Top Design Firms of the Southwest

Architects and Engineers Continue Upward Growth in 2005

By Tom McClure and Scott Blair

Welcome to Southwest Contractor's ranking of the 2005 top design firms. This information was gathered through surveys sent to hundreds of architects and engineers throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. We thank all of the firms who provided us with their information, allowing us to produce the most detailed ranking of its kind in the Southwest.

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This year's expanded Top 145 Design Firms are ranked by their combined Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico revenue for 2005. Rankings are then broken out by state as well as into various categories such as healthcare, surveying and transportation.

The Top 145 reported $1.53 billion in design work for 2005, a large 12.5 percent increase over 2004. This year's boost adds to the 8.7 percent gain last year, and a 16 percent jump in 2003 revenue.

Arizona firms reported revenue totaling $874.8 million, a 10 percent increase over last year's numbers, while Nevada jumped almost 13 percent.

This year, New Mexico soared to a new high of $213.8 million, an 18.6 percent increase over the previous year.

The region continues a four-year period of robust growth in architectural and engineering revenue, signaling continued growth for the entire construction industry in the Southwest.

Due to space constraints, 146th-ranked Palmer Engineers of Tucson and 147th Fielden and Partners of Las Vegas do not appear in the overall ranking.
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Top 145 Overall 22
Top 25 Arizona 39
Top 25 Nevada 40
Top 25 New Mexico 41
Category Rankings 42

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