Name

CDPA Architects

Legal name

CDPA Architects, Inc.

Website

https://cdpaarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Engineering Design Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Municipal building design
• Public safety facilities
• Educational facility design
• Interior design planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Dearborn

HQ country

United States

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: CDPA generates revenue through professional services fees for comprehensive architectural and engineering design services. Projects range from new construction to renovation and include public sector facilities such as city halls, fire stations, police buildings, courts, and educational institutions. Revenue is project-based and one-time in nature, with each contract representing a discrete engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CDPA Architects is a full-service architectural and engineering firm providing comprehensive design services across architecture, interior design, and planning disciplines for new construction and renovation projects. The firm delivers feasibility studies through complex facility design and construction administration for public-sector clients, with a portfolio spanning city halls, fire stations, police buildings, courts, public works facilities, and educational institutions. Revenue is generated primarily through professional services fees on project-based, custom-quoted engagements.

Product overview

CDPA Architects is a full-service architectural/engineering firm providing comprehensive design services since 1961. The company operates as a single unified service offering organized around three core service lines: Architecture Services (covering new construction and renovation), Interior Design Services (space planning and aesthetic design), and Planning Services (master planning and needs assessment). Their project portfolio spans multiple categories including City Halls, Law Enforcement Facilities, Fire Stations, Judicial Facilities, Public Works Facilities, Education Facilities, and Commercial Buildings. Projects are primarily focused on public sector and institutional clients throughout Michigan, with the firm handling projects from feasibility studies through design and construction administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Named customers15 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wendel Companies: Architecture, engineering, and energy efficiency firm with a public sector and institutional client base. Comparable in integrated A&E delivery and recurring municipal/government project pipeline.
• Integrated Architecture: Michigan-based full-service architecture and engineering firm serving municipal, educational, and commercial clients. Comparable in scale, geographic focus, and integrated A&E service offering.
• TMP Architecture: Michigan-based architecture firm with a longstanding K-12 education, municipal, and public sector practice. Comparable in customer mix (school districts, cities, counties) and project categories (schools, civic facilities, public safety).
• Fishbeck: Grand Rapids-based engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with substantial Michigan municipal and institutional client base. Comparable in multi-discipline A&E delivery and public sector orientation.
• Wightman: Michigan-based architecture and engineering firm with a strong public sector and municipal government practice. Directly comparable in geography, customer segments (cities, townships, schools), and project types (civic facilities, public safety, education).
• Hobbs + Black Associates: Michigan-based architecture firm with a longstanding civic, educational, and public sector practice. Comparable in regional positioning, customer segments, and decades-long municipal client relationships.
• TowerPinkster: Grand Rapids-headquartered architecture and engineering firm serving K-12, higher education, municipal, and healthcare clients across Michigan. Comparable in scale, public sector focus, and integrated A&E service model.
• DLZ: Michigan-headquartered engineering and architecture firm serving state DOTs, municipalities, and federal clients. Comparable in public sector-heavy project mix and architectural/engineering integrated delivery.

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture and engineering firm with a civic and public sector practice (civic centers, courts, public safety). Overlaps with CDPA on large-scale municipal projects where national firms are invited to bid.
• SmithGroup: National A&E firm with a significant civic, public safety, and education practice. Competes for the same Michigan public sector RFPs but at greater scale, multi-office capacity, and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdpa-architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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