FMA Architects Ltd

What FMA Architects Ltd does

FMA Architects Ltd is a private, founder-led interdisciplinary architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in Nigeria in 1973 by Olufemi Majekodunmi as Femi Majekodunmi Associates, and rebranded under its current name in 2018. The firm operates from four fully staffed offices: Lagos (headquarters), Abuja, Gaborone (Botswana), and Pretoria (South Africa), with Nigeria alone employing 42 staff across the Lagos and Abuja offices. Its service portfolio spans five integrated lines — Architectural Services (full lifecycle from site planning through post-occupancy), Feasibility Studies, Project Management, Interior Design, and Master Planning — and uses Building Information Modeling (BIM) and fully computerized design documentation. For complex mandates, FMA collaborates with international firms in the USA, UK, Canada, Spain, and South Africa.

The firm serves three primary customer segments: government agencies (e.g., Federal Ministry of Finance Nigeria, Botswana National Library Services, Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital), universities and educational institutions (e.g., Botswana International University of Science and Technology), and private commercial operations spanning banking (Standard Chartered, GTBank, Access Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Sterling Bank), oil and gas (Chevron, Texaco), telecommunications (MTN), technology (Oracle, Africa Data Centres), and hospitality (Wheatbaker Hotel). Over 500 projects have been completed since inception across housing, shopping centres, office towers, factories, mobile communications switch centres, hotels, and educational facilities. Project fees are negotiated per scope on a multi-year contract basis; no standardized pricing is disclosed. The firm is led by Executive Chairman Olufemi Majekodunmi (past president of both the Nigerian Institute of Architects and the International Union of Architects), Managing Partner Femi Agboola, Deputy Managing Partner Deji Majekodunmi, Partners Lateef Balogun and Chukwudi Osakwe in Nigeria, with Managing Director Oluwafunsho Oyewo and Executive Directors Agreed Maika and Mpho Mogasha leading Botswana and South Africa operations respectively. No external investment, M&A activity, or funding events are evidenced in the source data.

Name

FMA Architects Ltd

Legal name

FMA Architects Ltd

Website

https://fmaarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FMA Architects Ltd is a private, founder-led architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1973 in Nigeria, operating across West and Southern Africa with offices in Lagos, Abuja, Gaborone, and Pretoria. It serves government agencies, universities, and private commercial clients with full-lifecycle architectural, feasibility, project management, interior design, and master planning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) Planning & Reconfiguration (BPABAFAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning services
• Interior design
• Project management consulting
• Feasibility studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagos

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional fees for architectural design, interior design, master planning, and project management services. Fees are negotiated per project scope.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

FMA Architects Ltd is an interdisciplinary architecture, planning, and interior design firm offering Architectural Services, Feasibility Studies, Project Management, Interior Design Services, and Master Planning Services. The firm delivers fully computerized design and documentation supported by Building Information Modeling (BIM) and integrated sustainable design practices, from concept and feasibility through construction administration and post-occupancy review. Operations span fully staffed offices in Nigeria, Botswana, and South Africa, with international collaboration for highly complex projects.

Product overview

FMA Architects Ltd is an interdisciplinary architecture, planning, and interior design firm offering a unified suite of professional services across Africa. The core offering comprises five integrated service lines: Architectural Services (covering full project lifecycle from concept to post-occupancy), Feasibility Studies (project viability analysis), Project Management (coordinated delivery), Interior Design Services (space planning and fit-outs), and Master Planning Services (strategic site development). The firm operates from offices in Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja), Botswana (Gaborone), and South Africa (Pretoria), and collaborates with international firms in the USA, UK, Canada, Spain, and South Africa for complex projects. With over 500 projects completed since founding in 1973, the firm specializes in cost-effective, contextually responsive designs for government agencies, universities, and private commercial operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ projects completed over the years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Firms (USA, UK, Canada, Spain, South Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMA collaborates with international firms in USA, UK, Canada, Spain, and South Africa to implement highly complex projects. These partnerships enable the firm to handle cross-border projects and bring international expertise to African projects.
• CO-ARC International Architects (South Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between FMA and CO-ARC International architects (South Africa) on the Wheatbaker Hotel Ikoyi project. The partnership combined FMA's local expertise with CO-ARC's international perspective for the post-modernist redevelopment of the luxury boutique hotel.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SAOTA (Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects): Cape Town-based high-end architecture firm operating across Africa and internationally with comparable commercial, hospitality, and residential portfolios, competing for the same tier of prestige African commissions as FMA.
• dhk Architects: South African multi-disciplinary architecture, interior, and urban design firm with similar sector mix across commercial, residential, and public-sector projects across the African continent.
• Boogertman + Partners: South African-headquartered architecture and interior design practice with multi-country African presence and a similar mix of commercial, public-sector, and master planning work, making it the closest scale and scope comparable to FMA.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design consultancy with major African operations spanning architecture, project management, and master planning — competing for the same large-scale public and private mandates as FMA.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with established presence in Africa; competes with FMA for enterprise and institutional clients seeking international-caliber design delivery across the continent.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with active African project work, including commercial office, financial, and tech-enabled facilities — directly overlapping with FMA's enterprise client base.

Emerging players

• MASS Design Group: Architecture practice with significant Africa portfolio focused on healthcare, education, and civic infrastructure — overlapping with FMA's institutional and public-sector project mix.
• Kéré Architecture: Internationally acclaimed Africa-focused architecture practice with award-winning institutional and cultural projects across the continent, competing for high-profile African commissions with strong design-led positioning.
• Arc-Interiors: Nigeria-based architecture and interior design practice serving commercial and enterprise clients in West Africa — a like-for-like regional competitor for FMA's Nigerian enterprise mandates.

Regional players

• Designworkshop: Architecture and urban design practice with offices in Botswana and South Africa, overlapping with FMA's Southern African footprint and competing for similar institutional and commercial mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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