Partners is an award-winning studio of architects, urban designers and landscape architects. Our national design projects aim to advance urban life and culture and include academic, cultural, civic institutions, mixed-use developments and parks. We believe that great design engages all disciplines and that the spaces we create are as important as buildings and forms.

Some of ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers achieve 31st place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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30. MA | Morris Adjmi Architects

Morris Adjmi, FAIA established Morris Adjmi Architects (MA) in 1997 following a 13-year collaboration with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Aldo Rossi. On that strong foundation, Morris built a design practice dedicated to interpreting the historic forces that shape cities to create buildings that are both contextual and contemporary.

While continuing to be inspired by history and tradition, today, MA is recognized for its creative use of new materials and technologies, sophisticated, sustainable designs, and thoughtful engagement with the arts. Each design decision is guided by a deep appreciation for, and understanding of, the integral architectural, cultural, civic, environmental, and economic forces that shape a project.

Some of MA | Morris Adjmi Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• 520 West 20th, NNew York City, New York
• The Grand Mulberry, New York City, New York
• 837 Washington, New York City, New York
• UC Berkeley Anchor House Dormitory, Berkeley, California
• Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York

The following statistics helped MA | Morris Adjmi Architects achieve 30th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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29. HOLLANDERdesign Landscape Architects

Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects specializes in residential estates and gardens.  Their experience covers a wide range of scales including estates and gardens in the Hamptons, Long Island’s North Shore, Connecticut, Westchester, New Jersey, Virginia and Europe; waterfront parks and developments; golf course restoration and planning; corporate headquarters; historic landscapes, horse farms; and urban roof top gardens.  They bring to each project an attention to detailed design and environmental appropriateness encompassing, wherever possible, elements of the native or vernacular landscape. They utilize a combination of landscape architectural, horticultural and ecological talents to develop creative solutions to design problems.

Some of HOLLANDERdesign Landscape Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Abstracting Morphology, New York City, New York
• The REACH Expansion, Washington, DC
• The Church, Sag Harbor, New York
• Rubenstein Commons, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
• East End House, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped HOLLANDERdesign Landscape Architects achieve 29th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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28. S9 ARCHITECTURE

S9 Architecture is a team of 50+ designers dedicated to giving form to our client’s pragmatic needs, with a unique design approach rooted in “modern contextualism” and inspired by urban narratives. Rejecting pre-conceived ideas and stylistic preoccupations, each design solution is informed by programmatic, physical, environmental, economic and contextual forces. We believe our projects are part of a larger whole, acting as glue that helps bind and enhance their context for human experiences.

Our design narratives include projects of all sizes, programs and complexities. Each project is unique to its context and it’s environment. We collaborate with our clients to understand their vision and goals, and utilize our design approach to achieve this through buildings and places that strengthen and improve the urban and human experience.

Some of S9 ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:

• EMPIRE STORES, Brooklyn, New York
• WATER BUILDING II AT THE WHARF, Washington, DC
• 606 BROADWAY, New York City, New York
• 160 EAST 22ND STREET, New York City, New York
• DOCK 72, Brooklyn, New York

The following statistics helped S9 ARCHITECTURE achieve 28th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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27. Local Projects

Local Projects is a multi-disciplinary design studio with a portfolio spanning two decades in cultural, educational, and brand experience design and production. They are best known for technologically advanced work that drives emotional engagement.

Located in NYC, they collaborate with a wide range of clients regionally and internationally, utilizing their unique capabilities and creative process to produce world-class projects in the fields of exhibition and media design, experience design, and media production.

Founded in 2004, Local Projects is a woman-led business led by Whitney Rutter, CEO, and Samantha Wellbrock, COO, alongside Jake Barton, Founder & Chief Creative Officer.

Some of Local Projects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Local Projects achieve 27th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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26. LEONG LEONG

LEONG LEONG is a New York and Los Angeles-based design office. Leong Leong’s internationally recognized work is driven by a commitment to ideas and their realization. Leong Leong believes the practice of design is a collective intelligence in constant dialogue with other disciplines, cultures, and thinkers to offer new possibilities to engage the city. This concept-based approach is coupled with a deep interest in methods of production that challenge norms and reveal new territories. Leong Leong was founded by brothers, Christopher and Dominic Leong in 2009.

Some of LEONG LEONG’s most prominent projects include:

• City View Garage, Miami, Florida
• MA Curatorial Practice at School of Visual Arts, New York City, New York
• US Pavilion – 14th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
• The Travel Agency 5th Avenue, New York City, New York
• Los Angeles LGBT Center – Anita May Rosenstein Campus, Los Angeles, California

The following statistics helped LEONG LEONG achieve 26th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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25. LEVENBETTS

LEVENBETTS is an award winning New York City based architecture practice. The office was founded by David Leven and Stella Betts in 1997 and focuses on all scales of projects including urban design, public buildings, houses and housing, commercial workspaces, exhibitions and furniture. The office employs a variety of people and methods to arrive at innovative solutions that are the result of observation, research,integration of building systems and an economic understanding of each project goals.

Our talented multi-skilled staff and consultants collaborate in the process of making architecture that runs from an intense analysis of programming, research of building systems, design of environments and finally to on-site construction administration.

Some of LEVENBETTS’s most prominent projects include:

• ZOID, Columbia County, New York
• Square House, Stone Ridge, New York
• East Flatbush Library, Brooklyn, New York
• 36SML Beach House, Amagansett, New York
• ZOID House, Columbia County, New York

The following statistics helped LEVENBETTS achieve 25th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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24. Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design

Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design was founded in 2002 by partners B. Alex Miller and Jeff Taylor. The firm is based in New York with fabrication facilities in the Berkshires and has a portfolio of projects that include residential, retail, gallery spaces, and installations alike. Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design collaborates with a diverse clients from both the United States and abroad. Design PhilosophyThe firm’s research trajectories often focus on mining materials and ideas from contexts that are most ‘accessible’, both physically and conceptually. Physically, Taylor and Miller are active participants in their projects’ fabrication, and this participation often starts with a seemingly mundane palette of materials; manila rope, fishing line, 4×6” aluminum flashing, or aircraft cable.

Some of Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design achieve 24th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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23. WXY architecture + urban design

WXY is an award-winning, studio-based multidisciplinary practice focusing on innovative approaches to public space, structures and cities. Celebrated as much for its focus on community and urban design as for the firm’s agility with incorporating new technologies and green design, WXY excels in complex urban challenges, education and civic buildings, parks and waterfront developments, and other projects ranging from furniture designs to city master plans.

Claire Weisz is founding principal of the New York-based practice, working alongside partners Mark Yoes, Layng Pew and Adam Lubinsky. WXY has received the League Prize and an Emerging Voice in 2011 from The Architectural League.

Some of WXY architecture + urban design’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped WXY architecture + urban design achieve 23rd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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22. COOKFOX Architects

COOKFOX is an architectural studio dedicated to a vision of integrated, environmentally responsive design. We believe good design is sustainable and we are committed to being wise stewards of our shared natural and cultural resources. Guided by our passion for excellence, belief in the collaborative process, and persistent curiosity, COOKFOX pursues projects that allow us to fundamentally re-think how people interact with buildings and the natural environment.

Starting with intensive research, we seek to understand each unique project in its environmental, cultural, and historical context. The work we do engages with layers of time and promotes a strong sense of place. Inspired by the legacy of artistry in architecture, we use technology and traditional techniques to bring the distinctive qualities of well-crafted materials and details into every project.

Some of COOKFOX Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Betances Residence, The Bronx, New York
• Terminal Warehouse, New York City, New York
• One South First and Ten Grand, Brooklyn, New York
• 100 Vandam, New York City, New York
• CITY TOWER, Brooklyn, New York

The following statistics helped COOKFOX Architects achieve 22nd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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21. Future Green Studio

Future Green Studio is a distinctive and innovative landscape design firm based in Brooklyn, New York. We are thoughtful stewards of our changing climate and creative shapers of our built environment. We are at the forefront of Landscape Urbanism—a design movement that combines a deep understanding of plants, people, and places. We recognize that all the complex systems, forces, and patterns of Nature do not stop at the city limits.

Some of Future Green Studio’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Future Green Studio achieve 21st place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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20. nARCHITECTS

nARCHITECTS is a Brooklyn-based architectural studio led by founding partners Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang and principal Amanda Morgan. Our work instigates interactions between buildings, public space, and their dynamically changing context. Across social and environmental change, we empower the communities with whom we work and design architecture for a world in flux. In our projects such as Carmel Place (NYC’s first micro unit building), the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, the NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, A/D/O and the renovation of Chicago Navy Pier, nARCHITECTS is tackling the most pressing issues that our cities face – how we live, work and activate public spaces in response to our nation’s housing shortage, evolving modes of work and the need for diverse engagement in the public realm.

Some of nARCHITECTS’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped nARCHITECTS achieve 20th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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19. Desai Chia Architecture

Desai / Chia Architecture is an award-winning architecture and interior design firm with a distinctive portfolio of commercial, retail, and residential projects. We focus on providing our clients with compelling, customized environments that allow them to collaborate, innovate, and thrive.

We believe in involving the client in an engaged, collaborative way. Our projects interweave technology, sustainability, material innovation, and a meticulous attention to details.

We encourage a multi-disciplinary design process and work closely with a specialized team of consultants and engineers to ensure a precision and attention to detail that is essential to ‘well-made’ and authentic design.

Our projects have been published internationally and have won multiple American Architecture Awards, AIA Design Awards, Interior Design Best of Year Awards, Good Design Awards, and Residential Architect Design Awards.

Some of Desai Chia Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Spark Capital Mercer, New York City, New York
• Michigan Lake House, Leelanau County, Michigan
• Photographer’s Loft, New York City, New York
• Betaworks, New York City, New York
• Ledge House, Cornwall, Connecticut

The following statistics helped Desai Chia Architecture PC achieve 19th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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18. REX

REX is an internationally acclaimed architecture and design firm based in New York City. Believing architecture should actively empower its users and communities—not simply be a representational art—REX challenges and advances building paradigms and promotes the agency of architecture. This ethos guides the studio’s aspiration to produce inventive designs so functionally specific that they offer new and inspiring aesthetic experiences.

REX’s designers of varied cultural, social, and educational backgrounds are led by Founding Principal Joshua Ramus, and Associate Principals Alysen Hiller Fiore, Adam Chizmar, and Raúl Rodríguez García.

Some of REX’s most prominent projects include:

• Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, New York City, New York
• Vakko Fashion Center & Power Media Headquarters, İstanbul, Türkiye
• Equator Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 2050 M Street, Washington, DC
• The Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

The following statistics helped REX achieve 18th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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17. Studio Link-Arc

Based in New York City, Studio Link-Arc is an international team of architects and designers. Our name, Link-Arc, refers to the practice’s collaborative nature as well as the company’s mission, which is to work across disciplines to create strategy and design in the fields of urban planning, architecture, spatial art and landscape. We accomplish this by linking knowledge, resources, and intelligence, from multiple perspectives and diverse backgrounds.

Our body of work includes innovative projects at all scales.

Some of Studio Link-Arc’s most prominent projects include:

• Banu Restaurant, Zhengzhou, China
• Shenzhen Bay Gallery, Shenzhen, China
• China Resources Archive Library, Shenzhen, China
• The Loop, Shenzhen, China
• Nanjing Art Center, Nanjing, China

The following statistics helped Studio Link-Arc, LLC achieve 17th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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16. WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism

WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism is at the forefront of architectural design practices that are redefining the relationships between landscape, architecture, infrastructure, and art. The firm’s projects are noted for clarity of vision, bold and iconic forms, and material innovation. Named one of North America’s “Emerging Voices” by the Architectural League of New York, WEISS/MANFREDI’s distinct vision was recognized with the Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the Tau Sigma Delta Gold Medal and the New York AIA Gold Medal.

The firm’s design for the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, awarded by international competition, integrates art, architecture, and ecology in a new model for waterfront development.

Some of WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism’s most prominent projects include:

• Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York
• The West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennysylvania
• Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Queens, New York
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Robert W. Wilson Overlook, Brooklyn, New York
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, Brooklyn, New York

The following statistics helped WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism achieve 16th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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15. SHoP Architects

We are a new generation of architects.

Since 1996, SHoP has modeled a new way forward with our unconventional approach to design. At the heart of the firm’s method is a willingness to question accepted patterns of practice, coupled with the courage to expand, where necessary, beyond the architect’s traditional roles. We come to each new project with open minds, an expert team, and a collaborative process that adapts itself specifically to the problem at hand. This freedom to be nimble allows us to effectively address a broad range of issues in our work.

Some of SHoP Architects’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped SHoP Architects achieve 15th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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14. Toshiko Mori Architect

Toshiko Mori Architect is known for over thirty years of innovative and influential work in a diverse body of projects that have received numerous design awards. Mori’s intelligent approach to ecologically sensitive siting strategies, historical context, and innovative use of materials reflects a creative integration of design and technology. Her designs demonstrate a thoughtful sensitivity to detail and involve extensive research into the site conditions and surrounding context. The work of TMA combines a strong conceptual and theoretical approach with a thorough study of programmatic needs and practical conditions to achieve a design that is both spatially compelling and pragmatically responsive.

Toshiko Mori Architect has worked on a broad range of programs including urban, civic, institutional, cultural, residential, museum and exhibition design.

Some of Toshiko Mori Architect’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Toshiko Mori Architect achieve 14th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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13. Fogarty Finger

Fogarty Finger is committed to redefining the urban built environment through projects that are as evocative as they are pragmatic. The firm’s award-winning work captures the spirit of its surroundings, while creating a layered sense of materiality and refinement. The end result encapsulates smart design solutions that are responsive to the moment yet timeless in appeal.

The firm’s array of prominent commercial and residential projects showcases its strength in a dual concentration in architecture and interior design, both distinguished with its thoughtful and deliberate approach. The architecture practice has authored a number of notable large-scale ground-up projects in NYC as well as nationally.

Some of Fogarty Finger’s most prominent projects include:

• Dock 72 Lobby at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
• Rockefeller Group HQ, New York City, New York
• 757 Third Avenue – Stair, Manhattan, New York
• 512 West 22nd St., New York City, New York
• NOVA, Queens, New York

The following statistics helped Fogarty Finger achieve 13th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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12. ODA

We are leading a quiet but unyielding revolution to replace the dogma of resigned and compromised city living for one that enriches our lives and adapts to our needs. We can and must rethink our reliance on the extruded big box concept, and instead design permeable buildings to help restore our relationship to nature. Our collective and individual consciousness is constantly fluctuating by the context we actively shape. Radical change to the common built environment doctrine is a crucial element in maintaining our physical and psychological wellbeing.

Some of ODA’s most prominent projects include:

• POST Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 10 Jay, Brooklyn, New York
• 62 Reade Street, New York City, New York
• Terrarium Cheong-Dam, Seoul, South Korea
• 371 Broadway, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped ODA achieve 12th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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11. Handel Architects

Handel Architects LLP is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm that began in New York City in 1994. Today the practice is led by Founding Partner Gary Handel alongside Partners Blake Middleton, Glenn Rescalvo, Frank Fusaro, and Michael Arad. Handel Architects is working on projects across North America, South America, the Middle East, and Asia, with more than 150 architects, interior designers, planners, and support staff from offices in New York City, San Francisco, and Hong Kong. The firm has gained national and international recognition for work such as the Dream Downtown Hotel in New York City, the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City, the Millennium Tower in San Francisco, and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington DC’s Georgetown neighborhood. Handel Architects has won numerous Design Awards and is regularly featured in architectural journals and design publications.

Some of Handel Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• 170 Amsterdam, New York City, New York
• National September 11 Memorial, New York City, New York
• Sendero Verde, New York City, New York
• Millennium Tower Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
• The House at Cornell Tech, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped Handel Architects achieve 11th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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10. Guy Nordenson and Associates

Founded in 1997 on the principle of close collaboration as an essential basis of design, Guy Nordenson and Associates (GNA) is a New York–based structural engineering practice that has established itself as an effective partner in the design and construction of complex and challenging projects. These include recently completed projects like the Corning Museum of Glass Contemporary Art + Design Wing in Corning NY with Thomas Phifer and Partners, the Kimbell Art Museum Expansion in Fort Worth TX with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York with SANAA and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Expansion in Kansas City MO with Steven Holl Architects.

Some of Guy Nordenson and Associates’ most prominent projects include:

• The Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas
• Day’s End, New York City, New York
• Nancy and Rich Kinder Museum Building, Houston, Texas
• Salvage Swings, New York City, New York
• Linked Hybrid, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped Guy Nordenson and Associates achieve 10th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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9. SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

We are a collaborative landscape architecture and urban design practice that shapes beloved places that are socially vibrant and ecologically restorative. Every scale is essential. From 100-mile river corridors to rooftop microplazas, our work combines design excellence and a deep knowledge of ecology to regenerate, connect, and transform the built environment.

We are biased toward action, implementation, and learning by doing. To meet the climate crisis, society must simultaneously shift to a renewable economy and adapt our landscapes for the change to come. SCAPE partners with cities, non-profits, and developers to physically transform our world to meet the moment. We center biodiversity and love for the natural world as a climate solution in all of our work.

We see ourselves as co-designing alongside the plants, animals, and of course, people that we share space with on the planet.

Some of SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DPC achieve 9th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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8. ikon.5 architects

Founded in 2003 and dedicated to providing its clients with innovative design solutions that exhibit a high level of craft, ikon.5 architects has earned a reputation among clients and peers as a forward-thinking studio of nimble and creative designers that see every project as an opportunity for design excellence. Proceeding with the belief that every site and client has a unique history or story to tell, we approach architecture as storytelling using the language of built form and landscape. Working collaboratively and across a range of building typologies, including libraries, university facilities, offices, cultural facilities, and government buildings, our work celebrates and reflects in its form-giving the great diversity of the communities and people we are privileged to serve.

Some of ikon.5 architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Mori Hosseini Student Union | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
• School of Art & Design at New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York
• Health & Wellness Center | Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, New York
• Campus Commons at SUNY New Paltz – Student Center, New Paltz, New York
• Louis Vuitton NY Offices and Showroom, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped ikon.5 architects achieve 8th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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7. Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Founded in 1981, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) is a design studio whose practice spans the fields of architecture, urban design, installation art, multi-media performance, digital media, and print. With a focus on cultural and civic projects, DS+R’s work addresses the changing role of institutions and the future of cities. The studio is based in New York and is comprised of over 100 architects, designers, artists and researchers, led by four partners — Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio, Charles Renfro and Benjamin Gilmartin. DS+R’s cross genre work has been distinguished with TIME’s “100 Most Influential People” list and the first grant awarded in the field of architecture from the MacArthur Foundation, which identified Diller and Scofidio as, “architects who have created an alternative form of architectural practice that unites design, performance, and electronic media with cultural and architectural theory and criticism.

Some of Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s most prominent projects include:

• High Line, New York City, New York
• High Line Lighting, New York City, New York
• MA Curatorial Practice at School of Visual Arts, New York City, New York
• Columbia University Medical Center, Graduate Education Building, New York City, New York
• The Shed, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped Diller Scofidio + Renfro achieve 7th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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6. Ennead Architects

Ennead is a design firm of more than 200 architects, designers, and thinkers with offices in New York and Shanghai. and a presence in South Florida and California. Together, we bring contrasting areas of interest, expertise, and experience to every project. Since 1963, we have partnered with owners, developers, institutions, and governments to create architecture that is firmly rooted in humanist principles.

We are led by nine partners who push a multi-disciplinary ethos centered around capturing knowledge and understanding lessons learned across all typologies, for the betterment of our planning, design, and delivery.

Our focus is on creating iconic architecture grounded in our belief that, at its best, design communicates ideals, reinforces institutions, and acts as an agent of positive change.

Some of Ennead Architects’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Ennead Architects achieve 6th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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5. CannonDesign

CannonDesign is an integrated design solutions firm focused on helping people continuously flourish. Whether designing for innovations in health, new scientific discoveries, equity in education or the next big idea in business, we use our Living-Centered Design approach to improve human life and catalyze widespread, systemic change. Our ability to help organizations solve challenges and seize opportunities is why Fast Company named us a World Changing Company and one of the most innovative design firms in the world.

Some of CannonDesign’s most prominent projects include:

• St. Louis Public Library, Central Library Renovation, St. Louis, Missouri
• Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Canada
• California Institute of Technology Resnick Sustainability Center, Pasadena, California
• Richard J. Daley College Campus, Chicago, Illinois
• Kaleida Health System Clinical and Medical Research Building, Buffalo, New York

The following statistics helped CannonDesign achieve 5th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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4. Field Operations

Field Operations is a leading-edge landscape architecture and urban design practice based in New York City, with offices in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Shenzhen and London. Field Operations is renowned for strong contemporary design across a variety of project types and scales, from large urban districts, master plans and complex planning sites, to small well-crafted, detailed design projects. Regardless of scale, there is a special commitment to the design of a vibrant and dynamic public realm, informed by the ecology of both people and nature, rooted in place and context.

The ultimate aim is to bring beauty, health and vitality to the different kinds of environments where people live and interact.

Some of Field Operations’ most prominent projects include:

• The Refinery at Domino, Brooklyn, New York
• Qianhai’s Guiwan Park, Shenzhen, China
• West End Square, Dallas, Texas
• High Line – Moynihan Connector, New York City, New York
• The Underline’s Brickell Backyard, Miami, Florida

The following statistics helped Field Operations achieve 4th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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3. Rockwell Group

Rockwell Group is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm that balances creativity, innovation, and thought leadership with every undertaking. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and Madrid, the firm was founded in 1984 by David Rockwell, FAIA, and merges performance and architecture to create extraordinary experiences and built environments across the globe. Today, David and the partners guide our 350-person firm to pursue the possibilities for connection and community. Our shared passion for theater, technology, craft, and people leads us to approach the big picture with as much importance as the smallest detail.

Some of Rockwell Group’s most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Rockwell Group achieve 3rd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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2. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is a global architecture practice dedicated to clients that represent the most forward-thinking companies and institutions around the world – visionaries that believe that value is not just producing return on investment but also in contributing to our urban environment and communities. Our portfolio spans more than 40 countries, and includes a wide range of projects from office and residential buildings to civic and cultural spaces to educational facilities.

Some of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates’ most prominent projects include:

The following statistics helped Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates achieve 2nd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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1. Steven Holl Architects

Steven Holl Architects is a 28-person innovative architecture and urban design office working globally as one office from three locations: New York City, Rhinebeck, NY and Beijing. Steven Holl leads the office with partners Chris McVoy, Noah Yaffe, Roberto Bannura and Dimitra Tsachrelia.

Steven Holl Architects is recognized for the ability to shape space and light with great contextual sensitivity and to catalyze the unique qualities of each project to create a concept-driven design at multiple scales, from minimal dwellings, to university works, to new hybrid models of urbanism. The firm has realized architectural works around the world, with extensive experience in the arts, campus and educational facilities, and residential work, as well as mix use and office design, public works, and master planning.

Some of Steven Holl Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virignia
• Sliced Porosity Block, Chengdu, China
• Daeyang Gallery and House, Seoul, South Korea
• Meander Housing, Helsinki, Finland
• Maggie’s Centre Barts, London, United Kingdom
• Top image: Hudson L-House, Hudson, New York

The following statistics helped Steven Holl Architects achieve 1st place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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Other Architecture firms to Consider

Several other renowned architecture firms can be found just outside the Top 35, each of which is worth considering for their experience in delivering high quality, large-scale projects across typologies. They include: BKSK Architects, CAZA, HLW, SOMA, SITU Fabrication, O’Neill Rose Architects, Descience Lab, Studiohuerta, Barker Associates Architecture Office, O’Neill McVoy Architects, Post Company, ARCHITECTUREFIRM, XS SPACE, Terreform ONE, SABO project, Think! Architecture + Design, Dameron Architecture, The Urban Conga, Dungjai, Circular, Alloy Development, Two Street Studio, GRT Architects, ATMOS, Studio Modh Architecture, Guerin Glass Architects, STUDIOKCA, The Principals, Urbain DRC, Labscape Architecture, crème

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