White Arkitekter

What White Arkitekter does

White Arkitekter is an interdisciplinary Scandinavian architectural practice founded in 1951 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is the largest employee-owned architecture practice in the Nordic region, with approximately 528 co-workers (firmographic range 501–1,000) operating across 14 countries through offices in Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Halmstad, Linköping, Uppsala, Umeå, Västerås, Örebro), London (since 2015, RIBA Chartered Practice), Stuttgart (since 2021), Norway, Canada, and East Africa (Nairobi). The firm delivers a full suite of professional services covering architecture (residential, healthcare, learning, culture, sports, workplaces, timber buildings, cultural heritage, regenerative design), sustainability consulting, urban design, project management, landscape architecture, digitalisation (BIM and computational design), interior architecture and design, and lighting design, underpinned by dedicated R&D entities — White Research Lab (350+ research projects since 2012) and Innovation Lab.

The firm's core differentiator is its deep specialization in sustainable and regenerative architecture, with a stated vision that all of its architecture will be regenerative and climate neutral by 2030. Internal technology and methodology assets include the Positive Energy Planning Process (PEPP), the Informed Design Research Programme (Circular Architecture and Healthy Living Environments since 2020), computational design systems, BIM services, and digital sustainability simulation tools (daylight, energy, wind, thermal comfort, microclimate, LCA, climate). Its R&D sub-brand "Klimat Works" packages sustainability expertise for the UK market. Marquee outputs include Queen Silvia Children's Hospital (named best healthcare project of the decade worldwide), Feskekôrka (Dezeen Awards 2025 Best Heritage Project), Stockholm Wood City, the Gothenburg Arena Quarter competition win, and the Lumi office building in Uppsala (MIPIM Awards 2026 finalist). The firm has reduced its own CO2e emissions by 77% versus 2018.

White Arkitekter generates revenue through professional-services fees on architectural and design commissions. Pricing is project-based, determined by scope, complexity, and client type (public vs. private sector), with multi-year contracts typical for major commissions. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales via direct commissions, public procurement/tendering, and architectural competitions, delivered through the international office network. Customer segments split roughly between public-sector clients (government agencies, municipalities, healthcare providers, universities — including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Skåne University Hospital, Cambridge Children's Hospital, Velindre Cancer Centre, Be First/Barking Council, Dalarna University, University Hospital of Tübingen) and private-sector clients (Vasakronan, Higab, Sveafastigheter, Ericsson). Award wins span Dezeen, RIBA, AJ Architecture Awards, British Homes Awards, EHD Awards, MIPIM, World Architecture Festival, and the Swedish Government's Export Prize (2022).

Name

White Arkitekter

Legal name

White Arkitekter

Website

https://whitearkitekter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

White Arkitekter is a Scandinavian employee-owned architectural practice founded in 1951, delivering sustainable architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and interior design across 14 countries for public and private sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural services
• Sustainable architecture
• Urban design
• Landscape architecture
• Interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated from architectural commissions, urban design, landscape architecture, interior design, and project management services for public and private sector clients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

White Arkitekter is an interdisciplinary architectural practice delivering services across architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, interior design, lighting design, sustainability consulting, digitalisation, and project management. The firm designs residential, healthcare, education, workplace, cultural, and sports facilities, with particular depth in sustainable, timber, and regenerative architecture. Engagements are delivered as project-based commissions for public sector bodies, property developers, and corporate clients across Scandinavia, the UK, Germany, Canada, and East Africa.

Product overview

White Arkitekter is a leading Scandinavian architectural practice offering a comprehensive suite of architectural and design services. The firm operates as an interdisciplinary practice organized around core service areas: Architecture (spanning residential, healthcare, learning, culture, sports, workplaces, transformation, wooden buildings, and regenerative design), Sustainability (carbon neutrality, circular architecture, ecosystem services, positive energy districts), Urban Design, Project Management, Landscape Architecture, Digitalisation (BIM, computational design, digital sustainability), Interior Architecture and Design, and Lighting Design. The practice is strengthened by two internal innovation entities—White Research Lab (practice-based R&D focused on circular architecture and healthy living environments) and Innovation Lab (market-oriented innovation exploration). Together, these services are delivered through a network of offices across Sweden, Norway, UK, Germany, Canada, and East Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klimat Works: Sustainability expertise integrated approach for the UK market, bringing together White's sustainability services for the UK clients.
• White Research Lab
• Innovation Lab
• ARQ

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% reduction in CO2e emissions compared to 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLU ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026White Arkitekter together with BLU Architekten and GREENBOX Landschaftsarchitekten awarded third prize in international architecture competition for redevelopment of former Kodak site in Stuttgart.
• GREENBOX LandschaftsarchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026White Arkitekter together with BLU Architekten and GREENBOX Landschaftsarchitekten awarded third prize in international architecture competition for redevelopment of former Kodak site in Stuttgart.
• HPP ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026White Arkitekter together with HPP Architekten developed proposal for the new Ostalb Hospital in Essingen, Germany. Partnership combines White's healing architecture expertise with HPP's German market knowledge.
• City of LvivcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026White Arkitekter and City of Lviv signed Memorandum of Understanding to develop pilot project for timber school in Lviv, Ukraine. Project to serve as national demonstrator for sustainable reconstruction.
• Telluride ArchitekturminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026White Arkitekter and Telluride Architektur commissioned to design healthcare campus, combining expertise for German healthcare projects.
• VinnovacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2025White Arkitekter takes part in Vinnova's futures prototype project exploring path towards biointelligent future.
• Mestres Wåge architectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025White Arkitekter collaborated with Mestres Wåge architects on Tromsø Cultural Quarter proposal 'Kontrapunkt' in prequalified competition.
• Scandinavian Property Group AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023White together with Scandinavian Property Group AS intends to design Ankerhagen - the most innovative, green, and sustainable wooden housing project in Hamar, Norway.
• ARQ (External Research Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhite allocates funds to external research foundation ARQ for supporting architectural research and innovation.
• Klimat WorkscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKlimat Works brings together White's sustainability expertise in a single, integrated approach for the UK market.
• OsloMet OceanlabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhite Oslo and OsloMet Oceanlab collaborated on event 'Living Urban Sea' exploring urban marine environments.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with significant healthcare, education, and sustainability practice. Comparable as a competitor in healthcare and higher-education commissions that form a core part of White's portfolio.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: Global architecture practice with iconic portfolio across cultural, sports, commercial, and infrastructure projects. Comparable as a competitor in international architectural competitions and award circuits where White also participates.
• Foster + Partners: UK-headquartered global architecture powerhouse with very broad portfolio of cultural, commercial, infrastructure, and masterplanning projects. Comparable as a top-tier competitor for international landmark commissions that White also targets (e.g., hospitals, cultural buildings).

Regional players

• HPP Architekten: German architecture firm with strong healthcare, cultural, and workplace portfolio across Germany. Already a co-bid partner with White on the Ostalb Hospital project, indicating comparable healthcare design expertise but rooted in the German market.

Direct peers

• Henning Larsen: Danish architecture firm with Nordic design heritage, now part of Ramboll Group, delivering architecture, urban design, landscape, and interior projects across Scandinavia and globally. Comparable to White's interdisciplinary practice model and Nordic public-sector portfolio.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-headquartered global architecture practice with major cultural, residential, and commercial commissions. Comparable as a Scandinavian design firm competing for international marquee commissions and design awards, with a stronger brand globally.
• Cobe: Copenhagen-based architecture firm focused on architecture, urban development, and landscape with a portfolio of public, cultural, and residential projects. Comparable as a Scandinavian interdisciplinary practice competing in similar Nordic public-sector competitions.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered interdisciplinary design practice covering architecture, landscape, interior, and brand design with strong sustainability credentials. Comparable to White as a Scandinavian-rooted, employee-led firm working across cultural, public, and landscape commissions internationally.
• Arkitema: Danish architecture and design firm owned by Sweco, with strong Nordic presence across architecture, urban planning, and interior design. Comparable as a Scandinavian interdisciplinary practice working on similar public and residential commission types.
• 3XN / GXN: Danish architecture firm with strong sustainability and behavioral design research focus (GXN innovation unit), serving cultural, public, and commercial clients. Comparable to White's research-driven, sustainability-led Nordic practice with international reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/whitearkitekter

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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