What LEA Architects does

LEA Architects is a family-owned architectural design firm founded in 1975 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Led by founding principal Lawrence Enyart (FAIA, LEED Fellow) and his son Lance Enyart (AIA), with Randy Jones as Director of Operations, the firm specializes in fire stations and public safety facilities, having completed more than 150 such projects across Arizona municipalities including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Goodyear, Chandler, Gilbert, Sun City, Surprise, Buckeye, and Paradise Valley. The firm distinguishes itself through deep domain expertise in safety-critical public infrastructure, holding the distinction of designing the first LEED Platinum certified fire station in the United States (Scottsdale Fire Station No. 2, 2009) and accumulating 100+ design awards.

The firm's portfolio extends beyond fire stations into aviation (Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Terminal, Sacramento International Airport), civic, commercial, academic, military (USAF), training, religious, and residential sectors. The business model is project-based professional services revenue derived primarily from public sector clients through competitive RFPs and qualifications-based selection processes, with project fees tied to construction cost or fixed professional fees. The firm has demonstrated selective geographic expansion into California and Texas, and has begun partnering with national building product suppliers (Echelon Masonry / Oldcastle APG/CRH) on larger projects.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward government and institutional clients, making the firm dependent on municipal capital budgets, public bond measures, and federal/military procurement cycles. The firm is recognized as AIA Arizona Sustainable Firm of the Year (2012) and its founding principal was named the first LEED Fellow in Arizona (2014). There is no indication of AI/ML technology integration; the firm operates as a traditional architectural practice leveraging standard CAD/BIM tools and credentialed human expertise as its primary value drivers.

Name

LEA Architects

Legal name

LEA Architects, LLC

Website

https://lea-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LEA Architects is a Phoenix-based family-owned architecture firm founded in 1975, specializing in fire stations and public safety facilities with 150+ completed projects for municipalities, airports, military, and universities across Arizona and selective out-of-state markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Public safety facilities
• Fire station design
• LEED certified architecture
• Sustainable civic design

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

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 architectural services for public and private sector projects including fire stations, public safety facilities, airports, civic buildings, academic facilities, and residential/commercial projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and construction administration services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LEA Architects is a full-service architectural design firm providing professional planning, design, and construction administration services across multiple building typologies. The firm's flagship specialty is fire station and public safety facility design, with over 150 projects completed, and it also delivers aviation, civic, commercial, academic, military, training, religious, and residential architecture. Services are project-based, with each engagement tailored to client functional requirements, community influences, site and climatic constraints, sustainability goals, and budgetary limits.

Product overview

LEA Architects is a full-service architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural design services across multiple building typologies. The firm operates as a single unified practice organized by project type, including Fire Service & Public Safety (their flagship specialty with over 150 projects), Aviation, Civic & Cultural, Commercial & Mixed Use, Academic, Military, Training Facilities, Religious, and Residential design services. The firm's design philosophy focuses on incorporating sustainability, responding to client functional requirements, community influences, site and climatic constraints, and budgetary limits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Service & Public Safety Design Architectural design services for fire stations, public safety buildings, police and fire administration buildings, and emergency operations centers. LEA has designed over 150 fire stations and public safety facilities for government fire departments, fire districts, and public safety agencies.
• Aviation Facility Design Design of aviation terminals, airport operations buildings, ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting) facilities, hangars, and airport retail spaces for airport operators and aviation authorities.
• Civic & Cultural Design Design of civic buildings including city halls, libraries, museums, parks, performing arts venues, art installations, and community spaces for city and municipal governments.
• Commercial & Mixed Use Design Architectural services for commercial projects ranging from large-scale mixed-use infill developments to individual retail and restaurant spaces for private sector clients.
• Academic Building Design Design of educational facilities including university buildings, colleges, schools, and instructional spaces that support learning experiences for higher education clients.
• Military Facility Design Design of military facilities including readiness centers, security operations centers, rappel towers, and support infrastructure for U.S. military installations.
• Training Facility Design Planning and design of public safety training facilities for federal, state, county, municipal, and academic agencies, including fire training academies and police training facilities.
• Religious Facility Design Design of religious spaces that foster fellowship and community connection for faith-based clients.
• Residential Design Architectural design of single-family residences, from urban infill to large-scale residential projects for private clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• First LEED Platinum certified Fire Station in the United States (Scottsdale Fire Station No. 2, 2009)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 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.

• Echelon Masonry (Oldcastle APG, CRH company)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2020LEA Architects partnered with Echelon Masonry's Trenwyth Trendstone for Paradise Valley Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2, utilizing ground face concrete masonry units for both exterior and interior applications. The partnership provided cost-effectiveness through economy of scale when using similar materials for both projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK (Populous/Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum): HOK is a global design firm with significant aviation, civic, and public safety work. Its aviation practice (terminals, ARFF facilities) overlaps meaningfully with LEA's aviation credentials, but as a much broader incumbent.
• DLR Group: DLR Group is a large national integrated design firm with a broad civic and public safety practice. It competes with LEA on larger municipal and federal RFPs but as a broader full-service incumbent rather than a specialist.
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a major integrated design firm with civic, public safety, and higher education practices. It is comparable to LEA for the type of government and civic work pursued but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a large engineering-architecture firm with aviation and federal facility practices, including ARFF stations. It competes with LEA for federal and aviation work but as a much larger, multi-disciplinary incumbent.
• CannonDesign (now Cannon): CannonDesign is a national architecture and engineering firm with civic, higher education, and aviation practices. Comparable to LEA across multiple verticals but at materially larger scale and with broader service offerings.

Direct peers

• LRK Inc. LRK is a national planning, architecture, and interiors firm with extensive public safety and civic work, including fire stations and emergency facilities. Comparable to LEA for its public safety specialization and multi-state footprint serving government clients.
• TCA Architecture: TCA Architecture is a California-based architecture firm with a recognized specialty in public safety facility design, including fire stations, police facilities, and emergency operations centers. It is directly comparable to LEA's fire station and public safety niche, serving similar government clients with similar project types.
• Wiley|Wilson: Wiley|Wilson is an architecture and engineering firm with a longstanding public safety practice designing fire stations, police facilities, and emergency centers. It competes for similar municipal RFPs and shares LEA's multi-disciplinary government focus.
• Sink Combs Dethlefs (NOW Studios): Sink Combs Dethlefs is a Denver-based architecture firm recognized for public safety and civic work, particularly fire stations and emergency facilities. It competes directly with LEA in the Western Mountain Region market.

Regional players

• Jones Studio: Jones Studio is a Phoenix-based architecture firm with civic, cultural, and educational work in the Southwest. It is comparable to LEA for its regional Arizona base and civic portfolio, though it does not specialize in fire stations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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