Architecture and engineering firm scaling design operations with Microsoft ecosystem
LPA is a 60-year-old architecture and engineering practice (501–1,000 employees) built on specialties spanning architecture, landscape design, MEP, structural and civil engineering, and master planning. The tech stack is almost entirely Microsoft—Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure DevOps, Power BI—paired with industry-standard design tools (Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Civil 3D). Active hiring across engineering and design roles (52 posts in 30 days, accelerating velocity) combined with projects focused on Dynamics 365 configuration and tool standardization suggests LPA is mid-transformation: moving from siloed design workflows toward integrated business process management and data visibility across project operations.
LPA designs buildings, landscapes, and infrastructure for institutional and commercial clients. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the firm operates across architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, structural and civil engineering, MEP engineering, master planning, and adaptive reuse. Core pain points center on sustainability—reducing embodied carbon, lowering building energy use, and meeting 2030 climate commitments—and operational efficiency: design process coordination, project information management, and tool implementation across the firm. The business is hiring steadily in engineering and design, with secondary efforts in product and technology roles.
LPA's primary stack includes Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, SketchUp, and Rhino for design and modeling; ETABS for structural analysis; Adobe Creative Cloud for graphics; and Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, and Azure DevOps for business operations and data.
LPA is headquartered in Irvine, California and is actively hiring in the United States and Peru, with 120 total open roles as of the latest snapshot.
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