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SWBR Architects ranked on Architectural Record Magazine's annual Top 250 Architectural Firms list

SWBR Architects has been named to Architectural Record Magazine's annual Top 250 Architectural Firms list. This is the second time SWBR has been included on the list and has moved up in 2012 to a ranking of 196 on the overall list. Architectural Record collects its data by using McGraw-Hill Construction's Research and Analytics Group. The rankings are based on data supplied by thousands of architecture and engineering firms from around the world to the ENR Survey of leading contractors and eesign firms. Data shared includes total revenue, total design revenue and domestic revenue. Overall, this year's survey points to industry growth. Collectively, the 250 firms earned $10.4 billion in revenue in 2011, up from $9.4 billion in 2010. SWBR Architects works with several local clients including the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Roberts Wesleyan College and Harris RF Communications. SWBR Architects is an award-winning architectural practice serving local and east coast clients. With offices in Rochester and Syracuse, the firm specializes in education, housing, health, science and technology, corporate/industrial and municipal design. Sustainable design principles help guide the firms practice working to meet clients' expectations as they relate to design, quality and budget.
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