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BSA LifeStructures
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Private
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1975
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BSA LifeStructures is an architecture and planning firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, that delivers engineering, design, and planning services. According to firmographic data, the company was founded in 1975, operates as a privately held for-profit entity, and employs between 251 and 500 people, placing it in the mid-size tier of U.S. architecture and engineering services providers. Its primary web property is bsalifestructures.com.

The firm sits within the broader U.S. architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) services sector and serves clients requiring facility planning, building design, and engineering support. Its nearly 50 years of continuous operating history and Austin, Texas base suggest an established regional or multi-market practice, though the available data set does not specify vertical specializations (e.g., healthcare, higher education, life sciences, civic), geographic footprint beyond the headquarters city, or named client relationships. The data set also lacks structured detail on service mix, technology stack, pricing model, go-to-motion, and revenue mechanics.

Material data gaps constrain deeper characterization. The firm's website returned only a verification loading screen during data collection, providing no additional product, customer, or operational detail. As a result, this description is limited to the verifiable firmographic facts above; any further claims about product surface, pricing, customer concentration, or recent strategic actions are not asserted because they are unsupported by the supplied evidence.

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BSA LifeStructures, founded in 1975 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a privately held architecture and planning firm providing engineering, design, and planning services. The firm employs 251 to 500 people and serves clients across the United States.

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251–500
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersAustin, United States
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Austin
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
architecture design services, engineering planning, building design, structural engineering, facility planning
NAICS code3 codes
  • Architectural Services541310
  • Architectural Services54131
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services5413
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Engineering Services8711
  • Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management8700
Product category
Architectural Services
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

BSA LifeStructures is an architecture and planning firm that provides engineering, designing, and planning services. The firm is engaged in the delivery of professional architecture and planning solutions for built environment projects.

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Product and service1 record
1Architecture and Planning Services
CategoryArchitectural Services
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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Perkins&Will operates a dedicated Healthcare and Science & Technology practice that competes head-to-head with BSA on hospital, research, and academic laboratory projects.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

HKS is a large global architecture firm whose Healthcare practice is among the largest in the U.S., competing with BSA on major hospital and life-sciences projects at greater scale and geographic breadth.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Flad is a U.S. architecture firm specializing in healthcare, higher-education, and life-sciences facilities — a near-identical focus to BSA's 'LifeStructures' positioning and a directly comparable specialty studio.

TypeDirect peer
Description

SmithGroup is a multi-disciplinary design firm with strong healthcare and science & technology practices — comparable in scale, integrated A&E delivery, and end-market focus to BSA.

5Payette
TypeDirect peer
Description

Payette is an architecture firm specializing in healthcare and life-sciences facilities — a focused specialty studio competing directly with BSA for the same type of institutional clients.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

HDR is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with one of the largest healthcare practices in the world — a much larger incumbent that competes with BSA on integrated A&E healthcare mandates.

TypeDirect peer
Description

CannonDesign is an integrated design firm with major practice areas in healthcare, science, and education — directly competing with BSA for the same client mandates and project types.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Stantec is a global A&E and consulting firm with significant healthcare, education, and sciences practices — a substantially larger incumbent competing for the same institutional mandates as BSA.

TypeDirect peer
Description

EwingCole is an architecture and engineering firm concentrated in healthcare, higher education, and science & technology — virtually the same end markets and project typologies as BSA.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Hord Coplan Macht is a mid-sized architecture and engineering firm with prominent healthcare and science practices — a closely comparable specialty competitor in the same size band as BSA.

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Key highlights6 records

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BSA LifeStructures

Architectural Servicesbsalifestructures.com

BSA LifeStructures, founded in 1975 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a privately held architecture and planning firm providing engineering, design, and planning services. The firm employs 251 to 500 people and serves clients across the United States.

What BSA LifeStructures does

BSA LifeStructures is an architecture and planning firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, that delivers engineering, design, and planning services. According to firmographic data, the company was founded in 1975, operates as a privately held for-profit entity, and employs between 251 and 500 people, placing it in the mid-size tier of U.S. architecture and engineering services providers. Its primary web property is bsalifestructures.com.

The firm sits within the broader U.S. architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) services sector and serves clients requiring facility planning, building design, and engineering support. Its nearly 50 years of continuous operating history and Austin, Texas base suggest an established regional or multi-market practice, though the available data set does not specify vertical specializations (e.g., healthcare, higher education, life sciences, civic), geographic footprint beyond the headquarters city, or named client relationships. The data set also lacks structured detail on service mix, technology stack, pricing model, go-to-motion, and revenue mechanics.

Material data gaps constrain deeper characterization. The firm's website returned only a verification loading screen during data collection, providing no additional product, customer, or operational detail. As a result, this description is limited to the verifiable firmographic facts above; any further claims about product surface, pricing, customer concentration, or recent strategic actions are not asserted because they are unsupported by the supplied evidence.

BSA LifeStructures firmographics

Firmographics
Name
BSA LifeStructures
Website
https://bsalifestructures.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1975
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
BSA LifeStructures, founded in 1975 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a privately held architecture and planning firm providing engineering, design, and planning services. The firm employs 251 to 500 people and serves clients across the United States.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where BSA LifeStructures is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Austin
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

BSA LifeStructures business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services

BSA LifeStructures product offering

Product offering

Core offering

BSA LifeStructures is an architecture and planning firm that provides engineering, designing, and planning services. The firm is engaged in the delivery of professional architecture and planning solutions for built environment projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Architecture and Planning Services

Companies that use BSA LifeStructures

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

BSA LifeStructures technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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BSA LifeStructures competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will operates a dedicated Healthcare and Science & Technology practice that competes head-to-head with BSA on hospital, research, and academic laboratory projects.
  • Flad Architects: Flad is a U.S. architecture firm specializing in healthcare, higher-education, and life-sciences facilities — a near-identical focus to BSA's 'LifeStructures' positioning and a directly comparable specialty studio.
  • SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a multi-disciplinary design firm with strong healthcare and science & technology practices — comparable in scale, integrated A&E delivery, and end-market focus to BSA.
  • Payette: Payette is an architecture firm specializing in healthcare and life-sciences facilities — a focused specialty studio competing directly with BSA for the same type of institutional clients.
  • CannonDesign: CannonDesign is an integrated design firm with major practice areas in healthcare, science, and education — directly competing with BSA for the same client mandates and project types.
  • EwingCole: EwingCole is an architecture and engineering firm concentrated in healthcare, higher education, and science & technology — virtually the same end markets and project typologies as BSA.
  • Hord Coplan Macht: Hord Coplan Macht is a mid-sized architecture and engineering firm with prominent healthcare and science practices — a closely comparable specialty competitor in the same size band as BSA.

Broad incumbents

  • HKS: HKS is a large global architecture firm whose Healthcare practice is among the largest in the U.S., competing with BSA on major hospital and life-sciences projects at greater scale and geographic breadth.
  • HDR Architecture: HDR is a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with one of the largest healthcare practices in the world — a much larger incumbent that competes with BSA on integrated A&E healthcare mandates.
  • Stantec: Stantec is a global A&E and consulting firm with significant healthcare, education, and sciences practices — a substantially larger incumbent competing for the same institutional mandates as BSA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

BSA LifeStructures social profiles

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

BSA LifeStructures M&A and investment

M&A and investment

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Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about BSA LifeStructures

What does BSA LifeStructures do?

BSA LifeStructures is an architecture and planning firm that provides engineering, designing, and planning services. The firm is engaged in the delivery of professional architecture and planning solutions for built environment projects.

When was BSA LifeStructures founded?

BSA LifeStructures was founded in 1975. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is BSA LifeStructures based?

BSA LifeStructures is headquartered in Austin, United States, in the North America region.

Who are BSA LifeStructures's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Perkins&Will, Flad Architects, SmithGroup, Payette, CannonDesign, EwingCole and Hord Coplan Macht. Broad incumbents are HKS, HDR Architecture and Stantec.

Does BSA LifeStructures have an API?

No public API is recorded for BSA LifeStructures.

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PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures Welcomes National Discovery Market LeaderBSA LifeStructures, a national architecture and engineering firm, has appointed David Miller as National Market Leader for its Discovery market covering research, science, and technology sectors. Miller brings more than 25 years of experience in designing laboratories and support spaces for both public and private sector clients. He will collaborate with BSA market leaders to ensure consistency across markets and identify national and regional opportunities.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures Appoints Two New Board of DirectorsBSA LifeStructures, a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm based in Indianapolis, appointed Robyn Eckermann and Gary Olson as its first two outside voting board members effective January 1, 2019. The move follows the firm's transition to an employee-owned (ESOP) structure in 2017, with the chairman stating external members will bring diverse perspectives and improve the quality of board discussions. Both new members bring extensive healthcare sector experience, with Gary having served as CEO of St. Luke's Hospital and Robyn having held strategic roles at Rallyhood and HCA.PR NewswireKay Townsend and Derek Selke named Regional Directors for IndianapolisKay Townsend and Derek Selke have been named Regional Directors for the Indianapolis office of BSA LifeStructures, a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm. Both appointees hold bachelor's degrees in architecture and environmental design from Ball State University and bring combined expertise in healthcare and laboratory design spanning over 15 years at the firm. The announcement reinforces the company's leadership structure across its three markets: healthcare, higher education, and life sciences.PR NewswireBSA Increases Evidence-Based Design ExpertisePamela Houston, an architect and healthcare planner at BSA LifeStructures, has earned her Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) from The Center for Health Design, becoming the eighth BSA employee to achieve this certification. Evidence-Based Design uses research to drive healthcare facility planning decisions to improve patient, staff, and operational outcomes. Houston is currently seeking clients to partner with BSA in creating new research and has experience in multi-phased healthcare renovation projects including New Hanover Regional Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures Hires Matt Lamp as Senior Healthcare PlannerBSA LifeStructures, a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm, has hired Matt Lamp as Senior Healthcare Planner at its Raleigh, North Carolina office. Lamp brings 18 years of healthcare design experience and will provide simulation modeling services to help clients optimize workflows, staffing processes, and physical environment design. The firm stated the hiring will enhance its integrated planning team with technology-driven, data-informed solutions for healthcare clients.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures Hires Theresa L. Joy as Senior Healthcare Operations PlannerBSA LifeStructures, a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm based in Indianapolis, has hired Theresa L. Joy as senior healthcare operations planner to provide clinical and hospital operations expertise to the firm's healthcare market. Joy brings over 25 years of nursing experience, including previous roles as director of trauma services, orthopedic services, perioperative services, and clinical education at Eskenazi Health. In her new role, she will work with healthcare facilities to improve processes, eliminate redundancies, and streamline workflows to enhance patient care and outcomes.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures welcomes new engineering leadership to its St. Louis officeBSA LifeStructures announced the appointment of Theodore (Ted) L. Zemper as director of engineering for its St. Louis office. Zemper brings 23 years of experience in architecture and engineering, specializing in health, science, and education markets. The firm stated that this leadership expansion aligns with its mission to provide integrated design solutions.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures welcomes new leadership to its Atlanta officeBSA LifeStructures, a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm, announced the appointment of Josh Vel as regional director for its Atlanta office. Vel brings over 20 years of experience in architectural design focused on higher education facilities and will lead team infrastructure and market development for the Atlanta and Southeast region. The Atlanta office, which opened in 2013, provides architecture, engineering, and interior design services for healing, learning, and discovery markets.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures names Kate Allen engineering co-directorBSA LifeStructures, a nationally recognized architecture and engineering firm, has named Kate Allen as co-director of its engineering team, partnering with fellow co-director Brian Hoagland. Allen joined the firm in June 2017 as engineering principal-in-charge for the Denver office, bringing prior experience as managing director of Deerns America and director of A/E/C Industry Surveys for PSMJ Resources. The firm, founded in Indianapolis in 1975, focuses on architecture, engineering, interior design and planning services for healthcare, higher education and research institutions.PR NewswireBSA LifeStructures names new National Market LeadersBSA LifeStructures, an architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Indianapolis, has promoted three professionals to new National Market Leader roles overseeing the firm's Healing, Learning, and Discovery market divisions. Tim Spence will lead healthcare projects, Geoff Lisle will handle higher education work, and Scott Kreitlein will oversee laboratory design initiatives. The firm, founded in 1975, stated the new structure will allow it to leverage commonalities across markets while responding to each sector's unique needs.