What Nvision Architecture does

Nvision Architecture, Inc. is a privately held, full-service architectural firm headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, founded in 1982 and operating a second office in Palmer. The firm delivers architecture, master planning, interior design, and construction administration services for projects valued from under $1 million up to $20 million in construction cost, serving public and institutional clients across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Its portfolio is concentrated in healthcare, education, government (federal, state, municipal, and tribal), commercial/retail, religious/community, and residential/multi-family building typologies, with named engagements including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Richardson Troop Health Clinic, the VA Outpatient Clinic and Regional Office, the NOAA Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute, the University of Alaska Anchorage Health Sciences Building, and the Best Buy and Home Depot Alaska retail stores. Following a 2020 merger with Livingston Slone, Inc., the firm operates the "Livingston Slone Studio @ Nvision" sub-brand and reports a 2025 acquisition of Atlanta-based Macgregor Associates (subject to entity-name clarification in diligence), which would mark its first expansion outside the Alaska/Pacific Northwest market.

The business model is professional services revenue earned on a project-based, quote-driven fee structure, with multi-year contract cadences typical of institutional design work. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with the firm pursuing clients through direct consulting engagements, competitive proposal processes, and repeat referrals from federal, state, tribal, municipal, healthcare, and education buyers. Distribution is anchored on a regional portfolio-website marketing channel and deep professional/community involvement (AIA Alaska, Alaska Association for Historic Preservation, Association for Learning Environments). The firm reports supporting more than 25 charitable organizations and maintaining a headcount of 1-10 employees, which together with its 40+ year operating history and 30+ documented AIA design awards points to a small, principal-driven practice whose competitive position rests on Alaska-specific domain expertise, regulatory familiarity, and long-cycle institutional relationships rather than scale.

Name

Nvision Architecture

Legal name

Nvision Architecture, Inc.

Website

https://nvisionarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nvision Architecture is a privately held Anchorage-based architectural firm founded in 1982 delivering architecture, master planning, interior design, and construction administration for healthcare, education, government, tribal, and commercial clients across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture and Design: Fees for architectural services including planning, design, and construction administration for new buildings, renovations, and tenant improvements. Projects range from less than $1 million to $20 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nvision Architecture is a full-service architecture firm delivering architecture, master planning, interior design, and construction management/administration services for commercial, institutional, and government clients. Projects range in value from less than $1 million to $20 million and span healthcare, education, government, retail, religious, residential, and community sectors across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The firm merged with Livingston Slone, Inc. in 2020 to operate as Livingston Slone Studio @ Nvision, expanding its portfolio of Alaskan architectural projects.

Product overview

Nvision Architecture offers a unified suite of architecture and design services organized as a full-service architectural firm rather than a software platform. The core offerings include Architecture Services, Master Planning, Interior Design, and Construction Management. Following a 2020 merger with Livingston Slone, Inc., the firm now operates as Livingston Slone Studio @ Nvision, significantly expanding capabilities to include government facilities, health clinics, hospitals, laboratories, libraries, marine research centers, museums, and university buildings. The company's portfolio is organized into specialized market sectors: Education, Healthcare (Heal), Commercial/Retail (Shop), Government/Military (Work), Residential Housing (Live), and Religious Facilities (Worship). Projects range from small tenant improvements to large-scale new construction valued up to $20 million across Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Master Planning
• Interior Design
• Construction Management
• Livingston Slone Studio @ Nvision

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects ranging from less than $1 million to $20 million in value
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EKONAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNvision teamed with EKONA, a nationally known Byzantine Cathedral design specialist, for the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church project in South Anchorage. EKONA provided specialized expertise in Byzantine Cathedral design to achieve historic accuracy for Alaska's first Byzantine Cathedral.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Large national integrated design firm with active practice in Alaska (K-12, healthcare, civic). Represents the scaled national competitor increasingly bidding on the same federal and tribal work that Nvision has historically won.
• HDR Inc. Large national architecture/engineering firm with significant healthcare, civic, and federal practices that pursue Alaska-based projects. Represents the broader incumbent class entering the regional market.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with established Alaska offices, competing for the same institutional, environmental, and government architecture assignments at a national-scale resource level.
• Mithun: National design firm (formerly Mithun | CPL) with award-winning work in education, healthcare, and community/civic sectors. Comparable to Nvision on design-quality credentials and the relevant institutional verticals.

Regional players

• Cushing Terrell: Integrated design firm with strong Pacific Northwest and Mountain West presence, including projects in cold-climate and remote contexts. Comparable to Nvision on climate-specialized, multi-vertical design practice.
• Reid Middleton: Pacific Northwest-based engineering and architecture firm with a similar institutional and public-sector client base. Regional peer with comparable Alaska-Pacific Northwest geography and project scale.

Direct peers

• RIM Architects: Anchorage-based architecture firm with a comparable Alaska-focused practice across commercial, institutional, healthcare, and government projects. Direct competitor for the same public-sector and private clients in the Alaska market.
• KPB Architects: Anchorage-based architecture firm serving education, healthcare, and government clients in Alaska. Direct peer competing for the same institutional RFPs and Alaska-specific climate-design work.
• Jensen Yorba Lott Architects: Alaska-based architecture firm with overlapping practice areas including healthcare, education, and government facilities. A close direct peer in the regional design market.
• McCool Carlson Green: Alaska-headquartered architecture firm with a similar mix of healthcare, education, and public-sector work. Comparable in size and market to Nvision, competing for the same institutional contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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