Rhodeside & Harwell

Name

Rhodeside & Harwell

Legal name

Rhodeside & Harwell, Incorporated

Website

https://rhiplaces.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture & Urban Design Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design planning
• Historic preservation services
• Comprehensive land use planning
• Community engagement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Planning and Design: Fee-for-service professional services including landscape architecture, land use planning, urban design, historic preservation, security enhancements, and community engagement for public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rhodeside & Harwell is a multidisciplinary landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm delivering professional services across six interconnected practice areas: Landscape Architecture, Land Use & Comprehensive Planning, Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Security Enhancements, and Community Engagement. The firm designs parks, waterfronts, streetscapes, campuses, public plazas, federal facilities, and historic sites for public and private clients, leveraging a people-led, community-engaged design process. Projects range in scale from intimate gardens to regional planning initiatives, with a portfolio spanning the mid-Atlantic, the United States, and U.S. embassies in 50+ countries.

Product overview

Rhodeside & Harwell (RHI) is a multidisciplinary landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm offering professional services rather than a software product. The firm operates as a unified professional practice with six interconnected service areas: Landscape Architecture, Land Use & Comprehensive Planning, Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Security Enhancements, and Community Engagement. The services are delivered through a collaborative studio approach combining expertise across disciplines. RHI also operates Plan + Place, a non-profit arm that provides community assistance and research. Projects range from gardens to regional planning, with expertise spanning parks, waterfronts, campuses, historic sites, and secure federal facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Professional landscape architecture services designing parks, waterfronts, streetscapes, campuses, and public spaces with focus on sustainability, ecology, and community needs for government agencies, institutions, and private clients.
• Land Use & Comprehensive Planning Comprehensive planning services for jurisdictions including comprehensive plans, small area plans, corridor studies, land use regulations, and scenario planning for municipalities and counties.
• Urban Design Urban design services including design guidelines, streetscape master plans, site redevelopment plans, and urban design guidelines for commercial revitalization districts and areas.
• Historic Preservation Historic preservation services including cultural landscape reports, master plans for historic properties, and restoration designs for historic sites such as Branch Brook Park and the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
• Security Enhancements Security design services for federal facilities including U.S. embassies worldwide, police headquarters, courthouses, and government buildings integrating contextually appropriate secure environments with landscape architecture.
• Community Engagement Community engagement and public participation services involving stakeholders in planning and design processes through workshops, charrettes, public meetings, and collaborative design to build consensus and propel projects forward.
• Plan + Place A non-profit ideas incubator and laboratory devoted to strengthening communities through direct planning, design, and community engagement assistance, as well as applied research and thought leadership in planning, urban design, and landscape architecture.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $50 million raised and spent on Branch Brook Park restoration with over 25 projects completed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Quinn EvanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect of Record for Reservoir Park project; also partnered on National Native American Veterans Memorial. Provides architectural services complementary to RHI's landscape architecture work.
• Perkins & WillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza in Greenville, NC. Architectural partner for the design of the new plaza within the Town Common master plan.
• Branch Brook Park AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner21+ year public-private partnership for restoration of Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ. RHI has led design teams with BBPA and Essex County since 2001.
• Plan + PlacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRHI's non-profit arm that serves as an ideas incubator for solutions strengthening communities. Provides direct planning, design, and community engagement assistance to communities, as well as applied research and thought leadership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio with comparable multidisciplinary services and a portfolio of civic, cultural, and academic projects. It competes head-to-head with RHI for institutional and public-sector landscape commissions of similar scale and prestige.
• SWA Group: SWA is a landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with similar civic, waterfront, and urban district expertise and a comparable multi-office footprint. It serves many of the same public-sector and university clients as RHI and is a direct competitor in park, streetscape, and master planning pursuits.
• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki is a planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and architecture firm with a multidisciplinary practice closely mirroring RHI's six service areas. It competes on campus master plans, waterfront redevelopment, and civic planning engagements of similar scope.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a landscape architecture and urban design firm known for high-profile public realm projects (e.g., High Line, Freshkills Park). It competes with RHI for marquee urban park and waterfront commissions at the upper end of the civic market.
• Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates: MVVA is a landscape architecture firm with comparable park, campus, and waterfront expertise and a similar boutique, design-led profile. It is a direct peer on large public park and campus master planning pursuits.
• EDSA: EDSA is a landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with a broader geographic footprint and similar service mix spanning parks, resorts, campuses, and civic projects. It competes with RHI on resort-adjacent and large-scale master planning commissions.
• Hood Design Studio: Hood Design Studio is a landscape architecture, urban design, and art practice with comparable cultural landscape and civic engagement work. It is a direct peer on community-led public realm and cultural landscape projects of similar scope and tone.
• PFS Studio: PFS Studio is a landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with comparable civic, parks, and campus expertise. It is a peer in RFPs for park master plans and public space design across North America.
• Andropogon Associates: Andropogon is a landscape architecture and ecological design firm with comparable restoration, campus, and park expertise, particularly emphasizing ecological performance. It is a direct peer on projects where sustainability and ecological restoration are central drivers.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global design and engineering consultancy with a sizable landscape architecture practice that competes with RHI on larger federal, institutional, and urban district pursuits. It is a broad incumbent offering bundled architecture, engineering, and landscape services at scale that RHI cannot match.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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