Engineering News-Record Announces 2026 "Top 500" Design Firms
As ENR highlights an industry in flux, RDG Planning & Design continues to lead with early alignment, interdisciplinary collaboration and tools that support faster, more informed decisions.
Each year, Engineering News-Record ranks the largest engineering, architectural and environmental design firms in the U.S. and, as part of this “Top 500 Design Firms List,” examines trends affecting the industry across markets and regions. In 2026, RDG Planning & Design maintains its spot in the top 300, sitting at #387.
ENR’s 2026 report highlights an industry navigating uneven conditions, with growth driven by fast-moving sectors such as data centers and AI infrastructure. At RDG, that pace is reinforcing a long-standing focus on early alignment and integrated thinking, engaging clients through collaborative workshops and stakeholder-driven planning to define scope, cost and schedule from the outset. As timelines compress, the firm is leaning further into its interdisciplinary model, bringing architects, planners and designers together in real time while continuing to invest in in-house tools and technologies that support faster, more informed decision-making.
At the same time, broader economic uncertainty and shifting market performance are reshaping how projects take shape over time. RDG has consistently approached planning and design as an adaptable process, and today that mindset is even more critical. Across shifting market conditions and project types, the focus remains on creating solutions grounded in real-world context, informed by direct community engagement and built to adjust alongside changing conditions.
Click here for the full list of ENR's 2026 Top 500 Design Firms (requires subscription).