Our firm's mission is to work closely with each client to create timeless modern architecture. We see design as an inclusive process, a distillation of eclectic sources that invoke the intangible feelings of place, and a sense of rightness of fit. We look to the thought and design of the past to create a regional modern architecture of the present and future. Our work is a metaphor in the terms that a human life may be defined: full of realized possibility, emotional richness, and the joys of the daily experience. Good design nurtures the unexpected and gives room to the wayward idea. Our designs give life to our clients' dreams and desires; it is our mission to create strong, beautiful, intellectually accessible architecture, with the power to delight.

Sandvold Blanda Architecture + Interiors was founded in 1995 is a full service architectural and interior design practice. Neil Sandvold, AIA, holds a Master's degree from The University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Washington University, St. Louis, and is registered in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. He is a board member and chair emeritus of Collab the Group for Modern and Contemporary Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Andrew Blanda, Associate AIA, holds a Master's degree from The University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Bachelor of Design from The University of Florida. Both have taught as adjunct professors at The Drexel University School of Architecture, and are founding business partners at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Their work has been featured on HGTV, and in national publications including Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to The City (third edition), Home Magazine, WD Home Remodeling, WD Kitchen and Bath, Spectacular Homes of Philadelphia, Spectacular Architecture of Greater Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia Style, and on numerous blog sites.