What Ten Eyck Landscape Architects does

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects (TELA) is a privately held, founder-owned landscape architecture firm founded in 1997 by Christine Ten Eyck, FASLA, originally in Phoenix, Arizona and now headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm operates as a professional design studio of approximately 14 professionals delivering landscape architecture services, including master planning, schematic design, construction documentation, and construction administration for institutional, civic, hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and high-end residential clients across the American Southwest (Arizona, Texas) and selectively into Mexico.

TELA's underlying technical expertise centers on ecologically restorative design for arid and semi-arid climates, built around four identifiable proprietary capabilities: a regional landscape design methodology calibrated to specific Southwest ecoregions; water harvesting systems integration (cisterns, HVAC condensate reuse, graywater); native and xeric plant palette design supporting biodiversity; and SITES-certified sustainable landscape performance (the firm delivered the world's first SITES certification beyond pilot projects at UTEP, plus multiple SITES Gold awards). The firm has also supported projects achieving LEED Gold and LEED Platinum certifications.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees, negotiated on a project basis or won through competitive bidding. The go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, leveraging an extensive portfolio of design awards (Cooper Hewitt National Design Award 2026, multiple National ASLA Honor Awards, ULI Global Awards), editorial coverage in mainstream and trade publications, and speaking engagements at ASLA, AILA and TCLF venues. Customer segments are diversified across primary verticals (academic institutions, civic/public sector, hospitality) and secondary verticals (healthcare, commercial/mixed-use, botanical gardens, high-end residential), with named flagship clients including Arizona State University, University of Texas at El Paso, Scottsdale Healthcare, San Antonio Botanical Garden, City of Scottsdale, Silver Ventures, and SoCo ATX Investments.

Name

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects

Legal name

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Inc.

Website

https://teneyckla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects is a privately held, founder-owned landscape architecture firm founded in 1997 in Phoenix (now Austin), specializing in ecologically restorative, water-harvesting-driven landscape design for academic, civic, hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and high-end residential clients across the American Southwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture design
• Sustainable landscape planning
• Water harvesting design
• Campus master planning
• Ecological restoration design

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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. Landscape Architecture Design Services: Professional design services for landscape architecture projects including master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for institutional, commercial, and public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects provides professional landscape architecture design services for academic campuses, civic and public spaces, commercial developments, healthcare facilities, hospitality properties, and high-end residences. Engagements span master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. The firm's work emphasizes ecologically restorative outdoor spaces, native and xeric plant palettes, and water harvesting systems tailored to the American Southwest.

Product overview

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects (TELA) is a landscape architecture design firm offering professional design services across multiple sectors including academic campuses, civic/public spaces, commercial developments, healthcare facilities, hospitality properties, master planning, and residential projects. The firm specializes in ecologically restorative outdoor spaces with a regional approach to the American Southwest, emphasizing native plant species, water harvesting technologies, and sustainable design practices. As a service-based firm rather than a product-based company, TELA does not offer distinct software products, modules, or platforms — its offerings consist entirely of landscape architecture consulting, design, and project delivery services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Landscape Architecture Design Landscape architecture services for universities, colleges, and academic campuses, including campus master planning, outdoor classrooms, entry sequences, and plaza design. Clients have included Arizona State University, University of Texas at El Paso, University of Arizona, and University of Texas at Austin.
• Civic and Public Space Landscape Architecture Design Landscape architecture design for cities, park departments, public conservancies, and civic institutions, including public parks, urban plazas, civic gardens, and community spaces. Delivered for the City of Scottsdale (Chaparral Park), Parks for Downtown Dallas (Harwood Park), and others.
• Commercial and Mixed-Use Landscape Architecture Design Landscape design for commercial centers and mixed-use developments, including adaptive reuse projects. Representative work includes the Plaza and Cellars at Pearl Brewery for Silver Ventures, Inc., and South Congress Hotel.
• Healthcare Landscape Architecture Design Landscape design for healthcare facilities including healing gardens, hospital landscapes, and therapeutic outdoor environments that support patient recovery and staff wellbeing. Scottsdale Healthcare Healing Garden is a representative project.
• Hospitality Landscape Architecture Design Landscape design for hotels, resorts, and boutique hospitality venues, including streetscape, courtyards, and rooftop gardens. Representative projects include South Congress Hotel, Hotel Magdalena, and the Holdsworth Center.
• Master Planning Landscape Architecture Services Multi-phase master planning services spanning master plan, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration for campuses, civic districts, and large mixed-use sites such as the 18-acre UTEP Campus Master Plan.
• Residential Landscape Architecture Design Custom landscape design for private residences, ranch properties, and estates, including projects such as Point Breeze Ranch, Mill Spring Ranch, West Texas Ranch, and Bridle Path Residence.

Quantifiable outcome

• First project in the world to earn SITES certification beyond pilot projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rush x Ten EycknotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration with Rush Social for adaptive re-use of historic South Austin property into a seven acre nature reserve, bar, kitchen and racquets club. TELA providing landscape architecture services for the historic property transformation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MIG: California-based planning, design, and environmental services firm active across the Western U.S. Overlaps with TELA in serving public agencies and developers on park, civic, and campus landscape projects with an emphasis on ecological performance.
• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio with a prestige portfolio of cultural, institutional, and civic projects. Highly comparable in scale, design-led positioning, and pursuit of high-profile awards similar to TELA's.
• Design Workshop: Landscape architecture and urban design firm with offices across the Mountain West and Southwest, focused on contextually responsive, restorative landscape design. Direct peer in geography, sustainability ethos, and public/institutional project mix.
• Reed Hilderbrand: Cambridge, MA-based landscape architecture firm specializing in campuses, cultural institutions, and ecologically sensitive environments. Closely comparable to TELA's boutique scale, design philosophy, and roster of university and cultural clients.
• LandDesign: Multi-disciplinary land planning, landscape architecture, and urban design firm with a strong presence in the U.S. South and Southwest. Comparable in serving higher education, civic, and mixed-use clients with integrated landscape and master planning services.
• Hood Design Studio: Oakland-based landscape architecture and urban design practice working on culturally rooted, ecologically restorative public landscapes. Comparable to TELA's emphasis on site-specific design, community context, and integration of art and ecology.
• James Corner Field Operations: Landscape architecture and urban design firm behind iconic projects such as the High Line. Comparable to TELA in award-winning, design-driven practice serving public and institutional clients with ecologically restorative and culturally significant landscapes.
• SWA Group: One of the largest landscape architecture and urban design firms in the U.S., with deep expertise in sustainable, ecologically-driven public realm design. Directly comparable to TELA in service offering, client mix (universities, cities, developers), and emphasis on water-conscious landscape performance.
• Mikyoung Kim Design: Boutique, award-winning landscape architecture studio focused on urban, cultural, and institutional projects with strong design identity. Comparable in scale, design-led approach, and pursuit of high-profile national and international commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Sasaki Associates: International design firm spanning landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture. Broader and larger than TELA, but overlaps materially in campus master planning, civic spaces, and ecologically driven landscape design for institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teneycklandarch
• Facebookfacebook.com/teneyckla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ten-eyck-landscape-architects-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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