PWBA Architects

What PWBA Architects does

PWBA Architects, Inc. is a privately held, full-service architectural firm headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, with a second office in Hoover (Birmingham area) opened in 1994. Founded in 1940 by Clyde C. Pearson, FAIA, the firm traces its lineage through successive ownership transitions to its current three-principal partnership: Alex W. Alkire (President), Edward M. Brummal, Jr. (Vice President and Secretary), and Johnny L. Latham (Vice President and Treasurer), each with over 25 years of tenure. The firm operates with 14 staff and delivers five integrated core services — Architectural Design, Interior Design, LEED Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Design, Master Planning, and Construction Administration — under a unified design-to-completion offering.

PWBA generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements priced per scope, serving five horizontal customer segments: government (state and federal, including the State of Alabama, Armory Commission of Alabama, and AAFES), corporate and enterprise (AT&T, Alabama Power, Lockheed Martin, Southern Homes and Gardens), higher education (Alabama State University, Auburn University), religious institutions (Taylor Road Baptist Church, St. Columba Catholic Church), and retail/commercial. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise engagement: principals serve as project architects and principal-in-charge, with work concentrated in the southeastern United States (Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia). Notable differentiators include LEED AP-accredited staff, USGBC corporate membership, and specialized experience with mission-critical telecommunications facilities and defense installations — including a Lockheed Martin Pike County cruise missile facility relationship dating to 1991.

The firm has no disclosed outside investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no patent, trademark, or AI/technology product surface. Marketing relies on a portfolio website and long-tenured client referrals rather than outbound sales or channel partners. Pricing is project-quote-driven and not publicly disclosed; no recurring SaaS, subscription, or licensing revenue exists.

Name

PWBA Architects

Legal name

PWBA Architects, Inc.

Website

https://pwba-arch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PWBA Architects is a privately held Alabama architectural firm offering architectural design, interior design, LEED/sustainable design, master planning, and construction administration to government, corporate, educational, religious, and retail clients across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Sustainable building design
• Construction administration
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montgomery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue for architectural design, interior design, space planning, master planning, and construction administration for public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PWBA Architects is a full-service architectural firm providing architectural design, interior design, LEED-certified sustainable design, master planning, and construction administration for public and private sector clients. The firm is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama with a secondary office in Hoover, Alabama, and serves clients across the southeastern United States with a staff of 14 professionals.

Product overview

PWBA Architects, Inc. is an Alabama-based architectural firm offering a unified suite of professional services led by three principals: Alex Alkire, Edward Brummal, and Johnny Latham. The firm provides five core services—Architectural Design, Interior Design, LEED Energy-Efficient & Sustainable Design, Master Planning, and Construction Administration—that work together as an integrated design-to-completion offering. With a staff of 14 across Montgomery and Hoover offices, the firm's portfolio spans corporate headquarters, office buildings, K-12 and college/university facilities, churches, retail centers, government buildings, military facilities, training facilities, and specialized industrial projects including mission-critical telecommunications data centers and central switching offices. The services are delivered through long-term client relationships with entities including the State of Alabama, AT&T Corporation, Alabama Power Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, the Armory Commission of Alabama, and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full architectural design services for new construction and renovation projects for public, institutional, corporate, and private sector clients across the southeastern United States.
• Interior Design Services Registered interior design services delivered in-house as part of PWBA Architects' integrated design offering, complementing the firm's architectural design work for commercial, institutional, and public-sector clients.
• LEED Energy-Efficient & Sustainable Design LEED-accredited sustainable and energy-efficient design services provided as part of PWBA Architects' full-service practice, supporting clients pursuing LEED certification, energy-efficiency targets, and sustainable building outcomes.
• Master Planning Services Master planning services providing long-range site and facility planning support for clients evaluating growth, redevelopment, or phased capital investment across institutional, governmental, and corporate portfolios.
• Construction Administration Construction administration services delivered by PWBA Architects to oversee project execution, manage construction-phase documentation, and serve as the architect of record through project closeout for client engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% renewable energy facilities with natural gas emergency generators for 24/7 critical operations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Marshall Design-BuildminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Marshall Design-Build on the Taylor Road Baptist Church new sanctuary project. PWBA provided architectural design services while Marshall Design-Build served as the design-build contractor for the 50,000 square-foot facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ArchitectureWorks: Birmingham, Alabama-based architecture firm of comparable size serving commercial, institutional, educational, and religious clients across the Southeast. Highly comparable regional architecture peer with similar service breadth and project scale.
• KPS Group: Birmingham-based architecture, interior design, and planning firm with similar regional southeastern focus. Comparable multi-discipline service offering and client base to PWBA.
• CCR Architecture & Interiors: Birmingham-based architecture and interior design firm serving corporate, healthcare, education, and religious clients in the Southeast. Closely matches PWBA's integrated architecture + interior design model.
• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC): Alabama-headquartered architecture and engineering firm with similar southeastern US reach serving government, education, and commercial clients. Comparable regional full-service peer, somewhat larger in scale.
• Sherlock, Smith & Adams: Alabama-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving institutional, governmental, and educational clients across the southeastern US. Comparable regional multi-discipline peer.
• Matheny Goldmon Architecture: Montgomery, Alabama-based architecture firm serving governmental, educational, religious, and commercial clients in the same primary market as PWBA. Direct geographic and segment peer.
• LBYD Engineers (IMEG): Alabama-based engineering and architecture firm (now part of IMEG) with comparable southeastern focus and similar institutional/government client overlap to PWBA.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large national architecture firm with strong higher education, healthcare, and government practices. Broader incumbent competitor for the institutional and government projects PWBA pursues.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with significant higher education, government, and civic practices. Larger incumbent competing in the institutional and government segments.
• HKS: Major national architecture firm with deep higher education, healthcare, and government expertise. Larger incumbent that competes for institutional projects PWBA targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parsons-wible-brummal-alkire-a

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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