What EDI International does

EDI International, operating under the DBA PVEDI (legal name: PVEDI Engineering, Architecture & Geology, DPC), is a privately held professional services firm providing architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning services. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the firm serves enterprise clients in real estate development and hospitality across the United States, with seven offices in Houston, Austin, Hartford, the Hudson Valley, New York City, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. Its project portfolio spans single-family homes, build-to-rent communities, townhomes, multi-family low/mid-rise and high-rise residential, mixed-use developments, and hotels, resorts, and country clubs, with project work documented in ten countries including Guyana, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.

The firm's underlying technical capabilities emphasize integrated multidisciplinary delivery under a single DPC, combining architecture, structural engineering, and interior design to reduce coordination friction. Notable proprietary technical competencies include tunnel form cast-in-place concrete construction for high-rise residential and mixed-use projects, and LEED-certified sustainable design demonstrated on projects such as the Azure Houston community (LEED Gold) and Legacy on the Lake (the first LEED Certified High-Rise Multi-family project in Austin, Texas). The team includes over 25 licensed architects with credentials including FAIA, AIA, LEED AP, RID, and IIDA, supported by senior principals and studio leaders across each office.

The business model is project-based professional services billing, with revenue generated through direct engagement with developers, property owners, corporations, and government entities. Pricing is quotation-driven and not publicly disclosed. The firm markets primarily through a portfolio-driven website (edi-international.com) showcasing detailed case studies across six project typologies. Named enterprise clients include Trammell Crow Residential, Alliance Residential, AvalonBay Communities, Toll Brothers Apartment Living, Mill Creek Residential, Building & Land Technology, Fore Property, Wyndham, Marriott, Hilton, and Best Western. With no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no public listing, PVEDI operates as an independent Design Professional Corporation with an estimated 51-100 employees and over 150 industry awards accumulated since founding.

Name

EDI International

Legal name

PVEDI Engineering, Architecture & Geology, DPC

Website

https://edi-international.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PVEDI (formerly EDI International) is a Houston-based architecture, engineering, interior design, and urban planning firm founded in 1976, serving enterprise residential developers and hospitality clients across seven U.S. offices with projects in ten countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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 Engineering Services: Project-based professional services revenue from providing architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning services for residential, hospitality, leisure, and commercial properties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

EDI International (PVEDI) is a multidisciplinary design firm that provides architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning services for residential, hospitality, leisure, and commercial properties. The practice delivers integrated project services from single-family and build-to-rent communities through high-rise residential towers and mixed-use developments to hotels, resorts, and country clubs.

Product overview

PVEDI is a global architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm specializing in residential, hospitality, leisure, and commercial properties. The firm operates as a services-based practice offering architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning as its core service offerings. The company organizes its portfolio into distinct project typologies: Single Family Build-to-Rent + Townhomes, Multi-Family Low + Mid Rise Attainable, Multi-Family Mid Rise, Urban High Rise, Commercial + Mixed Use, and Hotels, Resorts + Country Clubs. Operating since 1976, the firm has a team of over 25 licensed architects across five US cities and has worked on projects in ten countries, earning over 150 industry awards for excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for residential, hospitality, leisure, and commercial properties, including single-family, multi-family low/mid-rise, urban high-rise, and mixed-use developments.
• Engineering Services Engineering services integrated with architectural design for building projects.
• Interior Design Interior design services for hospitality, residential, and commercial properties.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services as part of comprehensive property design.
• Urban Planning Urban planning services for large-scale developments and mixed-use projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 industry awards for excellence in architecture, design, and planning
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HKS Architects: Dallas-headquartered architecture and planning firm of comparable scale with strong residential, hospitality, and mixed-use practices. Most directly comparable peer due to overlapping Texas footprint, similar size, and shared focus on multifamily and hospitality design for enterprise developer clients.
• WATG: Hospitality-focused architecture and design firm serving major hotel brands and resort developers globally. Directly comparable due to PVEDI's substantial hospitality practice serving Marriott, Hilton, Wyndham, and Best Western, with overlapping client roster and design typology.
• SB Architects: Architecture and interior design firm specializing in hospitality, residential, and mixed-use developments. Comparable in scale and segment focus, particularly the overlap with PVEDI's hotel/resort and high-rise residential projects.
• Page (formerly PageSoutherlandPage): Texas-based architecture, engineering, and interiors firm with offices across multiple US markets. Comparable due to shared Texas headquarters, multidisciplinary service model, and overlap in residential, hospitality, and mixed-use project typologies.
• KTGY Architecture + Planning: Residential-focused architecture and planning firm specializing in multifamily, build-to-rent, townhomes, and master-planned communities. Closely comparable on PVEDI's residential typologies, including build-to-rent, attainable housing, and urban high-rise.
• Looney Ricks Kiss: Architecture, planning, and interiors firm of comparable size with strong multifamily, mixed-use, and hospitality practices serving similar enterprise developer clients. Comparable scale and segment overlap, particularly in residential development.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with extensive residential, hospitality, and mixed-use practices. Overlaps with PVEDI's enterprise developer and hotel brand clients but operates at vastly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• HOK (now Populous/HOK split): Global design, architecture, and engineering firm with practices spanning commercial, residential, hospitality, and mixed-use. Comparable at the service-line level but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than PVEDI.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm known for healthcare, education, and commercial work with growing residential and mixed-use practices. Comparable on sustainability credentials (LEED expertise) and multidisciplinary delivery model.

Emerging players

• Dwell Design Studio: Specialized architecture and interiors firm focused on multifamily residential and student housing. Comparable on the residential design typology but narrower in scope (lacks PVEDI's hospitality and urban high-rise practices).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EDI_Intl_Arch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edi-architecture-pc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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