We love a captive audience. Earlier this year, Alloy served as the cornerstone of our annual design issue. Now, the 2-year-old design-build company is your No. 1 pick for carpenter. Could it be our influence that lead you to deem them winners in this first-time category? We hope so; but it’s probably just because the talented team—Dan Zimmerman, Zach Snider and Serena Gruia—is, well, so talented. Runner-up: Butch Duke