RADA Architects

Name

RADA Architects

Legal name

RADA Architects

Website

https://rada-arch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Masterplanning and programming
• Code compliance consulting
• Noise abatement design
• LEED sustainable design

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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: Professional consulting services in architecture, planning, and interior design. Revenue generated through design fees for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects across academic, healthcare, government, and commercial sectors.
2. Masterplanning and Programming Services: Expanded services in masterplanning and programming, creating stakeholder partnerships that help project implementation through visioning sessions and strategic planning.
3. Code Compliance and Noise Abatement Consulting: Specialized consulting services for City of Chicago Building Permit Program and residential sound insulation programs around Chicago airports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

RADA Architects is a Chicago-based architecture firm that delivers comprehensive architectural, planning, and interior design services across academic, healthcare, government, workplace, and residential sectors. The firm's core offerings include programming, masterplanning, building design, code compliance review, sustainable/LEED-certified design, and acoustical/noise abatement consulting (notably for the Chicago Airports Residential Sound Insulation Program). Services are delivered as an integrated practice combining stakeholder visioning, technical innovation, and adaptive reuse expertise for institutional and public-sector clients.

Product overview

RADA Architects is an architecture firm (operating since 1994) offering a unified suite of professional services centered on architecture, planning, and interior design. The firm's core offerings span Architecture, Planning & Interiors, Programming & Masterplanning, Code Compliance, Noise Abatement, and Sustainable Design/LEED Certification. Their project portfolio is organized into four main practice areas: Academic Learning Environment Design, Workplace Environment Design, Healthcare & Medical Facility Design, and Government Project Services, with additional specialization in Mixed-Use and Multi-Unit Residential developments. The services are delivered as an integrated practice rather than as separate modular products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture, Planning & Interiors
• Programming & Masterplanning
• Code Compliance Services
• Noise Abatement Program (RSIP)
• Sustainable Design / LEED Certification
• Academic Learning Environment Design
• Workplace Environment Design
• Healthcare & Medical Facility Design
• Government Project Services
• Mixed-Use and Multi-Unit Residential Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Math on Demand program achieved 98% retention rate and 91% course success rate following Wright College Science Labs completion
• +5 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ProMedica Toledo HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProMedica Toledo Hospital in Ohio is a major healthcare client for whom RADA designed the Heart Rhythm Center. The firm expanded licensure to Ohio specifically for this project, with Aram Garbooshian becoming licensed in Ohio. Project featured at HFSE 2019 as case study for healthcare design excellence.
• New York City School Construction AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRADA expanded firm presence and licensure to New York specifically for NYC School Construction Authority projects. Alvin Ho, RA, became licensed in New York to support these projects.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through which RADA's Bryan Hadley mentored students at Community Christian Alternative Academy. Students engaged in sustainability visioning exercises and urban design workshops.
• Peggy Notebaert Nature MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in student mentoring program for North Lawndale students focused on sustainability and Chicago's historic boulevards improvement strategies.
• Rush University Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElizabeth Melas, Director of Capital Projects at Rush University Medical Center, co-presented at NeoCon 2018 on 'The Hospital Maze – Wayfinding through Design'. Collaboration on healthcare facility planning and wayfinding best practices.
• Domani Construction & Development Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor partner for Chavez Clinic project. Collaboration for successful project delivery and ALA Design Awards 2021 Merit Award recognition.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Legat Architects: Mid-sized Chicago-based architecture firm with comparable practice area in education, healthcare, and government work — directly comparable in scale, geography, and client mix to RADA.
• Antunovich Associates: Chicago architecture firm with strong education, healthcare, and adaptive reuse portfolios; comparable size and Chicago regional concentration to RADA.
• bKL Architecture: Chicago-based architecture practice focused on community-centered, education, and civic projects with similar mid-size scale and socially responsible design positioning.
• Cordogan Clark & Associates: Mid-size Chicago architecture firm with comparable work in education, civic, and adaptive reuse projects.
• VOA Architecture: Chicago-rooted national architecture firm with comparable healthcare, education, and workplace practices serving public and institutional clients.

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: National firm with a leading Healthcare Studio that RADA has co-presented with; competes on hospital wayfinding, research labs, and higher-ed masterplanning work where RADA also practices.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with Health and Wellness practice; RADA's joint NeoCon 2019 presentations and overlapping healthcare/wellness expertise make it a relevant broad competitor.
• HDR Architects: Large global firm with significant healthcare, education, and civic practice; competes for larger institutional and government capital programs in Chicago and beyond.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with renowned healthcare and education studios; competes for academic medical center, hospital, and university work that overlaps RADA's verticals.
• CannonDesign: National firm specializing in healthcare, education, and research facility design — directly relevant to RADA's health/science and academic practice areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RADA_Architects

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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