Weiss-magness Architects, Inc.

What Weiss-magness Architects, Inc. does

Weiss-magness Architects, Inc. (WMA Architects) is a privately held professional architectural design firm incorporated on April 3, 1995, and headquartered at 4600 N. 12th Street in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm specializes in mission-critical architecture for semiconductor, advanced-technology, industrial, institutional, and educational clients, with an operating footprint that has extended beyond Arizona into New Mexico, Ohio, New Jersey, and selected international projects in China (Tianjin, Beijing). Over thirty years, WMA reports completing more than 3,000 projects for over 100 clients across six U.S. states.

The firm's core service platform spans the full project lifecycle: programming and feasibility, code studies and hazardous-material compliance, master planning, interior design, detailed design specifications, program management with owner representation, and post-occupancy evaluation, delivered through an integrated team model that coordinates ownership, construction, and an engineering partner network operating in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Project categories include ISO-classified cleanrooms (Class 100 to Class 10,000) and tool installations for semiconductor manufacturers; research, teaching, and pharmaceutical laboratories; specialty labs such as SCIFs and metrology spaces; adaptive re-use conversions; higher education and performance venues; municipal and civic facilities; and senior living campuses.

WMA generates revenue through project-based architectural and design fees quoted per engagement, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers, retainers, or SaaS-like recurring revenue components. The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales via direct engagement with ownership teams and construction partners, supplemented by referral-based repeat business from a long-tenured client base that includes ASM, Medtronic, Fujifilm, JP Morgan, Bridgestone, ZF, Daicel, Sanofi-Aventis, and Arizona State University. Leadership consists of Principal Architect Beau Dromiack (AIA, DBIA, SCUP, NCARB) and Director of Operations Christina Cram, and the firm has publicly stated a target headcount growth to 20-30 team members alongside its existing national and international partner collaborations.

Name

Weiss-magness Architects, Inc.

Legal name

WMA Architects, Inc.

Website

https://wma-phx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weiss-magness Architects is a Phoenix-based private architecture firm specializing in mission-critical design for semiconductor, advanced-technology, industrial, institutional, and educational clients, delivering complex cleanrooms, laboratories, and campuses via project-based fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Mission critical architecture
• Semiconductor cleanroom design
• Advanced manufacturing facilities
• Higher education architecture
• Industrial architectural design

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based architecture and design fees for complex facilities including cleanrooms, labs, manufacturing plants, institutional buildings, and higher education projects. Services span from programming through post-occupancy, including program management and owner representation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

WMA Architects provides professional architectural design services for mission-critical, industrial, institutional, and educational facilities. Core work covers semiconductor cleanrooms, tool installation, advanced manufacturing facilities, research and teaching labs, higher education campuses, municipal buildings, and senior living communities. Service delivery spans programming, feasibility, code studies, master planning, interior design, design specifications, program management, owner representation, and post-occupancy evaluation.

Product overview

Weiss-magness Architects, Inc. (WMA Architects) is a professional architectural design firm providing Mission Critical Architecture services for high-technology and industrial markets. Founded in 1995 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, the firm offers a comprehensive suite of architectural services including programming, master planning, interior design, code compliance, and full project delivery through post-occupancy. Their core service platform encompasses architecture through post-occupancy, supported by an extensive network of engineering partners for specialized disciplines. The firm's project portfolio spans multiple specialized categories: Semiconductor and High Technology cleanrooms and tool installations (including P1-P4 cleanrooms with ISO classifications); Advanced Industrial Manufacturing research and teaching laboratories; Specialty Lab Projects; Adaptive Re-Use and Workplace Environments; Cultural, Higher Education and Performance Venues; Sustainable Design; Municipal and Institutional Facilities; and Campus Design Projects. WMA has completed approximately 3,000 projects for 100 clients across 6 states, with particular expertise in semiconductor, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture through Post-Occupancy
• Programming and Project Feasibility
• Code Studies and Hazardous Material Code Compliance
• Master Planning and Interior Design
• Design Specifications and Program Management
• Engineering Resources Network
• Semiconductor and High Technology Cleanroom and Tool Install Design
• Advanced Industrial Manufacturing and Research / Teaching Lab Design
• Semiconductor and High Technology Specialty Lab Projects
• Adaptive Re-Use and Workplace Environment Design
• Cultural, Higher Education and Performance Venue Design
• Municipal and Institutional Facility Design
• Senior Living and Campus Design
• Concept Design, Community Outreach and International Projects

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ projects completed over firm history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Century 3 Inc. (C3USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC3USA is listed in the navigation as a partner organization. The relationship appears to involve collaborative project delivery and market presence, with WMA Architects associated with the Century 3 Inc. network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with leading science & technology, healthcare, and higher education practices, designing labs, cleanrooms, and research facilities comparable to WMA's semiconductor and cleanroom work.
• Flad Architects: Flad Architects specializes in research, teaching, and healthcare facility design with extensive lab and high-tech experience. Comparable to WMA in advanced industrial manufacturing, research labs, and institutional building design.
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a national integrated design firm with deep science & technology and healthcare practices, including labs, cleanrooms, and advanced manufacturing facilities—directly comparable to WMA's mission-critical architecture for semiconductor and high-tech clients.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is an integrated design practice with strong science, technology, and higher education portfolios, including labs and advanced manufacturing environments—directly comparable to WMA's mission-critical and institutional project mix.
• Page (formerly PageSoutherlandPage): Page is an integrated design firm with strong science & technology, healthcare, and higher education practices, including semiconductor and advanced manufacturing projects directly comparable to WMA's cleanroom and high-tech portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• HOK: HOK is a large global AEC firm with science & technology, healthcare, and higher education practices that overlap with WMA's mission-critical architecture, though it competes at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• HDR Architecture: HDR is a large integrated engineering/architecture firm with research, healthcare, and institutional design capabilities, capable of competing for complex facility projects similar to WMA's mission-critical work.

Regional players

• Orcutt|Winslow: Orcutt|Winslow is a Phoenix-based architecture firm with significant higher education, K-12, and civic work in the Arizona market—geographically overlapping with WMA and competing for similar institutional clients.
• DWL Architects + Planners: DWL Architects is a Phoenix-based architecture firm with significant higher education, civic, and healthcare work in Arizona—directly competing with WMA for the same regional institutional clients.

Emerging players

• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): Affiliated Engineers is a high-tech facility engineering firm specializing in cleanrooms, labs, and advanced manufacturing systems. It complements WMA's architectural work with deep MEP engineering for similar semiconductor and high-tech clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wma-architects

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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