35 Best Architecture and Design Firms in New York

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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 2024)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

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:

35. Terreform ONE

Terreform ONE [Open Network Ecology] is a non-profit design group that promotes green design in cities. Through creative projects and outreach efforts, they hope to illuminate the environmental possibilities of New York City and inspire solutions in areas like it around the world.  They are a unique laboratory for scientists, artists, architects, students and individuals of all backgrounds to explore and advance the larger framework of green design.  The group develops innovative solutions and technologies for local sustainability in energy, transportation, infrastructure, buildings, waste treatment, food, water, and media spaces.

Some of Terreform ONE’s most prominent projects include:

• Bio City World Map of 11 Billion, Brooklyn, New York
• Monarch Sanctuary: Integrated Biodiversity in Double Skin Facade, New York City, New York
• Sheep Car, United States
• Blimp Bumper Bus, New York City, New York
• Cricket Shelter Modular Edible Insect Farm, Brooklyn, New York

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

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34. CAZA

CAZA (Carlos Arnaiz Architects) is a New York-based design studio and urban consultancy committed to an optimistic future for architectural thinking. Our studio is both a workshop and a think tank. We produce buildings and ideas without a prejudice towards the primacy of one over the other. Our work represents an engagement with the history of making buildings and placing them in complex dynamic environments. Our team consists of design professionals from around the world who share a dedication to the transformative power of architecture. We are currently developing a masterplan in Bogota, Colombia; a resort town in Palawan, Philippines; and a hotel in Boracay, Philippines.

Some of CAZA’s most prominent projects include:

• Sanctuario De La Salle, Biñan, Philippines
• 100 Walls Church, Cebu City, Philippines
• CAMSUR Capitol Building, Camarines Sur, Bicol, Philippines
• CEBU BRT, Cebu City, Philippines
• City Center Tower, Manila, Philippines

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

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33. 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. Their 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’ 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 33rd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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32. 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
• The REACH Expansion, Washington, DC, United States
• The Church, Sag Harbor, New York
• Rubenstein Commons, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
• Guest House, Wainscott, New York

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

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31. The Living

Buildings are living organisms. They breathe and pulse. They inhabit complex ecosystems of species, technologies and culture. And understanding buildings requires understanding these vital signs and these ecosystems.

The Living is a design studio and an experiment in living architecture. Their work brings together the natural and the synthetic, the human and the machine, the individual and the collective. And it involves the intersection of (1) biology, (2) computation, and (3) the circular economy.

The Living’s work with biology extends beyond biomimicry. While there is a long history of architects using biology as metaphor, their work employs actual living organisms to create alternative kinds of architecture.

Some of The Living’s most prominent projects include:

• Hy-Fi, New York City, New York
• Bionic Partition, Hamburg, Germany
• Living Light, Seoul, South Korea
• Embodied Computation Lab, Princeton, New Jersey
• Alive: A New Spatial Contract for Multi-Species Architecture, Venice, Italy

The following statistics helped The Living achieve 31st place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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30. Rafael Vinoly Architects

Rafael Viñoly Architects, founded in 1983 and based in New York City — with branch offices in London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi, and Buenos Aires — is an internationally renowned architectural firm with projects spanning six continents. Over the past thirty-five years, the practice’s key trademark is the ability to reinvent institutional typologies and integrate the public realm into civic buildings. The uniquely diverse work the firm has completed includes award-winning courthouses, museums, performing arts centers, convention centers, athletic facilities, banks, hotels, hospitals, laboratories, recreational venues, residential complexes, and commercial, industrial and educational facilities. Projects range in scale from laboratory casework to large urban commercial and institutional master plans.

Some of Rafael Viñoly Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay
• The University of California, San Francisco, Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building, San Francisco, California
• 432 Park Avenue, New York City, New York
• Vdara Hotel & Spa at CityCenter, Las Vegas
• Princeton University, Carl Icahn Laboratory of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton, New Jersey

The following statistics helped Rafael Vinoly Architects achieve 30th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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29. Resolution: 4 Architecture

Resolution: 4 Architecture is an internationally published and highly acclaimed ten-person firm, completing projects in the residential, commercial and public sectors. Founded in 1990 by Joseph Tanney and Robert Luntz, RES4 is dedicated to addressing 21st century conditions through intelligent architecture and design. The firm consciously works to enhance sustainable practices that address the current and long-term challenges facing our dynamic communities. Through iterative investigation, RES4 works to shape the palpable, illuminate the obscure, and understand the interface of architecture, its users, and its context.

Some of Resolution: 4 Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• North Fork Bluff House, Mattituck, New York
• House on Fire Island, Fire Island, New York
• High Peak Meadow House, Maplecrest, New York
• Catskills Suburban, Palenville, New York
• Warren Street Townhouse, Brooklyn, New York

The following statistics helped Resolution: 4 Architecture achieve 29th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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28. FXCollaborative

FXCollaborative leverages broad expertise in architecture, interiors and planning to enrich the world with responsible, intelligent and beautiful design. The firm’s holistic approach integrates client aspirations, an urban sensibility and a celebration of the craft of building. FXCollaborative’s work ranges from the scale of individual buildings and interiors — office towers, multi-family residences, cultural facilities, workplace, K-12 and higher-education institutions — to the city as a whole, addressing infrastructure and transportation.

Some of FXCollaborative’s most prominent projects include:

• Ministry of Taxes, Baku, Azerbaijan
• Allianz Tower, İstanbul, Turkey
• The UID Cube – Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Acibadem Ataşehir Hospital, Children’s Pavilion & Headquarters, Türkiye
• David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center, Tarrytown, New York

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

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27. SO – IL

SO–IL is an internationally recognized architecture and design firm based in New York. They create structures that establish new cultures, institutions and relationships. The firm works across countries and cultures. Together, their team speaks more than a dozen languages. Their clients are spread across France and South Korea to the United States and Mexico. SO — IL believe that through deep collaboration, architects can strengthen communities’ ties to their environments. In an increasingly digitized world, their architecture incorporates innovative physical materials that follow the unique scale and conceptual grounding of each project: stretched chainmail over a gallery building, or an array of elegant glass tubes as a museum façade. The firm creates urban spaces, buildings for culture, residences and workplaces on a variety of scales.

Some of SO – IL’s most prominent projects include:

• Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, California
• Versace Showroom, New York City, New York
• CTF Museum, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Kukje Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
• Frieze Art Fair NYC, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped SO – IL achieve 27th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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26. COOKFOX Architects

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

Starting with intensive research, they seek to understand each unique project in its environmental, cultural and historical context. The work the firm does engages with layers of time and promotes a strong sense of place. Inspired by the legacy of artistry in architecture, COOKFOX uses 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:

• 100 VANDAM, New York City, New York
• Terminal Warehouse, New York City, New York
• One South First and Ten Grand, New York City, New York
• Betances Residence, New York City, New York
• 100 Vandam, New York City, New York

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

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25. 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. The 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:

• OFFICE > ENTROPY, New York City, New York
• Collapsable Workstations
• Duke of Montrose, Brooklyn, New York
• Salvage Swings, New York City, New York
• Lake House, Massachusetts

The following statistics helped Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design achieve 25th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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24. Davis Brody Bond, a Page Company

Davis Brody Bond is among the nation’s leading design firms. The firm’s work brings strong, successful designs to complex building types and planning projects including cultural facilities, academic buildings, corporate and industrial structures and housing complexes. The firm has been honored with more than 200 major design awards including the American Institute of Architects Firm Award, the highest honor given to an architectural practice as well as the Presidential Award for Design Excellence. Their work is regularly published in the national and international design press.

In May 2011, Davis Brody Bond & Spacesmith announced their partnership — one excellence to strengthen services and expand the firm’s creative boundaries. Spacesmith is a versatile architecture and interior design firm with a multi-talented team led by partners with over 25 years of experience.

Some of Davis Brody Bond’s most prominent projects include:

• Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, New York City, New York
• Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, New York City, New York
• John A. Paulson Center, New York City, New York
• National September 11 Memorial, New York City, New York
• Columbia University Northwest Corner Building, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped Davis Brody Bond, a Page Company achieve 24th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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23. MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY

MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY is a New York-based art and architecture studio specializing in the intersection of unique, spatial, experience and structural performance. The studio’s method is deeply rooted in computational research and digital fabrication to produce public art, installation and environments, architectural skins, and free-standing structures. Over the last ten years, THEVERYMANY has developed and implemented “Structural Stripes,” a building system by which custom-designed parts form complex, self-supporting curvilinear surfaces.

Some of MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY’s most prominent projects include:

• Boolean Operator, China
• Louis Vuitton – Pavilion Nomad, Milan, Italy
• LOUIS VUITTON – YAYOI KUSAMA’s pop up store, London, United Kingdom
• [C]space DRL10 Pavilion
• Pleated Inflation, Argelès-sur-Mer, France

The following statistics helped MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY achieve 23rd place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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22. 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
• Los Angeles LGBT Center – Anita May Rosenstein Campus, Los Angeles, California
• Siki Im x LEONG LEONG Concept Store, New York City, New York

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

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21. GLUCK+

GLUCK+ is an architecture, construction and development firm located in New York City.  Over a 40 year period, the firm has generated a multi-faceted approach to the design and construction of buildings. To acknowledge this inclusive and expanding practice, the firm is being renamed GLUCK+, which builds on its approach to Architect Led Design Build (ALDB). GLUCK+ is dedicated to the idea that buildings benefit when architects take responsibility for the architectural process from conception to construction, assuming oversight of all aspects of a project. The firm has designed buildings throughout the United States, ranging in type from houses, schools, religious buildings and community centers to hotels, mixed-use/housing, corporate interiors, university buildings and historic restorations.

Some of GLUCK+’s most prominent projects include:

• The Stack, New York City, New York
• Tower House, United States
• House in the Mountains, Colorado
• Lady Liberty Academy Charter School, Newark, New Jersey
• Lakeside Retreat, New York

The following statistics helped GLUCK+ achieve 21st place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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20. 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, New York City, New York
• 512 West 22nd St., New York City, New York
• NOVA, New York City, New York

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

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19. 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:

• Brooklyn Navy Yard Master Plan, Brooklyn, New York
• Rebuild by Design
• Kearny Point Building 78 Annex, Kearny, New Jersey
• Downtown Brooklyn Public Realm Action Plan, Brooklyn, New York
• Arverne East RISE Community Hub and Nature Preserve House, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped WXY architecture + urban design achieve 19th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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18. Sharon Davis Design

Founded in 2007, Sharon Davis Design exists to design extraordinary buildings that transform communities. The firm’s work for nonprofit organizations represents a new model of design, in which innovation is measured in both social benefit and aesthetic accomplishment. Its work has gained renown for its ability to harmonize with both the natural and built environments, as well as its cost-effective, environmentally conscious approach to lighting, heating, plumbing and water resources. The firm ultimately measures the success of its designs by the degree to which they expand access to the fundamental human right of social justice, economic empowerment and a healthy sustainable environment.

Some of Sharon Davis Design’s most prominent projects include:

• Women’s Opportunity Center, Rwanda, Kayonza, Rwanda
• Partners in Health Housing, Rwanda
• Bayalpata Hospital, Seti, Far-Western Development Region, Nepal
• United Nations International Organization for Migration
• Davis House, Garrison, New York

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

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17. INABA WILLIAMS

As more and more of the world is virtual and immaterial, physical space has become increasingly important to human life. Inaba Williams grew out of a desire by organizations to stand out in a digital age by creating built environments. The firm translates observations about human interaction, technology and communities into meticulously detailed spaces.

Some of INABA WILLIAMS’ most prominent projects include:

• Red Bull North America, New York City, New York
• Red Bull New York Office (A+ 2015), New York City, New York
• Hush Studios, Brooklyn, New York
• Skylight Installation, Stavanger, Kingdom of Norway
• Lackawanna Café, Jersey City, New Jersey

The following statistics helped INABA WILLIAMS achieve 17th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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16. Future Green Studio

Future Green Studio is a distinctive and innovative landscape design firm based in Brooklyn, New York. They are thoughtful stewards of the changing climate and creative shapers of the built environment. They are at the forefront of Landscape Urbanism — a design movement that combines a deep understanding of plants, people and places. They 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:

• EMPIRE STORES, Brooklyn, New York
• Silo City, Buffalo, New York
• 520 West 28th, New York City, New York
• Pool Farm, New York City, New York
• Gramercy Townhouse, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped Future Green Studio achieve 16th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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15. nARCHITECTS

nARCHITECTS is a Brooklyn-based architectural studio led by founding partners Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang and principal Amanda Morgan. Their work instigates interactions between buildings, public space and their dynamically changing context. Across social and environmental change, they empower the communities with whom they work and design architecture for a world in flux. In 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 cities face — how we live, work and activate public spaces in response to the 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:

• Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center, Wantagh, New York
• Shanghai Library East Hall
• Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
• Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
• Forest Pavilion, Hualien County, Taiwan

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

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14. Studio Link-Arc, LLC

Based in New York City, Studio Link-Arc is an international team of architects and designers. Their name 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. The firm accomplishes this by linking knowledge, resources and intelligence, from multiple perspectives and diverse backgrounds. Their 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 14th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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13. 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, NY, United States
• Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, Queens, Queens County, NY, United States
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Robert W. Wilson Overlook, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, 900, Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, United States
• Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

The following statistics helped WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism achieve 13th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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12. 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
• Necklace Residence, New York

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

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11. SCAPE Landscape Architecture D.P.C.

SCAPE is a design-driven landscape architecture and urban design studio based in New York. They believe landscape architecture can enable positive change in communities through the creation of regenerative living infrastructure and public landscapes. The firm works to integrate natural cycles and systems into environments across all scales, from the urban pocket-park to the regional ecological plan. They do this through diverse forms of landscape architecture — built landscapes, planning frameworks, research, books and installations – with the ultimate goal of connecting people to their immediate environment and creating dynamic and adaptive landscapes of the future. Our staff is experienced in landscape architecture, architecture, urban design, horticulture, and planning, and they integrate these skillsets to practice design as interpreters and synthetic thinkers.

Some of SCAPE Landscape Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Milstein Hall, Ithaca, New York
• Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn, New York
• Rebuild by Design
• Digital Water i-Pavilion, New York City, New York
• Rescue Company 2, New York, New York

The following statistics helped SCAPE Landscape Architecture D.P.C. achieve 11th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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10. Handel Architects

Handel Architects 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 10th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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9. SHoP Architects

This is a new generation of architects. Since 1996, SHoP has modeled a new way forward with an 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. They 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’ most prominent projects include:

• Uber Headquarters, San Francisco, California
• LaGuardia Airport Master Plan
• TalkBox, United States
• Domino Park, Brooklyn, New York
• American Copper Buildings, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped SHoP Architects achieve 9th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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8. ODA

ODA is leading a quiet but unyielding revolution to replace the dogma of resigned and compromised city living for one that enriches lives and adapts to human needs. Society’s reliance on the extruded big box concept can and must be rethought; instead, permeable buildings can be designed to help restore humans’ relationship to nature. Collective and individual consciousness is constantly fluctuating, and is impacted by and actively shapes the context. Radical change to the common built environment doctrine is a crucial element in maintaining physical and psychological wellbeing.

Some of ODA’s most prominent projects include:

• POST Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 10 Jay, Brooklyn, New York
• 371 Broadway, New York City, New York
• Terrarium Cheong-Dam, Seoul, South Korea
• East 44th Street, New York City, New York

The following statistics helped ODA achieve 8th place in the 35 Best Architecture Firms in New York:

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7. 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, the firm approaches 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, their 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 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, the studio brings contrasting areas of interest, expertise and experience to every project. Since 1963, Ennead has partnered with owners, developers, institutions and governments to create architecture that is firmly rooted in humanist principles.

The firm is 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 planning, design and delivery. Ennead’s focus is on creating iconic architecture grounded in the 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:

• Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
• Fostering Resilient Ecological Development
• Rethinking Refugee Communities
• Lingang Science & Technology City, China
• Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, Washington, DC

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

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5. 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 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
• The Underline’s Brickell Backyard, Miami, Florida
• West End Square, Dallas, Texas
• High Line – Moynihan Connector, New York City, New York

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

Based in New York with offices in Los Angeles and Madrid, Rockwell Group is an interdisciplinary architecture and design firm that emphasizes innovation and thought leadership in every project. Founded in 1984 by David Rockwell, FAIA, and led by David and partners Shawn Sullivan and Greg Keffer, the firm merges performance and architecture to create extraordinary experiences and built environments across the globe. Merging theater, performance and architecture to create unique narratives for each project, the firm’s work includes hotels and restaurants, theaters, cultural and educational institutions, set designs, products and exhibitions.

Some of Rockwell Group’s most prominent projects include:

• Sage by David Rockwell for Benchmark
• Moynihan Train Hall Ticketed Waiting Room, New York City, New York
• Edge, New York City, New York
• Bathhouse, New York City, New York
• NeueHouse, New York City, New York

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 the urban environment and communities. The firm’s 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’s most prominent projects include:

• SouthWorks, Ithaca, New York
• Huamu Lot 10, Shanghai, China
• Centra Metropark, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
• 18 Robinson, Singapore
• Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, South Korea

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, Virginia
• Sliced Porosity Block
• Daeyang Gallery and House, Seoul, South Korea
• Maggie’s Centre Barts, London, United Kingdom
• Abstracting Morphology, New York
• Featured image: Hunters Point Library, New York City, 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: O’Neill Rose Architects, Descience Lab, Z-A Studio, Barker Associates Architecture Office, Studiohuerta, ARCHITECTUREFIRM, Post Company, O’Neill McVoy Architects, Labscape Architecture, SABO project, Circular, XS SPACE, Dameron Architecture, Think! Architecture + Design, GRT Architects, Two Street Studio, Alloy Development, SITU, The Urban Conga, Dungjai, Studio Modh Architecture, EverGreene Architectural Arts, ATMOS, The Principals, STUDIOKCA

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