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edit AS is a 7-person Oslo-based landscape architecture and urbanism studio founded in 2018, serving Norwegian municipalities, real-estate developers, and corporate clients via competition wins and direct commissions across urban masterplans, waterfront design, and ecological restoration.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersOslo, Norway
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What edit does
edit AS is a private landscape architecture and urbanism studio founded in 2018 by Linn Runeson and Eric Reid, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with a team of seven. The studio designs "habitats for all living kind," operating across project scales from gardens and public spaces to urban masterplans and territorial strategies, with particular depth in waterfront transformation, ecological restoration, climate adaptation, and cultural-landscape design. Its work is anchored in a transversal methodology that bridges landscape architecture, ecology, and urban planning, including a proprietary historical-ecological restoration approach that uses century-old archival photographs to remap degraded coastal landscapes.
The studio generates revenue exclusively through professional-service contracts delivered via four channels: winning invited and open architectural competitions (e.g., EUROPAN 15 Borås, Sterudkvartalet Moss, Gard KV31 Arendal, Rogaland Theatre & Stavanger Museum), direct commissions from municipalities and government agencies, partnerships with real-estate developers, and recurring co-design roles with Norwegian architectural offices (KOHT, Oslo Works, Hille Melbye, Lundhagem, DRDH, AART, Nordic Architects). Client base spans roughly 15+ named engagements across Norwegian municipalities, government agencies (Norwegian Environment Agency, County Governor, Bymiljøetaten), developers (Selvaag, Aspelin Ramm, Hav Eiendom, Oslo House, Bundebygg), and corporates (Gard), with selected international work in Sweden and Spain.
The business is privately held by its two co-founders with no institutional investment, parent company, or funding rounds disclosed. Marketing is content-driven via Substack, Instagram, and LinkedIn, with competitions functioning as a primary research, innovation, and visibility mechanism. Recent strategic emphasis has shifted toward ecological restoration (Lindøya, 2024–2028) and high-prestige cultural and corporate commissions (Rogaland Theatre 2025, Gard KV31 2024), signaling a move up-market rather than headcount-driven scale.
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Firmographics- Name
- edit
- Legal name
- edit AS
- Website
- https://edit.land
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- edit AS is a 7-person Oslo-based landscape architecture and urbanism studio founded in 2018, serving Norwegian municipalities, real-estate developers, and corporate clients via competition wins and direct commissions across urban masterplans, waterfront design, and ecological restoration.
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- akta.pro rank
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Industry- Product category
- Landscape Architecture Services
- NAICS
- Landscape Architectural Services (541320)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Landscape Design, Build & Installation (Hardscapes/Softscapes) (BPABADAF), Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Urban Flood Resilience & Adaptation Planning (Climate, Nature-Based Solutions) (EUANAEAJ)
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Where edit is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oslo
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
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Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Landscape Architecture Design Services: Full-service landscape design services spanning from gardens and public spaces to larger scale masterplans and territorial strategies. Projects are delivered through various phases including detail zoning plans, concept development, preliminary project, and detail project. Revenue is generated through professional service contracts with public and private clients via competition wins and direct commissions.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
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Product offeringCore offering
edit is a landscape architecture and urbanism studio providing full-service design services spanning from gardens and public spaces to larger-scale masterplans and territorial strategies. Projects cover urban masterplans, waterfront regeneration, ecological restoration, and climate-adaptive public space design, delivered in collaboration with architectural offices, engineers, artists, and researchers. Engagements are acquired through architectural competitions, public tenders, invited competitions, parallel commissions, and direct client assignments.
Product overview
edit is a landscape architecture and urbanism studio offering full-service landscape design services. The studio works across a spectrum of project scales—from private gardens and public spaces to urban masterplans and territorial strategies. Their approach combines physical and digital models, onsite testing, and community workshops. The firm was established in 2018 by Linn Runeson and Eric Reid and is based in Oslo, Norway.
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Products and services
- Landscape Architecture Services Full-service landscape design services spanning from gardens and public spaces to large-scale masterplans and territorial strategies. Delivered through phases including detail zoning plans, concept development, preliminary project, and detail project, in collaboration with architectural offices, engineers, artists, and researchers.
- Urban Masterplan Design Design of urban masterplans connecting districts via linear parks and public spaces, including integration with new transit nodes and mixed-use programmes. For municipal and developer clients undertaking complex urban transformation.
- Ecological Restoration Services Landscape-led ecological restoration of degraded coastal and island environments, including invasive species management and reseeding with indigenous flora. Uses a proprietary methodology combining century-old archival photography with specialist ecology. Delivered for government environment agencies, county authorities, and municipal environmental bodies.
- Corporate Headquarters Landscape Design Landscape architecture for corporate headquarters and campus projects, including coastal-inspired landscapes, green roofs, native vegetation, and employee well-being spaces. For corporate and institutional clients treating landscape as central to project identity.
- Waterfront and Climate Adaptation Design Waterfront regeneration, harbour promenade, and flood-resilient landscape strategy including nature-based stormwater management and flood possibility studies. For municipalities and developers on coastal and riverside sites facing climate adaptation needs.
- Cultural Landscape and Public Space Design Landscape architecture for museums, theatres, and cultural sites, integrating new built elements with historic landscapes and creating community-facing public spaces. For municipalities and cultural institutions.
Quantifiable outcome
- 400+ employees served by new landscape design at Gard headquarters Arendal
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Customer profileNamed customers22 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
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TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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Strategic signalPartnerships
38 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.
- Lundhagem ArchitectscoreArchitect partner on Rogaland Theatre & Stavanger Museum competition win — the Kannikhøyden proposal builds on Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff's original plans and transforms the cultural landscape.
- DRDH ArchitectscoreArchitect partner alongside Lundhagem Architects on the winning proposal for Stavanger Theatre & Museum cultural landscape restoration.
- ArupsupportingEngineering and design consultant on Rogaland Theatre & Stavanger Museum project, working within the interdisciplinary team led by edit as landscape architect.
- Hille Melbye ArchitectscoreArchitect partner on KV31 Gard headquarters expansion (2024 competition win) and Grønlikaia Lohavn waterfront project in Oslo. The landscape architecture is described as central to the project's identity in both collaborations.
- RambøllsupportingEngineering consultant on KV31 Gard Arendal project, providing technical expertise alongside landscape architecture by edit.
- Degree of FreedomsupportingConsultant on KV31 Gard Arendal project, contributing specialist expertise to the landscape-driven design of the headquarters expansion.
- LPO ArchitectscoreArchitect partner on Living with Water Fetsund project, collaborating on landscape strategy for flood protection and urban resilience.
- Arktisk Geotek AScoreGeotechnical specialist partner on Lindøya Ecological Restoration project, collaborating on field investigation and mapping for the island's ecological restoration.
- BiofokuscoreEcology specialist partner on Lindøya Ecological Restoration — providing biological expertise for managing invasive species and reseeding with indigenous flora.
- Bymiljøetaten (City of Oslo Environmental Agency)supportingCity environmental authority collaborating on Lindøya Ecological Restoration, bridging private landowner initiative with municipal environmental management.
- VA VisjonsupportingConsultant on Grønlikaia Lohavn project, contributing to the circular design vision for the waterfront regenerative space.
- ItechsupportingTechnology consultant on Grønlikaia Lohavn project, supporting the circular design approach for the waterfront.
- Material MappersupportingMaterials consultant on Grønlikaia Lohavn project, contributing to circular design and reused material strategy for the waterfront space.
- Brekke & StrandsupportingAcoustic and environmental consultancy on Grønlikaia Lohavn, supporting the inclusive, regenerative waterfront design.
- Structor VannsupportingWater engineering consultant on Vulkan Water Strategy project, providing stormwater and flood management technical input.
- Multi-Consult (Multiconsult)supportingEngineering consultancy partner on Vulkan Water Strategy, contributing to flood and stormwater possibility study along Akerselva River.
- Tuvalu ArchitectscoreArchitect partner on TG31 Theresesgate 31 project in Oslo, collaborating on new landscape design balancing park, historical quarter, and new architecture.
- WSPsupportingEngineering and consulting partner on TG31 Oslo project and Living with Water Fetsund, providing multidisciplinary technical expertise.
- KOHT ArkitektercoreArchitect partner on Harbitzkvartalene urban masterplan and The Delta City project in Steinkjer. edit serves as landscape architect while KOHT provides architectural design services in close collaboration across these complex urban transformation projects.
- Oslo WorkscoreArchitect partner on DG13 Oslo project (Dronningensgate 13 transformation) and TG31 Theresesgate 31 project. Collaborative design process integrating landscape architecture with new and historical urban architecture.
- Art ArchitectscoreArchitect partner on Kongshavnfjordpark proposal, collaborating with AART Architects and edit on reimagining the urban edge and uncovering the Alna River delta.
- MulticonsultsupportingEngineering consultant on DG13 Oslo project, part of the multidisciplinary team for the Dronningensgate 13 transformation in Kvadraturen.
- Asplan ViaksupportingConsultant on DG13 Oslo project, providing multidisciplinary planning and engineering services alongside edit's landscape architecture.
- OsloTresupportingArchitect partner on DG13 Oslo project, contributing timber/wood architectural expertise to the urban transformation in Kvadraturen.
- AART ArchitectscoreArchitect partner alongside Art Architects on Kongshavnfjordpark, collaborating on the marine knowledge centre proposal at the Alna River delta.
- Morten Bergan (Geologist)supportingGeological consultant on Kongshavnfjordpark, contributing expertise on the site's distinctive geology and delta environment.
- DIFKsupportingConsultant on DG13 Oslo project, part of the multidisciplinary team for the Dronningensgate 13 transformation.
- U-ReistsupportingConsultant on DG13 Oslo project, contributing specialist expertise to the urban transformation project.
- AH&AsociadossupportingConsultant on El Cor del Besós international competition (3rd prize), contributing to territorial transformation proposal rooted in river landscape resilience.
- VS IngenieriasupportingEngineering consultant on El Cor del Besós project, part of the interdisciplinary team for the Barcelona metropolitan park proposal.
- Nordic ArchitectscoreArchitect partner on Over & Under Ulsteinvik project — waterfront and park systems reimagined with focus on marine environment and rehabilitation of nature.
- SINTEFsupportingResearch and engineering consultant on Over & Under Ulsteinvik project, contributing scientific and technical expertise.
- Sanden+Hodnekvam ArkitektersupportingArchitect partner alongside KOHT Arkitekter on The Delta City Steinkjer project, contributing to the vision for reimagining Steinkjer as a river delta city.
- HeydaysupportingConsultant on OKL:UNG Oslo Art Walk Youth project, supporting the youth-driven art and cultural activation project.
- SW ArkitekturcoreArchitect partner on Sterudkvartalet Moss — urban masterplan and transformation project. edit won the competition in 2019 with NSW Architects and continues the collaboration through detail zoning plan and preliminary project phases.
- SWECOsupportingEngineering and consulting partner on Sterudkvartalet Moss project, providing multidisciplinary technical expertise.
- NSW ArchitectscoreOriginal competition partner on Sterudkvartalet Moss (won 2019). edit and NSW Architects jointly developed the winning urban masterplan proposal for Moss city centre.
- Oslo House Eindom + Conceptor BoligcoreDeveloper clients for Sterudkvartalet Moss urban masterplan project, the winning competition entry developed by edit and NSW Architects.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
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Company assessmentDirect peers
- Karres en Brands: Dutch landscape architecture firm of comparable size focused on urban landscape, ecological design, and masterplanning. Overlaps with edit on competition-winning public realm and waterfront regeneration projects across Northern Europe.
- SLA (Stig L. Andersson): Copenhagen-based landscape architecture and urbanism studio of similar size and philosophy. Both studios operate at the intersection of landscape architecture, urbanism, and ecological design, working with municipalities and developers on competition-winning urban masterplans across the Nordics.
- LAND (landscape architecture): UK-based landscape architecture and urban design practice working on urban masterplans, public space, and ecological design. Comparable in scale and philosophy to edit, particularly around biodiversity-positive design and climate adaptation.
- Dronninga Landskap: Stockholm-based landscape architecture studio with similar scale and ecology-led approach to public space and urban masterplanning. Directly comparable to edit in terms of studio size, focus on Scandinavian municipalities, and competition-driven project acquisition.
- Hesselbrand: London-based landscape and urban design practice. Comparable to edit in competition-led acquisition of municipal and developer commissions, with similar focus on ecological and public realm design.
Broad incumbents
- James Corner Field Operations: Larger international landscape architecture and urban design practice. Overlaps with edit on waterfront regeneration, ecological restoration, and public realm design but operates at significantly larger scale (e.g., High Line, Freshkills Park).
- Snøhetta: Oslo-headquartered architecture and landscape architecture practice with a much larger global footprint. Operates in overlapping urban design and public realm space categories with edit, often on larger-scaled international commissions, and shares the Nordic design-led competition culture.
- BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Larger Danish-headquartered architecture and urban design practice that often leads masterplans where landscape architecture (including from firms like edit) is integrated. Overlaps on waterfront, masterplanning, and mixed-use urban projects.
- COBE: Copenhagen-based architecture and urban design practice with strong public-realm focus. Comparable to edit on competition-winning urban masterplans in Scandinavia and on the philosophy of landscape-driven urban transformation.
Emerging players
- Grassi Pietri Architects (landscape division): Smaller emerging practice working on landscape and urban design projects. Comparable to edit on project scale and competition-driven GTM, though operating from different geography.
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Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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Frequently asked questions about edit
What does edit do?
edit is a landscape architecture and urbanism studio providing full-service design services spanning from gardens and public spaces to larger-scale masterplans and territorial strategies. Projects cover urban masterplans, waterfront regeneration, ecological restoration, and climate-adaptive public space design, delivered in collaboration with architectural offices, engineers, artists, and researchers. Engagements are acquired through architectural competitions, public tenders, invited competitions, parallel commissions, and direct client assignments.
Is edit a public or private company?
edit is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was edit founded?
edit was founded in 2018. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is edit based?
edit is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does edit make money?
One revenue line is on record: landscape Architecture Design Services.
Who are edit's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Karres en Brands, SLA (Stig L. Andersson), LAND (landscape architecture), Dronninga Landskap and Hesselbrand. Broad incumbents are James Corner Field Operations, Snøhetta, BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and COBE. Grassi Pietri Architects (landscape division) is listed as an emerging player.
Does edit have an API?
No public API is recorded for edit.
What industry is edit in?
edit's product category is Landscape Architecture Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAKAC, Landscape Architecture & Site Design, with a secondary code of BPABADAF, Landscape Design, Build & Installation (Hardscapes/Softscapes). Its NAICS code is 541320.