American G&D Group

What American G&D Group does

American G&D Group is a private landscape architecture and integrated design consultancy founded in 2013 in Northern California (Corte Madera, CA), with a regional headquarters in Taichung, Taiwan, and operations spanning the United States, Taiwan, and mainland China. The firm delivers fully integrated planning and design consultancy across landscape architecture, master planning, urban design, water planning, environmental signage, restoration ecology, and sustainable Low Impact Development (LID). Core projects to date include super-block residential developments (Sun Bird Daxi, Sun Bird Lotus), LEED Gold / China Green Building-certified corporate campuses (China Mobile Luoyang and Huaian call centers), large urban ecological retrofits (Ningbo Confluence Parks, Zhengjiang sponge city, Huludun River), and major municipal linear infrastructure (Taichung Green Rail — a 21.7 km rail-to-trail; Blue Belt Flora Expo — 1.8 km urban river redesign).

G&D monetizes through project-based professional services engagements, billed via schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction observation/field design control on a quote-specific basis. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct engagement and competitive bidding, with primary customers being municipal and government bureaus (Taichung Construction Bureau, Taichung Hydraulic Bureau, Ningbo Urban Traffic Development, Zhengjiang City Water, Ningbo Labor Union) and selective private-sector clients (China Mobile, Sun Bird Construction, SWA Group). The firm employs 11–50 staff and operates four offices across the US and Asia. No external investors, parent companies, or funding rounds are disclosed in the available data.

Name

American G&D Group

Legal name

American G&D Group

Website

https://gnd-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American G&D Group is a private landscape architecture and integrated urban design consultancy, founded 2013 in Northern California with four offices across the US, Taiwan, and China, serving municipal governments and enterprise clients on planning, ecological restoration, and LEED-certified campus projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning design
• Master planning services
• Ecological restoration design
• Low impact development

Headquarters

HQ city

Causeway Bay

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Consulting Services: Provides landscape architecture, planning, urban design, ecological restoration, and low impact development services to public and private clients. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements including schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction observation/field design control.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

American G&D Group is a landscape architecture and urban planning consultancy that provides integrated planning and design services including landscape architecture, master planning, urban design, ecological restoration, environmental signage, and low impact development/water planning. The firm serves both government/public sector and private sector clients across the United States and Asia.

Product overview

American G&D Group is a landscape architecture and planning firm offering integrated design consultancy services. The company's core service offerings include Landscape Architecture, Planning and Urban Design, Ecological Restoration, Environmental Signage, and Low Impact Development/Water Planning. The portfolio spans diverse project types including super block residential developments (Sun Bird Daxi, Sun Bird Lotus), large-scale campus planning (China Mobile Huaian, China Mobile Luoyang), urban ecological retrofits (Blue Belt Flora Expo, Huludun River), rail-to-trail conversions (Green Rail), and public realm projects across Taiwan and China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Integrated landscape architecture design services for government and private sector clients across the United States and Asia, covering site-scale landscape design as part of the firm's multi-disciplinary planning practice.
• Master Planning and Urban Design Master planning and urban design services delivered as part of the firm's integrated planning practice, serving public and private sector clients across the United States and Asia.
• Ecological Restoration Ecological restoration design services delivered as part of the firm's integrated planning practice, applying ecological restoration techniques to public and private projects.
• Environmental Signage Environmental signage design services delivered as part of the firm's integrated planning practice for public and private sector clients.
• Low Impact Development and Water Planning Low Impact Development (LID) and sustainable water planning services delivered as part of the firm's integrated planning practice, applying LID methodology to public and private projects.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Herrera Environmental ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcology consultant partner for the Blue Belt Flora Expo project, providing ecological expertise for Huludun River restoration in Taichung, Taiwan.
• Originator Lighting Design ConsultantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLighting design consultant for the Blue Belt Flora Expo project, providing environmental lighting expertise.
• GT InternationalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject prime and hydraulic consultant for Blue Belt Flora Expo project. Also involved as joint partner with Construction Bureau for Green Rail project.
• ipv DelftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridge design consultant for the Green Breezing Corridor (Green Rail) project in Taichung, Taiwan.
• minimaxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental signage consultant for the Green Breezing Corridor (Green Rail) project.
• King-Le Chang & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering consultant for the Green Breezing Corridor (Green Rail) project.
• schmidt/ hammer/ lassen architects (SHL)coreTechnology or IntegrationArchitectural design partner for House of Staff project in Ningbo, China. Collaborative design relationship where G&D provides landscape architecture services.
• Vincent Callebaut ArchitecturecoreTechnology or IntegrationParis-based architect for Agora Garden project in Taipei, Taiwan. G&D provides construction document review and observation services for this partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design consultancy with a substantial landscape architecture and urban design practice; competes for the same large municipal and campus engagements from a broader services portfolio.

Direct peers

• Sasaki Associates: Integrated design practice spanning landscape architecture, urban planning, and ecological design with comparable master-planning and large-scale campus projects across the US and Asia.
• SWA Group: Globally renowned landscape architecture and urban design firm with a comparable multi-disciplinary master-planning and ecological restoration practice; named as an actual project collaborator in G&D's source data.
• Hargreaves Jones: Landscape architecture and urban design firm working on civic, waterfront, and campus projects with shared expertise in master planning and resilient landscape infrastructure.
• James Corner Field Operations: Pioneer of landscape urbanism (High Line) with strong expertise in large-scale urban green infrastructure, waterfronts, and ecological restoration projects analogous to G&D's Blue Belt and Green Rail work.
• PWP Landscape Architecture: Berkeley-based landscape architecture practice with comparable California roots, urban design, and public realm portfolio to G&D.
• OLIN: Multi-disciplinary landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm working on cultural, civic, and corporate campuses with a similar integrated design philosophy.
• Gross.Max: Landscape architecture practice focused on landscape urbanism, public realm, and ecological design in Europe and Asia, comparable in scale and design philosophy to G&D.
• EDSA: Established landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with global reach and comparable master-planning and resort/campus portfolio experience.

Regional players

• Turenscape: Leading Chinese landscape architecture and ecological restoration firm with deep local-government relationships, directly comparable sponge city and river restoration work in mainland China.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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