IRVINE, Calif. (May 22, 2025) – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, was ranked the nation’s largest industrial facility sector architecture/engineering (AE) firm for 2024 by Building Design+Construction (BD+C) magazine’s Giants 400 Report, while improving its rankings in several other specialty practice areas for the firm.
BD+C’s annual Giants 400 Report ranks the nation’s top architecture, architecture/engineering (AE), engineering/architecture (EA), general contractors, and fee-based construction management (CM) firms by revenue.
Ken Wink, CEO, Ware Malcomb, said: “we are pleased to have maintained the top industrial facility sector ranking now for six consecutive years. While achieving such business consistency comes down to many factors, we believe our continuing focus on client service, innovation and establishment of a leadership structure to promote specialized expertise across our offices have played major roles.”
Ware Malcomb created a leadership role called ‘practice leader’ in 2023 to diversify its business and further support dedicated market-specific capabilities in all its offices. In addition to industrial building types such as specialized refrigerated facilities for food and medical product distribution, the firm focused on its retail, science & technology, and multifamily practice areas.
In the Giant’s 400 Report ranking for retail practice, Ware Malcomb climbed eight spots in 2024 for a #19 ranking; gained two spots to a #30 ranking in science & technology projects, and jumped 31 spots to a #50 ranking in the multifamily project sector.
Peter Priebe, Director, Special Practices, said: “Our focus on specialty practice areas has strengthened our internal teams and further diversified our business in these disciplines in all Ware Malcomb offices. Our firmwide practice leaders ensure our clients streamlined delivery of services and nationwide resources for these types of projects.”
About Ware Malcomb (waremalcomb.com)
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a contemporary and expanding full-service design firm providing professional architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering, branding and building measurement services to clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, hospitality and public/institutional projects. For six consecutive years, Ware Malcomb has been ranked as the #1 Industrial Sector Architecture Firm by Building Design + Construction Magazine. The firm is also ranked among the top 10 Architecture/Engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the Top 30 Interior Design Firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.
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