For 46 years, N.K. Bhandari, Architecture & Engineering, P.C. (NKB) has evolved from a small, family-owned construction business into a well-established professional service organization. We value uncompromising integrity, professionalism, and creativity. Our focus has been on design excellence and technical expertise from the beginning. We ensure the delivery of quality services by integrating design and construction techniques, exploring alternatives, and finding optimal solutions for each project. NKB proudly serves a diverse set of clients. On every project we undertake, we bring a commitment to solving complex design challenges and improving the communities where we work, live, and play.

Our Vision

NKB is the firm of choice for solving complex design challenges. We consistently deliver a level of service with integrity, honoring the trust our clients place in us. By understanding our clients’ needs, we can deliver the best possible design solutions that establish excellence, provide value, and create the desired design aesthetic.

Our Mission

UNRIVALED SERVICE DELIVERING UNIQUE RESULTS.

NKB passionately pursues solutions to our clients’ challenges. We understand that each project is unique, and the solution to each project is also unique. We strive to be your trusted advisor by building relationships that will stand the test of time.

Community Giveback

We do all that we can to make a difference in the communities where we live and work. We make the most of every opportunity to help those in need by providing services to the less fortunate. It is our expressed desire to give a portion of NKB’s revenue back to each community on a regular basis.

To learn more about NKB’s recent initiatives and community outreach efforts, visit Our Commitment To Serving Our Community.

Our Story

Despite humble beginnings, Narindar K. Bhandari, P.E., Ph.D., the founder of NKB, discovered his true passion for construction and engineering. He had also become all too familiar with the corruption in the construction industry in his native India. Knowing he could not single-handedly correct these unsavory business practices, Narindar decided to leave his country and start fresh, bringing his personal and professional integrity to new ventures. Before founding his own construction company in 1978, Narindar worked as a baker and a construction laborer in Canada. He progressed to a senior leadership position at a construction company in Binghamton, NY, while earning a Ph.D. in construction management at Binghamton University.

Established in 1980, Narindar founded N.K. Bhandari, Consulting Engineer, a sole proprietorship offering structural engineering and construction management services to various federal, state, and institutional clients throughout Upstate New York. Narindar gradually expanded NKB’s services to include architecture and civil engineering while also extending its geographic range throughout the Northeast United States. In 1988, Narindar restructured the design firm as a professional corporation under the name N.K. Bhandari, Consulting Engineers, P.C. The firm was subsequently honored to become certified as a New York State Minority Business Enterprise and a NYS Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. It also became a participant in the U.S. 8(a) small business program. During this time, Narindar continued to establish NKB as a sought-after consulting firm, providing services to various state agencies, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Postal Service.

Throughout the firm’s early history, NKB aligned its efforts with Bhandari Constructors and Consultants, Inc (BCCI), the general construction firm Narindar founded in 1978. For more than three decades, BCCI held a leadership position in the New York State construction industry, developing major state and federal projects throughout the Northeast. This collaboration profoundly influenced the design professionals at NKB, honing their knowledge in all aspects of construction, including estimating, scheduling, phasing, and construction sequencing. This unique perspective continues to be integrated into each project.

In 2025, NKB celebrated 45 years of continuous business operation. Glenn R. Woodbury, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, who has worked with NKB since 2017 and served as NKB’s Architectural Practice Leader, was promoted to President, carrying NKB’s legacy of uncompromising integrity, quality, professionalism, and creativity into the future. The firm has also expanded to five geographic locations: Syracuse, NY; Rochester, NY; New York, NY; Bethesda, MD; and Muskegon, MI, serving federal, state, municipal, educational, corporate, industrial, healthcare, commercial, retail, and hospitality clients. NKB has provided professional architecture and engineering consulting services on more than 1,400 projects with 149 clients throughout 39 states and territories of the United States.