Quinn Evans is once again the nation's #1 public library architecture firm by revenue, according to Building Design+Construction’s 2025 Giants 400 Report. BD+C previously ranked us #1 for public library architecture in 2023.
The ranking is driven by recently completed and ongoing projects including Southeast Library in Washington, DC; the Huntington Miller Bailey Center in Newport News, Virginia; Woodlawn Library in Woodlawn, Maryland; Newark Free Library in Newark, Delaware; Saline District Library in Saline, Michigan; the Johnston Square Branch Library in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Suffolk Central Library in Suffolk, Virginia. See more of our library portfolio here.
We are also proud to be recognized in these additional categories:
#6 in cultural facility architecture
#10 in federal government building architecture
#17 in government building architecture
#25 in office core and shell architecture
#27 in state government building architecture
#28 in performing arts center architecture
#46 in office building architecture
#50 in K-12 school architecture
#56 in university building architecture
#70 in apartment and condominium architecture
#86 in multifamily architecture
#89 in sports facility architecture
ABOUT QUINN EVANS
Established in 1984, Quinn Evans specializes in cultural, institutional, commercial, and educational projects, including museums, historic parks, theaters, mixed-use buildings, government buildings, schools and campus facilities, libraries, and major civic landmarks and infrastructure. Current projects for the firm include the modernization of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, and the redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station. Recently completed projects include the renovation of the iconic Old City Hall in Richmond, Virginia, and restoration and adaptive use of the landmark Michigan Central Station in Detroit.
Quinn Evans is the recipient of the American Institute of Architects’ 2024 Architecture Firm Award. The firm employs more than 200 professionals in six office locations in Washington, DC; Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; Baltimore, Maryland; and Richmond, Virginia.
