Fosters back as UK’s biggest architect and breaks into top 20 of world’s largest practices

By Tom Lane2026-01-16T07:00:00

Firm jumps 10 places in BD’s WA100 with top 10 dominated by US companies

Foster & Partners has leapfrogged past large global practices including HOK, Atkins Réalis and HKS to become the 13^th biggest architectural practice in the world according to the WA100, BD’s international survey of the world’s 100 largest firms.

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