7 best architecture firm website designs
Seven firm homepages, big and small, and the one idea worth borrowing from each.
By Anthony TranUpdated · 5 min read
The best architecture firm websites tell you who the firm is and what it does in a few seconds. You don’t need a big budget for that. You need a clear first screen.
We looked at 7 firm sites, from big global names to small studios, and picked one idea from each that your firm can use. Every note below comes from the first screen of the homepage.
The 7 sites at a glance
| Site | The idea to borrow |
|---|---|
| 1. SOM | Let your latest news lead |
| 2. Olson Kundig | Keep it to one photo and one line |
| 3. Studio Gang | Name your home city and offices |
| 4. Lake Flato | Let video set the mood |
| 5. Snøhetta | Explain your scope in one sentence |
| 6. Fougeron Architecture | Make your name the headline |
| 7. Mork-Ulnes Architects | Put your contact details up front |
Screenshots taken November 3, 2026.
01SOM
A collective of architects, designers, engineers, and planners
SOM uses a rotating news slider as its hero, so the first screen shows something recent.
What to borrow
- The hero is a rotating slider. On our visit it read “Fast Company names Grimes Engineering Center best architectural design of 2026” over a building photo.
- A small “Award” label sits above the slide text, so you know what kind of news it is.
- The menu stays short (Projects, Ideas, People, News, About, Contact) with an “EN | 中文” language switch.
02Olson Kundig
A collaborative global design practice
Olson Kundig pairs one wide photo with one sentence about its work, and tucks the menu away.
What to borrow
- The headline is one sentence: “Olson Kundig is a collaborative global design practice whose work expands the context of built and natural landscapes.”
- A wide photo of a waterfront view, with a ferry on the water, fills the screen behind it.
- The header holds just the firm name, a search icon, and a menu icon.
03Studio Gang
Architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago
Studio Gang tells you what it does, where it is based, and who it helps before you scroll.
What to borrow
- The intro calls it “an architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago”.
- It lists its other cities right away: “with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris.”
- A simple promise follows: “We help people, organizations, and cities design their futures.”
04Lake Flato
Architecture firm with offices in San Antonio, Austin, and Portland, Oregon
Lake Flato skips the headline and lets a full-screen video of its work fill the first screen.
What to borrow
- A full-screen video plays behind the header, with no headline on top.
- The firm name sits in the center of the header, with the menu split on each side.
- The menu has four items: Projects, People, Practice, Ideas.
05Snøhetta
A global transdisciplinary practice
Snøhetta uses one plain sentence to tell you how wide its work goes.
What to borrow
- The headline says “Snøhetta is a global transdisciplinary practice, working on projects of all scales.”
- The header is slim: the firm name, a Menu button, and a small logo icon.
- Under the headline, a moving strip of project photos gives each one a name and a short line, like “Shanghai Grand Opera House”.
06Fougeron Architecture
Design firm with offices in San Francisco and Paris
This smaller firm puts its own name front and center, with one big project photo below it.
What to borrow
- The firm name, “FOUGERON ARCHITECTURE”, sits at the top left in green, the only color in the header.
- A large project photo slider fills the rest of the screen, with the project name, “Suspension House”, in the corner.
- “RECOGNITION” gets its own spot in the menu, next to WORK, FIRM, CONTACT, NEWS, and BLOG.
07Mork-Ulnes Architects
Architects in San Francisco and Oslo
This small studio puts both office addresses and phone numbers in the header.
What to borrow
- The header opens “MORK-ULNES architects work from” and then gives a full San Francisco street address.
- The Oslo office, both phone numbers, and the email address are in the same header text.
- The menu is just About, Selected Projects, Projects, and Contact.
What they have in common
- Say what you doSeveral of these firms explain their work in one plain line on the first screen.
- Keep menus shortFour to six menu items help visitors find your projects fast.
- Show proof earlySOM puts an award story right in its hero. News like that builds trust before anyone scrolls.
- Name your citiesListing your offices helps clients see that you work in their area.
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