What Aanda Architects does

Aanda Architects (legal entity: aanda architects, p.c.) is a Brooklyn-headquartered architecture practice founded in 2023 by Annie Barrett and Adriel Mesznik, with a secondary office in Philadelphia. The firm provides architecture and design services across four primary segments: civic and public-sector work (Brooklyn Public Library, National Park Service, NYC Green Thumb, City of Cambridge), cultural and institutional clients (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Architectural League of New York, Van Alen Institute), educational institutions (Brown University, Brown RISD Hillel, Olin College), and nonprofit and community organizations (Her Justice, Children of Promise NYC). A project portfolio with work dating to 2015 suggests the principals were operating under prior structures before formal incorporation.

The firm operates with an approximately eight-person team — two founding principals, two directors/senior project architects, and four designers — and holds architectural licensure across at least six states (NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, CA), supporting multi-jurisdiction delivery on civic and institutional commissions. Service scope spans building design, adaptive reuse, and more recently strategic planning. Business model is project-based fee-for-service on architectural commissions, with no disclosed subscription, product, or licensing revenue lines. The firm is NYC Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified, which functions as a structural advantage in New York public procurement.

Positioning is built around civic engagement, community-oriented design, and emerging-practice recognition: the firm won the AIA New York State Design Award in 2024, AIA New York New Practices 2025, AN Best of Practice Award 2025, and the PEA Prize in 2025, and has extended project work into Texas, Ohio, and California. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or technology platform are disclosed; the business is privately held and operates as a professional services firm rather than a venture-backed or productized entity.

Name

Aanda Architects

Legal name

aanda architects, p.c.

Website

https://aandaarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aanda Architects is a Brooklyn-based architecture firm specializing in civic, cultural, educational, and residential projects, serving public-sector and nonprofit clients across multiple U.S. states, with a Philadelphia secondary office and NYC WBE certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Civic architecture
• Residential architecture
• Urban design planning
• Cultural facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Aanda Architects generates revenue through providing architecture and design services to institutional, civic, community, and residential clients. Services include project design, construction administration, strategic planning, and documentation for projects at multiple scales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aanda Architects is a Brooklyn and Philadelphia-based architecture firm providing full-service architectural design across residential, cultural, civic, educational, and commercial sectors. Services span from concept design through construction documentation and administration, complemented by strategic planning engagements such as visioning workshops and urban masterplans. The firm delivers projects at multiple scales, with a focus on creating distinctive spaces for civic, community, and family life.

Product overview

Aanda Architects is an architecture firm offering full-service architectural design across residential, cultural, civic, educational, and commercial sectors. The studio's practice spans from residential projects (Centered Home, Marsh Home, Loft Home, Chelsea Studio Home, bookcase home, Great Home) to civic and cultural commissions (Brooklyn Public Library activations, Brown RISD Hillel Chapel and Renovation, Brown University Chancellor's Dining Room), as well as strategic planning engagements (Olin College Strategic Plan, Brown RISD Hillel Strategic Plan, Cambridge Urban Forest Masterplan). Projects are led by founding principals Annie Barrett and Adriel Mesznik alongside studio director Anastasia Yee and senior project architects, delivering services from initial visioning workshops through construction administration. The firm is certified as an NYC Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and operates from Brooklyn, NY and Philadelphia, PA offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Strategic Planning Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 AIA New York State Design Award for Brooklyn Public Library: Activating Exteriors

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WORKac: NYC-based experimental architecture studio known for cultural, educational, and civic projects. Similar in scale and creative orientation to Aanda, with comparable civic/community sector engagement.
• WXY Architecture: NYC-based architecture and urban design firm specializing in civic, cultural, and community-focused projects. Highly comparable to Aanda given shared civic/community orientation, NYC footprint, and Adriel Mesznik's prior tenure there as a project architect.
• nARCHITECTS: Small Brooklyn-based architecture firm with civic, cultural, and residential work. Comparable to Aanda in firm size, geography, and emphasis on community-oriented design.
• MASS Design Group: Mission-driven architecture practice focused on civic, institutional, and community impact projects. Highly comparable to Aanda on civic/community values, nonprofit/government clientele, and emphasis on design as social impact.
• Architecture Research Office: Brooklyn-based research-driven architecture studio working across cultural, civic, and residential typologies. Comparable to Aanda in scale, NYC base, civic/cultural focus, and Annie Barrett's prior tenure there.
• AMArchitecture: NYC/Philadelphia architecture practice led by Adriel Mesznik prior to Aanda's founding. Direct lineage peer given Mesznik's prior principalship and shared civic/urbanist orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Established firm known for civic, cultural, and institutional projects with studios including New York. Comparable to Aanda on civic/cultural typologies and design excellence recognition, though at larger scale.
• Snøhetta: Internationally established architecture and design practice with a strong civic, cultural, and public-realm portfolio and an active NYC studio. Overlaps with Aanda on civic/library typologies but at significantly greater scale and global reach.
• KieranTimberlake: Research-oriented architecture firm with strong civic, cultural, and institutional portfolio. Comparable to Aanda in design rigor and institutional focus, though significantly larger and more established.
• Ennead Architects: Established NYC architecture firm with deep institutional, civic, and cultural portfolio including libraries and universities. Overlaps with Aanda on educational and civic typologies but operates at materially greater scale.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/aandaarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aandaarch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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