What LDD Blueline does

LDD Blueline is a privately held, full-service commercial architecture and design firm headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, founded in 1988. The firm operates through five regional offices across Florida, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Washington DC, employing 51-100 staff, and delivers an integrated suite of four core services: Architecture (including site planning, BIM/3D modeling, code review, and contract administration), Interior Design (space planning, finish selection, furnishings specification), Strategic Planning (master planning, zoning studies, land use), and Sustainable Design (LEED, Green Globes, Georgia Peach, EarthCraft certification support). It maintains a certified Small Business Enterprise status that supports federal procurement access.

The firm serves eight primary verticals — Federal Government, Education, Healthcare, Worship, Civic/Community, Commercial, Recreation, and Industrial — with a project portfolio spanning universities (Georgia Southern, James Madison, University of North Georgia), healthcare systems (Piedmont Healthcare, Resurgens Orthopaedics), municipal clients (City of Johns Creek, Cherokee County, Fort Bend County, Georgia Department of Natural Resources), regional banks (Southern First Bank), and faith-based organizations across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southwest United States. GTM is enterprise field sales and direct client engagement via regional offices; pricing is custom and quote-based per project. The firm has accumulated 20+ industry awards since 2005 from bodies including AIA, Associated Builders & Contractors, AGC of America, and the Worship Facilities Expo, reinforcing institutional credibility.

Revenue, billing rates, and ownership structure are not publicly disclosed. The firm operates as an independent private entity with no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, and no funding rounds. It maintains a content marketing presence via a company blog and the penandshovel.org podcast, and is active on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Name

LDD Blueline

Legal name

LDDBlueline

Website

https://lddblueline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LDD Blueline is a privately held commercial architecture and design firm founded in 1988, operating through five US regional offices and serving federal government, education, healthcare, worship, civic, commercial, recreation, and industrial clients with architecture, interior design, strategic planning, and sustainable design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 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: Professional architectural and interior design services for commercial, institutional, and government projects including new construction, renovations, and master planning

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LDD Blueline is a commercial architecture and design firm providing four integrated service lines: Architecture Services (site planning, feasibility studies, design and construction documents, BIM/3D modeling, building code review, ADA audits, specifications, and construction contract administration), Interior Design Services (programming, space planning, finish selection, custom furniture and casework design, furnishings specifications, and retail planning), Strategic Planning Services (site/land planning, master planning, zoning and rezoning studies, land use studies), and Sustainable Design Services (LEED Certification, Green Globes Certification, Georgia Peach Program, and EarthCraft certification support) for government, healthcare, education, worship, civic/community, commercial, recreation, and industrial clients.

Product overview

LDD Blueline is a commercial architecture and design firm offering a unified suite of services centered around four core offerings: Architecture Services, Interior Design Services, Strategic Planning Services, and Sustainable Design Services. These services work together as an integrated design approach, where architectural design is supported by interior design, informed by strategic planning, and guided by sustainable design principles. The company serves diverse markets including civic/community, worship, commercial, education, government, healthcare, industrial, interiors, and recreation sectors. Projects range from renovations to new construction and include commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, worship centers, government buildings, and community facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Interior Design Services
• Strategic Planning Services
• Sustainable Design Services

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Large-scale global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with significant federal, healthcare, education, and civic practices; competes for the same institutional and federal clients but operates at materially greater scale.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with extensive federal, healthcare, and education practices; competes for similar clients but operates at materially greater scale with multi-disciplinary capability.

Direct peers

• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm with strong federal, higher education, and healthcare practices; directly comparable sector mix and full-service architecture + interiors delivery.
• CannonDesign: Integrated design firm with deep healthcare, education, and civic practices; comparable in market segments, integrated architecture/interiors offering, and pursuit of mission-driven clients.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with strong federal, healthcare, and education practices; comparable integrated architecture + interior design + sustainable design delivery model and similar multi-market platform.
• PBK: Architecture and engineering firm heavily concentrated in education, government, and healthcare markets across the southern U.S.; highly comparable client mix and project scale.
• LEO A DALY: Employee-owned planning, architecture, and engineering firm with federal, healthcare, education, and government practices; comparable in scale and service breadth to LDD Blueline.
• EwingCole: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong government (DoD), healthcare, education, and recreation practices; comparable federal exposure and project types.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm offering architecture, interior design, and planning across civic, education, and government markets; highly comparable integrated service model and federal exposure.
• HKS Architects: Architecture firm with deep healthcare, education, and government practices plus interior design capability; directly comparable in service mix, sector focus, and federal government client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/lddblueline
• Facebookfacebook.com/lddblueline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lddblueline
• Instagraminstagram.com/lddblueline

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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