Land+civilization Compositions

What Land+civilization Compositions does

Land+Civilization Compositions (L+CC) is a privately held, multi-disciplinary architecture and urban design studio founded by Jason Hilgefort following his unanimous first-prize win at Europan 11 in Vienna. The firm operates from three offices — Hong Kong (headquarters, Sheung Wan), Shenzhen (OCT-LOFT creative industry park), and Rotterdam (Weena) — and maintains active project portfolios across six continents, with notable built works in China (Hongqiao Park, Shenzhen Bay Park, Guangming Sports Forest Park, Pazhou Master Plan), Europe (Vienna, Moscow, Bogota, Rotterdam), Africa (Nairobi via UN-Habitat), and Latin America (Medellin). Core service lines span urban design master planning, landscape architecture, architecture, urban objects, exhibition/installation design, public engagement, research, publications, and an innovation/experiment lab. The practice is research-informed, integrating landscape architecture, urbanism, and architecture through methodologies that combine oral history collection, co-design workshops, and data-driven landscape approaches. Notable technological explorations include robotic planter installations with motion sensors (Kidnetic Garden, Dynamic Hybrids) and data-visualization landscape work.

The firm's revenue model is fee-for-service professional design, with work acquired primarily through open international design competitions (Europan, Shenzhen Qianhai, Sokolniki, Seoul) and direct commissions from government and institutional clients. Government and municipal authorities form the primary customer segment, with secondary segments in urbanism education and research institutions (via sub-brands Aformal Academy, FUTURE+ Institute) and international development organizations (UN-Habitat). Pricing is negotiated on a per-engagement basis and is not publicly disclosed. Distribution occurs through direct sales to enterprise/government clients, supplemented by academic-network referrals and biennale exhibition visibility. The firm maintains an extensive publication record in Architectural Design, Architectural Review, Domus, Volume, Routledge, and EPFL, and the founder holds academic positions at HKU Faculty of Architecture and Aformal Academy, which function as both thought-leadership platforms and indirect client-acquisition channels.

Name

Land+civilization Compositions

Legal name

Land+Civilization Compositions

Website

https://landandcc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Land+Civilization Compositions (L+CC) is a privately held, multi-disciplinary architecture and urban design studio headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in Shenzhen and Rotterdam, serving government, municipal, and international development clients across six continents through urban design, landscape, architecture, research, and exhibition work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Urban Design Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Urban design services
• Landscape architecture
• Master planning
• Architectural design
• Public realm design

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Urban Design and Architecture Commissions: Fee-for-service professional design services for urban design master plans, landscape design, and architectural projects, primarily sourced through open competitions and direct client commissions from government entities and developers.
2. Research and Consulting Engagements: Research-driven engagements covering topics such as rural China development, autonomous urbanism, Belt and Road infrastructure studies, and urban policy frameworks, often conducted in collaboration with academic institutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Land+Civilization Compositions is a multi-disciplinary architecture and urban design studio delivering integrated design services across urban design, landscape design, architecture, urban objects, exhibitions, public engagement, research, and innovation. Projects range from city-scale master plans (e.g., 241 ha Pazhou, 128.74 ha Shenzhen Bay Park, 1,200 ha Bogota Park in the Mist) down to small urban installations and AI-driven robotic public-realm prototypes. The firm operates as a unified practice across Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Rotterdam, with academic and research engagements woven into professional commissions.

Product overview

Land+Civilization Compositions (L+CC) is a multi-disciplinary architecture and urban design studio with a portfolio spanning research to built form. The firm operates as a unified studio offering integrated Urban Design, Landscape Design, Architecture, Urban Objects, Exhibition/Installation, Public Engagement, Research, Publications, and an Innovation/Experiment Lab. Their work ranges from urban master plans (city districts of 100-500+ hectares) to intimate public installations, and from cultural institutions to public parks and bridges. Key named offerings include the Aformal Academy (educational platform), Future+ Institute (independent academy), Kidnetic Garden (AI-driven interactive installation), Landscape of Data (data visualization project), Ningde New Nature (rural R&D concept), and various public engagement programs. The studio's methodology emphasizes integration of systems—movement of people, flow of water/air, and emerging digital interfaces—into cohesive design solutions. Projects have been built on 6 continents, with significant presence in China's Greater Bay Area, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Institute for Autonomous Urbanism (IAU): An institute co-founded by Jason Hilgefort focused on how disruptive developments of dispersed infrastructure frame a moment in time where we can fundamentally reconceive of how we make, fund, and even conceptualize the world.
• Aformal Academy
• FUTURE+ Institute

Products and services

• Urban Design Services Comprehensive urban design solutions spanning master planning, transit-oriented development, waterfront revitalization, and sustainable urban frameworks for government, municipal, and institutional clients. Projects range from 179.8 ha city districts to regional planning frameworks.
• Landscape Design Services Landscape architecture encompassing parks, sports facilities, coastal areas, and ecological corridors for municipal and government clients. Includes award-winning projects such as Hongqiao Park and Guangming Sports Forest Park.
• Architecture Services Architectural design including cultural institutions, educational facilities, residential complexes, religious buildings, and mixed-use developments. Projects range from 3,500 sqm to 178,329 sqm.
• Urban Objects Design of urban infrastructure elements including pedestrian bridges, pavilions, public furniture, and architectural interventions. Includes bridges ranging from pedestrian crossings to 2 km elevated pathways.
• Exhibition and Installation Design Exhibition design and installation work for biennales, museums, and public installations, including participation in major international events in Rotterdam, Sao Paolo, Venice, Madrid, Seoul, and Hong Kong.
• Public Engagement Programs Community-centered design initiatives including public space activation, neighborhood workshops, oral history programs, and participatory planning processes for municipal clients and communities.
• Research Projects Academic and applied research on urban phenomena including autonomous urbanism, rural development, layered urbanism, transitional infrastructure, and spatial economics, often conducted with academic institutions.
• Innovation and Experiment Lab Experimental projects exploring new methodologies in urban design including Dynamic Hybrids (AI/robotic installations), Landscape of Data, Moving Street concepts, and New Polder Model research.
• Publications Contributions to architectural and urban design literature, including 'The Emerging Public Realm of the Greater Bay Area' published by Routledge (2021) and chapters in AD, Domus, and Volume.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hongqiao Park was one of the 10 most visited places in all of China during the 2021 Chinese New Year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• XSXLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Unfinished Archipelago project — specific nature of collaboration not detailed in available sources.
• MLA+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMLA+ partnered with L+CC and AAA on the Shenzhen Museum Streets project (426,000 sqm), providing urban design expertise for the pedestrian pathway installations in central Shenzhen.
• Kossmann.dejongminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on The Art and Science of Planning exhibition at the Shenzhen Planning Museum, combining data visualization with art and installation design.
• Christian Lange (HKU Fabrication and Material Technologies Lab)coreTechnology or IntegrationChristian Lange (Associate Professor) provided product design expertise for the Dynamic Hybrids project, integrating robotics and adaptive systems into landscape installations.
• Ask Idea HK LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationRobotics partner for the Dynamic Hybrids project, developing motion-sensing robotic landscape furniture in collaboration with L+CC and HKU.
• Calthorpe AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalthorpe Associates collaborated with L+CC on the Pazhou Urban Master Plan (241 ha), bringing transit-oriented development expertise to the Guangzhou eastern edge CBD.
• LOLA Landscape ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaborator on landscape projects including Shenzhen Bay Park, Ningde New Nature, Bogota Park in the Mist, Guangming Sports Forest Park, and many others across China and internationally.
• TALLER ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaborator on urban design and landscape projects including Ningde New Nature, Shenzhen Bay Park, Pazhou Urban Master Plan, Medellin Urban Currents, and others.
• ONE ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with LOLA and TALLER on the Nourishing City project in Xili, Shenzhen, alongside L+CC.
• OpenfabricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Medellin Urban Currents project alongside TALLER Architects, focusing on river territory redesign and public space frameworks.
• Artur BorejszominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaborator with L+CC on the Open Source library project in Daegu, South Korea (3,500 sqm), alongside Ignas Uogintas, Dalia Zakaite, and Grisha Zotov.
• IAE International Art Exchange & 1-Art FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-producing partners for the Dynamic Hybrids film produced by Picture Phythm Studios, with Paul Shepherd as director.
• Columbia University Studio XminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Columbia University Studio X and Shanzhai City on the China Rural Workshop research project.
• LAYOUTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator with L+CC on the Bridges on Yantian River project in Shenzhen, designing pedestrian bridges as part of a larger river revitalization initiative.
• LAYOUTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with L+CC on the Shenzhen North Pedestrian Bridge international competition, focused on slow traffic systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: SWA is a US landscape architecture and urban planning practice with extensive award-winning park and waterfront work (similar to Hongqiao Park and Shenzhen Bay Park). Comparable in master-plan scope and competition-led international work.
• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki is a multidisciplinary planning and design firm covering urban design, landscape architecture, and architecture at the master-plan scale. Sasaki is a relevant incumbent benchmark for the kind of university-adjacent, research-led practice model L+CC aspires to scale into.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a New York-based landscape architecture and urban design firm with a comparable focus on large-scale public realm, waterfronts, and ecological infrastructure. Broader portfolio and bigger headcount make it a logical incumbent competitor for tier-1 international urban competitions.

Direct peers

• West 8: West 8 is a Rotterdam-based landscape architecture and urban design office with global competition-led GTM analogous to L+CC's. It serves as a direct Dutch/European peer for landscape-scale public-realm commissions and biennale-led visibility.
• ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles): ZUS is a Rotterdam-based architecture and urbanism practice where L+CC's founder previously worked. Comparable in civic-architecture focus, Dutch/German geographic base, and academic-practitioner operating model.
• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture and urban design studio known for high-profile public realm projects (e.g., Washington Monument grounds). Comparable in boutique size, design-led competitions, and integration of research and built landscape.
• LOLA Landscape Architects: LOLA is a Dutch landscape architecture firm that has collaborated with L+CC on Shenzhen Bay Park, Ningde New Nature, Bogota Park in the Mist, and Guangming Sports Forest Park. Both firms operate at the intersection of research-driven urbanism and built landscape at large ecological-park scales — closest comparable in size, methodology, and geographic footprint.
• MLA+: MLA+ is a Dutch-based urban design and landscape architecture practice that partnered with L+CC and AAA on Shenzhen Museum Streets (426,000 sqm). The firms share comparable methodologies around research-driven urbanism, large public-realm master plans, and deep presence in the Greater Bay Area.
• Stoss Landscape Urbanism: Stoss is a Boston-based landscape urbanism practice with comparable focus on waterfronts, post-industrial regeneration, and adaptive public landscapes. Closely aligned in methodology (research-driven, adaptive urbanism) and project scale with L+CC.
• TALLER Architects: TALLER is a Mexican architecture and urbanism practice that has co-authored Pazhou Urban Master Plan, Medellin Urban Currents, Shenzhen Bay Park, and Ningde New Nature with L+CC. It is the closest Latin-American counterpart with matching scope, scale of master plans, and multi-continental project reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/landandcc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Land+civilization Compositions