Randall Scott Architects

What Randall Scott Architects does

Randall Scott Architects (RSA) is a privately held Texas architecture firm founded in 1984 by Randall Scott and headquartered in Plano, Texas, with stated operations also in Richardson. The firm provides architecture, interior design, and planning services to two primary client verticals: Texas municipalities (city halls, fire stations, police stations, municipal courts, public works facilities) and higher education institutions (universities, colleges, community colleges). Core service offerings span programming, master planning, schematic and design development, construction documentation, and construction contract administration, with supporting interior design and facility planning capabilities.

RSA delivers projects using Revit BIM software and brings specialized design methodologies including the proprietary 'Roundhouse' apparatus bay design for fire stations and VRV HVAC systems positioned at 40% higher efficiency than standard split DX units. The firm maintains specialized practices in student housing (40,000+ beds delivered across 25 campuses), public safety facilities, health science and simulation centers incorporating VR/AR training environments, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Completed construction projects span roughly $3.2M (small fire stations) to $38.8M (large academic buildings such as Texas A&M AG#5).

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services, with fees earned on design and construction administration engagements procured through competitive bidding (RFQs/RFPs) or qualifications-based selection processes typical of public-sector clients. RSA pursues a relationship-driven go-to-market anchored on multi-year and multi-decade client relationships (25 years with the City of Dallas, 12 years with Tarleton State University), supported by a portfolio exceeding $4 billion in cumulative Texas university and public architecture work. The firm operates as a small practice of 11-50 employees with multi-generational leadership combining founder Randall Scott's 35+ years of public-sector experience with second-generation principal Preston Scott. There is no disclosed revenue, no outside investment, no parent company, and operating geographies are limited to Texas.

Name

Randall Scott Architects

Legal name

Randall Scott Architects, Inc.

Website

https://rsarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Randall Scott Architects is a privately held, Texas-based architecture firm founded in 1984 serving municipalities and higher education institutions with specialized design, interior, and planning services across student housing, public safety facilities, and health science centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Higher education architecture
• Municipal architecture design
• Student housing design
• Public safety facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Richardson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: RSA generates revenue through providing comprehensive architecture, interior design, and planning services to public sector clients including municipalities, universities, and community colleges. Revenue is project-based, earned through design fees, construction administration, and related professional services. The firm has delivered projects ranging from $3.2M to $38.8M in construction cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Randall Scott Architects (RSA) provides comprehensive architecture, interior design, and planning services for public-sector clients in Texas. The firm designs academic buildings, residence halls, health science centers, recreation facilities, city halls, fire stations, police stations, and municipal courts, with a portfolio of more than $4 billion in completed university and public architecture design projects.

Product overview

Randall Scott Architects is a 38-year-old architecture and interiors firm offering specialized services across Higher Education Architecture, Municipal Architecture, Student Housing, Public Safety Facilities, Health Science & Simulation Centers, Interior Design, and Planning Services. The firm operates as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, with project portfolios spanning academic buildings, city halls, residence halls, fire stations, and municipal complexes throughout Texas. Notable specialized offerings include innovative 'Roundhouse' apparatus bay designs for fire stations, state-of-the-art nursing simulation facilities with VR/AR technology, and Living/Learning student housing environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Higher Education Architecture Comprehensive architectural services for universities including programming, design, and construction administration for academic buildings, classrooms, labs, recreation centers, and health science centers. Portfolio includes $4 billion in university and public architecture design projects throughout Texas.
• Municipal Architecture Architectural design services for municipal and public clients including specialized workshops for creating consensus among residents, staff, and stakeholders. Encompasses City Halls, Municipal Courts, and comprehensive municipal complex design.
• Student Housing Specialized student housing design services ranging from 200-1,000 bed facilities for public and private universities. Includes Living/Learning environments, suite-style configurations, and multi-phase campus housing projects totaling 1,900+ beds on single campuses.
• Public Safety Facilities Design of Fire Stations, Police Stations, Training Facilities, and Headquarters. Includes innovative apparatus bay designs like the 'Roundhouse' concept, emergency operations centers, and hardened EOC facilities for hurricane resistance.
• Health Science and Simulation Centers State-of-the-art nursing and health science facilities featuring simulation centers, skills labs, virtual reality EMT labs, augmented reality anatomy labs using Anatomage touch screen tables, and Level 3 simulation platforms with debriefing rooms.
• Interior Design Services Space planning, corporate interiors, FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment), interior finish design, and furniture specification services.
• Planning Services Facility capacity studies, facility condition assessments, long-range facility planning, conceptual studies, cost estimating, master planning, and campus-wide municipal facility programming.
• Recreation and Events Centers Multi-purpose recreation and events facilities serving as convocation centers, performance venues, student recreation centers, classroom and laboratory buildings, and athletics department offices.

Quantifiable outcome

• $4 billion+ in completed project portfolio
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City of DallascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRSA has maintained a 25-year relationship with the City of Dallas, completing Fire Station No. 40 (Silver LEED Certified, $3.2M) with innovative Roundhouse design. The partnership demonstrates RSA's ability to deliver complex municipal projects over extended timeframes with consistent quality.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Corgan: Dallas-headquartered architecture firm with Texas higher education and civic clients. Regional overlap with RSA on university and municipal work in the Texas market.

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Large integrated design firm with substantial higher education, civic, and student housing portfolios. Competitor for the same institutional clients as RSA but with significantly broader geographic and service scope.
• SmithGroup: National architecture firm with deep higher education and civic/municipal practices. Comparable in serving universities and public-sector clients but operates nationally with much greater scale than RSA.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with major higher education and civic studios. Competes for university academic, residence life, and municipal commissions across Texas and nationally.
• LEO A DALY: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with established higher education, civic, and public safety practices. Overlaps with RSA on university residence halls, city halls, and public safety facilities.
• HKS, Inc. Dallas-based global architecture firm with significant higher education and civic portfolios. Overlaps with RSA on Texas university and municipal work but operates at much larger scale and across many other verticals.

Direct peers

• Lake|Flato Architects: San Antonio-based architecture firm with a strong civic/municipal and education portfolio in Texas. Comparable in regional focus and emphasis on contextual, sustainability-driven design for public clients.
• Overland Partners: Texas-based architecture firm recognized for civic, higher education, and student housing work with a contextual/sustainability design philosophy. Closely comparable in both client base and design approach to RSA.
• Page (formerly Page Southerland Page): Texas-headquartered architecture firm with substantial higher education, civic, and student housing practices across the state. Directly comparable in geography, target clients (Texas universities and municipalities), and project type mix.

Emerging players

• EwingCole: Architecture firm with specialized higher education and public-safety/healthcare studios. Comparable niche expertise in academic buildings and specialized facilities like RSA's health science centers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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