Name

Cooper Carry

Legal name

Cooper Carry

Website

https://coopercarry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Cooper Carry generates revenue through professional fees for architectural and design services. As a B2B service firm, they charge for master planning, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, graphic design, and branding services on a project basis. Revenue is project-based and varies with project scope, complexity, and contract terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cooper Carry is a national architecture and design firm providing integrated design services across 16+ specialized studios. The firm delivers master planning, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design, experiential graphic design, and branding services for complex mixed-use, hospitality, corporate, institutional, and government projects. Services are sold on a project-by-project basis to enterprise clients, developers, institutions, and government entities across the United States.

Product overview

Cooper Carry is a national architecture and design firm offering comprehensive design services through multiple specialized studios. The firm operates a platform of integrated service offerings including Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Experiential Graphic Design, Branding, Urban Design + Planning, Sustainability Services, Programming + Predesign, and Historic Rehabilitation/Adaptive Reuse. These services are delivered through specialized studios spanning Mixed-Use, Hospitality, Office Workplace, Multifamily Residential, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Science + Technology, The Johnson Studio (food and beverage), Retail, Restaurants, Government & Civic, Transit + TOD, and International practices. Notable projects include Midtown Union (Atlanta mixed-use), Auburn University Tony & Libba Rane Culinary Science Center, Park Center State Farm Regional Hub, and Washington DC Marriott Marquis. The firm expanded through the 2023 acquisition of 505Design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Johnson Studio: A hospitality-focused design studio at Cooper Carry specializing in food and beverage, restaurant, and hotel design.

Products and services

• Architecture Core architectural design services including building design, structural planning, and project documentation across all market sectors, delivered to enterprise clients on a project basis.
• Interior Design Interior architecture and space planning services including finish selection, furniture specification, and human-centered environment design for commercial, hospitality, education, and residential clients.
• Landscape Architecture Site design, outdoor space planning, and landscape integration services for commercial and residential developments.
• Experiential Graphic Design Environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding systems, and branded environmental experiences for buildings and public spaces.
• Branding Brand identity development and visual communication design for the built environment, including logos and brand guidelines.
• Urban Design + Planning Master planning, urban revitalization, and community-focused design services for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and neighborhood developments.
• Sustainability Services Sustainable design consulting including LEED certification guidance and green building strategy implementation for projects seeking LEED, Fitwel, or similar green building certifications.
• Programming + Predesign Pre-design programming services including stakeholder engagement, space programming, and requirements documentation that shape the early stages of a project.
• Historic Rehabilitation, Adaptive Re-Use & Conversions Historic building preservation, adaptive reuse, and office-to-residential conversion design services for clients repurposing existing structures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Washington DC Marriott Marquis - $1.5 billion+ in construction value under Matthew Carr's leadership
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NBBJ: Architecture and design firm with comparable sector mix in healthcare, sports, corporate workplace, and higher education. Similar enterprise project scale and integrated design delivery model.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with a similar multi-sector, multi-studio model serving enterprise clients across mixed-use, hospitality, workplace, and education — the most direct large-scale comparable to Cooper Carry's integrated design platform.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with comparable sector breadth across hospitality, healthcare, workplace, and education. Closely parallels Cooper Carry's 16-studio structure and enterprise project delivery model.
• Perkins&Will: Multi-sector architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, education, and commercial practices. Comparable to Cooper Carry in studio breadth, sustainability focus (LEED leadership), and enterprise client engagement.
• HKS: Architecture and design firm with strong hospitality, healthcare, sports, and education practices. Closely comparable to Cooper Carry's Hospitality Studio capability and mixed-use portfolio orientation.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm offering architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning across multiple sectors including workplace, education, and hospitality. Comparable in integrated studio model and enterprise B2B go-to-market.
• SmithGroup: Integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm with similar multi-studio structure and sector diversification across workplace, healthcare, education, and urban design. Closely mirrors Cooper Carry's enterprise design platform.
• Page: Architecture and engineering firm with comparable sector breadth across higher education, healthcare, civic, and commercial. Similar size and integrated multi-studio delivery model to Cooper Carry.

Broad incumbents

• KPF (Kohn Pedersen Fox): Global architecture firm known for high-rise commercial and mixed-use towers. Comparable to Cooper Carry's Mixed-Use and Office Workplace studios but with greater international scope and large-scale commercial focus.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm with landmark commercial and institutional projects. Comparable in multi-disciplinary delivery and enterprise client base but at materially larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coopercarry
• Facebookfacebook.com/cooper-carry-the-center-for-connective-architecture-154157761405542
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooper-carry

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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