Sandra is a co-founder Furtado Sullivan, an architecture studio based in Sydney. Born and educated in Portugal, Sandra later lived and worked in Italy, The Netherlands, Cape Verde and China before settling in Australia. There, she has been intrinsically involved in notable large-scale projects working for and in collaboration with known international practices including Goncalo Byrne Architects, RSHP, Kengo Kuma and Associates studio in Japan and David Chipperfield Architects in the UK. Since founding her studio, she has been working on several mixed-use precincts in Australia, championing environmental and systems thinking in her design approach.