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With degrees in both Architecture
(B.Arch.) and Historic Preservation (M.Sc.), Joseph Pell Lombardi
established his firm in 1969 as one of the first to specialize in
restoration, preservation, adaptive re-use and contextual new buildings.
With offices in New York, France and Hungary, the Office of Joseph Pell
Lombardi has served as architect for over 1000 projects worldwide.
His practice ranges from preservation projects, as in the conservation of a
12th century château in Andelat, France, to large-scale adaptive re-use
projects such as Liberty Tower, an early 20th century 33-story New York
City Financial District Gothic skyscraper converted to residential use. In
Manhattan alone, he has converted over 200 commercial buildings to
residential use and restored over 100 townhouses. Current projects include
eight loft/special use buildings in SoHo, NoHo and the Lower East Side
being converted to residential use and the creation of a new tower in
Midtown Manhattan.
Mr. Lombardi owns many of the projects in which he is involved. He is the
owner of the National Historic Landmark, Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House, the
only Roman temple form, domed octagonal house in the world and the first
property to have been sold into private ownership by the National Trust for
Historic Preservation. He also owns and is conserving several other major
historic houses including Château du Sailhant, an early medieval
château-fort in the Auvergne region of central France.
He served as a member of the Venice Committee of the World Monuments Fund
and serves on many boards including the Historic House Trust, the Historic
District Council and the Zoning and Historic Preservation Committee for the
Alliance for Downtown Manhattan. He is a member of Scenic Hudson and the
Society of Architectural Historians.
In 1990, Joseph Pell Lombardi was awarded the Victorian Society in America
Preservation Award; in 1991, he received the Preservation League of New
York State Achievement Award; and in 1993, the New York City Landmarks
Preservation Commission awarded Joseph Pell Lombardi its Certificate of
Merit. Numerous articles have been published about his work.
Containing architects, preservationists, architectural historians and
construction specialists, the Office of Joseph Pell Lombardi Architects
guides restoration, preservation, adaptive re-use and contextual building
projects from initial inception to completion, including economic
feasibility studies, historic analyses, budget preparations, paint
analyses, construction plans, specifications and construction supervision.
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