Hawkins Partners

What Hawkins Partners does

Hawkins Partners, Inc. is a Nashville, Tennessee-based landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning firm founded in 1986 by Kim and Gary Hawkins. The firm employs approximately 30 professionals operating from a single headquarters at 110 South 10th Street and serves government entities, private developers, educational institutions, hospitality operators, and corporate clients primarily across Tennessee and the broader Southeastern United States. Its practice spans landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning, with recognized specializations in green infrastructure (bioswales, rain gardens, green roofs, rainwater harvesting), LEED-certified sustainable site design, complete streets, and community engagement for public sector projects.

The firm's service portfolio is organized around distinct project typologies including parks and public spaces (e.g., the 18-acre Riverfront Park and Ascend Amphitheater), streetscape and complete street design, rooftop amenity terraces, office and mixed-use developments, hospitality and residential projects, and cultural and academic campuses. Underlying technical work is delivered through industry-standard BIM and CAD platforms supported by parametric computational design and a dedicated Computational Designer role. Service specialties include LEED certification consulting (Silver, Gold, and Platinum pursuit), green infrastructure integration, and metropolitan-scale master planning, as evidenced by the 526-square-mile Open Space Master Plan for Metro Nashville-Davidson County and the ~413-acre South of Broadway Strategic Master Plan.

Hawkins Partners operates a project-based professional services model with fees determined per engagement based on scope, complexity, and deliverables, structured as multi-year contracts typical of capital project design work. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct client engagement, RFP responses for public sector procurement, and referrals through an established network of architecture firm partners including Hastings Architecture, Moody Nolan, Manual Zeitlin, Graham Gund, and Urban Design Associates. Revenue derives from a single stream of professional services fees. The firm is privately held under founder-principal ownership with no external investment, and has accumulated 20+ industry awards from ASLA, ULI, AIA, ACEC, IGRA, and ASCE, anchoring its brand position as the leading landscape architecture practice in the Nashville market.

Name

Hawkins Partners

Legal name

Hawkins Partners, Inc.

Website

https://hawkinspartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hawkins Partners is a Nashville-based landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning firm founded in 1986, serving government, private developers, educational institutions, and corporate clients across the Southeast with sustainable site design, green infrastructure, and LEED-certified project delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design
• Master planning
• Green infrastructure design
• LEED certification consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services revenue generated through design consulting, planning, and landscape architecture services for commercial, residential, institutional, and government clients on a project-by-project basis

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hawkins Partners provides professional landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning services for government, institutional, and private developer clients. Services span parks and public spaces, streetscape and complete-street design, rooftop amenities and green roofs, office and mixed-use developments, hospitality and residential landscapes, and cultural/academic campus planning. The firm is recognized for LEED-certified, sustainable design with deep green-infrastructure and community engagement expertise, delivering projects from small urban plazas to multi-acre waterfront parks and metropolitan master plans.

Product overview

Hawkins Partners, Inc. is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1986 by Kim and Gary Hawkins. The firm operates as a single integrated service practice offering landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning services rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. Their portfolio spans distinct project types including parks and public spaces, streetscape and complete street design, rooftop amenities and green roofs, office and mixed-use developments, hospitality and residential projects, and cultural/academic campuses. The firm is particularly recognized for sustainable design incorporating LEED certification support, green infrastructure, and stormwater management solutions. Their projects range from small urban plazas to large-scale parks like the 18-acre Riverfront Park with Ascend Amphitheater, and metropolitan master plans covering hundreds of acres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Comprehensive landscape architecture services including site design, sustainable site planning, green infrastructure implementation, native plantings, stormwater management, and environmental preservation strategies for urban developments, delivered to government, institutional, and private developer clients.
• Urban Design Urban design services focused on connecting people to community through thoughtful spatial design, mixed-use developments, public spaces, and pedestrian-friendly environments for cities, developers, and institutions.
• Master Planning Comprehensive planning services including park and greenways master plans, downtown master plans, open space planning, and strategic development frameworks for cities, metropolitan regions, and institutions.
• Parks and Public Spaces Design Design and development of parks, public squares, greenways, rooftop amenities, and civic gathering spaces including riverfront parks, community parks, and memorial spaces for government and institutional clients.
• Streetscape Design Complete streets and streetscape design incorporating green infrastructure, bicycle amenities, pedestrian pathways, and sustainable stormwater elements for urban corridors.
• Rooftop Amenities Design Design of rooftop terraces, green roofs, rooftop pools, and elevated amenity decks for residential, hospitality, and commercial buildings.
• Office and Mixed-Use Development Landscape Design Landscape design for office towers, mixed-use developments, corporate campuses, and commercial properties including amenity decks and streetscape integration.
• Hospitality and Residential Landscape Design Landscape architecture for hotels, resorts, residential towers, and multi-family developments including rooftop amenities, courtyards, and outdoor gathering spaces.
• Cultural and Academic Campus Design Campus planning and landscape design for educational institutions, cultural venues, amphitheaters, museums, and civic facilities.
• LEED Certification Consulting Sustainable design services supporting LEED certification (Silver, Gold, Platinum) for buildings and developments, incorporating green roofs, rainwater harvesting, native plantings, and energy-efficient irrigation systems.
• Green Infrastructure Design Sustainable stormwater management including bioswales, rain gardens, porous pavement, rainwater harvesting systems, and green infrastructure integration into urban landscapes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Riverfront Park: 6,500-person amphitheater capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Moody NolancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that designed the new administration building and short-term parking garage at BNA Airport. Hawkins Partners provided landscape architecture and site design for the pedestrian plaza connecting these facilities.
• Manual Zeitlin ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm for the HG Hill Acklen mixed-use development in Hillsboro Village. HPI crafted initial concept and assisted with entitlement and construction documentation.
• Graham Gund ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge, Massachusetts architecture firm that worked with Hawkins Partners on the Ensworth High School campus master plan.
• Hastings Architecture AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNashville-based architecture firm collaborated on Ensworth High School campus and Mars Petcare Headquarters projects.
• Hastings ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm for Mars Petcare's 224,000 sf headquarters in Franklin, TN. Hawkins Partners designed the landscape around the building.
• Urban Design AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the South of Broadway Strategic Master Plan team with Hawkins Partners as a key member. The study comprised approximately 413 acres within Nashville's Central Business District.
• The Conservation FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the planning team for the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Open Space Master Plan, with Hawkins Partners as part of the team and The Land Trust for Tennessee and Metro Government as joint partners.
• Smith Gee StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborated on the Gulch Pedestrian Bridge concept design to create a 'place' rather than just a practical connector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HawkinsPartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hawkins-partners-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/hawkinspartners
• Xx.com/hawkinspartners

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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