What Weber Murphy Fox does

Weber Murphy Fox, Inc. (WMF) is a privately held, full-service architecture and design firm founded in 1967 and headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania. The firm operates four offices across three states — Erie and State College, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio; and San Antonio, Texas — delivering integrated architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, and construction management services to institutional and commercial clients.

The firm's core offering bundles five professional service lines under an integrated design methodology, using standard BIM tools (Revit, Enscape, SketchUp) for documentation, visualization, and modeling. Construction management, launched in 1983, is positioned as a value-add overlay with open-book cost transparency, distinguishing WMF from design-only peers. Project work spans K-12 and higher education, healthcare, corporate, municipal, hospitality, and industrial/manufacturing markets, with notable clients including Penn State Behrend, Penn State Altoona, the Cleveland Guardians, Kyocera AVX, and the expERIEnce Children's Museum.

WMF generates revenue on a project-by-project, quote-based professional services model with multi-year contract cadences on larger engagements. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales — RFP responses, relationship-based business development, and community engagement — supplemented by content marketing, industry-event presence (NAIOP, MBA), and social media. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the firm is employee-owned per careers messaging, with no identified external investors, parent company, or public listing.

Name

Weber Murphy Fox

Legal name

Weber Murphy Fox, Inc.

Website

https://wmf-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weber Murphy Fox is a privately held, full-service architecture and design firm founded in 1967 in Erie, Pennsylvania, operating four offices across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas. It delivers integrated architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, and construction management services to education, healthcare, corporate, municipal, hospitality, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Erie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture: Full-service architectural design services including programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for institutional and commercial projects.
2. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior design studio offering space planning, finishes and furniture selections, and interior environment creation for corporate and institutional clients.
3. Landscape Architecture Services: Landscape architectural services including site analysis, master planning, planting design, and hardscape specification to synthesize built and natural environments.
4. Planning and Urban Design Services: Planning services including feasibility studies, site analysis, master planning, and data-driven design solutions for urban redevelopment, community planning, and residential developments.
5. Construction Management Services: Integrated construction management providing cost, schedule, and trade impact input during all project phases with open-book transparency, guiding clients through the construction process to find cost savings and increase efficiency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weber Murphy Fox is a full-service architecture and design firm providing integrated architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, and construction management services for institutional, educational, healthcare, corporate, municipal, hospitality, and industrial clients. The firm delivers projects through the full lifecycle from programming and schematic design through construction documents and construction administration, with a client-first collaborative approach combining multiple design disciplines under one firm.

Product overview

Weber Murphy Fox is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm offering five integrated professional services: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Planning, and Construction Management. Founded in 1967, the firm operates with four offices across three states (Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas) and serves markets including education (K-12 and higher education), healthcare, corporate, municipal, hospitality, and industrial sectors. The firm executes every project with a client-first vision, combining these disciplines through an integrated design approach to create environments that inspire communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Comprehensive architectural design services covering the full project lifecycle from planning and design through construction, executed with a client-first approach focused on creating inspiring, contextual, and highly functional buildings for institutional, commercial, healthcare, and municipal clients.
• Interior Design Full-service interior design studio creating and reimagining environments with services including space planning, thoughtful detailing, finishes and furniture selections, focused on balancing visual impact, healthy environments, comfort, flexibility, and functionality for corporate and institutional clients.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architectural services combining horticultural science, artful composition, and spatial organization to create attractive and functional outdoor spaces that merge the natural environment with the built environment, supporting biodiversity and well-being.
• Planning Planning and urban design services that initiate the design process, identifying key benchmarks, challenges, expected outcomes, and solutions, spanning urban redevelopment, community planning, parks, recreational areas, and residential developments.
• Construction Management Construction management services providing integrated project oversight with input on cost, schedule, and trade impacts throughout all project phases, including full scope project planning, quality control, contract administration, site and safety management, and resource management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Construction management approach brings greater value and savings than traditional general contractors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered key.

• Jack Rouse Associates (JRA)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMF partnered with renowned exhibit designers Jack Rouse Associates (JRA) for the expERIEnce Children's Museum project. The museum was thoughtfully designed by WMF in partnership with JRA to create a dynamic, future-ready educational facility with interactive exhibits and STEAM-focused learning spaces.
• Sasaki Associates, Inc.keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerWMF collaborated with Sasaki Associates, Inc. on the Penn State Behrend Erie Hall Recreation Center project. The team designed a cutting-edge 53,000 SF LEED Silver certified facility that blends wellness, recreation, and academics into a cohesive environment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture and engineering firm serving higher education, healthcare, sports, and government clients in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. Direct regional peer to WMF in the Pennsylvania market with overlapping higher education and recreation center portfolios.
• CannonDesign: Multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and design firm with multiple offices across the US, serving education, healthcare, corporate, and institutional clients. Comparable to WMF in offering integrated design services to similar end markets, but at significantly larger national scale.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm offering architecture, interior design, planning, and engineering across higher education, healthcare, and workplace markets. Closely analogous to WMF's integrated multidisciplinary approach and education-sector focus.
• Moody Nolan: Architecture and design firm headquartered in Ohio with multiple offices across the Midwest. Comparable to WMF as a Midwestern architecture practice serving higher education, K-12, sports, and community-focused clients.
• DLR Group: Integrated architecture and engineering firm delivering design across education, healthcare, sports, hospitality, and workplace sectors. Closely comparable to WMF in client mix (especially higher education and recreation/athletic facilities) and integrated delivery model, though operating at much larger scale.
• HGA: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong higher education, healthcare, and arts/cultural portfolios. Comparable to WMF in integrated multidisciplinary delivery and education-sector focus, though at larger scale.
• GBBN Architects: Cincinnati-based architecture and design firm with offices in Ohio and beyond, serving higher education, healthcare, and civic clients. Comparable to WMF as a Midwestern A&D practice serving education and institutional markets.
• Lamp Rynearson: Mid-sized multidisciplinary design firm offering architecture, planning, landscape architecture, and engineering in the Midwest and Mountain regions. Comparable in size, integrated service offering, and regional Midwestern footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture and design firm with deep presence in higher education, healthcare, and corporate markets. Comparable to WMF in service mix and client overlap, but operates at significantly greater scale with a national and international footprint.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with significant higher education, sports, and civic portfolios. Competes with WMF on education and recreation-center projects but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=GCM_USLNSJI&list=UU2A6-lAUtsifry_Naoq9RyA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WMFArchitects/?ref=br_rs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wmf
• Instagraminstagram.com/weber_murphy_fox

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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