Di Cara Rubino Architects

What Di Cara Rubino Architects does

Di Cara Rubino Architects is a Parsippany, New Jersey-based architectural and planning firm founded in 1994 by Germano R. Rubino and co-founded in its current form in 1999 when Joseph A. Di Cara joined as partner. The firm provides full-service architectural design for institutional and public-sector clients, with its practice organized around K-12 education, higher education, municipal/government, and select commercial projects (including automotive showrooms and union training facilities). Its service portfolio spans facility evaluation and long-range planning, schematic and design development, construction documents, interior design (staffed by a Certified Interior Designer), construction administration, renewable energy/ESIP consulting, BIM/3D visualization, and specialized pre-referendum public relations for school district bond initiatives.

The firm operates a project-based professional services revenue model with multi-year contract cycles, compensated through competitive bidding, direct commissions, and on-call architect agreements. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales targeting school boards, municipal procurement officers, and college administrators across New Jersey, with no evidence of geographic expansion outside the state. The go-to-market is relationship-driven, supported by an 80% repeat clientele rate and press coverage of project milestones in regional outlets.

The firm is led by five Principals (Rubino, Di Cara, Barnett, Sroka, Watkins) with an average of 40 years of public-sector design experience, supported by Senior Project Managers, Project Architects, Job Captains, Construction Administrators, and interior design staff (headcount range 11-50). There is no disclosed external investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; the entity is privately held and operates as an independent partnership-style architecture practice.

Name

Di Cara Rubino Architects

Legal name

Di Cara | Rubino Architects

Website

https://dicararubino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Di Cara Rubino Architects is a 31-year-old Parsippany, NJ-based architectural firm providing full-service design, planning, and construction administration for K-12 schools, higher education institutions, municipal governments, and select commercial clients across New Jersey, with deep public-sector expertise and 80% repeat clientele.

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)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• K-12 education facilities
• Public sector architecture
• Sustainable LEED design
• Construction administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Wayne

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. Architectural Design Services: Project-based architectural design fees for public facilities including K-12 schools, higher education institutions, municipal buildings, and commercial projects. Revenue generated through competitive bidding, direct commissions, and on-call architect agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Di Cara Rubino Architects is an architectural firm providing comprehensive design, planning, and construction administration services for K-12 schools, higher education institutions, municipal buildings, media centers, STEM facilities, and commercial projects. Services span facility evaluation, schematic design, design development, construction documents, sustainable/LEED design, interior design, BIM/3D visualization, and referendum public relations for public-sector clients throughout New Jersey.

Product overview

Di Cara | Rubino Architects is an award-winning Northern New Jersey architectural and planning firm established in 1994, celebrating 31 years of design excellence in 2025. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of architectural services organized into distinct practice areas: K-12 Education (new construction, additions, renovations, and STEM facilities for school districts), Higher Education (student centers, nursing schools, theaters, and learning commons for colleges and universities), Commercial projects (automotive showrooms, union training facilities, and public facilities), Media Center Design (modern learning commons spaces), and STEM Facility Design (science and technology laboratories). Supporting these core design services, the firm offers integrated capabilities in facility planning, interior design, renewable energy options, construction administration, graphic design and BIM services, and public relations for referendum campaigns. The firm is recognized for design work in education, healthcare, municipal, and commercial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full architectural design services encompassing sustainable/LEED design, program development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and specifications for K-12, higher education, commercial, and municipal clients.
• Facility Planning Services Comprehensive planning services including facility evaluation, long-range planning, site selection analysis, project budgeting, scheduling, and space programming for institutional and commercial clients.
• Interior Design Services Space planning and interior design services including furniture, finishes, and equipment selections, delivered by a Certified Interior Designer on staff.
• Construction Administration Services Construction administration services during construction including site observation, cost review, bidding, and analysis to oversee project execution.
• Renewable Energy Design Services Renewable energy options including solar design, ESIP (Energy Savings Improvement Plan), renewable energy credits, and power purchase agreements.
• Graphic Design and BIM Services Advanced visualization services including 3D models, Building Information Modeling (BIM), virtual walk-throughs, and computer-generated renderings.
• Public Relations and Referendum Services Pre-referendum services, public information campaigns, special event planning, press releases, and media relations for school district bond and referendum initiatives.
• K-12 Education Architectural Services Design and construction administration services for K-12 educational facilities including new school construction, additions, renovations, and STEM laboratory upgrades for school districts throughout New Jersey.
• Higher Education Architectural Services Comprehensive architectural design services for colleges and universities, including student centers, nursing schools, theaters, learning commons, and food court facilities.
• Commercial Architectural Services Design services for commercial facilities including automotive showrooms, union training centers, and welcome centers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of business from repeat clientele
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NV5 Global: Large publicly-traded infrastructure and architectural engineering firm with a New Jersey presence serving public-sector clients including schools. Overlaps in client base but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Stantec: Global architecture and engineering firm with significant K-12 and higher-education practices, including New Jersey public-sector work. A larger incumbent that competes for the same institutional RFPs but offers much broader service capabilities.

Direct peers

• Wiederspan Associates Architects: New Jersey architectural firm focused on educational facilities for K-12 school districts. Directly comparable in market specialization and operating geography.
• LAN Associates: Mid-Atlantic architecture and engineering firm with K-12 and higher-education practices. Comparable in professional services model and public-institution client base, though broader in scope.
• SSP Architectural Group: New Jersey-based architectural firm serving K-12, higher education, and institutional clients. Comparable in public-sector focus and regional operating geography.
• Fraytak Veisz Pope Thern: New Jersey-based architectural firm serving education, municipal, and commercial clients. Similar regional focus and institutional client mix.
• Clarke Caton Hintz: New Jersey architectural firm with strong public-sector and institutional portfolio. Comparable on geography, project type, and professional-services delivery model.
• EI Associates: New Jersey architecture and engineering firm with education and municipal portfolio. Similar size, regional focus, and public-sector project mix to Di Cara Rubino.
• USA Architects: New Jersey-based architectural firm specializing in K-12 and public-sector educational facility design, with a similar client base of school districts and municipalities. Closely comparable in scale, geography, and market focus.
• NK Architects: Mid-sized New Jersey architectural firm with deep K-12, higher education, and municipal portfolio. Directly comparable on public-sector specialization, geography, and project scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DiCaraRubino
• Facebookfacebook.com/DiCaraRubinoArchitects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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