Joseph Pell Lombardi is a New York City

New York City

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-based architect

Architect

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, heading the firm The Office of Joseph Pell Lombardi, Architect. Lombardi holds degrees in both Architecture (B.Arch.) and Historic Preservation

Historic preservation

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 (M.Sc.), and he established his firm in 1969 to specialize in restoration

Architectural conservation

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, preservation, adaptive re-use and contextual new buildings.

Examples of his work are the conservation of Château du Sailhant, a 12th-century château in Andelat

Andelat

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, France, the conversion to residential use of Liberty Tower

Liberty Tower (New York)

The Liberty Tower is a historic building located at 55 Liberty Street in New York City. It was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb and built in 1909. The building is 33-stories tall and is clad in white glazed terra cotta and limestone....

, an early 20th-century 33-story New York City Financial District Gothic skyscraper, and the conservation of the National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

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, Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House

Armour-Stiner House

The Armour-Stiner House, also known as the Carmer Octagon House, is a unique octagon-shaped and domed Victorian style house located at 45 West Clinton Avenue in Irvington, in Westchester County, New York. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976...

. In Manhattan, he has converted 150 commercial buildings to residential use and restored 100 townhouses.
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