What CRP Architects does

CRP Architects, PC is a privately held, regionally focused architectural design firm headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded circa 1980, the firm provides full-service architecture spanning planning, design, and construction administration for K-12 educational facilities, municipal and government buildings, faith-based institutions, health and wellness centers, and nonprofit/community organizations. Notable deliverables include the 5,500-seat Trojan Arena multi-use athletic facility for Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, Abrams Elementary School, Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy's middle and high school campuses, the Jenkins Middle School rebuild, and historic preservation work such as the $3.6 million Peel House renovation at First Lutheran Church. The firm operates from a single headquarters at 100 East Saint Vrain Street, Suite 300, with stated service presence across Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument, Aurora, Pueblo, Denver, and a secondary market in Hawaii.

The firm delivers projects through a lean core team of approximately 12 in-house staff, supported by a curated network of 300+ sub-consultant engineers and construction partners including Art C. Klein Construction, Nunn Construction, GH Phipps, JHL Constructors, and Bryan Construction. Architectural services are sold on a project-based fee model, with revenue mechanics tied to scope, complexity, and construction value rather than SaaS, licensing, or subscription streams. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven: projects are won through RFPs, direct invitations, and repeat engagements with institutional clients, particularly Colorado K-12 school districts. Cumulative disclosed outcomes include approximately $3 billion in completed construction costs across 450+ projects for 80+ Colorado clients, some with relationships spanning 30+ years.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm is structured as a partnership/professional corporation with no institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Leadership comprises CEO Nadine Hensler (appointed May 2025), President and Principal Architect Brian Risley, Vice President and Principal Architect Chris Mannino, and Director of Business Operations Jessie Kimber (joined October 2021 via a DoD Skill Bridge Fellowship). The firm carries no technology moat in the software/AI sense—its value proposition rests on community integration, decades-long client relationships, brand recognition in Colorado, and execution through a trusted sub-consultant ecosystem. There are no patents, no published AI/ML capabilities, no API products, and no app offerings.

Name

CRP Architects

Legal name

CRP Architects, PC

Website

https://crparchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRP Architects is a Colorado Springs-based architectural design firm providing full-service design for K-12 education, municipal, faith-based, and community facilities across Colorado. Founded circa 1980, the firm has completed 450+ projects representing $3 billion in construction costs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

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, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural and design services for educational, municipal, faith-based, and community facilities. Projects include new construction, renovations, and expansions billed on a project fee basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CRP Architects provides full-service architectural design and project delivery — from planning through construction administration — for educational (K-12), health and wellness, municipal, faith-based, and community facility projects in Colorado. Offerings include new construction, renovations, expansions, athletic and multi-use complexes, and historic preservation work, delivered through project-based professional services engagements with school districts, local governments, and nonprofit organizations.

Product overview

CRP Architects is a full-service architecture firm offering a unified portfolio of architectural design services. Their core offering encompasses the complete project lifecycle for educational facilities (K-12 schools, middle schools, high schools), athletic facilities (arenas, gymnasiums), municipal buildings, faith-based institutions, and community projects. The firm has delivered over 450 projects valued at approximately $3-4 billion in construction costs across Colorado, with notable project types including Trojan Arena (5,500-seat multi-use athletic facility), Abrams Elementary School, East Middle School, and the Peel House historic renovation. The firm's services are delivered as integrated architectural offerings rather than modular products, with specialized expertise in school district partnerships, community engagement, and Colorado-specific building codes and grant funding programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CRP Architects Architecture Services Full-service architectural design and project delivery for K-12 school districts, municipalities, faith-based institutions, and nonprofit/community organizations across Colorado. The offering covers new construction, renovations, expansions, athletic and multi-use facilities, and historic preservation projects, billed on a project-fee basis and delivered by a 12-member core team supported by 300+ sub-consultant engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3 billion in total construction costs completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Art C. Klein ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary construction partner on multiple projects including Fountain Middle School, Phoenix Transitions building, AIM Education Center, and Trojan Arena. Long-standing relationship serving Fountain-Fort Carson School District projects.
• Nunn ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner on Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy projects including transitional middle school and BEST-funded high school expansion. Completed Ersilia Cruz Transitional Middle School in 2022.
• GH PhippscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Bennett Ranch Elementary School expansion in Falcon Zone's Firebird Nation Campus. Building a 54,000 square foot addition for sixth grade students.
• JHL ConstructorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Kit Carson K-12 Replacement School and Monument Academy projects.
• BrunswickminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided custom non-logo bowling balls for Fountain Middle School project, selecting Patriot Blaze color blend to celebrate school colors red and blue.
• Nunn Construction Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractor for Peel House renovation at First Lutheran Church, working alongside CRP Architects and Senger Design Group.
• Bryan ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner with CRP Architects and District 11 in the rebuilding of Jenkins Middle School following mid-year closure.
• Wember Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOwner's representation for Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy construction operations, providing project oversight.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DLR Group: Integrated architecture and engineering firm with one of the largest K-12 education practices in the U.S. DLR Group directly competes with CRP for school district, municipal, and community facility commissions and pursues the same institutional RFP market that anchors CRP's pipeline.
• SlaterPaull Architects: Denver-headquartered architecture firm with a strong education and civic portfolio in Colorado. Overlaps directly with CRP on K-12, higher education, and community facility work in the same regional market.
• Hord Coplan Macht: Architecture and planning firm with significant K-12, civic, and community-focused practice. Pursues similar school district and municipal commissions and competes with CRP in the broader Rocky Mountain institutional market.
• Anderson Mason Dale Architects: Denver-based architecture firm of comparable size focused on educational, civic, and community projects. Competes with CRP for Colorado school district and institutional RFPs and shares a similar regional, relationship-led go-to-market approach.
• RTA Architects: Colorado Springs-based architecture firm serving institutional, educational, and community clients in the same Front Range geography as CRP. Direct head-to-head competitor for local school district, municipal, and faith-based commissions.
• Davis Partnership Architects: Denver-based architecture and engineering firm with deep experience in educational, healthcare, and institutional facility design. Comparable in scale and client mix to CRP, particularly for Colorado-based K-12 and community projects.

Emerging players

• Legat Architects: K-12-focused architecture firm with a community-centered design philosophy. Comparable in segment specialization and mid-size scale to CRP, particularly for school districts seeking a dedicated education specialist.

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture practice with a significant education and civic portfolio. Larger, more diversified, and technology-forward than CRP, but a relevant incumbent on large institutional RFPs where CRP could otherwise compete.
• Corgan: Large national architecture firm with an established K-12 and educational facility practice. Competes with CRP on larger school district commissions where scale, technology platforms, and multi-discipline delivery are deciding factors.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a substantial K-12 and higher education practice. Larger and broader in scope than CRP, but overlaps meaningfully when Colorado districts or institutions pursue large-scale, design-driven school projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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