Name

LPA

Legal name

LPA Design Studios

Website

https://lpadesignstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (54141), Drafting Services (541340)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Sustainable building design
• Integrated design firm
• Educational facility design
• Healthcare facility planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design Services - Architecture and Engineering: LPA generates revenue through architectural and engineering design services for institutional clients including K-12 education, higher education, healthcare, civic/government, and corporate/commercial projects. Services include architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, and engineering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LPA Design Studios provides integrated architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, interior design, and planning services for institutional clients across K-12 education, higher education, healthcare, civic/government, and corporate/commercial sectors. The firm emphasizes high-performance, sustainable building design backed by an in-house Sustainability + Applied Research (S+AR) team and an integrated design process that co-locates disciplines to deliver net-zero, LEED-certified, and energy-efficient projects.

Product overview

LPA Design Studios is an architecture firm offering integrated design services comprising architecture, engineering, and landscape architecture under one practice. The firm operates as a fully integrated firm with eight practice areas and a dedicated research team (Sustainability + Applied Research). Their portfolio spans K-12 education, healthcare, commercial/corporate campuses, and civic buildings, with notable projects including the San Bernardino Valley Communications Center (disaster-resistant emergency facility), Frances Grice Cardinal Child Development Center (LEED Platinum net-zero early childhood center), and Fire Station 178 (all-electric net-zero fire station). The firm emphasizes sustainable design, high-performance buildings, and evidence-based research to inform design decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services spanning initial planning through construction administration, focused on sustainable and high-performance building design for institutional clients in education, healthcare, civic, and corporate sectors.
• Integrated Engineering Services Integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and civil engineering disciplines working in coordination with architectural design across all LPA projects.
• Landscape Architecture Services Site planning, outdoor space design, and landscape integration for campus and commercial projects, with expertise in biodiversity-driven and stakeholder-engaged design.
• Interior Design Services Interior design and furniture programming services integrated with architectural practice, including the Programming + Furniture Services offering led by the Director of Programming + Furniture Services.
• Healthcare Facility Planning and Design Healthcare-focused architectural and planning services using Lean operational principles, including medical facility planning (Integrated Medical Facility Planning model), interventional radiology suites, and hospital expansions for healthcare systems such as Sharp Memorial Hospital and University Health.
• Sustainability + Applied Research (S+AR) An in-house research team conducting evidence-based design research, pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, and studies on topics including AI in education, athletic field turf systems, and workplace wellness, supporting LPA's integrated design process.
• Lighting Design Services Lighting choreography and design services delivered as part of integrated projects, led by LPA's Director of Lighting and team of lighting designers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95.9% Predicted Energy Use Intensity Reduction - LPA San Diego achieved remarkable energy reduction across 2025 portfolio
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Griffin StructurescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLPA partnered with Griffin Structures as design-build team for San Bernardino Valley Communications Center project, an emergency and disaster response facility in the country's largest county. Griffin Structures served as the client representative and project manager.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Gensler is the largest U.S. architecture and design firm with broad practice across commercial, education, healthcare, and civic sectors. Like LPA, it serves institutional clients with integrated design services but at a much larger national and global scale, making it the dominant incumbent LPA competes with on major institutional commissions.
• HOK: HOK is a major global architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving healthcare, education, government, and corporate clients. Its integrated architecture-engineering model and civic/healthcare focus make it a direct competitor to LPA on large institutional pursuits, though at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Stantec (Buildings): Stantec's global Buildings practice delivers architecture, engineering, and interior design across healthcare, education, and civic markets. While much broader and publicly traded, its integrated design delivery and institutional client base place it in direct competition with LPA on larger multi-discipline institutional commissions.

Direct peers

• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with deep healthcare, education, and civic practices and a strong sustainability/LEED track record directly comparable to LPA's institutional focus. Both firms emphasize evidence-based design, research-led practice, and high-performance sustainable buildings, making Perkins&Will the closest direct peer in mission and client mix.
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is an integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong higher education, healthcare, and science & technology practices. Like LPA, it emphasizes sustainability, research-driven design, and integrated disciplines, serving similar institutional clients and competing head-to-head on university and healthcare commissions.
• DLR Group: DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, planning, and interior design across K-12, higher education, healthcare, and civic markets. Its integrated practice model, sector mix, and institutional client base closely mirror LPA's positioning, making it one of the most directly comparable peer firms.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is an integrated architecture, engineering, and consulting firm focused on healthcare, higher education, and science clients. Its practice areas, design philosophy, and pursuit of measurable outcomes (similar to LPA's S+AR research) make it a strong direct peer, especially in healthcare facility planning where LPA also competes with its IMFP-capable medical planners.
• Corgan: Corgan is a large architecture and design firm with strong K-12, higher education, and aviation practices, plus significant Texas operations that overlap with LPA's San Antonio and Austin studios. Its sector mix and regional growth trajectory parallel LPA's, making it a meaningful peer in overlapping geographies and verticals.
• EwingCole: EwingCole is an integrated architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with significant healthcare, education, and civic practices. Its integrated model, mid-Atlantic base, and similar institutional client mix make it a comparable peer in size and discipline breadth, often bidding against LPA-style firms on East Coast healthcare and civic commissions.

Emerging players

• WATG: WATG is an integrated architecture and design firm with hospitality, residential, and education practices, including a growing sustainability agenda. It overlaps with LPA in integrated design philosophy and serves some institutional/higher education clients, though its hospitality roots differentiate its portfolio mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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