Moody Nolan

Name

Moody Nolan

Legal name

Moody Nolan Inc.

Website

https://moodynolan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Moody Nolan is the largest African American-owned architecture and design firm in the United States, delivering architecture, interior, and experiential design across 12 practice areas from 12 US offices for government, education, healthcare, sports, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Experiential design services
• Sustainable building design
• Human-centered design

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees from architectural design, interior design, and experiential design services for projects across multiple sectors including aviation, civic, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, housing, K-12, mixed-use, recreation, retail, sports, and workplace. Revenue is project-based, typically earned through design fees, project milestones, and professional service engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Moody Nolan is an architecture and design firm that provides professional architecture, interior design, and experiential design services through 12 specialized practice areas including aviation, civic, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, housing, K-12 education, mixed-use, recreation, retail, sports, and workplace. Services are delivered as project-based engagements for institutional, government, corporate, and community clients across the United States, applying human-centered, high-performance design methodology.

Product overview

Moody Nolan is an architecture and design firm—not a software product company—offering a unified suite of professional design services structured around three core offerings: Architecture (placemaking-focused design), Interior Design (holistic space curation), and Experiential Design (human-centered experience crafting). These services are delivered across 12 specialized practice areas (Aviation, Civic and Community, Healthcare, Higher Education, Hospitality, Housing, K-12 Education, Mixed Use, Recreation, Retail, Sports, and Workplace), enabling the firm to drive innovation through cross-disciplinary design solutions responsive to people and place. The firm employs approximately 300 professionals across 12 office locations nationwide. No software product, API, or technology platform is offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Placemaking-focused architectural design that respects community context and uses the built environment to inspire and connect people to each other and their community.
• Interior Design Services Holistic interior design prioritizing low-impact materials, healthy indoor air quality, and the long-term success of organizations and their people.
• Experiential Design Services Human-centered design that crafts moments and spaces to shift behavior toward greater good, elevating the performance of people and environments.
• Aviation Design Practice Airport terminal and aviation facility design focused on traveler experience, operational efficiency, and iconic architecture.
• Civic and Community Design Practice Civic and community spaces including libraries, museums, performing arts centers, and public facilities that activate the communal sphere and advance societal goals.
• Healthcare Design Practice Patient-centered healthcare facilities including hospitals, clinics, ambulatory care centers, and wellness centers that advance health equity.
• Higher Education Design Practice Academic building design for colleges and universities including research facilities, libraries, student centers, and health sciences buildings.
• Hospitality Design Practice Hotel and hospitality venue design including convention hotels, boutique hotels, and food and beverage establishments for major hospitality brands.
• Housing Design Practice Affordable and market-rate housing design including mixed-income developments, permanent supportive housing, and student housing that empowers communities.
• K-12 Education Design Practice School design for elementary through high school, including new construction and renovation projects that support collaborative learning environments.
• Mixed-Use Development Design Practice Mixed-use developments that create dynamic places combining residential, commercial, and hospitality program elements to catalyze economic resurgence.
• Recreation Design Practice Recreation centers, wellness facilities, and campus recreational spaces that foster mind-body connection and social engagement.
• Retail Design Practice Retail environment design including bank branches, restaurants, corporate headquarters, and national roll-out programs for major retailers.
• Sports Design Practice Sports venues, arenas, training facilities, and athletic centers designed for peak performance and enhanced fan experiences.
• Workplace Design Practice Corporate workplace design including headquarters, office renovations, and technology centers that inspire collaboration and foster wellbeing.

Named customers11 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles9 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• LBBA ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal design partner collaboration on 43 Green project in Chicago. LBBA Architects served as collaborator on this equitable transit-oriented development project in Bronzeville neighborhood.
• BassettisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Rainier Beach High School project in Seattle. Bassetti provided additional architectural expertise for this project serving one of the most diverse communities in the U.S.
• arcDesignsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architect on Eskenazi Health Grande Campus Ambulatory Care Center in Indianapolis. The project served as an innovative model of clinical care, research, education, and patient service.
• MANICAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Cleveland Guardians Progressive Field Reimagined project. MANICA provided culinary and hospitality design services for the ballpark modernization.
• DVA ArchitecturesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Cleveland Guardians Progressive Field Reimagined project. DVA Architecture collaborated on the comprehensive renovation and modernization of Progressive Field.
• Dayton Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership on The Greater Dayton School wellness clinic. The hospital runs an onsite wellness clinic providing integrated pediatric, dental, mental health, vision, speech, and occupational therapy services for students.
• Perkins EastmansupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead designer on Swope Health Village master plan where Moody Nolan contributed Residences at Swope Behavioral Health transitional housing. Perkins Eastman designed the broader 12-acre campus connecting transitional housing with outpatient clinical services.
• National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoody Nolan participates in NOMA Fellowship Foundation addressing the AIA 2030 Diversity Challenge to double the number of licensed Black architects by 2030. The firm provides mentorship and design research experience for young emerging professionals.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA) Large Firm RoundtablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComposed of the nation's largest architectural firms, members affirm commitment to being anti-racist while reinforcing core values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Moody Nolan participates in this industry leadership group.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HOK: HOK is a global architecture and design firm with practice areas directly mirroring Moody Nolan's healthcare, higher education, aviation, civic, and sports practices, and operates at a comparable integrated design model.
• Gensler: Gensler is the largest US design firm, delivering architecture, interior, and brand-design services across sectors overlapping Moody Nolan's aviation, civic, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, mixed-use, retail, sports, and workplace practices with comparable project scale.
• DLR Group: DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture across K-12, higher education, civic, and sports sectors that compete with Moody Nolan for institutional and public-sector clients at comparable scale.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is an integrated architecture, interior design, and engineering firm with comparable scale and similar practice emphasis on healthcare, higher education, and sports — directly competitive with Moody Nolan's integrated design offering.
• HKS: HKS is a US architecture firm with a strong sports, healthcare, and civic practice mix that overlaps directly with Moody Nolan's most visible practice areas and shares similar integrated design and high-performance orientation.
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is an integrated design firm with comparable size and practice overlap in higher education, healthcare, civic, and workplace, competing for similar institutional clients as Moody Nolan.
• NBBJ: NBBJ is a large US architecture firm with deep sports venue (Cleveland Browns, Husky Stadium) and healthcare practices that overlap directly with Moody Nolan's sports and healthcare verticals at similar scale.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with practice areas in healthcare, higher education, civic, and housing that overlap directly with Moody Nolan, and has even co-delivered projects with Moody Nolan on the Swope Health Village master plan.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a large global design and engineering firm with a significant architecture practice across civic, healthcare, education, and infrastructure that overlaps with Moody Nolan as part of a broader multidisciplinary portfolio.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm that competes for large civic, aviation, and transportation design work that overlaps with Moody Nolan's aviation and civic practice as part of a much broader engineering and construction portfolio.

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

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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