What PGAL does

PGAL, Inc. is a privately held national architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm founded in 1945 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers professional design services across four core disciplines (architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning) to public-sector clients including federal, state, and local government agencies and airport authorities, as well as enterprise clients including major U.S. airlines. PGAL has built deep specialization in aviation terminal design — with documented project involvement at ten major U.S. airports (DFW, IAH, LAX, LAS, EWR, BOS, DCA, IAD, FLL, LGB) — and a secondary specialization in public library design and municipal drainage/infrastructure projects. The firm operates through 25+ market vertical pages on its website, indicating breadth across civic, education, healthcare, justice, and commercial building types.

The firm's technical capabilities are anchored by an in-house Design Technology team that integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM), computational design, visualization, and rapid prototyping into project delivery. Notable engineering achievements include modular construction techniques deployed at DFW Terminal F (six football-field-sized modules transported across the airfield), the 800,000 SF International Arrivals Building at IAH (largest U.S. FIS facility at completion), and the 1M SF Terminal A at Newark Liberty. PGAL has consistently delivered LEED-certified projects across Silver, Gold, and standard tiers, indicating mature sustainable design practice.

PGAL operates on a project-based professional services revenue model, earning design fees through prime consulting roles and joint venture partnerships. The firm acquires work through government procurement (RFP/RFQ competitive bidding) and direct commissions from established client relationships spanning decades. Pricing is custom-quoted per project with no standardized tiers, and customer concentration is skewed toward a relatively small set of major airport authorities and three anchor airline clients (United, Southwest, American). PGAL is independent and privately held, with no parent company, institutional investors, or venture capital backing disclosed; the firm employs 251–500 people and is led by CEO Jeff Gerber.

Name

PGAL

Legal name

PGAL, Inc.

Website

https://pgal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

PGAL is a privately held, Houston-headquartered architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm founded in 1945, specializing in aviation terminal design, public libraries, and municipal infrastructure for government agencies and enterprise clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: Project-based professional fees for architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning services delivered to government and private sector clients. Revenue is earned through design contracts, prime consulting roles, and joint venture partnerships on construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PGAL is a national architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm delivering professional design services across four core disciplines: Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, and Planning. The firm serves government agencies (federal, state, municipal) and private sector clients through specialized market verticals including Aviation terminals, Libraries, Civic/Government, Education, Healthcare, and Drainage/Flood Mitigation. Projects are delivered as project-based professional engagements spanning programming, design, documentation, and construction administration.

Product overview

PGAL is a national architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm offering comprehensive design services across four core disciplines: Architecture, Engineering, Interiors, and Planning. The firm operates through specialized market verticals including Aviation (terminals, FBOs, support facilities), Libraries, Civic/Government, Education, Healthcare, and Drainage/Flood Mitigation. The Design Technology team supports all disciplines with BIM, computational design, visualization, and rapid prototyping. PGAL does not offer a software product platform but rather delivers professional services as a traditional architecture and engineering firm. Projects span major airport terminals (DFW, IAH, LAX, LAS, DCA, Dulles, FLL, BOS, EWR, LGB), public libraries (City of Round Rock, Traphene Hickman, City of Seguin, Boca Raton, and many others), drainage improvements for municipalities, and various civic/educational facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Engineering Services
• Interior Design
• Planning Services
• Aviation Terminal Design
• Library Design Services
• Sustainable Design
• Drainage and Flood Mitigation Engineering
• Civic and Government Facilities Design
• Education Facilities Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Terminal 3 LAS completed 2012 - 1.8 million SF, 14 gates, $2B program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Zyscovich ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGAL served as managing partner in a joint venture with Zyscovich Architects for the Terminal 4 Redevelopment at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The project delivered 14 new international gates and modernized the terminal.
• 720 DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGAL collaborated with 720 Design on the City of Round Rock Library (67,000 SF) and City of Seguin Library (43,000 SF) projects. 720 Design contributed to design excellence in both civic library projects.
• AIR Alliance Joint VenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGAL served as a lead design firm within the AIR Alliance Joint-Venture team for the New North Concourse (Concourse E) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The 230,000 SF, 14-gate concourse replaced the former ground-loaded hardstand operation.
• Innovation Next+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGAL partnered with the Innovation Next+ design-build team to deliver Terminal F at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, featuring large-scale modular construction with six modules approximately the size of a football field transported across the airfield.
• Fennick McCredie ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGAL collaborated with Fennick McCredie Architecture on the Terminal C Optimization + Terminal C/B Connector at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), leading the secure concourse connection design.
• Cesar Pelli & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGAL collaborated with Cesar Pelli & Associates for the New Terminal + Related Facilities at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), planning and designing the 1,000,000 SF, 35-gate facility.
• American AirlinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican Airlines serves as tenant partner for DFW Terminal F Expansion project, with PGAL delivering the terminal expansion as part of the Innovation Next+ design-build team.
• Turner ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTurner Construction partnered as design-build delivery partner for Tier-2 Concourse (East) at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), with PGAL providing architectural services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HKS | Henderson Engineers: Peer (duplicate of HKS — see above).
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a strong aviation and civic portfolio — competes with PGAL for major terminal and large civic commissions from airport authorities and municipalities.
• Perkins&Will: Architecture and design firm with strong civic, aviation, and healthcare practices — comparable to PGAL in scale and client mix, with similar LEED-focused sustainability positioning.
• Corgan: Dallas-based architecture firm with a heavy aviation terminal focus (American Airlines terminals, DFW) — directly competes with PGAL on airline-led terminal modernization programs in Texas and across the U.S.
• HKS: National architecture and engineering firm with one of the deepest U.S. aviation practices (DFW, LAX, ORD) and significant civic/healthcare work — directly competes with PGAL on airline and airport authority terminal procurements.
• Fentress Architects: Denver-based aviation-architecture specialist (LAX Tom Bradley, Denver International, Incheon) — directly competes with PGAL on large U.S. airport terminal design commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Jacobs: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with major aviation and infrastructure practices — competes with PGAL on large aviation programs and municipal infrastructure work, often as prime consultant on bigger procurements.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting and design firm competing across aviation, transit, and civic infrastructure — competes with PGAL for mega-program prime roles and often appears as JV partner or rival on large airport procurements.
• Gensler: Largest U.S. architecture and design firm with global scale and deep aviation, civic, and workplace practices — competes with PGAL on large commissions but with a much broader portfolio across many verticals.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Premier global architecture, engineering, and planning firm — competes with PGAL on the largest civic and aviation commissions, often at a higher profile and price point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pgalconnect
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pgal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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