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Purcell tops World Architecture 100 List for Heritage for fourth year running

By February 5, 2025No Comments
A photograph of the interior of Auckland Castle. The room is painted pink with white decorative features and a wooden floor.

Purcell has once again secured the top spot for heritage architecture in the prestigious World Architecture 100 (WA100) rankings. This marks the fourth consecutive year that they’ve been recognised as a global leader in heritage and conservation.

The annual survey by Building Design magazine ranks the world’s largest architecture firms across various categories, based on practice size and project breadth. Their extensive expertise in preserving and reimagining historic buildings has earned them accolades across the industry, solidifying their reputation.

The listing acknowledged their success in the public, prime residential, and culture sectors, also celebrating milestones including the successful launch of their guidance on RAAC and the shortlisting of the National Portrait Gallery transformation (with Jamie Fobert Architects) for the RIBA Stirling Prize.

Purcell Chairman Liz Smith commented ‘As the climate emergency gathers pace, reusing our existing buildings is more crucial than ever. Purcell remains a global leader in the field. Our creative conservation and adaptive design for heritage buildings and places continues to be recognised on the world stage, ranking us No 1 for Heritage in the World Architecture 100 list once more.

The practice’s priorities continue to focus on championing decarbonisation and adaptive reuse, addressing the global heritage skills shortage and enabling inclusion and diversity in our sector. Initiatives such as the Purcell Conservation School, and our committed engagement with education partners and charitable foundations will benefit our sector and empower our global team of over 300 in the coming year. With social conscience at the forefront of all that we do, together we are reimagining heritage in new ways, sustainably designing places where people can belong.’

Purcell are Heritage Network Partner members and can be found in our Partner Member Directory. 

Image: Auckland Castle interior, winner of RIBA North East Building of the Year and RIBA North East Conservation Awards 2024, photographed by Paul White

 

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