What CRSA does

CRSA is a full-service architecture, interior design, planning, historic preservation, and visualization firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded approximately 45 years ago, the firm reports more than 2,600 completed projects across Utah and a broader footprint that includes Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, California, Washington D.C., Mexico, and Haiti. Its practice spans five integrated service lines — Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, Historic Preservation, and Visualization — delivered from a single firm with 101–250 employees. The portfolio is anchored in civic and institutional work, with landmark projects including the Utah State Capitol expansion, St. George Utah Temple (completed 2022), Garfield County Courthouse, Davis County Memorial Courthouse restoration ($6.65M, 2021), Unified State Laboratory Module 2 ($32M), UVU Classroom Building ($48M), and BYU-Hawaii Banyan Dining Hall ($33.5M, in design).

The firm's client base is concentrated in state and local government (DFCM, UDOT, UTA, county and municipal agencies), higher education (UVU, USU, BYU-Hawaii, Snow College), healthcare (Huntsman Mental Health Institute), and select commercial and religious institutions. New business is generated through direct enterprise engagement, referrals, public-sector RFPs, and an inside-sales function routed to named contacts such as Roger Hansen (New Business) and Tony Cannon (Careers). The firm maintains an active social and portfolio presence across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram, with a project-organized website and occasional thought-leadership blog content (e.g., "Solar-Powered Well-Being").

CRSA generates revenue through fee-based professional services engagements billed on a per-project basis, with project values ranging from approximately $350K (commercial interiors) to $48M (higher education facilities) and no recurring or subscription revenue model. Pricing is opaque and negotiated per engagement, and the firm does not publicly disclose rate cards or fee schedules. Notable partnerships include co-development arrangements with HDR, Perkins & Will, MWL, Brixen & Christopher, Fehr & Peers, and ESDOL (workplace change management), evidencing reliance on multi-firm teams for larger public-sector and institutional projects. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates under owner/management control.

Name

CRSA

Legal name

CRSA

Website

https://crsa-us.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CRSA is a full-service architecture, interior design, planning, historic preservation, and visualization firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving state and local government, higher education, healthcare, and commercial clients across the Mountain West and select U.S. and international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: CRSA generates revenue through fee-based architecture, interior design, planning, and landscape architecture project engagements. Projects are billed on a per-project basis with fees tied to scope, size, and complexity, as evidenced by cost data across project pages (e.g., $6.65M Davis County Courthouse, $48M UVU Classroom Building). Revenue is one-time/project-based rather than recurring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CRSA is a full-service architecture and planning firm that designs buildings, interiors, and sites for institutional and civic clients. Its core offerings include architectural design, interior design, master and site planning, historic preservation consulting, landscape architecture, and 3D visualization/rendering services.

Product overview

CRSA is a full-service architecture, planning, interior design, and visualization firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. With 45 years of experience and over 2,600 projects completed, the company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a modular product portfolio. The five core service lines—Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, Historic Preservation, and Visualization—work together to deliver comprehensive design solutions across market sectors including higher education, civic/government, healthcare, commercial/retail, historic preservation, and religious institutions.

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Products and services

• Architectural Design Full architectural design services for new construction and renovation projects, serving institutional, civic, commercial, healthcare, and religious clients.
• Interior Design Interior design services for institutional, civic, and commercial building projects, delivered as part of or alongside architectural engagements.
• Master and Site Planning Master planning and site planning services for campuses, civic districts, and individual building sites, typically preceding building design.
• Historic Preservation Consulting Historic preservation services including building assessments, preservation documentation, and design of renovations to historic structures.
• Visualization Services 3D rendering, BIM modeling, and virtual reality visualization services that support project communication and design review.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HDR, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRSA was part of HDR's design team for the Sugarhouse Streetcar S-Line project, preparing construction drawings for rail platforms and canopies along the streetcar line.
• MWL (architectural firm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRSA, in association with MWL, completed design services for the Unified State Laboratory Module 2, housing the Dept. of Public Safety Crime Lab, Dept. of Health, Office of the Medical Examiner, and Dept. of Agriculture.
• Brixen & Christopher ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRSA designed the Utah State University David G. Sant Engineering and Innovation Building in collaboration with Brixen & Christopher Architects, who served as the primary design firm.
• Emergent Solutions Organizational Design Lab (ESDOL)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCRSA's Workplace practice partnered with ESDOL to develop a multi-phase master plan and architectural design to renovate 400,000 sq. ft. of space at the Taylorsville State Office Building, interweaving workplace change efforts with architectural design.
• Perkins & Will ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerkins & Will Architects designed the interior of the Idaho Falls Events Center while CRSA provided space planning, architectural design and construction services, and interior design for the exterior and overall building design.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• VCBO Architecture: Utah-based full-service architecture firm offering architecture, planning, and interior design to civic, education, and commercial clients. Closely comparable in service mix and regional client base to CRSA.
• MHTN Architects: Salt Lake City architecture practice with a comparable higher-education, healthcare, and civic portfolio in the Intermountain West. Directly competes for the same state and university engagements as CRSA.
• FFKR Architects: Salt Lake City-headquartered architecture and planning firm with a similar civic, higher education, and religious building portfolio in Utah. Competes directly with CRSA for DFCM, university, and LDS-affiliated commissions.
• GSBS Architects: Salt Lake City-based architecture firm with a comparable focus on civic, higher education, and historic preservation projects across the Mountain West. Direct head-to-head competitor for the same state, university, and county clients that CRSA serves.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: International architecture practice with deep civic, healthcare, and higher-education expertise. Has partnered with CRSA on the Idaho Falls Events Center and competes for the largest institutional commissions in the West.
• DLR Group: National integrated design firm specializing in civic, K-12, and higher education facilities. A comparable full-service peer for CRSA's education and government building practice, operating at substantially larger scale.
• ZGF Architects: Pacific Northwest-headquartered architecture firm with a strong civic, higher education, and healthcare portfolio. Comparable in civic and higher-ed focus to CRSA but operates at a much larger multi-office scale.
• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and interiors firm with strong higher-education and healthcare practices. Comparable to CRSA in delivering integrated architecture-plus-interiors for institutional clients, but at multi-office national scale.
• HDR: Global architecture and engineering firm with a large civic, transit, and healthcare practice. CRSA has partnered with HDR on the S-Line streetcar project; HDR competes for the same large public-sector pursuits at a national scale.

Regional players

• ajc architects: Salt Lake City architecture firm focused on civic, education, and commercial work in the Mountain West. Comparable in size and service breadth to CRSA, competing for similar regional institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/crsa_architects
• Facebookfacebook.com/crsa-salt-lake-idaho-falls-st-george-125814494122445
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crsa
• Instagraminstagram.com/crsa_us

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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