Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners

What Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners does

Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners (legal entity Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH) is a privately held, Munich-based professional services firm specializing in landscape architecture and urban planning. Founded in 1991 by Prof. Rainer Schmidt, who remains Managing Director, the firm operates from three German offices (Munich headquarters, Berlin, Bernburg/Saale) and serves public-sector, institutional, healthcare, education and private-corporate clients across DACH, the Middle East, China, India and North Africa.

The firm's core offering is concept-driven landscape and urban design delivered across the full lifecycle from competition entry through masterplanning to implementation. Its work spans parks, public squares, urban masterplans, sponge-city infrastructure, corporate and healthcare campuses, airports, cultural venues and residential districts. The methodology is described as a "working from place" philosophy that treats landscape as a spatial framework integrating ecology, sustainability and user experience, applied to landmarks such as Munich Airport, BMW Branch Berlin, King Salman Park Riyadh, Grand Mosque Algier, Guangzhou Masterplan, Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru and EU Commission Luxembourg.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, sourced via competitive tenders, architecture competitions and direct commissions. The firm relies on event-driven demand generation (MIPIM Cannes, Architektouren Bayern) and a portfolio-led marketing approach rather than traditional sales infrastructure. It is founder-owned with no disclosed external investors, subsidiaries or M&A activity, and revenue, pricing and detailed financial metrics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners

Legal name

Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH

Website

https://rainerschmidt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners is a privately held Munich-based firm founded in 1991 that provides landscape architecture and urban planning services to public-sector, healthcare, education and corporate clients across Germany, the Middle East, China and North Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning services
• Master planning design
• Public space design
• Campus landscape design

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Project Fees: Professional services fees generated from landscape architecture, landscape planning, object planning, and environmental planning projects. Revenue is project-based, derived from commissions from public and private sector clients, international competitions, and direct awards. The firm specializes in large-scale projects including parks, campuses, urban districts, and public spaces.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners is a professional services firm that plans, designs, and executes landscape architecture and urban planning projects. Its work spans parks, public squares, campus and healthcare environments, corporate campuses, residential developments, and large-scale international urban masterplans for public and private sector clients in Germany, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. The firm operates from offices in Munich, Berlin, and Bernburg with an average of around 30 staff.

Product overview

Rainer Schmidt Landscape Architects and Urban Planners is a professional services firm offering landscape architecture and urban planning services. The company operates a single integrated service offering rather than a modular software platform. Services encompass landscape architecture design, urban planning and masterplanning, competition participation, and specialized landscape design across sectors including education, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, residential, and public infrastructure. Projects range from small gardens to large-scale urban masterplans across international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects realized internationally across Germany, China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Algeria, Russia, India, Poland, and other countries since 1991

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Telluride ArchitekturcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborative partner on the HELIX project for Heidelberg University and COMET for Heidelberg University Hospital. The partnership allows the firms to expand and implement their joint design ideas for these significant academic and healthcare campus projects.
• Schneider & SchumachercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration partner on the Urban Village (Urbanes Dorf) project in Lörick-Düsseldorf. Schneider & Schumacher serve as the lead architects on this urban development project, which aims to create a sustainable settlement model combining landscape and urban design with a focus on nature-based solutions, community living, and sponge city principles.
• Henn ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm listed as a partner on the firm's client and collaboration network, indicating prior project collaboration in landscape architecture and urban design.
• Nickl & Partner ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm listed as a partner on the firm's client and collaboration network, indicating prior project collaboration including joint competition entries for university and institutional projects.
• Jürgen Engel Architekten (KSP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm listed as a partner on the firm's client and collaboration network, indicating prior project collaboration including the Grand Mosque Djamaa El Djazair in Algiers.
• Schulz und Schulz ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural collaboration partner on the Patrick Henry Village Arrival Center project in Heidelberg. Awarded both 1st prize in competition and subsequent contract for the project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gross Max: Edinburgh-based landscape architecture practice with a similar public-realm and urban masterplanning focus and a comparable boutique scale, operating across UK and international projects.
• Hager Partner Landschaftsarchitektur: Swiss-German landscape architecture practice with overlapping public-realm, campus, and urban-planning portfolio; competes for similar competitions in DACH and Central Europe.
• Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten: Zurich-based landscape architecture studio with international portfolio including major public parks and urban masterplans, comparable in scale, philosophy-led approach, and competition participation.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: French landscape architect with a similarly concept-driven, international mega-project practice (including urban masterplans and large parks), representing a comparable boutique peer in continental Europe.
• WES LandschaftsArchitektur: Hamburg-based landscape architecture firm with parallel competencies in urban masterplanning, public realm, and campus projects, regularly competing in the same DACH competition landscape.
• Latz + Partner: German landscape architecture firm of similar vintage and academic standing, with a comparable focus on large-scale public landscapes, park masterplans, and ecological design across Europe and internationally.
• Topotek 1: Berlin-based landscape architecture studio with comparable international urban-design portfolio, working on similar scales of public space, parks, and masterplans across Europe. Operates at similar boutique size and competes for similar public competitions.

Broad incumbents

• Sasaki Associates: US-based integrated design practice with a strong landscape architecture and urban planning capability, often competing for the same flagship international masterplans (e.g., King Salman Park, Guangzhou-scale projects).
• SWA Group: One of the largest global landscape architecture and urban design firms, headquartered in the US with global offices. Directly comparable in offering (parks, masterplans, urban design) but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• AECOM (Landscape Architecture practice): Global engineering and design firm with a substantial landscape architecture and urban design practice; competes for the same international mega-projects but as part of a much broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/RainerSchmidtLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/RS.landscapearchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/15170729
• Instagraminstagram.com/rainerschmidt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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