Quinn Evans

Name

Quinn Evans

Legal name

Quinn Evans

Website

https://quinnevans.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Historic preservation architecture
• Adaptive reuse design
• Cultural institution architecture
• Interior design services
• Urban revitalization planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 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 Design Services: Professional services revenue from architecture, interior design, planning, landscape architecture, urban revitalization, and historic preservation projects. Project-based professional services for institutional, cultural, educational, and commercial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quinn Evans is an architecture, planning, and historic preservation firm providing integrated design services—including architecture, interior design, planning, landscape architecture, urban revitalization, and historic preservation—for cultural, institutional, commercial, educational, and government clients. Core projects include museums, theaters, schools, libraries, government buildings, and adaptive reuse of historic landmarks, supplemented by Digital Twins for Stewardship and Operations technology services.

Product overview

Quinn Evans is an architecture, planning, and historic preservation firm offering integrated services including architecture, interior design, planning, landscape architecture, urban revitalization, and historic preservation. The firm specializes in sustainable preservation and adaptive reuse of cultural, institutional, commercial, and educational projects including museums, theaters, government buildings, schools, libraries, and mixed-use developments. With over 200 team members in six offices (Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan; Baltimore, Maryland; Madison, Wisconsin; Richmond, Virginia; and Washington, DC), the firm provides Digital Twins for Stewardship and Operations as a technology-enabled service alongside its core design offerings. Established in 1984, the firm is nationally recognized for large-scale renovation, historic preservation, and adaptive use projects, and holds certifications as a Women's Business Enterprise and CMMC Level 2.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for cultural, institutional, commercial, and educational projects including museums, theaters, government buildings, schools, libraries, and mixed-use developments.
• Interior Design Interior design services integrated with architectural projects, focused on functional and aesthetically thoughtful spaces for institutional and commercial clients.
• Planning Strategic planning services including urban revitalization, campus planning, and master planning for cultural institutions and civic projects.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services for parks, historic sites, and cultural landscapes.
• Historic Preservation Historic preservation and adaptive reuse services, including sustainable stewardship of existing buildings, certified historic rehabilitation, and heritage conservation under Secretary of Interior Standards.
• Urban Revitalization Urban revitalization services transforming underutilized buildings and districts into vibrant mixed-use communities.
• Digital Twins for Stewardship and Operations Digital twin technology services that unite cutting-edge technology with custom solutions to optimize building performance, streamline operations, and strengthen stewardship for museums and historic buildings.
• Sustainability Services Sustainable design services and climate action planning for buildings and campuses, with Quinn Evans as a charter signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27% energy savings overall despite doubling in size
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AutocasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with Autocase, Stantec, HOK, Jacobs, and the AIA LFRT, developed a free online tool to help identify extended impacts of decisions in the built environment, enabling better informed and fairer outcomes.
• TMC FurniturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with TMC Furniture to create custom workstation designs, including the viral Parent-Child Carrel workstation at Fairfield Library with attached play area for caregivers.
• SillingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected for Renewal of West Virginia Culture Center alongside Silling as partnership for the project.
• The Christman CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Michigan Central Station rehabilitation project that won the 2026 AGC Build America Grand Award.
• L.S. BrinkercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Michigan Central Station rehabilitation project that won the 2026 AGC Build America Grand Award.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP: Beyer Blinder Belle is a New York-based architecture and planning firm with a nationally recognized preservation, adaptive reuse, and cultural-institution practice; it directly competes with Quinn Evans for museum, civic, and historic rehabilitation work, particularly on the East Coast.
• EwingCole: EwingCole is a Philadelphia-based architecture firm with major practices in cultural, education, and government work; it overlaps directly with Quinn Evans in museums, libraries, and federal/institutional clients along the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): WJE is an engineering and architecture firm specializing in structural investigation, preservation, and restoration of historic buildings; it competes with Quinn Evans on adaptive reuse and historic tax credit projects for cultural and institutional owners nationwide.
• David M. Schwarz Architects: David M. Schwarz Architects is a Washington-area cultural and civic architecture firm specializing in museums, performing arts centers, and historic civic buildings, closely matching Quinn Evans' cultural-institution and adaptive-reuse focus.
• Page (architecture firm): Page is a national architecture and engineering firm with strong cultural, education, and government practices; it regularly competes with Quinn Evans on libraries, civic projects, and university work, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic and Texas markets.

Broad incumbents

• HOK (now Populous/HOK): HOK is a global AEC firm with a deep cultural, civic, and preservation practice that overlaps Quinn Evans' museum, government, and education portfolio; it competes for large institutional commissions but operates a much broader multi-discipline service model.
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a large integrated design firm with strong cultural, education, and preservation studios that routinely compete with Quinn Evans on Smithsonian, university, and civic projects at a national scale.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global professional services firm with sizable North American architecture, interior design, and preservation practices; it competes with Quinn Evans on large public-sector and cultural master-planning commissions.
• Jacobs Engineering Group: Jacobs is a global professional services firm providing architecture, engineering, and program management to federal and cultural agencies; it overlaps with Quinn Evans on GSA, Smithsonian, and large infrastructure-led preservation work.

Emerging players

• Moody Nolan: Moody Nolan is the largest African-American-owned design firm in the U.S., focused on civic, education, and cultural projects; it shares Quinn Evans' women/minority-owned, mission-driven procurement positioning and competes for similar public-sector awards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/QuinnEvans.QE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quinn-evans
• Instagraminstagram.com/quinnevans.qe/?hl=en
• Xx.com/quinnevansarch

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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