Quinn Design Associates

What Quinn Design Associates does

Quinn Design Associates Inc. is a Toronto-based landscape architecture firm founded in 1987 by John Quinn. The firm provides professional consulting services in landscape architecture, urban design, and site development across six primary sectors: academic institutions, healthcare facilities, civic and government projects, commercial/retail developments, hospitality, and residential developments. Its client base includes universities, hospitals, government agencies, major retail developers (Cadillac Fairview, Oxford Properties), and luxury hotel operators, with project work concentrated in Ontario and additional engagements spanning Quebec and select international markets including Russia, Egypt, Jordan, and Oman.

Core service offerings cover the full project lifecycle from master planning and schematic design through municipal approvals, contract documents, and construction administration. The firm has used Autodesk Revit Building Information Modelling (BIM) software since 2014 to enable 3D collaboration with project architects, engineers, and consultant teams. Complementary capabilities include Municipal Approvals consulting (with experience serving as expert witness at the Ontario Municipal Board), Sustainability Consulting focused on stormwater management, native plantings, and green infrastructure, and design expertise that has delivered multiple LEED Gold- and Silver-certified projects. Notable outputs include the Markham Pan Am Centre, Humber River Hospital, Seneca College CITE, Durham Consolidated Courthouse, and the Four Seasons Lion Palace in St. Petersburg.

Quinn Design Associates generates revenue through fee-based professional service engagements under project-based contracts. Work is secured via two primary channels: direct relationships with repeat private developers, institutions, and government agencies, and public procurement processes including Public-Private Partnership (P3) projects through Infrastructure Ontario, where the firm has served in both compliance and proponent roles on healthcare, civic, and academic projects. The firm is a privately held, founder-owned corporation with no disclosed external capital, parent entities, or subsidiaries, and its public team page lists five senior professionals (one Founding Principal, two Principals, and two Associates).

Name

Quinn Design Associates

Legal name

Quinn Design Associates Inc.

Website

https://quinndesign.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quinn Design Associates is a Toronto-based landscape architecture firm founded in 1987, providing consulting services in landscape architecture, urban design, and site development for academic, healthcare, civic, commercial, hospitality, and residential clients across Canada and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design consulting
• Site development planning
• Municipal approvals consulting
• Sustainable landscape design

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for landscape architecture, urban design, and site development. Revenue is generated through fee-based engagements for design, municipal approvals, contract documents, and contract administration services across civic, healthcare, academic, hospitality, commercial, and residential sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quinn Design Associates is a landscape architectural firm providing consulting services for site development, urban design, master planning, BIM/Revit modeling, municipal approvals, and sustainability consulting. The firm serves academic, healthcare, civic, commercial, retail, hospitality, and residential projects, primarily in Canada with selective international engagements.

Product overview

Quinn Design Associates is a landscape architecture firm offering comprehensive services in landscape design, urban design, and site development. Their core service offerings include Landscape Architecture Services, Urban Design, Site Development, BIM Services using Revit software, Municipal Approvals consulting, and Sustainability Consulting. They specialize in project sectors including Healthcare Landscape Projects, Academic Landscape Projects, Civic and Public Space Projects, Commercial and Retail Projects, Hospitality Projects, and Residential Projects. The firm provides services from master planning through schematic design, design development, municipal approvals, contract documents, and contract administration. They have experience with various project delivery models including traditional design-bid-build, design-build-finance-maintain, and Public Private Partnership (P3) projects procured through Infrastructure Ontario.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Core landscape architecture design services for academic, healthcare, civic, commercial, retail, hospitality, and residential projects.
• Urban Design Urban design and public realm consulting for civic, commercial, and institutional clients.
• Site Development Site development planning and design support for building and infrastructure projects.
• BIM/Revit Services Building Information Modeling using Revit, adopted by the firm in 2014 to coordinate landscape architecture with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Municipal Approvals Consulting and documentation support to secure municipal and regulatory approvals for landscape and site development projects.
• Sustainability Consulting LEED-accredited sustainability and environmental design consulting for landscape and site projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Gold and Silver certifications achieved on multiple healthcare, academic, and civic projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Petroff Partnership ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with Petroff Partnership Architects on Oshawa Centre retail expansion project (completed 2015). Also worked together on One60 Elgin Street Redevelopment in Ottawa with Petroff Architects.
• Cadillac FairviewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor repeat client for retail landscape projects including The Shops at Don Mills (master planning and implementation), Rodeo Drive Condominiums, and Sherway Gardens expansion. The firm was re-engaged for revitalization of streetscapes and planting at Don Mills.
• Plenary Health (PCL Constructors, HDR Architecture)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPublic-Private Partnership (P3) project team for Humber River Hospital (completed 2015). Firm provided landscape design and guidance for public art selection as part of the Design Build Finance Maintain project delivery.
• B+H ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing architectural partner on multiple P3 projects including Milton District Hospital (LEED Gold, 2017), Humber College Learning Resource Commons (LEED Gold), and Bell Creekbank Campus. Served as prime consultants on various healthcare and academic projects.
• Perkins + Will ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership on Seneca College CITE project (completed 2019) which received CSLA National Award of Excellence 2022. The firm provided landscape design for the Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship with LEED Platinum targeting.
• Arabtech Jardaneh ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on JW Marriott Resort in Aqaba, Jordan (completed 2011) and Intercontinental Hotel and Club House in Muscat, Oman (consultant services completed 2016). International hospitality project partnerships.
• Strabag ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership on Four Seasons Lion Palace Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia (completed 2011). Quinn designed paving, planting for interior spaces, roof terraces, and Presidential Suite outdoor terrace.
• Oxford Properties GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor commercial client for retail landscape projects including Yorkdale Shopping Centre (ongoing enhancements) and Scarborough Town Centre master plan study. Repeat engagement for exterior improvements and tenant area designs.
• Core ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership on 1001 The Queensway mixed-use development with four residential towers and central public park. Provided landscape architectural response for streetscape and gathering spaces.
• ARK Inc. (Architect+Research+Knowledge)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrequent architectural partner on multiple projects including York University Quad Residence Phase II, Mayfield West Seniors Housing, The Mabin School, and Etobicoke Wellness Centre. Collaborative relationship on P3 and institutional projects.
• WZMH ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing partnership on P3 projects including Humber River Hospital, New Toronto Courthouse competition pursuit, Quinte Consolidated Courthouse, and Ritz Carlton Cairo. Multiple courthouse and healthcare collaborations.
• Dialog ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership on Sherway Gardens expansion (with Dialog Architects) and Seneca College KIP Building A (with Dialog Design). Ongoing collaborations on academic and retail projects.
• Infrastructure OntariocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcurement vehicle for P3 projects. Quinn has served in both compliance and proponent roles on numerous projects procured through Infrastructure Ontario including healthcare facilities, courthouses, and academic buildings across Ontario.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nak Design Strategies (NAK): Ontario-based landscape architecture and urban design firm with similar master-planning approach. Comparable firm-level scale and client base for retail, residential, and civic landscape work.
• MBTW Group / MTW Landscape Architects: One of Canada's largest independent landscape architecture practices with offices across Ontario. Directly comparable Toronto-based firm offering master planning, urban design, and site development across healthcare, academic, civic and commercial sectors—the exact verticals Quinn serves.
• The Planning Partnership: Toronto/GTA landscape architecture and urban design firm with strong healthcare, institutional and brownfield redevelopment portfolio. Competes head-to-head with Quinn on Ontario academic and civic projects including LEED-targeted work.
• PMA Landscape Architects: Toronto-headquartered landscape architecture firm with comparable headcount, healthcare/academic/civic portfolio, and BIM-based delivery. Direct competitor named in Quinn team resume (Cole Goudie previously at PMA), making them a natural peer for project bids and talent.
• Schollen & Company Landscape Architecture: Toronto-based practice focused on urban design, public realm, and institutional landscape work. Overlapping project sectors (civic, academic, residential) and similar bid-driven professional services model.
• WALTERS-MORIARITY Landscape Architects (WML): Canadian landscape architecture practice with comparable urban design and institutional focus. Competes for similar Ontario-based civic and academic projects.
• Strybos BarronKing Landscape Architects: Toronto-based landscape architecture practice with strong public realm, civic, and healthcare portfolio. Directly comparable boutique-scale peer bidding on similar provincial and municipal mandates.
• Janousek + Simons Landscape Architects: Toronto-based landscape architecture practice with shared institutional and healthcare client base. Comparable firm size and service breadth, competing for similar Infrastructure Ontario-adjacent P3 roles.

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: Internationally recognized landscape architecture and urban design firm with similar portfolio depth in civic, hospitality, and campus projects. Represents the larger-scale incumbent tier Quinn could be benchmarked against as it pursues marquee institutional commissions.
• HOK / Populous (Landscape Architecture practices): Global design practices with large landscape architecture teams integrated into full-service A&E delivery. They represent the broader incumbent landscape Quinn competes with on institutional P3 bids where consortium depth matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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