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About Us

SBLM’s Five Interconnected Studio offices in New York City, Long Island, Miami, FL, Dallas, TX and Dublin, Ireland, has completed thousands of projects throughout the United States and Ireland satisfying communities vital institutions and infrastructure needs for HealthCare and Wellness, Education, Mixed-Use Residential, Retail/Commercial, and Civic environments.

SBLM’s focus is to provide environmentally responsible solutions across all markets we serve based on the shared knowledge gained from our Five Studios. SBLM’s enthusiastic family of architects and designers, creative problem-solvers, insightful planners, and seasoned collaborators meet the needs of our client's vision, as we anticipate and adjust, re-evaluate, and respond.  Our goal is to deliver design solutions that inspire, connect, perform, and drive business.

Our Offices

Covering four distinct areas, each office provides expertise within its region.

New York

Dallas

Miami

Long Island

Dublin

Our History

SBLM began in 1993 as Shiffer, Burdick, Litchfield Magnuson Architects as a New York City architectural practice and continued as such until 2005 when Edward Shiffer officially retired. Larry Litchfield had retired three years prior and continued to work as a consultant to the firm. When Ed retired, he sold his shares to Joshua Burdick who was then president and remains in that role today. The name changed to SBLM became officially registered when the transaction of Shiffer’s shares was completed. Under Josh’s management, SBLM experienced significant growth, opened offices on Long Island, New York,  Miami Florida, Dallas Texas, and Dublin Ireland and decided to create a Studio format that focused on different project typologies – HealthCare, Education, Mixed-Use Residential, Retail /Commercial and Civic with the benefit of sharing design thinking solutions along with gained knowledges and experiences.

 

Today, SBLM focuses on providing environmentally responsible solutions across all five Studios that include healthcare institutions, public and private schools, colleges and universities, developers and institutional investors in the residential market, shopping center owners and developers and governmental agencies. SBLM’s deep bench of diligent designers, creative problem-solvers, insightful planners and seasoned collaborators meet the needs of our client's visions where we anticipate and adjust, re-evaluate and successfully respond.  

Our Services

Architectural

Architectural Design

Branded Environments

Interior Design

New Construction

Building Additions

Rehabilitation and Renovation

Adaptive Reuse

Sustainable / Enduring Design

Planning

Master Planning

Urban Design and Planning

Site Planning

Strategic Planning

Campus Planning

Capital Planning

Phased Development Planning

Planning for Sustainability

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