Land Design South

What Land Design South does

Land Design South is a planning, architecture, and environmental services firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, founded in 1985. The firm operates as a multi-disciplinary professional services platform delivering integrated planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture, environmental services, and geospatial surveying capabilities to public and private sector clients. Its practice spans core service lines including architecture, civil engineering, transportation engineering, water and wastewater engineering, MEP engineering, structural engineering, stormwater management, and environmental assessment and permitting, with specialized offerings in LiDAR/UAS-based geospatial data collection, Complete Streets+ design, and New Mobility services for autonomous vehicles and EV charging infrastructure.

The firm's business model is professional services fee-for-service, with revenue generated through project-based contracts bid or negotiated with government agencies, municipalities, and commercial developers. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales, with projects secured via RFQs, RFPs, design competitions, and direct client engagement, supported by account managers and practice area specialists. The firm employs a multi-channel marketing approach (website, blog, whitepapers, webinars, podcasts, social media, and industry events) and offers multiple project delivery methods including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery, Program Management, and Public-Private Partnerships (P3). It also operates a venture arm focused on innovation and emerging technologies that complement core engineering services.

The data inputs describe a small firm (11-50 employees) but include detailed operational narratives of a multi-state, multi-disciplinary platform with named marquee clients (e.g., Florida's Turnpike, Brightline, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, TxDOT, US Army Corps of Engineers, Amazon, Home Depot, YETI, Duke Energy, Coca-Cola, City of West Palm Beach, Grand Canyon National Park). This mismatch between firmographic headcount and the operational footprint described in the source material is a material data inconsistency that any downstream analysis must resolve.

Name

Land Design South

Legal name

WGI

Website

https://landdesignsouth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Land Design South is a planning, architecture, and environmental services firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida, founded in 1985, delivering multi-disciplinary design and engineering services to public and private sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Design Professional Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Landscape architecture design
• Land surveying services
• Environmental consulting
• Transportation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Engineering Consulting: Fee-for-service professional consulting engagements for architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, MEP engineering, and related disciplines. Projects are typically bid or negotiated on a per-project basis with government and commercial clients.
2. Land Surveying and Geospatial Services: Surveying and geospatial data collection services including boundary surveys, topographic mapping, and LiDAR/ UAS data acquisition. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with public and private sector clients.
3. Landscape Architecture: Design and planning services for parks, streetscapes, and environmental mitigation. Billed as part of integrated project teams on infrastructure and development projects.
4. Environmental Services: Environmental assessment, permitting, and compliance services for infrastructure and development projects. Includes marine and coastal environmental work.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Land Design South is a planning, architecture, and environmental services firm that delivers multi-disciplinary engineering, land surveying, and design services for public and private sector clients. Its offerings span civil engineering, landscape architecture, geospatial surveying, transportation engineering, water and wastewater engineering, environmental services, structural engineering, MEP engineering, and architecture. The firm supports infrastructure, development, and environmental projects from planning through project delivery using integrated in-house teams.

Product overview

WGI is a national award-winning engineering, land surveying, and professional services firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services as a single-source provider. The firm operates as a multi-disciplinary platform with integrated service lines spanning architecture, civil engineering, geospatial and land surveying, landscape architecture, MEP engineering, transportation engineering, water and wastewater engineering, and environmental services. Key specialized offerings include LiDAR + UAS data collection, Complete Streets+ design, New Mobility services for autonomous vehicles and EV charging, and Digital Services including BIM and 3D visualization. The firm also provides project delivery options (Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, IPD, Program Management, P3) serving diverse markets including cities and communities, development, education, energy, healthcare, industrial, transportation, and water/environment sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Full-service architectural design for commercial, residential, civic, and mixed-use developments, delivered to public and private sector clients.
• Civil Engineering Site development, infrastructure design, and civil infrastructure engineering services for commercial and public projects.
• Geospatial and Land Surveying Professional land surveying, mapping, and geospatial data collection including boundary surveys, topographic mapping, and construction staking.
• Landscape Architecture Design services for parks, streetscapes, recreational facilities, and environmental mitigation projects.
• MEP Engineering Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering services for commercial and institutional buildings.
• Transportation Engineering Highway, roadway, and bridge design services including traffic engineering, managed lanes, and tolling infrastructure.
• Water and Wastewater Engineering Utility infrastructure design including water treatment, distribution systems, wastewater collection, and stormwater management.
• Environmental Services Environmental assessments, regulatory compliance, and ecological restoration services including marine and coastal project support.
• Structural Engineering Structural design and analysis for buildings, bridges, and infrastructure including restoration and rehabilitation services.
• Parking Solutions Comprehensive parking design services including structural parking garages, surface lots, and parking technology systems.
• LiDAR and UAS Services Advanced geospatial data collection using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for surveying, mapping, and field data collection across infrastructure projects.
• Project Delivery Services Various project delivery methods including Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Integrated Project Delivery, Program Management, and Public-Private Partnerships (P3).

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning projects recognized by leading industry organizations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• WGI VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWGI Ventures is the firm's venture arm focused on innovation and emerging technologies. The subsidiary identifies and develops new technologies and business models that complement WGI's core engineering and design services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global A/E firm with significant planning, landscape architecture, environmental, and engineering practices serving municipalities, transportation, and real estate developers. Comparable service portfolio and federal/state agency client base, though at much larger scale.
• HDR: Employee-owned A/E firm with strong transportation, water, and environmental practices. Comparable service mix and public-sector client base, with more specialized architecture and healthcare facility design capabilities.
• Jacobs: Global professional services firm with major transportation, water, environmental, and urban planning practices. Comparable federal/state DOT and water management clients, but at significantly larger scale.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure. Highly comparable planning and environmental services overlap, particularly with Land Design South's environmental and water resources work.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive planning, transportation, environmental, and design capabilities. Overlaps with Land Design South's transportation and public-sector work, but AECOM operates at vastly larger scale and global breadth.

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: One of the largest U.S. planning, engineering, and design consulting firms with deep practices in transportation, land development, environmental, and landscape architecture. Directly comparable multi-disciplinary model and public-sector/private developer client mix.
• Michael Baker International: Employee-owned engineering, planning, and consulting firm with strong practices in transportation, water, environmental, and federal services. Comparable in size, multi-disciplinary model, and public-sector client focus.
• WGI: A national multi-disciplinary planning, engineering, landscape architecture, and surveying firm headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL. Directly comparable given overlapping service lines (planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, environmental services) and overlapping Florida/Sun Belt footprint; the WGI data dump is heavily associated with Land Design South's profile.
• TRC Companies: U.S. engineering, environmental, and construction management firm with planning, surveying, and infrastructure capabilities. Comparable in scale and service mix, particularly around environmental services and transportation infrastructure.

Regional players

• Calvin Giordano & Associates: Florida-based A/E firm providing planning, engineering, landscape architecture, and environmental services, primarily to municipal clients. Directly comparable in scope and geography, though with a different mix of municipal vs. developer clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSdkMrzFgN5zEM4ZdzUhwzA?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/145274178816282
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/land-design-south
• Instagraminstagram.com/wgiinspiredby
• Xx.com/LandDesignSouth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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