Synthesis Architects LLP

What Synthesis Architects LLP does

Synthesis Architects LLP is an award-winning architecture and planning firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Schenectady, New York, with a secondary office in Tampa, Florida. The firm provides professional architectural services across multiple verticals, including K-12 education, automotive dealerships, healthcare and medical facilities, civic and government buildings, corporate offices, higher education, urban planning, and residential projects. Its core expertise centers on sustainable design integration, evidence-based healthcare design, K-12 educational facility design on constrained budgets, and specialized automotive dealership design with brand standards compliance (serving Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Honda, Ford, and Volkswagen among others). The firm has renovated over 75 dealership buildings and completed multiple LEED-certified projects (Silver to Gold levels).

The firm operates as a privately held Limited Liability Partnership led by three principals: Michael Szemansco (Founding Principal), James Graham (Principal), and Teresa Szemansco (Director of Business Development). Revenue is generated through one-time professional fees for design services, construction administration, and project management, with project pricing determined on a project-by-project basis. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting public and private clients through competitive bidding, design competitions, and direct relationships. Notable clients include Albany Medical Center, NYS Department of Transportation, NYS Legislative Office Building, General Electric, Progressive Insurance, Union College, Siena College, and multiple K-12 school districts across New York. The firm has also completed international projects in China, including the Suqian Ancient Yellow River Master Plan and the Qidong Royal Park City master plan covering approximately 198 acres.

Name

Synthesis Architects LLP

Legal name

Synthesis Architects LLP

Website

https://synthesisllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Synthesis Architects LLP is a Schenectady, NY-based architecture and planning firm founded in 1989, providing design services across K-12 education, automotive dealerships, healthcare, civic, corporate, and master planning sectors. The firm serves public and private clients with sustainable, evidence-based design expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Education facility design
• Automotive dealership design
• Healthcare facility design
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Schenectady

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Planning Services: Professional architectural services for design, planning, and project delivery across multiple sectors including K-12 education, higher education, automotive dealerships, healthcare, civic, corporate, and institutional projects. Revenue is generated through one-time professional fees for design services, construction administration, and project management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Synthesis Architects LLP is an architecture and planning firm that provides design, construction administration, and project management services for K-12 schools, colleges/universities, automotive dealerships, healthcare/medical facilities, civic and corporate buildings, not-for-profit institutions, and master planning projects. The firm emphasizes sustainable, energy-conscious design and has delivered multiple LEED-certified buildings since its 1989 founding.

Product overview

Synthesis Architects LLP is an award-winning architecture and planning firm established in 1989, providing comprehensive architectural design services. The firm operates as a single unified service offering across multiple practice areas: Education Architecture Services (K-12 schools, colleges/universities), Automotive Dealership Design Services (luxury and mainstream dealerships), Civic + Corporate Architecture Services (government, office, legislative), Healthcare/Medical Facility Design (hospitals, diagnostic centers), Urban Planning and Master Planning (streetscapes, waterfronts), Residential Architecture (custom homes, estates), and Institutional/Not-for-Profit Architecture (community centers, clubs). The portfolio demonstrates expertise in sustainable design practices integrated across all project types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Architecture Services
• Automotive Dealership Design Services
• Civic + Corporate Architecture Services
• Healthcare and Medical Facility Design
• Urban Planning and Master Planning
• Residential Architecture
• Institutional and Not-for-Profit Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• Renovated over 75 dealership buildings for major automobile brands
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• Turner ConstructionnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign-build team partner for Siena College Administration Building rehabilitation project. Turner Construction served as construction manager for this LEED Gold certified renovation project.
• EYP ArchitectsnotableTechnology or IntegrationDesign-build team partner with EYP Architects for General Electric Building 66 Battery Manufacturing project. Synthesis Architects was part of the design-build team awarded the final phase of this green energy project.
• ID & Design International (IDD)notableTechnology or IntegrationAuto Storage Design Team partner for AutoHouse of Miami project. Collaboration for premier auto storage facility design in downtown Miami.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: Large national AEC firm with deep healthcare and education practices and a strong evidence-based design heritage. Competes with Synthesis on Albany Medical Center-type healthcare work and on K-12/higher ed RFPs but at significantly larger scale and broader service offering.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with major healthcare, education, and civic practices plus industry-leading LEED expertise. Competes directly on LEED-certified healthcare and university projects but with vastly more resources and international reach.
• HOK: Large global design firm with significant healthcare, civic, sports, and corporate practices. Competes on larger healthcare and civic commissions (e.g., Times Union Center, NYS Legislative-type projects) but operates at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• TMP Architecture: Mid-size U.S. architecture firm headquartered in the Midwest with comparable education (K-12) and civic portfolio focus, and similar project scale and client mix. Closest analog by size, segment focus, and regional public-sector bidding model.
• Clark Nexsen: Mid-size architecture and engineering firm with strong civic, education, and healthcare portfolios. Comparable size range, multi-office model (headquarters + regional offices), and similar public-sector competitive bidding approach.
• DLR Group: Employee-owned design firm with integrated architecture, engineering, and planning practices heavily focused on K-12, higher education, and healthcare. Comparable vertical-specialist strategy and similar evidence-based design methodology.
• Legat Architects: Mid-size Illinois-based architecture firm with significant K-12 and higher education practice. Comparable size and segment focus, similar design competition awards culture, and overlapping sustainable design credentials.
• LPA Design Studios: Large integrated design firm with deep K-12, higher education, civic, and healthcare practices. Comparable multi-vertical segmentation, similar evidence-based and sustainable design positioning, and overlapping client types (school districts, healthcare systems).
• HED (Harley Ellis Devereaux): Mid-size integrated design firm with comparable education, healthcare, and civic portfolios and a similar multi-office U.S. Midwest/East Coast footprint. Closely comparable size, segment mix, and design competition/awards profile.

Emerging players

• EwingCole: Mid-size architecture and engineering firm specializing in healthcare, higher education, and science & technology. Comparable evidence-based healthcare design positioning and overlapping Albany Medical Center / diagnostic center type projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/synthesis-llp

Compliance3 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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