What RSP Architects does

RSP Architects is a full-service architecture, interior design, and consulting firm founded in 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Alexander (Sandy) Ritter, Donald Suppes, and Michael Plautz. Originally named Ritter, Suppes, Plautz Architects, the firm rebranded in 1988 and has operated continuously as a 100% employee-owned professional services practice under an ESOP structure. RSP employs 400+ professionals across eight offices in the United States (Minneapolis, Baltimore, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Phoenix, Rochester, Seattle) and Bangalore, India, serving Fortune 100 global brands, retailers, healthcare systems, government agencies, educational institutions, and hospitality operators.

The firm delivers integrated architecture, interior design, master planning, urban design, engineering, resiliency and sustainable design, workplace strategy, and branded experience design services, supplemented by two proprietary offerings: iSPACE (facility information solutions and portfolio intelligence) and Dreambox (experience design studio). Its technology stack consists of conventional architectural design and BIM tools, with no proprietary AI/ML systems; the firm publishes thought leadership such as its October 2025 white paper on AI's impact on data center infrastructure. Notable technical specialties include mission critical and data center design (Baltimore office), complex distribution facility design (Dallas/Fort Worth), mixed-use commercial developments (Miami), and health and science facilities serving Mayo Clinic (Rochester).

RSP generates revenue through project-based professional fee billing on architecture, design, and consulting engagements, supplemented by national accounts program work for Fortune 500 clients requiring prototype development and multi-site rollout. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging 45+ years of brand reputation, awards recognition (AIA, ENR, NAIOP, AZRE RED, IIDA), industry conference participation, content marketing via the RSP Insights blog, and a portfolio website. The firm maintains an ESOP, has no parent company, and reports no publicly disclosed revenue figures.

Name

RSP Architects

Legal name

RSP Architects

Website

https://rsparch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

RSP Architects is a 100% employee-owned, full-service architecture and design firm founded in 1978, with 400+ professionals across eight U.S. and India offices serving Fortune 100 corporate, healthcare, government, retail, and hospitality clients through integrated architecture, interior design, planning, engineering, and proprietary iSPACE and Dreambox service lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Master planning
• Sustainable design
• Workplace strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fee-based services for architecture, interior design, master planning, urban design, engineering, sustainable design, workplace strategy, and related consulting services delivered on a project-by-project basis for diverse client segments including corporate, healthcare, government, retail, hospitality, education, and mixed-use developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RSP Architects is a full-service architecture and design firm that delivers professional fee-based services across the building lifecycle — including architecture, interior design, master planning and urban design, engineering, resiliency and sustainable design, workplace strategy, facility information solutions (iSPACE), and branded experience design (Dreambox). The firm serves Fortune 100 corporate, healthcare, government, retail, hospitality, education, mission-critical, and industrial clients through direct project engagements and a dedicated National Accounts program, with work delivered by 400+ employee-owners across offices in the U.S. and India.

Product overview

RSP Architects is a full-service architecture, consulting, and design firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services. The firm operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, providing Architecture Services, Interior Design, Master Planning + Urban Design, Engineering, Resiliency + Sustainable Design, National Accounts, iSPACE (Facility Information Solutions), Workplace Strategy, and Dreambox experience design studio. These services are delivered by integrated teams of architects, interior designers, planners, engineers, and strategists across multiple U.S. offices and one international office in Bangalore, India. The firm serves diverse market sectors including corporate office, healthcare, hospitality, government, retail, education, industrial, gaming, mission critical, and multi-family housing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RSP iSPACE: Facility information solutions service that helps organizations take stock of their assets and uncover efficiency and value through data analysis.
• Dreambox

Products and services

• Architecture Services Collaborative architectural design services encompassing residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, government, and mixed-use projects. The firm acts as strategic partners, engaging in cultural anthropology to understand client needs before initiating design.
• Interior Design Interior design services integrated with architectural teams, focusing on programming, space planning, and emotional drivers behind projects to influence every design decision for productive, comfortable environments.
• Master Planning + Urban Design Long-range strategic planning services that align business goals with real estate requirements, using data analysis to identify patterns, trends, and impacts translated into actionable maps, reports, and charts.
• Engineering Specialized engineering design for corporate offices, data centers, and industrial facilities including technical, security, and systems integration for complex facilities with a focus on efficiency, resiliency, and reliability.
• Resiliency + Sustainable Design Sustainable design and resilience-focused services balancing operational, human, and environmental elements, integrating time-tested approaches with innovative applications to reduce consumption and optimize results.
• National Accounts National program delivery services for Fortune 500 clients supporting corporate and retail prototype developments and national rollout programs across multiple regions with local code expertise.
• iSPACE (Facility Information Solutions) Portfolio intelligence and facility information management services helping organizations uncover efficiency and value through defensible, quantifiable data, audits, analysis, and system implementation support.
• Workplace Strategy Human-centric workplace transformation services covering discovery, preparation, implementation, and evaluation phases to help organizations optimize their physical workspace for distributed work environments.
• Dreambox Strategic experience design studio providing observational research, facilitation, brand experiences, storytelling, environmental graphics, art curation, and exhibit design for holistic, sensory-based experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gaming staff have completed gaming floors totaling over 15,000 slot and 500 table game positions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UHA LondonnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026RSP Architects collaborated with London-based UHA London on the 'Codename New Dimension' project, a 45-acre Scottish-themed residential township in Bengaluru, India. The project features low-density living with 85% open spaces, 140+ amenities, and 2 to 4.5 BHK residences in 35-storey towers including a 3-acre golf driving range, man-made lake, and 150,000 sq ft clubhouses.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gensler: Gensler is the largest U.S. architecture and design firm with a global footprint and similar multi-sector coverage (corporate, hospitality, retail, healthcare, government). It is the most direct competitor to RSP's full-service national architecture model and competes for the same Fortune 500 client work.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is an integrated design practice with deep healthcare, education, and science & technology practices. It mirrors RSP's integrated architecture + engineering + interiors model and competes for similar institutional clients.
• EwingCole: EwingCole is a Philadelphia-based architecture and engineering firm with strong healthcare, higher education, and sports practices. Comparable in scale and sector mix, particularly for mission-driven institutional clients.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a large integrated architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, corporate, and education practices. It is a direct peer given RSP's similar sector mix and comparable scale of design services.
• HKS, Inc. HKS is a national architecture firm with significant healthcare, corporate, and hospitality practices. It directly competes with RSP for hospital systems, large corporate campuses, and hospitality clients across the U.S.
• HOK: HOK is a global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with comparable practice areas including corporate, healthcare, government, and aviation. It competes head-to-head with RSP on large enterprise and institutional design programs.
• DLR Group: DLR Group is an integrated design firm combining architecture, engineering, and planning with a strong national footprint. Comparable to RSP in mission critical, education, and corporate work and in employee-owned/employee-centered culture.
• NBBJ: NBBJ is a Seattle-headquartered architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, corporate workplace, and sports practices. Comparable to RSP in scale, sector mix, and client profile (enterprise healthcare and corporate).
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a multi-disciplinary design firm with integrated architecture, engineering, and planning services. It is highly comparable to RSP in size, multi-sector coverage, and integrated service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• HDR, Inc. HDR is a large employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with a broader portfolio across infrastructure, water, healthcare, and transportation. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with RSP in healthcare and corporate architecture but operates at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/rsparch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rsp-architects
• Xx.com/rsparch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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