1 Best Architecture Firms in Los Angeles

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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 Los Angeles 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 finalists (2013 to 2022)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2022)
• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2022)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2022)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2022)

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 Los Angeles architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 1 best architecture firms in Los Angeles:

2. ZGF

ZGF is a design firm with a focus on architecture, interior design and urban design. Founded 70 years ago in Portland, Oregon, with a mission to strive for design excellence, stewardship of our natural and built environment, and exceptional client service, ZGF has grown to include over 500 employees and additional offices in Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, New York, and Vancouver BC.
ZGF’s design philosophy is centered on the premise that design excellence should be reflected in each and every aspect of a building—its fit with the community, its function and relationship to its users, its building systems, and its…

Some of ZGF’s most prominent projects include:

• Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
• John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes
• Federal Center South Building 1202, Seattle, WA, United States
• Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters, 30440, Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, CA, United States
• Skybox, 1425, Villard Street, Eugene, OR, United States
• Expensify Portland Office, Portland, Oregon, United States
• Expensify Portland Office, Portland, OR, United States
• Google, Spruce Goose
• University of Oregon Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, Eugene, OR, United States
• J. Craig Venter Institute La Jolla, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States
• King Street Station, Seattle, WA, United States
• Pearl Izumi North American Headquarters, Louisville, CO, United States
• Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States
• Stadium Place, Seattle, WA, United States
• Stanford University, Central Energy Facility, Stanford, CA, United States
• UCLA Wasserman Football Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
• University of California, Los Angeles, Wasserman Football Center
• University of California, San Diego, Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, San Diego, CA, United States
• The University of Texas at Dallas, Bioengineering and Sciences Building, Dallas, TX, United States
• Arizona State University, Biodesign Institute C, Tempe, AZ, United States
• Vulcan, Block 44, Westlake and Mercer, Seattle, WA, United States
• The University of Arizona, The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States
• Canopy by Hilton, Portland, OR, United States
• Cedars-Sinai, Playa Vista Physician Office & Urgent Care, Los Angeles, CA, United States
• Clif Bar & Company Headquarters, Emeryville, CA, United States

The following statistics helped ZGF achieve 2nd place in the 1 Best Architecture Firms in Los Angeles:

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1. schlaich bergermann partner

schlaich bergermann partner are independent consulting civil and structural engineers.
We strive to design sophisticated engineering structures ranging from long span and lightweight structures, roofs, a diversity of bridges and slender towers to innovative solar energy power plants. Our ambitions are efficiency, beauty and ecology.
For the sake of holistic solutions we seek collaboration with architects and engineers from all fields of expertise who share our goals.
In 1980 Jörg Schlaich and Rudolf Bergermann founded our office.
Since 2002 schlaich bergermann partner has been in the capable hands of Andreas Keil, Knut Göppert, Sven Plieninger and Mike Schlaich.
Knut Stockhusen joined the partnership in 2015.
The qualification and sound performance of our engineering company is based on experienced staff members who have been working together successfully for many years now.
Currently there are 100 employees and 9 partners employed by schlaich bergermann partner.

Some of schlaich bergermann partner’s most prominent projects include:

• Universiade 2011 Sports Center, Shenzhen, China
• Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
• Olympic Stadium, 3, Olympischer Platz, Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany
• National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland, Śródmieście, Warszawa, Poland
• Grand Theater Tianjin, Tianjin, China
• Tianjin West Railway Station in Chinese metropolis completed, Hexi, Tianjin, China
• Berlin Central Station, 1, Europaplatz, Bezirk Mitte, Berlin, Germany
• Cape Town Stadium, Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
• BayArena, Bismarckstraße, Leverkusen, Germany
• Elbbrücken Underground station, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
• Christina and John Markey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge, Ocean Avenue, Revere, MA, United States
• Porsche Pavilion Autostadt Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
• Railway Bridge across the Aller River, Verden, Germany
• Reichstag, New German Parliament, Berlin, Germany
• Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China
• Stadium FK Krasnodar, Krasnodar, Russia
• Stadium Maracanã (Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho), Rio, Brazil
• Tianjin West Railway Station, Tianjin, China
• Tram Stop Europaplatz, Berlin Main Train Station, Berlin, Germany
• 432 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States
• Weinbergbrücke – Federal Garden Show 2015 Havel Region, Rathenow, Germany
• Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
• Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
• Brasília National Stadium, Brasilia, Brazil
• Consol Energy Wingtip Bridge (BoyScouts Bridge), WV, United States
• Dongguan Gymnasium, Dongguan, China
• Footbridge across lake “Langer See”, Böblingen, Germany
• Hazza Bin Zayed (HBZ) Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
• • New Office Airport Stuttgart (NOAS) Ernst & Young , Stuttgart, Germany
• One World Trade Center, New York, NY, United States
• Bridge of Peace, Lyon, France

The following statistics helped schlaich bergermann partner achieve 1st place in the 1 Best Architecture Firms in Los Angeles:

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Other Architecture Firms to Consider

Several other renowned architecture Firms can be found just outside the Top 1, each of which is worth considering for their experience in delivering high quality, large-scale projects across typologies. They include: Cosentini Associates

Why Should I Trust Architizer’s Ranking?

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “”+”” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

• Project completed within the last 3 years
• A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
• Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
• High quality, in focus photographs
• At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
• Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
• Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

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We’re constantly look for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your Firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.