What Raycroft-meyer Landscape Architecture does

Raycroft Meyer Landscape Architecture (RMLA) is a privately held landscape architecture and planning firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Bristol, Vermont. The firm provides professional landscape architecture services across three primary verticals: residential garden design for private clients (estates, family compounds, intimate gardens), campus master planning for academic and corporate institutions (pedestrian corridors, entry plazas, event lawns, pavilions), and cultural/public space design (museums, botanical gardens, civic plazas). Notable institutional clients disclosed include the Chicago Botanic Garden, Williams College Museum of Art, Capital Group Companies, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Suffield Academy, with project work documented across at least eight U.S. states plus a Beijing Olympics design study.

The firm's core technical approach centers on hand-drawn initial design plans and sketches, which it positions as a deliberate design philosophy emphasizing site-specific discovery of regional, social, cultural, and environmental systems — what it terms the "spirit of place." The firm maintains and publicly hosts the Office of Dan Kiley Archive, a proprietary historical repository of over 1,000 landscape architecture projects completed between 1992-2003 by the predecessor firm where co-founder Peter Morrow Meyer served as Senior Designer and Project Manager. RMLA collaborates with a network of architecture firms (Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, Wight & Company, Thomas Phifer and Partners, Tecton Architects, among others) on multidisciplinary projects.

RMLA operates as a small professional services studio (1-10 employees) generating revenue through project-based fees for design services, master planning, and implementation oversight. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven via direct client engagement and professional co-development relationships, with no public pricing, no external funding, and no parent company. The firm is owned and operated exclusively by its two co-founders, Peter Morrow Meyer and Katie Raycroft-Meyer, both Cornell-trained landscape architects.

Name

Raycroft-meyer Landscape Architecture

Legal name

Raycroft Meyer Landscape Architecture

Website

https://raycroft-meyer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Raycroft Meyer Landscape Architecture is a privately held, Bristol, Vermont-based landscape architecture firm (founded 2003, 1-10 employees) providing project-based design services for residential estates, academic and corporate campuses, and cultural public spaces across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Master planning services
• Residential garden design
• Campus landscape design
• Site planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services for landscape architecture and planning projects, including consultation, design expertise, and technical services for all types of landscape architecture projects. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design services, master planning, and implementation oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Raycroft Meyer Landscape Architecture (RMLA) provides professional landscape architecture and planning services for residential, corporate, academic, and public-sector clients. The firm delivers two core service lines: Master Plans for large-scale corporate and academic campus projects, and Living Spaces for private residential garden and estate design. Work spans pedestrian corridors, entry plazas, pavilions, gathering lawns, terraced gardens, swimming pools, and outdoor living spaces, with implementation oversight through collaboration with architects, engineers, horticulturalists, and artisans.

Product overview

RMLA is a landscape architecture and planning firm offering two core service lines: Master Plans for large-scale corporate and academic institutions, and Residential Garden Design for private clients. The firm also maintains the Dan Kiley Archive—a historical portfolio of over 1,000 projects from 1992-2003 documenting work by The Office of Dan Kiley. Projects span campus spaces, living spaces, and featured initiatives like the Sculpture on the Highway Scoping Study. The firm collaborates with architects, engineers, horticulturalists, and artisans across the country.

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Products and services

• Master Plans Large-scale corporate and academic master planning services for campus-wide landscape design, including pedestrian corridors, entry plazas, event lawns, pavilions, and public gathering spaces.
• Residential Garden Design Intimate residential garden design services for private residences and family compounds, including master plans, terraced gardens, swimming pools, outdoor living spaces, and landscape installations.
• Campus Spaces Design Corporate and academic campus landscape architecture including pedestrian corridors, entry plazas, event lawns, pavilions, and public gathering spaces for institutional and corporate clients.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• Wight & CompanynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Chicago Botanic Garden Stone Family Pavilion project. Wight & Company served as architects for the pavilion design.
• Tecton Architects Inc.notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on multiple projects including Suffield Academy Stiles Lane and Loomis Chaffee School projects.
• Thomas Phifer and PartnersnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Junto Farm project in Millbrook, NY. Thomas Phifer and Partners designed the modern house (2009 AIA Record House Honor).
• Kha Le Huu and PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on San Pedro Retreat Center project in Winter Park, FL.
• Vermont Integrated ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Bristol Co-Housing Project in Bristol, VT.
• BirdseyeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Mike Gordon Studio project in Colchester, VT.
• Pei Cobb Freed and PartnersnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Capital Group Companies Vertical Gardens project in Irvine, CA.
• Edward Larabee Barnes / Booth HansennotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firms associated with Chicago Botanic Garden Bonsai Court and Entry Campus Master Plan projects.
• Peter Rose and PartnersnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Private Residence in Sharon, CT project.
• Joan Heaton ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on P.0324 Long Residence project in Shelburne, VT.
• James J. LeitchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on P.0624 Wells Burris House project in Williamstown, MA.
• Maclay ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Camp Common Ground project in Starksboro, VT.
• Mitra Designs StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Pomerleau Residence Master Plan project in Burlington, VT.
• AUVERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Bell Hollow Residence project in Putnam Valley, NY.
• Leers Weinzapfl AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on U.S. Courthouse project in Orlando, FL.
• Harry WolfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator on Beijing Olympics Design Study project.
• Jacobs Facilities, IncminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/facilities firm collaborator on Dallas County Plaza project in Dallas, TX.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: Large international landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with offices across the US and Asia. Comparable to RMLA in master planning and campus typology but at significantly larger scale and broader service offering.
• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with a strong cultural and institutional portfolio. Comparable to RMLA in museum, campus, and public realm work, but at larger firm scale.
• Sasaki Associates: International design firm with a strong landscape architecture and planning practice spanning campus, urban, and waterfront projects. Comparable to RMLA in campus master planning but operates as a multi-disciplinary incumbent.
• James Corner Field Operations: Large New York-based landscape architecture and urban design firm known for High Line and large public realm projects. Competes with RMLA for cultural and institutional commissions but operates at materially larger scale and scope.

Emerging players

• Landworks Studio: New England-based landscape architecture firm with residential and small-scale institutional work. Comparable to RMLA in regional New England presence and high-end residential focus, though smaller portfolio.
• Terremoto: Los Angeles-based landscape architecture practice focused on residential, ecological, and culturally sensitive design. Shares RMLA's craft-oriented, site-driven approach and small-firm model but on the West Coast.

Direct peers

• Reed Hilderbrand: Cambridge, MA-based landscape architecture practice specializing in campus master plans, museums, and culturally significant landscapes. Direct peer in typology (academic, cultural, residential) and small firm scale with elite client base.
• Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates: Brooklyn/Cambridge-based landscape architecture firm with deep portfolio in campus, park, and public realm projects. Comparable to RMLA in academic and public-sector work and in delivering master-planning services.
• Oehme, van Sweden: A small, design-led landscape architecture firm in Washington, DC known for high-end residential, estate, and institutional gardens. Directly comparable to RMLA in craft-driven approach, residential-private clientele, and signature design philosophy.
• Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: San Francisco-based small landscape architecture firm focused on residential gardens, corporate campuses, and museums. Closely comparable to RMLA in firm size, design-driven approach, and segment mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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