Perkins Eastman

What Perkins Eastman does

Perkins Eastman is a privately held international architecture and design practice founded in 1981 and headquartered in New York, operating 26 studios across North America, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The firm offers full-service architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, branded environments, and strategic consulting organized across 17 practice areas, with primary concentration in K-12 Education, Healthcare, and Government, and secondary practices in Hospitality (via the ForrestPerkins specialty studio), Senior Living, College + University, Large Scale Mixed-Use, and Life Sciences.

The firm's technical differentiation centers on its trademarked Net Positive Education methodology, Net Zero Energy design capabilities, and evidence-based design approach linking built environment quality to measurable occupant outcomes—including the design of the world's first school to achieve both LEED for Schools Platinum and WELL Platinum certifications. Core intellectual property is reinforced by AIA COTE Top Ten Awards in consecutive years (2025, 2026), the 2019 AIA Latrobe Prize research partnership with Drexel University, and a portfolio of wholly-owned specialty studios (ForrestPerkins, MEIS Design Studio, Frank Design) and affiliates (BFJ Planning, RGR Landscape, Urbanomics).

The business operates on a professional services model, generating revenue through project-based fee structures—typically a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees—secured via direct client engagement with enterprise developers and via competitive RFQ/RFP processes for public sector work. Customers include DC Department of General Services, DC Public Schools, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Emaar Properties, RXR, Longfellow Real Estate Partners, RiverSpring Living, Speedway Motor Sports, and TD Jakes Real Estate Ventures. Geographic expansion has emphasized the U.S. East and West Coasts, North Carolina, the Middle East (Dubai hub), and selectively into Asia and South America.

Name

Perkins Eastman

Legal name

Perkins Eastman

Website

https://perkinseastman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Perkins Eastman is a privately held global architecture and design firm operating 26 studios across North America, the Middle East, Asia, and South America, serving institutional, government, and commercial clients with full-service design across K-12 education, healthcare, hospitality, senior living, and large-scale mixed-use sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices26 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 and Design Services: Perkins Eastman generates revenue through providing comprehensive architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and planning services for institutional, commercial, and government clients. Projects range from small-scale renovations to large-scale mixed-use developments, with fees structured as percentage of construction cost or fixed-fee arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Perkins Eastman is an international architecture and design firm that provides full-service architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning and economic development consulting, branded environments and experiential design, and strategic consulting. Services are delivered across practice areas including K-12 Education, Healthcare, Government, Hospitality, Senior Living, College + University, and Large Scale Mixed-Use, with particular depth in sustainable, high-performance building design (Net Zero Energy, LEED, WELL).

Product overview

Perkins Eastman is a global architecture and design firm offering a comprehensive suite of design services organized around multiple practice areas (Arts + Culture, Planning + Urban Design, College + University, Renovation + Historic Buildings, Commercial + Office, Residential, Government, Retail + Experience, Healthcare, Science + Technology, Hospitality, Senior Living, K-12 Education, Sport + Entertainment, Large Scale Mixed-Use, Transportation + Infrastructure, Libraries, and Workplace) and core services (Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Planning/Economic Development/Market Analysis, Branded Environments/Experiential Design, and Strategic Consulting). The firm operates through a network of 26 studio locations across North America, the Middle East, Asia, and South America, plus specialty studios including ForrestPerkins (hospitality interiors), Frank Design (graphics/signage), and MEIS Design Studio, along with affiliate partners BFJ Planning, RGR Landscape, and Urbanomics. The portfolio includes landmark sustainable educational facilities (John Lewis Elementary, Benjamin Banneker High School, Dunbar Senior High), healthcare projects for the VA, hospitality projects, and large-scale mixed-use developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Net Positive Education: A trademarked approach to school design that combines net zero energy design process with high-performance learning environments focused on health, well-being, and educational outcomes.

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architecture and design services spanning multiple practice areas including residential, commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, senior living, and government projects; delivered through 26 global studios.
• Interior Design Interior design services integrated with architectural projects and delivered as a standalone offering (notably through ForrestPerkins for hospitality interiors), focusing on human-centered spaces that enhance occupant experience and well-being.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services that create outdoor spaces complementing architectural designs and supporting sustainable environmental outcomes; offered directly and through affiliate RGR Landscape.
• Planning | Economic Development + Market Analysis Urban planning and economic development consulting including market analysis for large-scale mixed-use developments and master planning, delivered directly and via affiliates BFJ Planning and Urbanomics.
• Branded Environments + Experiential Design Specialized design services creating branded physical environments and experiential spaces for retail, hospitality, and commercial clients; also delivered through Frank Design specialty studio.
• Strategic Consulting Strategic advisory services helping clients with real estate strategy, facility planning, and organizational design decisions.
• Net Positive Education (Trademarked Methodology) Perkins Eastman's trademarked dual-pursuit methodology combining dramatic energy reduction with high-performance learning environments that promote health and well-being within dynamic learning environments supporting teachers and students, families, and communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• John Lewis Elementary School achieved $300,000 in annual energy cost savings compared to the previous facility
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Drexel UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2019The Consortium for Design and Education Outcomes (CDEO) is a research collaboration between Perkins Eastman and Drexel University's School of Education. The partnership received the 2019 AIA Latrobe Prize, a $100,000 research grant to study how high-quality buildings can positively impact education outcomes, working with two large school districts in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.
• Moody NolancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoody Nolan served as Associate Architect on the Dunbar Senior High School project in Washington, DC, working with Perkins Eastman DC as prime architect.
• Grubb PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrubb Properties engaged Perkins Eastman to design Chapel Hill Labs, a 19,800 sf life science co-working facility in downtown Chapel Hill, the first life science tenant in the new E. Rosemary Street Innovation Hub.
• Longfellow Real Estate PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongfellow Real Estate Partners engaged Perkins Eastman for master planning and architecture of the Chapel Hill Life Science Center, a 320,000 sf development providing wet-lab space in downtown Chapel Hill near UNC.
• TD Jakes Real Estate VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTD Jakes Real Estate Ventures partnered with Perkins Eastman on the Fort McPherson Master Plan to transform a 96-acre former US Army base into a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood in Atlanta.
• Speedway Motor SportscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpeedway Motor Sports engaged Perkins Eastman for planning and design of the Sonoma Turn 11 Club, a premium hospitality facility at Sonoma Raceway. The project is considered the best hospitality facility in NASCAR.
• Turner International LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurner International LLC engaged Perkins Eastman for the Address Beach Resort Marassi project in Egypt, a boutique hotel with 140 guest rooms and 140 serviced apartments on the Mediterranean coast.
• Emaar PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmaar Properties partnered with Perkins Eastman on multiple projects including Address Beach Resort Marassi and Act One | Act Two developments in the Middle East.
• Molasky DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMolasky Development engaged Perkins Eastman for the VA Salt Lake City Outpatient Clinic project, a 112,000 sf healthcare facility targeting Two Green Globes certification.
• RXRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRXR engaged Perkins Eastman for the Eighty Nine DeKalb project, a 30-story all-electric residential tower in Brooklyn that topped out in August 2024.
• RiverSpring LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRiverSpring Living broke ground on River's Edge, New York City's first and only Life Plan Community, designed by Perkins Eastman. The $632.9 million development on a 32-acre Hudson River campus includes luxury residences for adults 62+.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NBBJ: Global design firm with healthcare, higher education, and workplace practices; comparable scale and integrated design approach with strong sustainability commitments.
• HKS: Major architecture firm with leading healthcare and sports/entertainment practices; competed directly with Perkins Eastman on NY casino approvals and overlaps on VA healthcare work.
• Perkins&Will: Major architecture practice with leading sustainability credentials (LEED Platinum portfolio, Living Building Challenge work). Directly comparable to Perkins Eastman on K-12, healthcare, and higher education engagements.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with comparable practice breadth across workplace, hospitality, education, healthcare, and government. Direct competitor on projects like the Bally's Bronx casino alongside Perkins Eastman. Closest peer by scale and service mix.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm with strong K-12, higher education, and civic portfolios. Comparable studio model and overlap with Perkins Eastman's institutional client base.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong K-12, healthcare, and government practices. Direct competitor on institutional projects and casino work (Bally's, co-designing with Gensler in NY).
• SHoP Architects: Design firm known for large-scale mixed-use and public projects; co-designed the Metropolitan Park/Hard Rock casino alongside Perkins Eastman's Resorts World project, directly overlapping on NYC mega-projects.
• CannonDesign: Architecture and engineering firm with deep healthcare and education practices, including evidence-based design research that parallels Perkins Eastman's K-12 methodology investments.
• KPF (Kohn Pedersen Fox): International architecture firm with strong commercial office and large-scale mixed-use practices, including high-rise residential — directly comparable to Perkins Eastman's NYC work (e.g., Eighty Nine DeKalb).

Broad incumbents

• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Larger, established global architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm operating across all major sectors Perkins Eastman serves, with broader portfolio including mega-tall and infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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