Anderson, Mason, Dale Architects

What Anderson, Mason, Dale Architects does

Anderson Mason Dale Architects is a Denver-based, full-service architecture firm founded in 1974, employing approximately 60 professionals and serving institutional and corporate clients across the Rocky Mountain West. The firm provides planning, programming, and design for higher education campuses, civic and public safety facilities, healthcare and research environments, cultural venues, and corporate workplaces, with completed projects spanning Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. The practice is organized as a principal-led professional corporation (Anderson Mason Dale Architects, P.C.) with no parent company, external investors, or disclosed financial filings.

The firm earns revenue through project-based professional service fees on multi-year engagements, secured via direct institutional relationships, RFP responses, and industry referrals; fees are individually quoted by scope and complexity and are not publicly standardized. Technical work is executed with industry-standard BIM and parametric design tooling (Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper), with the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum frequently cited as the marquee demonstration of complex geometry — approximately 10,000 unique aluminum diamond panels requiring precision fabricator coordination. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability disclosed, and no external funding; the firm's only "product" is professional services rendered by named design principals.

The client base spans multiple higher education systems (University of Colorado Anschutz, Colorado School of Mines, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Denver, Boise State), municipal governments (Bozeman, Northglenn), and large law firms (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, Holland & Hart). AMD is distinguished as a three-time recipient of the AIA Firm Award — a recognition held by only a handful of U.S. firms — and typically operates as executive architect, collaborating with globally prominent design firms (Diller Scofidio + Renfro, ZGF Architects, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Moore Ruble Yudell) on landmark institutional projects, with a small group of principals plus President David C. Pfeifer running overall operations.

Name

Anderson, Mason, Dale Architects

Legal name

Anderson Mason Dale Architects, P.C.

Website

https://amdarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Anderson Mason Dale Architects is a Denver-based, ~60-person full-service architecture firm providing planning, programming, and design for higher education, civic, healthcare, and corporate clients across the Rocky Mountain West. A three-time AIA Firm Award recipient, the firm frequently serves as executive architect on landmark regional projects in collaboration with globally prominent design firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Higher education architecture
• Civic building design
• Sustainable architecture
• Commercial interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture and design services billed on a project fee basis. Services include planning, programming, and design of buildings for colleges, universities, schools, libraries, justice facilities, office buildings, cultural venues, and housing. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Anderson Mason Dale Architects is a 60-person Denver-based architecture firm providing full-service architectural design including planning, programming, and design of buildings for colleges, universities, schools, libraries, justice facilities, office buildings, cultural venues, and housing. The firm delivers services across higher education, civic, public safety, residential, commercial office, and specialized research facilities throughout the Rocky Mountain West.

Product overview

Anderson Mason Dale Architects is a 60-person Denver-based architecture firm providing full-service architectural design including planning, programming, and design of buildings for colleges, universities, schools, libraries, justice facilities, office buildings, cultural venues, and housing. The firm has completed numerous notable projects including the Anschutz Health Sciences Building, First Year Residence Hall at University of Denver, Bozeman Public Safety Center, Aerospace & Engineering Sciences Building at MSU Denver, CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering, and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. The firm's portfolio spans higher education, civic, public safety, residential, commercial office, and specialized research facilities across Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Three-time AIA Firm Award recipient recognizing distinguished body of work
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• ZGF ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on the Anschutz Health Sciences Building at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. AMD served as executive architect while ZGF served as design architect for this 390,000 SF LEED Gold health sciences facility.
• ThinkOnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration on the Bozeman Public Safety Center - a civic building for law enforcement, municipal courts, and fire safety departments designed to reflect the City's stewardship and commitment to community.
• Bohlin Cywinski JacksoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on the CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. BCJ served as design architect while AMD provided architectural services for this 94,000 SF state-of-the-art research facility.
• Diller Scofidio + RenfrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partnership on the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Park Union Bridge in Colorado Springs. AMD served as executive architect while DS+R was design architect for these landmark projects.
• Hummel ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation architect partnership on the Micron Center for Materials Science Research at Boise State University. AMD partnered with Hummel Architects for this 91,270 SF materials science facility.
• Moore Ruble YudellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the First Year Residence Hall at University of Denver. Moore Ruble Yudell worked with AMD on this 130,000 SF, 500-bed residence hall designed to foster belonging and community.
• Clark & EnersenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative design of CSU Spur campus at National Western Center. Clark & Enersen designed Vida building while AMD designed Terra (food and agriculture) building as part of this interconnected campus.
• Hord Copland MachtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative design of CSU Spur campus at National Western Center. Hord Copland Macht designed Hydro building (water research) while AMD designed Terra building as part of this interconnected campus.
• Mead & HuntminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainability partner on Campus Safety & Preparedness Facility at CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
• Kiel MoeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainability partner on Campus Safety & Preparedness Facility - net zero energy building project.
• Cator Ruma & AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainability partner on Campus Safety & Preparedness Facility at CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
• Group14 EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainability consulting partner for Aspen Distillers project pursuing LEEDv4 BD+C Platinum certification and Full Petal Living Building Challenge.
• Nine dot ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt curation partner for RiNo mixed-use projects including Rev360. Nine dot Arts curated murals and art installations for the building's public spaces.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with significant higher-education and healthcare practices that directly compete with AMD on major institutional commissions in the Mountain West.
• HKS Architects: Major national architecture firm with significant higher-education, civic, and cultural practices, representing the scale competitor that AMD most often faces on institutional RFPs.
• SmithGroup: Large integrated design firm with deep higher-education, healthcare, and civic practices that compete with AMD for major institutional projects in the Western US.
• CannonDesign: National architecture and engineering firm with substantial higher-education and healthcare practices, frequently competing for the same institutional RFPs as AMD.

Direct peers

• ZGF Architects: National architecture firm with deep healthcare and higher-education expertise. Partnered with AMD on the Anschutz Health Sciences Building, with ZGF as design architect and AMD as executive architect.
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Renowned national architecture firm with strong higher-education and civic portfolios. Collaborated with AMD on the CoorsTek Center at Colorado School of Mines.
• Moore Ruble Yudell: National architecture firm specializing in higher education, civic, and cultural projects. Partnered with AMD on the University of Denver First Year Residence Hall.
• Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Internationally recognized design firm. Partnered with AMD as design architect on the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Park Union Bridge, the highest-profile project in AMD's portfolio.
• Clark & Enersen: Regional architecture firm with strong higher education, civic, and healthcare portfolios across the Midwest and Mountain West. Co-design partner with AMD on CSU Spur Vida building.
• Hord Copland Macht: Denver-based architecture firm of comparable size serving higher education, civic, and cultural clients across the Mountain West. Direct collaboration partner on CSU Spur campus alongside AMD.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/andersonmasond1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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