According to research done by the UK's Building Design magazine, the number one firm most respected by other architects is Apple spaceship overlord Foster + Partners, with museum go-to Herzog + de Meuron coming in at No. 2. Taking the bronze is BIG, the purveyor of quirky, colossal-scale projects spearheaded by architecture it-boy Bjarke Ingels. Fun fact: last year Renzo Piano came in at No. 2; this year his firm's tied for seventh. [Arch Daily]
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