Clark Patterson Lee

What Clark Patterson Lee does

Clark Patterson Lee (CPL) is a privately held multi-disciplined architecture, engineering, and planning firm founded in 1975 and headquartered in Fairport, New York (Rochester metro area). The firm employs 500+ professionals across 25 offices in eight states (New York, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia) and is organized around seven market sectors: Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Infrastructure, Community & Culture, Industrial, and Placemaking. Its service portfolio spans architecture, interior design, civil/site engineering, structural engineering, buildings (MEP) engineering, landscape architecture, municipal and transportation planning, transportation engineering, energy services, high-performance/sustainable design, advisory services, historic preservation, community engagement (including a CPL Nexus offering), grant funding assistance, and science and technology facility design. Underlying technical methods include Building Information Modeling (BIM), LEED and WELL Building certification practices, evidence-based and data-driven design, Lean methodologies, and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for complex healthcare programs. Notable recent projects include the MetroHealth Glick Center in Cleveland, the FirstHealth Cancer Center in North Carolina, the Union Square Campus in Greensboro, and various K-12 capital improvement programs in New York.

CPL operates a project-based professional services revenue model with fees negotiated per engagement using fixed fee, percentage of construction cost, or hourly-rate structures, typically across multi-year contract cadences. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting public-sector RFPs and negotiated private engagements, with clients concentrated in healthcare systems, K-12 and higher education institutions, municipal and state governments, and community organizations. The firm monetizes through three primary service streams (Architecture, Engineering, Planning) and supports clients across the full project lifecycle from master planning and feasibility through construction administration. Notable acquired brands include Makovich & Pusti Architects (MPA, Oct 2023). The company is led by Chairman & CEO Todd Liebert and President & COO Christopher Colby, with practice-area VPs and dedicated healthcare, infrastructure, and technology-services leadership.

Name

Clark Patterson Lee

Legal name

CPL

Website

https://cplteam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Clark Patterson Lee (CPL) is a privately held multi-disciplined architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving healthcare, education, government, community, and industrial clients. With 500+ professionals across 25 offices in eight states, it delivers integrated design, engineering, and planning services from project inception through construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Architecture engineering services
• Building design services
• Civil structural engineering
• Urban planning services
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Full-service architectural design including building design, interior design, and space planning for healthcare, education, infrastructure, community, and industrial projects.
2. Engineering Services: Civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services offered as part of integrated project delivery.
3. Planning Services: Municipal services, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, and urban/placemaking planning services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clark Patterson Lee (CPL) is a full-service architecture, engineering, and planning firm delivering integrated design services for buildings, infrastructure, and communities. The firm offers architectural design, interior design, civil/site engineering, structural engineering, MEP (buildings) engineering, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, municipal planning, energy and high-performance design, historic preservation, advisory services, community engagement, and grant funding assistance to public and private clients.

Product overview

Clark Patterson Lee (CPL) is a multi-disciplined architecture, engineering, and planning firm offering a comprehensive suite of design services organized around core practice areas: Architecture, Interior Design, Civil/Site Engineering, Structural Engineering, Buildings Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Transportation Engineering, Energy Services, High-Performance Design, Advisory Services, Historic Preservation, Community Engagement, Grant Funding, Science & Technology, and CPL Nexus. The firm operates across six primary market sectors: Community & Culture, Healthcare, Higher Education, Infrastructure, K-12 Education, Industrial, and Placemaking. With 25 offices across eight states, CPL serves public and private clients through design, engineering, and planning services for healthcare facilities, educational institutions, community buildings, infrastructure projects, and industrial developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Full-service architectural design covering building design, space planning, and construction documentation for healthcare, education, community, infrastructure, and industrial projects.
• Interior Design Interior design services including space layout, finishes, furniture selection, and interior architectural detailing for healthcare, education, community, and corporate clients.
• Civil/Site Engineering Civil and site engineering services including grading, drainage, utility design, and site development planning for infrastructure and building projects.
• Structural Engineering Structural engineering services for buildings and infrastructure, including analysis, design, and construction support.
• Buildings Engineering (MEP) Building systems engineering including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design services for commercial, healthcare, and institutional facilities.
• Landscape Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• Rising to #16 nationally in Modern Healthcare's 2026 Construction & Design Survey, up 12 spots from 2025 ranking
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• HGAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHGA served as architectural designers in partnership with CPL for the MetroHealth Glick Center project in Cleveland, Ohio. CPL's Healthcare team 'championed the creation of this facility' working directly with MetroHealth and HGA, employing Lean methodologies and data-driven design principles.
• Kahler SlatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKahler Slater partnered with CPL on the Union Square Campus project, a premier hub for healthcare education and professional development. The facility was designed in partnership representing the collective vision of Cone Health, Guilford Technical Community College, North Carolina A&T State University, and UNC Greensboro.
• Rodgers BuildersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRodgers Builders partnered with CPL's Community Practice team on the McCrary Park renovation and additions project in Asheboro, NC. CPL devised the comprehensive revitalization plan while Rodgers Builders served as the construction company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: Larger, established integrated A&E firm with healthcare, education, and civic practices. Operates in the same verticals as CPL with broader national scale and a longer-tenured brand.
• Perkins&Will: Major global A&E practice with a flagship healthcare vertical. Competes for the same large acute-care and academic medical center commissions as CPL but at significantly greater scale.
• HOK: Very large global A&E practice that competes with CPL on large healthcare, education, and civic commissions. Operates in the same categories but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Stantec: Large publicly listed consulting and design firm with a substantial U.S. buildings and infrastructure practice, including healthcare and education. Competes for similar public-sector and infrastructure work, though with a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• DLR Group: Employee-owned integrated A&E firm of comparable size with strong healthcare, education, and civic practices and a national office footprint—directly mirrors CPL's multi-discipline, multi-region structure.
• HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson): Mid-size multi-discipline A&E firm with a nationally recognized healthcare practice. Highly comparable to CPL in scale, healthcare specialization, and integrated delivery model; notably partnered with CPL on MetroHealth Glick Center.
• EwingCole: Mid-size A&E firm with a strong healthcare and higher education focus. Closely comparable to CPL's healthcare design depth and Eastern U.S. footprint.
• CannonDesign: Integrated A&E firm with deep healthcare, education, and science & technology practices. Comparable in scale, sector mix, and integrated project delivery capabilities.
• Page (Page Southerland Page): Multi-discipline A&E firm of similar size with healthcare, education, and government practices; closely comparable regional and sector overlap with CPL.
• Kahler Slater: Multi-discipline design firm with healthcare, education, and workplace practices of similar scale. Recently partnered with CPL on the Union Square Campus project, indicating closely aligned client base and delivery approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CPLDesignProf
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A4 records

Investments

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