April 3, 2026
From Rising Giant to Top 100: Steelman Partners named to Interior Design's 2026 Giants of Design
Three years ago, Steelman Partners was a Rising Giant. This year, the firm earned a place on the Top 100.
Every year, Interior Design magazine ranks the 100 largest design firms in the world. The Top 100 Giants list, now in its 49th year, is based on total interior design fees, project volume, and scale of delivery. The 2026 Top 100 collectively generated $6.38 billion in design fees and completed more than 105,000 projects. Steelman Partners is on this year's list.
The trajectory tells the story
The ranking did not come out of nowhere. It is the latest in a run of recognitions that have been building steadily:- 2023: Named a Rising Giant by Interior Design, ranked #22 on the Hospitality Giants list, with the #5 year-over-year growth rate in the category
- 2025: Ranked #11 on the Hospitality Giants list, the highest-rated firm in Las Vegas
- 2025: Named a Top Hospitality Architecture Firm by Building Design+Construction
- 2026: Named to Interior Design's Top 100 Giants, the overall list
What the numbers actually represent
No firm makes this list on one big project. It takes sustained, complex work across multiple markets, delivered consistently, year after year.Steelman Partners is known for large-scale integrated resort work, with a portfolio of more than 4,000 projects that includes properties like Resorts World Las Vegas, Mohegan INSPIRE in South Korea, Thunder Valley Casino Resort, and Santan Mountain Casino for the Gila River Indian Community.
The firm runs seven integrated design studios in-house: architecture, interior design, lighting design, branding, master planning, graphic design, and 3D visualization. That structure lets the team move between disciplines without losing the thread of a project, at speeds and with a synergy that is unmatched.
Why the timing matters
According to Interior Design magazine's research, hospitality design fees are still 15% below where they were in 2019. Making the Top 100 in that kind of market, especially as a hospitality and gaming focused firm, is not a given. It reflects our team's hard work and dedication.What comes next
Steelman Partners continues to design integrated resorts for commercial operators, tribal nations, and communities around the world, guided by founder and CEO Paul Steelman's principle of 'creating excitement through the built environment.'This recognition belongs to the entire Steelman Partners team, and to the clients and collaborators who trust the firm with their most important projects.
Steelman Partners is a global architecture, interior design, and master planning firm headquartered in Las Vegas, with offices in Macau, Zhuhai, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh. The firm has designed more than 4,000 projects worldwide across the hospitality, entertainment, gaming, and mixed-use sectors.
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