What Jenkins•Peer Architects does

Jenkins•Peer Architects is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based architecture and design firm founded in 1978 that delivers planning, architectural, and interior design services across the Southeast United States. The firm serves higher education institutions (UNC Charlotte, Agnes Scott College, NC State, Appalachian State, UNC Wilmington, UNC Pembroke, Davidson, Clemson, Central Piedmont Community College), federal and local government clients (GSA, Mecklenburg County), corporate and nonprofit clients (Foundation for the Carolinas, Charlotte Country Club), and faith-based institutions. Service offerings include architecture, interior design, master planning, programming, environmental graphics, sustainable design with LEED accreditation support, and historic preservation for National Register buildings and historic districts.

The firm's core technology stack consists of Building Information Modeling (BIM), sustainable design practices, and specialized historic preservation workflows. Revenue is generated on a project-based, professional services model with quote-based pricing per engagement, and the firm has accumulated 50+ design awards including AIA NC Firm of the Year (2021) and AIA Charlotte Firm of the Year (2021). On December 31, 2025, Jenkins•Peer Architects completed its transition to join CannonDesign, operating as 'Jenkins Peer Architects, a CannonDesign company' and becoming CannonDesign's first Southeast office while maintaining local leadership under Principal Benjamin D. Benson.

The go-to-market approach is sales-led and relationship-driven: long-standing client relationships drive project referrals, with new business supplemented by professional referrals, industry awards (AIA, GSA, ENR, NIRSA), an active Instagram presence, and a portfolio-focused website. Notable marquee projects include the Charles R. Jonas Federal Courthouse (with Robert A.M. Stern Architects), the American Legion Memorial Stadium ($40.5M renovation), and multiple LEED Platinum-certified historic preservation projects such as Agnes Scott College Main Hall.

Name

Jenkins•Peer Architects

Legal name

Jenkins Peer Architects

Website

https://jenkinspeer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jenkins•Peer Architects is a Charlotte-based architecture and design firm founded in 1978 serving higher education, government, civic, corporate, and faith-based clients across the Southeast US. The firm operates as a CannonDesign company following a December 31, 2025 merger, delivering architectural, interior design, master planning, and historic preservation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design
• Interior design
• Master planning
• Historic preservation
• Sustainable design

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services for architectural design, interior design, master planning, and related consulting services for institutional, commercial, civic, and residential clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jenkins•Peer Architects provides professional architectural design, master planning, interior design, programming, environmental graphics, sustainable design, and historic preservation services for institutional, civic, educational, corporate, and residential clients. The firm develops built-environment solutions that balance aesthetic, functional, environmental, and preservation considerations across new construction and renovation projects.

Product overview

Jenkins•Peer Architects, a CannonDesign company, is an architecture and design firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services. Rather than a software platform with discrete modules, the firm delivers integrated service offerings including Architecture, Interior Design, Master Planning, Programming, Environmental Graphics, Sustainable Design, and Historic Preservation. These services are delivered through traditional project-based engagements for clients across higher education, civic, commercial, cultural, faith-based, and residential sectors throughout the Southeast United States. The firm was founded in 1978 and joined CannonDesign on December 31, expanding CannonDesign's presence into the Southeast region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Full-service architectural design for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects across institutional, civic, educational, corporate, and residential markets.
• Master Planning Long-range site and campus planning services that guide development phasing, land use, and built-form strategy for institutional and corporate clients.
• Interior Design Interior space planning, finishes, furnishings, and detailing services for workplaces, learning environments, cultural venues, and residences.
• Historic Preservation Specialized preservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse services for historically significant buildings and places.
• Sustainable Design Environmentally responsible design services integrating LEED and other green-building strategies to reduce energy use and improve occupant health.
• Programming and Environmental Graphics Pre-design programming, space-use analysis, and environmental graphics and signage services that support wayfinding and brand expression within built environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Platinum certification achieved for Agnes Scott College Main Hall - 44% less energy and 34% less water than comparable buildings
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• CannonDesigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 December 2025Jenkins Peer Architects joined CannonDesign on December 31. The Charlotte office became CannonDesign's first office in the Southeast. This strategic partnership provides broader network of talent, expertise, and resources while maintaining local leadership. CannonDesign is an employee-owned company, repeatedly named by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in North America and honored by Fortune as a Company Changing the World.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Charles R. Jonas Federal Courthouse Annex & Modernization project. RAMSA served as design architect while Jenkins Peer Architects was architect-of-record. Project involved 134,428 sf renovation and 198,000 sf new annex.
• Flad ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on UNC Pembroke Clinical Sciences Building project. Flad Architects worked with Jenkins Peer Architects on intensive programming and design process for 75,000 sf health sciences facility.
• KWK ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on NC State University Greek Village Phase 4 project. KWK Architects collaborated on four-story, 62,900 sf apartment building with 147 beds.
• CGL CompaniesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on Charles R. Jonas Federal Courthouse project as part of project team.
• Diller Scofidio + RenfroflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Discovery Place Science Master Plan where Jenkins Peer served as architect-of-record and Diller Scofidio + Renfro as design architect.
• Cunningham QuillminorGTM or Marketing PartnerArchitectural firm collaboration mentioned in social media. Firms share 'Gobble till ya Wobble' holiday event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LS3P Associates: Southeast-headquartered architecture, interiors, and planning firm of similar size; comparable higher education, civic, and adaptive reuse focus across the Carolinas and broader Southeast region.
• Clark Nexsen: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast architecture and engineering firm with overlapping higher education, civic, and federal client base; comparable size and multi-disciplinary delivery model.
• Flad Architects: National architecture firm specializing in higher education and science/healthcare; an existing partner of Jenkins Peer on UNC Pembroke Clinical Sciences Building, sharing both client overlap and design sensibility.
• KWK Architects: Higher-education-focused architecture firm that has partnered with Jenkins Peer on NC State Greek Village Phase 4; directly comparable in scale and university student-life specialty.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with strong higher education and civic portfolios; competes for the same university and government commissions across the Southeast, but at materially greater scale.
• CannonDesign: Parent company and one of the largest employee-owned design firms in North America; now encompasses the Jenkins Peer Charlotte office as its first Southeast location, expanding the parent's higher-ed and civic reach.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm with deep higher education, civic, and sports/recreation practices; competes for marquee campus and federal projects but at a much larger scale.
• HKS: Large architecture practice with notable higher education, sports, and government portfolios; competes for similar institutional and civic clients and offers in-house engineering that Jenkins Peer now accesses via CannonDesign.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm with strong higher education and civic market presence; pursues comparable campus and government commissions in the Southeast, including historic adaptive reuse.
• SmithGroup: National architecture and engineering firm with established higher education, science, and civic practices; competes for similar university master-planning and modernization commissions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/jenkinspeerarchitects

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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