Design firms responding to VM+SD‘s sixth annual Retail Design Firm Survey earned $480 million in design fees and conceived more than 315 million square feet of retail space in 1999.
Approximately 150 firms responded to this year’s survey. Rankings were based on 1999 fees for store design projects. For more information on the Top 50 companies, see the February 2000 issue of VM+, or check out vmsd.com’s Professional Services Directory. An alphabetical list of all of the responding firms is available here. For a more printer-friendly version of both lists, click here.
1. Callison Architecture Inc., Seattle, 206-623-4646
2. Pavlik Design Team, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., 954-523-3300
3. Retail Planning Associates Inc. (RPA), Columbus, Ohio, 614-564-1000
4. Gensler, San Francisco, 415-433-3700
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5. FRCH Design Worldwide, Cincinnati, 513-241-3000
6. Carter & Burgess, Ft. Worth, Texas, 800-580-6278
7. Little & Associates Architects, Charlotte, N.C., 704-525-6350
8. Fitch, Worthington, Ohio, 614-885-3453
9. Entolo, Minneapolis, 800-321-6729
10. Design Forum, Dayton, Ohio, 937-439-4400
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11. MCG Architecture, Pasadena, Calif., 626-793-9119
12. WalkerGroup/CNI, New York City, 212-462-8023
13. MBH Architects, Alameda, Calif., 510-865-8663
14. The Tricarico Group, Wayne, N.J., 973-692-0222
15. (tie) AAD, Scottsdale, Ariz., 480-998-4200
15. (tie) Landor Associates, San Francisco, 415-365-3614
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16. Bergmeyer Associates Inc., Boston, 617-542-1025
17. PEG/PARK Architects P.C., White Plains, N.Y., 914-949-6505
18. Tucci Segrete & Rosen Consultants Inc., New York City, 212-629-3900
19. Chute Gerdeman, Columbus, Ohio, 614-469-1001
20. (tie) Herschman Architects P.C., Cleveland, 216-464-4144
20. (tie) Robert Young Associates, Dallas, 214-220-9050
21. (tie) The International Design Group Inc., Toronto, 416-961-1811
21. (tie) McCall Design Group, San Francisco, 415-288-8150
22. Brand Allen Architects Inc., Houston, 713-621-7227
23. (tie) Daroff Design Inc./ DDI Architects P.C., Philadelphia, 215-636-9900
23. (tie) The Retail Group Inc., Seattle, 206-441-8330
24. Fitzpatrick Design Group Inc., New York City, 212-580-5842
25. (tie) Cooper Carry Inc., Atlanta, 404-237-2000
25. (tie) NBBJ Retail Concepts, Seattle, 206-223-5555
26. Kann & Associates Inc., Baltimore, 410-234-0900
27. JGA Inc. (Jon Greenberg & Associates), Southfield, Mich., 248-355-0890
28. Schafer, Oak Park, Ill., 708-848-5500
29. *difica (formerly Michel Dubuc Concept), Montreal, 514-844-6611
30. Desgrippes Gobe, New York City, 212-979-8900
31. Shea Inc., Minneapolis, 612-339-2257
32. The Phillips Group Inc., New York City, 212-768-0800
33. (tie) CDI Group, New York City, 212-681-0011
33. (tie) CITE Design Corp., New York City, 212-431-7272
33. (tie) Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates, Marina del Rey, Calif., 310-827-7200
34. Design International, Dallas, 214-748-7712
35. ArchitecturePlus International Inc. (API), Tampa, Fla., 813-281-9299
36. Horst Design International, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 631-692-0933
37. Elkus/Manfredi Architects Ltd., Boston, 617-426-1300
38. (tie) James Harb Architects P.C., New York City, 212-645-3600
38. (tie) Shapiro Petrauskas Gelber Architects, Philadelphia, 215-735-1524
38. (tie) Shikatani Lacroix Design Inc., Toronto, 416-367-1999
38. (tie) Charles Sparks Co., Westchester, Ill., 708-449-4030
39. Jencen Architecture & Interior Design, Cleveland, 216-781-0131
40. (tie) Mary Brandon by Design, Sydney, 612 9552-3755
40. (tie) C&J Partners Inc., Pasadena, Calif., 626-440-1400
41. Retail Design Group, Columbus, Ohio, 614-224-2067
42. (tie) Addison, San Francisco, 415-277-2200
42. (tie) BAR Inc. (formerly Backen Arrigoni & Ross Inc.), San Francisco, 415-441-4771
42. (tie) Mansour Design, New York City, 212-941-0970
43. (tie) Graham Downes Architecture Inc., San Diego, 619-234-2565
43. (tie) Prochaska & Associates, Omaha, Neb., 402-334-0755
44. Excell Architects, Irvine, Calif., 949-223-0900
45. (tie) Double Vision Design, Newport Beach, Calif., 949-723-6600
(tie) Echeverria Design Group Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., 305-444-0505
46. The S/M/A Design Group International Inc., Toronto, 800-267-0526
47. (tie) CORE, Washington, D.C., 202-466-6116
(tie) The Vincent Association, Dallas, 214-351-5400
48. (tie) Brown & Craig Inc., Baltimore, 410-837-2727
(tie) Cowan & Associates Inc., Worthington, Ohio, 614-436-0100
(tie) Fee Munson Ebert, San Francisco, 415-434-0320
(tie) Kiku Obata & Co., St. Louis, 314-361-3110
(tie) Planet Retail Studios, Seattle, 206-233-0797
49. R. Ceretti Associates, New York City, 212-645-2366
50. Daniel Macdonald Architects Inc., Novato, Calif., 415-899-0050