What SKOLNICK does

SKOLNICK Architecture is a privately held, founder-led architecture and design studio established in 1980 and headquartered at 75 Broad Street in Manhattan, with a secondary office in Hampton Bays, NY. The firm operates as a multi-disciplinary practice whose team — listed publicly on its website — spans architects, exhibit designers, graphic designers, architectural designers, an interpretive services director, a controller, and a technology manager, with Principal Lee H. Skolnick, FAIA, and Managing Director Raymond W. Merritt as the senior leadership. SKOLNICK is structured around four service offerings (Architecture, Exhibitions, Interiors, and Planning), and is best understood as an integrated studio in which spatial design, interpretive narrative, and exhibit fabrication oversight are delivered under one roof rather than across separately contracted consultants.

The firm's core technology and differentiators sit in three areas: (i) evidence-based design methodology for healthcare and pediatric facilities, anchored by a body of research that the firm cites as demonstrating quantitative efficacy in reducing patient and family anxiety; (ii) interpretive planning and exhibit design that translates complex institutional narratives into immersive museum, science-center, and cultural-institution experiences; and (iii) adaptive reuse of historic structures, including work with landmark commissions and regulatory approvals, evidenced by sustained project references including The Church in Sag Harbor, DCTV's firehouse renovation, and the Bishop's Basilica Visitor Center in Plovdiv. Service delivery is project-based, spans master planning through construction administration, and includes sub-specializations for healthcare/wellness design and educational facility design.

SKOLNICK generates revenue through bespoke professional-services commissions. There are no publicly disclosed prices or pricing models; each engagement is scoped and quoted individually based on complexity and required services. Go-to-market relies on a portfolio website segmented by project type, industry awards (SARA, AIANY, AIA, IDA, Architizer, etc.), and professional referrals from long-standing institutional clients. Customer segmentation is vertical — cultural institutions and museums, healthcare and wellness facilities, educational institutions, high-end residential, and hospitality/resorts — across multiple U.S. states (NY, NJ, VA, MI, OH, IL, FL, TN, NC, KY, TX, CT) and international markets (Canada, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Turkey, China, Anguilla, the UK). The firm has no external investors, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the source record; ownership is founder/management-led.

Name

SKOLNICK

Legal name

SKOLNICK Architecture

Website

https://skolnick.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SKOLNICK Architecture is a New York-based, founder-led architecture and design studio founded in 1980 offering integrated architecture, exhibition, interior, and planning services for cultural institutions, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, hospitality clients, and high-end residential projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Exhibition design
• Interpretive planning
• Evidence-based healthcare design
• Adaptive reuse architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full architectural services including master planning, concept design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration for institutional, commercial, and residential projects.
2. Exhibition and Interpretive Design: Specialized exhibition design services including concept development, content development, media production coordination, and fabrication oversight for museums and cultural institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SKOLNICK is an architecture and design firm providing integrated architecture, exhibition design, interior design, and planning services for cultural institutions, healthcare facilities, educational environments, hospitality projects, and high-end residential clients. The firm delivers full-service project commissions including master planning, schematic and design development, construction documentation, construction administration, and specialized interpretive and exhibit design, with recognized expertise in evidence-based healthcare environments, immersive museum experiences, and adaptive reuse of historic structures.

Product overview

SKOLNICK Architecture is an award-winning architecture and design firm offering integrated services across architecture, exhibition design, interior design, and planning. The firm specializes in cultural institutions, children's museums, healthcare facilities, educational environments, and residential projects. Their core offerings include Architecture Design Services (new construction and adaptive reuse), Exhibition Design (museum and interactive displays), Interior Design, Planning Services (master and interpretive planning), Healthcare and Wellness Design, and Educational Facility Design. Since 1980, the firm has collaborated with hundreds of clients to plan, design, and realize places for people to live, work, gather, explore, play, learn, and heal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services for residential, commercial, cultural, and institutional projects, including new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Delivered to cultural institutions, healthcare providers, educational clients, hospitality operators, and private residential clients.
• Exhibition Design Design and development of museum exhibitions, interactive displays, and interpretive experiences for cultural institutions and children's museums. Delivered to museums, science centers, cultural institutions, and nonprofit clients such as the 9/11 Tribute Museum and Royal Alberta Museum.
• Interior Design Interior architectural design services for healthcare facilities, corporate headquarters, residential spaces, and hospitality environments. Delivered in support of the firm's broader architecture and exhibition design commissions.
• Planning Services Master planning, interpretive planning, and concept design services for science centers, cultural institutions, and educational facilities. Includes interpretive master plans for institutions such as the Paley Center for Media.
• Healthcare and Wellness Design Specialized design services for healthcare facilities including children's hospitals, wellness centers, and evidence-based healing environments. Delivered to healthcare providers such as Hassenfeld Children's Hospital NYU Langone Health, Hospital for Special Surgery, Pirogov Children's Hospital, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of NJ.
• Educational Facility Design Architecture and design services for schools, libraries, science centers, and informal learning environments that cultivate curiosity and creativity. Delivered to educational clients including the Muzeiko Children's Science Discovery Center, Queens Library, Port Washington Public Library, Aileron Center for Entrepreneurial Education, and the New York Hall of Science.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased young visitor percentage by more than 500% at New-York Historical Society's Dimenna Children's History Museum
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• America for Bulgaria FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished Muzeiko as part of their mission to improve informal educational opportunities for Bulgarian children. Commissioned SKOLNICK for the first children's museum in Bulgaria, 35,000 sf facility that expresses cultural heritage while looking to the future.
• America for Bulgaria FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned SKOLNICK to develop interpretive strategy and lead exhibit design for Bishop's Basilica Visitor Center in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
• A&A Architects (Sofia)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitects-of-record for Muzeiko project in Sofia, Bulgaria, working with SKOLNICK as lead designers.
• Reich + Petch Design International (Toronto)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Toronto-based firm on design of exhibit experiences for London Children's Museum project.
• kubik maltbieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFabrication partner for exhibition components, including Children's Gallery at Royal Alberta Museum and Holiday Express at New-York Historical Society.
• Paley Center for MediamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly Museum of Television and Radio, retained SKOLNICK to create Interpretive Master Plan for design of future building and exhibits in New York and Los Angeles locations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EwingCole: Architecture and engineering firm with notable healthcare and cultural-institution practices. Competes for the same institutional healthcare design commissions.
• CannonDesign: National architecture and design firm with deep healthcare specialization and growing cultural-institution portfolio. Overlaps with SKOLNICK's evidence-based healthcare design methodology.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a strong healthcare practice (evidence-based design) and significant cultural-institution work. Larger incumbent competitor for both SKOLNICK's healthcare and cultural segments.
• SmithGroup: Large integrated design firm with established healthcare, cultural, and education practices. Competes for the same institutional commissions at a much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Thinkwell Group: Experience design and production firm focused on museums, theme parks, and cultural attractions. Adjacent peer with overlap on immersive visitor experiences and interpretive environments.
• Roto Design: Experience design and architecture firm specializing in museums, visitor centers, and branded environments. Comparable mid-sized competitor in exhibit and interpretive design.

Direct peers

• Gallagher & Associates: Museum and cultural-institution design firm specializing in master planning, exhibit design, and interpretive experiences. Direct peer competing for the same museum and visitor-center commissions.
• Ennead Architects: New York-based architecture firm of similar size with strong cultural-institution, educational, and adaptive-reuse portfolio. Direct competitor for the same institutional museum, library, and university commissions.
• Local Projects: Experience design firm creating interactive museum exhibitions, visitor centers, and cultural installations. Direct peer in the museum/exhibit-design space with overlap on narrative-driven, technology-rich cultural projects.
• Ralph Appelbaum Associates: Specialized exhibition and interpretive design firm serving museums, cultural institutions, and public spaces. Closest direct competitor in SKOLNICK's exhibition-design and interpretive-planning practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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