AJ100 2013
The AJ100 explained: firms should be ‘more provocative’
Professor Bruce Tether, author of the AJ100 analysis, called for architects to ‘be more provocative’ in their approach to business at a special AJ100 breakfast presentation this morning
The AJ100 explained: get the story behind the numbers on 23 May
Professor Bruce Tether, author of the AJ100 analysis, will discuss what the survey numbers mean for the architectural profession at a special breakfast presentation in London this Thursday
AJ100 Analysis & data
This year’s AJ100 data proves just how resilient and resourceful UK architects have been. It’s remarkable that the gang is (almost) still all here, writes Bruce Tether
AJ100 Building of the Year
Winner: Central St Martins Arts Campus by Stanton Williams - An award for quite simply the finest building completed by an AJ100 practice in the past year
AJ100 Practice of the Year
Winner: Paul Davis + Partners - This prestigious honour is awarded on the basis of employee satisfaction, business growth, design quality and fees per architect
Practice of the Year: Regions
Practices are awarded based on the survey responses of more than 1,000 AJ100 employees, who were asked about where they would most like to work, staff satisfaction, benefits, salaries and HR achievements
New Member of the Year
Winner: Zaha Hadid Architects - Practices that have entered the AJ100 for the first time, or after five years’ absence, are eligible for the New Member of the Year Award, based on business success and the quality of the practice’s work
AJ100 International Practice of the Year
Winner: Aukett Fitzroy Robinson - Judging for this award is based on key business data from the AJ100 survey, such as the practice’s percentage growth in fee earnings and the increase year-on-year in the number of architects it employs overseas
AJ100 Employer of the Year
Winner: John Thompson & Partners - An award for the best employer in the AJ100, judged on staff satisfaction, workplace culture, benefits and staff turnover
AJ100 Sustainable Practice of the Year
Winner: Paul Davis + Partners - This award is for a practice’s outstanding commitment to sustainable design, based on evidence of exemplar built work, research, commitment to building performance monitoring and other initiatives
AJ100 Fastest Growing Practice
Winner: Eric Parry Architects - Awarded to the practice that increased its fee earnings and the number of qualified architects among its employees by the highest percentage. Eric Parry Architects was judged to have excelled on both counts
AJ100: Contribution to the Profession
Winner: David Chipperfield - Over 1,000 AJ100 employees were asked to nominate one person they thought should be recognised for his or her services to architecture - they chose David Chipperfield
AJ100 Clients' Choice Award
Winner: Wilkinson Eyre - We asked the clients: which practice have you worked with this year and would like to work with again or would like to work with in the future?
AJ100 Client of the Year
Winner: The Olympic Delivery Authority - Nominated by the AJ100 practices, Client of the Year is awarded to an architectural client that has made the greatest contribution to UK architecture over the year
Christine Murray introduces the AJ100 for 2012
The AJ100 has proved remarkably hardy and nimble. Congrats to members and winners
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