Schorr Architects

What Schorr Architects does

Schorr Architects, Inc. is a privately held Ohio-based architectural design firm founded in 1988 by Tony Schorr, providing a full range of architectural services to public entities throughout the State of Ohio. The firm serves K-12 schools, career tech centers, higher education institutions, parks and recreation departments, governmental agencies, and correctional facilities, with 97% of its work performed for public-sector clients across 56 Ohio school districts and multiple state agencies including the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction, Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, Ohio University, and The Ohio State University. Its portfolio exceeds 1,800 projects over 37 years, including 930+ K-12 projects, 100+ higher education projects, 185+ parks and recreation projects, 90+ restroom and storage building projects, and 170+ roof replacement projects.

The firm operates with 30+ employees including 10 Registered Architects with 197 combined years of experience and 8 Project Managers, delivering core services that span Architectural Design, School Building Assessments, Master Planning, Maintenance Design, Additions & Renovations, and Restroom & Storage Building Consultation. Its underlying technology is the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, Revit for BIM) augmented by Lumion 3D rendering for client visualization. The firm has trademarked its IDEA© process (Identify, Design, Educate, Administrater) as a proprietary four-step delivery methodology, holds LEED expertise with 6 Gold and 18 Silver certified projects, and brings documented Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) experience across 52 projects since 2012.

Schorr Architects generates revenue through project-based professional-services fees on a quote-based engagement model, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Project sizes range from $10,000 renovation engagements up to $113M new school construction, driving highly variable per-project fees tied to construction value. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to public entities through consultative, relationship-driven engagement, with 85% of projects sourced from repeat clients and channel presence at OPRA, ALL Ohio, and OSBA conferences. The firm is founder-owned, has no external investors, no subsidiaries, and has not undergone any disclosed M&A or restructuring activity.

Name

Schorr Architects

Legal name

Schorr Architects, Inc.

Website

https://schorrarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schorr Architects is an Ohio-based architectural firm founded in 1988 that provides K-12, higher education, parks, governmental, and correctional facility design services to public entities across Ohio, with 30+ staff and 1,800+ completed projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Educational facility design
• K-12 school architecture
• Public building design
• Building information modeling
• Facility master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full range of architectural services for public entities including new building design and addition/renovation projects. New buildings range from $100,000 to $90 million; addition/renovation projects from $15,000 to $22.5 million. Revenue appears project-based and non-recurring per engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Schorr Architects delivers full-range architectural design services for public entities, with primary concentration in K-12 educational facilities and career-technical education buildings. The firm also serves higher education, parks and recreation, governmental, and correctional facility clients throughout Ohio, providing new building design, master planning, additions and renovations, facility assessments, and maintenance design.

Product overview

Schorr Architects is an architectural design firm founded in 1988 providing comprehensive services for public entities throughout Ohio. The firm offers a unified suite of architectural services including Architectural Design, School Building Assessments, Master Planning, Maintenance Design, Additions & Renovations, and Restroom & Storage Building Consultation. The firm specializes in K-12 education, K-12 athletics, career tech, higher education, parks & recreation, governmental, and correctional facilities. Additional capabilities include CMR Delivery Method Experience, Building Information Modeling (BIM) using Autodesk and Lumion software, and Sustainable Design with LEED certification expertise. The firm operates with 30+ employees serving 56 Ohio school districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-range architectural design services for public-sector clients, including new building design, documentation, and construction administration for K-12, career-technical, higher education, parks and recreation, governmental, and correctional facilities in Ohio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 378 buildings assessed totaling 32M+ SF
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership since 2000 for Ohio school facility assessments. Partnered on Classroom Facility Assistance Program and Expedited Local Partnership Program. Assessed 378 buildings totaling 32M+ SF for 67 school districts.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Schooley Caldwell Architects: Columbus, Ohio-based architecture firm with comparable public-sector focus including K-12 schools, higher education, and civic buildings. Closest regional competitor with similar project scale and Ohio public-owner relationships.
• M+A Architects: Columbus, Ohio architecture firm with deep K-12, higher education, and public-sector practice. Directly competes for the same Ohio school district and public-owner RFPs as Schorr.
• DesignGroup: Ohio-based architecture firm specializing in K-12 education and learning environments. Comparable in mission, scale, and Ohio-centric public-owner focus.
• SHP Leading Design: Cincinnati, Ohio architecture firm focused on K-12, higher education, and public-sector projects across the Midwest. Direct competitor for Ohio school district design commissions.
• KZF Design: Cincinnati, Ohio architecture and engineering firm with public-sector and education clients. Comparable mix of civic, educational, and institutional public building work.

Broad incumbents

• Moody Nolan: Ohio-headquartered, largest U.S. Black-owned architecture firm with substantial K-12, higher ed, and public-sector practices. Larger and broader portfolio, but a significant competitor for the same Ohio public-owner work.
• Fanning Howey (now part of Five Studio): Nationally recognized education architecture firm with deep K-12 and public-sector expertise, now operating as Five Studio. Competes for large Ohio school district capital programs.
• BHDP Architecture: Cincinnati/Columbus architecture firm with public-sector, education, and workplace practices. Larger bench and broader service mix but overlaps on Ohio higher-ed and institutional RFPs.

Regional players

• TMP Architecture: Michigan-based architecture firm with K-12 and education focus serving Midwest public schools. Comparable public-sector education focus but operates primarily outside Ohio.
• Legat Architects: Illinois-headquartered architecture firm with a national K-12 and education practice. Similar vertical specialization in learning environments but primarily serves Midwest school districts outside Ohio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SchorrArchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schorr-architects-inc.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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