DILLE POLLARD Architecture

What DILLE POLLARD Architecture does

DILLE POLLARD Architecture (legal entity DILLE POLLARD, LLC) is a privately held, full-service architectural firm founded in 2003 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and co-led by Principals Brett P. Dille (AIA) and Michael D. Pollard (AAIA). The firm operates two offices — Poplar Bluff (headquarters) and Cape Girardeau — and serves a multi-state region spanning southeast Missouri, northeast Arkansas, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, western Tennessee, and Kansas. It self-describes as the largest architecture firm between St. Louis and Memphis.

The firm offers three primary service lines: Architecture & Planning Services (core design and planning), FEMA Safe Rooms (specialty tornado-resistant structures designed to FEMA 361 and ICC 500 standards, with integrated grant-acquisition support), and Master Planning & Design Services. Project technology is conventional architectural tooling — BIM, 3D rendering, and computer-aided construction documentation — with no disclosed AI/ML, proprietary platform, or software product. The team of 11-15 includes multiple AIA-registered architects, project managers, a construction administrator, and an office manager.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees negotiated per project based on scope, complexity, and client budget, with billing on multi-year contract cadences. The client base is diversified across educational institutions (K-12 and higher education), municipal/civic (fire stations, police, public utilities), financial institutions (banks and credit unions), healthcare providers, commercial/industrial, and religious/community organizations. The firm is known for long-running institutional relationships (Three Rivers College, Sterling Bank, City of Perryville) and pursues work through direct client engagement, public-sector RFP/bidding processes, and referrals.

Name

DILLE POLLARD Architecture

Legal name

DILLE POLLARD, LLC

Website

https://dillepollard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dille Pollard Architecture is a privately held, full-service architectural firm in southeast Missouri offering design, master planning, and FEMA Safe Room services to educational, municipal, healthcare, financial, and commercial clients across the mid-south region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAA

Architectural Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• FEMA safe rooms
• Master planning services
• Educational facility design
• Municipal building architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Poplar Bluff

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Dille Pollard generates revenue by providing architectural design, master planning, and construction administration services on a per-project basis. Revenue is earned through professional service fees on project contracts for public and private sector clients, with project sizes ranging from smaller renovations to multi-million dollar institutional facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dille Pollard Architecture is a full-service architectural firm providing architectural design, master planning, and construction administration services to public and private sector clients. The firm specializes in FEMA Safe Room design for schools and critical facilities compliant with FEMA 361 and ICC 500 standards, and has secured over $150 million in grants for clients across 16+ safe room buildings. Services span K-12 and higher education, municipal/civic, financial, healthcare, commercial, industrial, and religious facilities.

Product overview

Dille Pollard Architecture is a full-service architectural firm offering three primary service lines: Architecture & Planning Services (core design and planning), FEMA Safe Rooms (specialized tornado-resistant structures with grant acquisition expertise), and Master Planning & Design Services (collaborative long-term campus and facility planning). The firm specializes in diverse project types including K-12 and higher education facilities, financial institutions, municipal/civic buildings, healthcare facilities, commercial/retail, industrial, and religious buildings. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-with-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture & Planning Services Full-service architectural planning and design services that emphasize learning client identity, goals, and target audiences to provide complete and consistent design solutions. Considers exterior/interior fit, landscaping, building orientation, and traffic flow across diverse building types including K-12 schools, financial branches, healthcare clinics, municipal buildings, and commercial facilities.
• FEMA Safe Rooms Specialized tornado safe room design services for schools and critical facilities, following FEMA 361 and ICC 500 standards. The firm has completed over 16 FEMA Safe Room buildings, secured over $27 million in FEMA funding for clients, and integrated safe rooms into multi-purpose spaces such as gymnasiums, cafeterias, and classrooms.
• Master Planning & Design Services Collaborative master planning services involving industry experts, community representatives, engineers, and economists to create sustainable growth and development foundations. Services include educational campus master planning and full-scope vision development for clients across K-12 districts, higher education institutions, municipalities, healthcare systems, and corporate clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $150 million in grants secured for clients across FEMA and other programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Toth & AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm partnered with Dille Pollard on FEMA Safe Room projects including the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center at Three Rivers College. Toth & Associates provides structural engineering expertise for FEMA-compliant safe room designs.
• Strickland EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on the Eminence R-1 School District FEMA Safe Room project, collaborating alongside Dille Pollard and Brockmiller Construction to complete the structure meeting FEMA 361 guidelines.
• Brockmiller ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partner on multiple projects including the Eminence R-1 FEMA Safe Room. Maintains active involvement in the firm's plan room system as a registered plan holder.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Large national architecture firm with significant K-12, higher education, civic, and healthcare practices and a Midwest presence. Operates broadly across the same sectors as Dille Pollard but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• HNTB Corporation:

Direct peers

• Mackey Mitchell Architects: St. Louis-based mid-size architecture firm with comparable regional Midwest focus and similar project types (education, civic, healthcare). Comparable in scale and service portfolio, serving similar institutional and public-sector clients across Missouri and the broader Heartland.
• Wight & Company: Mid-size architecture firm with offices across Illinois serving education, civic, and commercial clients. Comparable size, service offerings, and Midwest focus with strong K-12 and higher education practice similar to Dille Pollard.
• BRR Architecture: Overland Park, Kansas-based architecture firm with strong retail/commercial focus but similar regional Midwest presence and institutional client work. Comparable size and geographic scope across the Heartland.
• Hastings+Chivetta Architects: St. Louis-based architecture firm of similar size with comparable education, civic, and institutional focus. Both firms serve Midwest public-sector clients with similar full-service architectural offerings and project scales.
• SWT Design: St. Louis-based architecture firm with strong civic, parks, and education focus. Similar in size and project types to Dille Pollard, particularly in municipal and institutional work across Missouri.
• TreanorHL: Regional architecture firm with offices across Kansas, Missouri, and other Midwestern states. Comparable in size, sector focus (education, civic, healthcare, financial), and relationship-based approach with public-sector and institutional clients in the Heartland.
• Christner Inc. St. Louis-based regional architecture firm with comparable project types (education, healthcare, civic) and similar size. Both firms serve Missouri-based institutional clients with relationship-driven approaches.
• ACI Boland Architects: Mid-size regional architecture firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, serving similar Heartland geographies (Kansas, Missouri). Comparable in scale and in education, civic, healthcare, and commercial project types.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DilleTraxel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dille-pollard-architecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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