Anne holford-smith Faia, LEED AP

Partner

Anne Holford-Smith brings 40 years of experience practicing architecture and preservation, and has been with PBDW since 1992. She directed the firm’s award-winning restoration work on the Cooper Union Foundation Building, the New York Appellate Division Courthouse and Green-Wood’s Fort Hamilton Gatehouses. Other restoration projects include the cast iron 462 Broadway and the Knox Building.  Additions to existing buildings include new offices for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and expansion of the Green-Wood Modern Chapel.

She managed the design and construction of the Net Zero Energy-certified Fellows Hall residence at Williams College,  Architizer A+ Award recipient in Architecture and Sustainability, and the Moise Safra Center, American Architecture Award recipient in Religious Buildings. Her recent projects include the award-winning hotel conversion of the historic Belden House and Mews in Litchfield, CT. She is currently managing the renovation of The Hotel Beacon’s 299 guest rooms, lobby, and redesign of its ground floor facades.

Through a broad range of building types, including additions to and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, pure preservation, and new construction within historic contexts, the common theme of her work is the interplay between new and old, rooted in their unique context.

Ms. Holford-Smith received her Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute. She is a member of the Association for Preservation Technology and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and served as a Commissioner on the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission from 2018 to 2024. Currently, she serves as Vice Chair on the Preservation League of New York State’s Board of Trustees.

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