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GAD / GLOBAL 1000

Global 1000 Architecture Practices

A source-backed editorial selection: architecture practices, public business contacts and representative works.

1000complete selected profiles
66countries & regions
1000collection target

The 1000-profile edition is available. Contact routes and project sources are dated; availability can change. Numbers are coverage, not worldwide quality ranks.

1000 selected practicesHow we select
BU

Switzerland

Burckhardt Architektur

Burckhardt Architektur: an architectural practice based in Zürich, Switzerland. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BU

Belgium

BUREAU BAS SMETS

BUREAU BAS SMETS: an architectural practice based in Bruxelles, Belgium. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BU

Belgium

Bureau Bouwtechniek

Bureau Bouwtechniek: an architectural practice based in Brussel, Belgium. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BU

China

Buro Ole Scheeren

Buro Ole Scheeren: an architectural practice based in Beijing, China. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BU

Belgium

BUROBILL

BUROBILL: an architectural practice based in Bruxelles, Belgium. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BU

Switzerland

Buzzi studio d'architettura

Buzzi studio d'architettura: an architectural practice based in Locarno, Switzerland. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BU

France

Buzzo Spinelli Architecture

Buzzo Spinelli Architecture: an architectural practice based in Bonifacio, France. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
BÉ

Hungary

Béres Architects

Béres Architects: an architectural practice based in Keszthely, Hungary. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CF

Denmark

C.F. Møller Architects

C.F. Møller Architects: an architectural practice based in Aarhus, Denmark. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Mexico

Cadaval Estudio

Cadaval Estudio: an architectural practice based in Mexico City, Mexico. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Germany

CAMA A

CAMA A: an architectural practice based in Berlin, Germany. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Portugal

Camarim

Camarim: an architectural practice based in Lisboa, Portugal. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Italy

campomarzio

campomarzio: an architectural practice based in Trento, Italy. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Switzerland

Camponovo Baumgartner

Camponovo Baumgartner: an architectural practice based in Zürich, Switzerland. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Australia

Candalepas Associates

Candalepas Associates: an architectural practice based in Sydney, Australia. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Brazil

Candida Tabet

Candida Tabet: an architectural practice based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Switzerland

canevascini&corecco

canevascini&corecco: an architectural practice based in Lugano, Switzerland. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

Portugal

Cannatà & Fernandes

Cannatà & Fernandes: an architectural practice based in Porto, Portugal. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture
CA

United States / 1945

CannonDesign

Architecture, engineering and consulting for complex institutions.

HealthcareEducationScience
CA

Colombia

Capa Arquitectura

Capa Arquitectura: an architectural practice based in Medellín, Colombia. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Architecture

Selection, not a universal league table

We combine established international practices with regional and specialist contributors. Each record must identify the practice, show attributed architecture, provide a public business contact and explain its documentary basis. Award winners, finalists and nominees retain their exact programme, category and year; nomination is not winning.

A curated architecture publication can evidence a practice’s project contribution; it does not prove that the practice is better than every firm outside this collection. Institution membership, headcount and profile count alone are not design-quality scores. The page order is alphabetical, and this selection is separate from WA100 and GAD’s scored ranking studies.

Advertising and sponsorship do not purchase inclusion or editorial position. Business emails and phones are published contact routes, not promises of a reply. Project photographs and full original credit lists remain at the linked source unless separately licensed.

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