Lee Harris Pomeroy, FAIA Principal

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / 1955
Master of Architecture / Yale University / 1961

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lee Harris Pomeroy is president of the firm he founded in 1964 in New York City. He has guided the firm's growth, building a reputation for design excellence over the past 37 years. Mr. Pomeroy's work has led to numerous architectural awards, and to a number of significant commissions with major commercial clients, including Swiss Bank Corporation, Saks Fifth Avenue, HBO, and The Trump Organization. In the public sector, he has designed libraries, educational and institutional buildings and large transportation projects that have been recognized for high design standards and improving quality of life in their communities.

Mr. Pomeroy's special interest in historic preservation has engaged him in restoring, adapting and adding to older buildings, many of which are prominent landmarks in their cities and countries including the Plaza Hotel, Grand Central Terminal and Trinity Church in New York City, and the centuries-old Hotel U Sixtu in Prague, Czech Republic.

As principal-in-charge, he plays an instrumental role in the design and development of every project the firm undertakes. His considerable experience includes work on both large-and small-scale projects for public and private sector clientele such as the Dekalb Avenue Subway Station Rehabilitation, Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum, St. James Church, Perry Street Condominiums, New Rochelle Public Library, Fulton Street Pedestrian Mall and Transitway, 14th Street/Union Square Subway Station Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation of the 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway Station, Swiss Bank Tower, Master Plan for Office Interior Space for the Port Authority at the World Trade Center, Home Box Office Satellite Communications Center, Con Ed Interior Design Projects, Jericho Public Library, Bedford Mews and Bellevue Medical Center Rehabilitation.

Over the past few years Mr. Pomeroy has overseen the firm’s expansion into the international arena securing planning and design work for the Tianjin Economic Development Authority (TEDA) in Tianjin, as well as the campus master plan for Shandong Transport Vocational Technology College in Shandong, People’s Republic of China. He has restored six historic buildings in the town square of Prague, Czech Republic for the design of the five-star Hotel U Sixtu, and he was retained by the Sultan of Saudi Arabia for the design of a large-scale Commercial and Residential Center in the City of Riyadh.

As a co-founder of Ecosol, an affiliate company that researched and developed solar energy building products Mr. Pomeroy is recognized as a pioneer in sustainable architecture and frequently incorporates “green” architectural features into his designs producing environmentally responsible buildings.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow, American Institute of Architects
Fellow, The Institute for Urban Design
Chairman, The City Club of NY Bard Awards for Architecture and Urban Design
Professor for Design and Urban Planning, City College School of Architecture
Deans’ Advisory Committee, School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Advisory Committee, International Studies Program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Visiting critic and lecturer— Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Texas A&M School of Architecture, Columbia University, Princeton University, and Pratt Institute
Chairman, American Institute of Architects Library Award Jury
Member, Community Board #5, Midtown Manhattan
Member, Bellevue Associates Board, Bellevue Medical Center, NY