What MGB+A does

MGB+A Studio is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in landscape architecture, urban design, streetscape design, and land planning. Founded in 1973, the firm operates with a small team of 1-10 employees, with named principals including Jay Bollwinkel and Greg Boudrero, both positioned within a team averaging 15 years of experience. The firm's portfolio spans civic and institutional projects across the Intermountain West and selectively internationally (including Mexico), with notable engagements at the Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake County's Abravanel Hall Plaza, Bountiful City's Creekside Park, Utah State University's College of Agriculture, Red Butte Garden, and commercial clients such as OC Tanner and Thanksgiving Point.

The company delivers end-to-end landscape architecture services from site analysis and concept development through construction documentation and installation observation. It is structured as a single integrated practice that occasionally participates in multidisciplinary design teams led by larger architecture firms (e.g., HKS Architects on Abravanel Hall, MTR Landscape Architects on Red Butte Garden). Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements acquired primarily via direct client relationships and competitive proposals with government, educational, and private-sector clients. The firm markets through a website portfolio and organic social media (Facebook, X, Instagram) rather than paid acquisition.

The firm also operates a related trade name, MGB+A The Grassli Group, sharing the same Salt Lake City headquarters. No information is available on funding, ownership structure, revenue figures, or strategic transactions. The business model is classic boutique professional services: relationship-driven, project-billed, and reliant on the experience of a small senior team.

Name

MGB+A

Legal name

MGB+A Studio

Website

https://mgba-studio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MGB+A Studio is a Salt Lake City-based landscape architecture, urban design, and land planning firm serving government, educational, and private clients across the Intermountain West. Founded in 1973, the boutique practice delivers project-based design services from concept through construction documentation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

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. Professional Services - Landscape Architecture: MGB+A Studio generates revenue through providing landscape architecture, urban design, streetscape design, and land planning services to government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector clients. Revenue is project-based with engagements including concept development, construction documentation, and installation observation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MGB+A Studio is a landscape architecture and urban design firm that provides integrated professional services across landscape architecture, urban planning, streetscape design, and land planning. Services cover the full project lifecycle — from concept development and site analysis through construction documentation and installation observation — for civic, institutional, educational, and private-sector clients in the Intermountain West and internationally.

Product overview

MGB+A Studio is a landscape architecture and urban design firm offering integrated services as a single unified practice. The company's core offerings include Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Streetscape Design, and Land Planning services. Their portfolio showcases completed projects across civic spaces (Utah State Capitol, Abravanel Hall Plaza), educational campuses (USU College of Agriculture), public parks (Creekside Park, Red Butte Garden), and commercial/hospitality venues (OC Tanner, Thanksgiving Point). Services typically encompass the full project lifecycle from concept development through construction documentation and installation observation, with collaborative design approaches developed alongside user groups and stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Comprehensive landscape architecture services including site analysis, design, construction documentation, and installation observation for civic, institutional, and private projects.
• Urban Planning Services Urban planning and design services focusing on pedestrian-oriented spaces, streetscapes, and downtown revitalization projects.
• Streetscape Design Specialized streetscape design services for main streets, pedestrian plazas, and urban corridors that enhance accessibility and user experience.
• Land Planning Strategic land planning services for campus integration, site selection, and master planning of large-scale development projects.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• OLIN: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning practice serving civic, cultural, and institutional clients — parallel service mix to MGB+A's government and campus work.
• Design Workshop: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio with extensive work in parks, streetscapes, and resorts in the Mountain West — directly comparable to MGB+A's regional, civic portfolio.
• LandDesign: Multi-disciplinary landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban design firm serving public and private developers — overlap with MGB+A's municipal and campus projects.
• SWA Group: National landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with a strong public-realm portfolio (parks, plazas, waterfronts) — directly comparable to MGB+A's civic and institutional mix.
• James Corner Field Operations: Landscape architecture and urban design firm behind signature public-realm projects — directly comparable to MGB+A's civic plaza and urban-design engagements.
• Sasaki: Integrated planning, urban design, and landscape architecture firm with deep higher-education and municipal clients — analogous in scope and buyer type to MGB+A.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with an active landscape architecture practice competing for the same municipal and campus RFPs that MGB+A pursues.
• AECOM: Large multi-disciplinary infrastructure and design firm bundling civil, structural, and landscape services — competes broadly with MGB+A on integrated municipal bids.

Regional players

• FFKR Architects: Salt Lake City-based architecture and planning firm serving Utah civic and institutional clients — competes regionally with MGB+A for similar public-sector work.
• CRSA Architecture: Utah-based architecture and planning practice with civic, education, and campus clients — overlaps with MGB+A on Salt Lake-area institutional and municipal engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mgba_utah
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/mgba_utah
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mgb-a

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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