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Lee Harris Pomeroy (born 11/19/32) is an award-winning American architect and the founding principal of the firm Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects. He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects [1] and the Royal Institute of British Architects [2] (RIBA). Mr. Pomeroy’s work includes design and planning for corporate, transportation and institutional facilities in the United States and Asia. Working with New York City Transit over many years he has completed the restoration and modernization projects for a number of historic subway stations.

In the Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area (TEDA) in Tianjin, China, Mr. Pomeroy designed the one million SF Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center built in the shape of a Chinese fan with curving steel saw tooth roof. Steel trusses suspended by cables attached to masts rising nearly 115 feet support the roof allowing for large clear spans which provide flexible exhibition space. The center serves the general public as well as trade shows, political conventions and other significant gatherings.

Mr. Pomeroy’s firm also completed the design six underground subway stations for the new Kolkata Metro Railway, East-West Corridor in India. The new East-West Corridor of the [3] will span 14.67 kilometers with 8.9 kilometers consisting of underground bored tunnels. In addition to the station design, the firm was responsible for developing land use plans in the station areas. The project is part of a comprehensive initiative by the governments of India and West Bengal to modernize and expand its transportation system. When completed, the new line will link suburban residential areas of Salt Lake and Howrah to the central business district. The new metro will connect with major rail terminals in Howrah and Sealdah, as well as an existing North-South metro line. Intermodal connections to ferries, buses, surface rail and taxis will be accessible to the line. When completed in 2015, the new line will accommodate an estimated 480,000 passengers daily.

Mr. Pomeroy was an early proponent of adaptive reuse. His 1963 design for the Henry Street Studios in Brooklyn converted a turn of the 20th century factory building in to artists’ studios and housing. The renovated candy factory in New York City’s first designated historic district, Brooklyn Heights, received a Progressive Architecture Award at a time when historic buildings were routinely being demolished rather than repurposed.

In New Rochelle, NY, he designed another notable adaptive reuse project which involved the conversion of an automobile garage into an award winning 75,000-SF, three-level public library. It included an innovative energy conservation program, as well. By installing solar collectors and channeling the energy through the building, what was once a storage facility for energy consuming vehicles, became an energy recycling and conserving facility.

At the Fulton Street Pedestrian Mall, an eight block long shopping street open only to pedestrians and public buses, in downtown Brooklyn, Mr. Pomeroy was responsible for pedestrian and traffic surveys; transportation planning, urban design and coordination of engineering consultants along with extensive community and agency involvement. He designed street furniture and equipment for the project including large, free-standing canopies, vendors’ kiosks, directory and telephone kiosks; and high mast lighting. The graphics program, which he also designed for the project, consists of informational, directional and street signage. The Mall, which has been in operation since the 1970’s, is one of the most profitable, culturally diverse and lively public spaces in New York City. The project was awarded an Bard Award from the City Club of New York.

In the 1980’s, Mr. Pomeroy supported by the National Endowment for the Arts played a key role in the establishment of the Broadway Theater District, protecting architecturally significant historic theaters from demolition while encouraging large scale commercial development through the transfer of air rights. As a consultant to Actors Equity and New York City preservation advocates, Lee Pomeroy devised a plan to revise the design of the proposed Portman Hotel and save the historic Morosco and Helen Hayes Theaters. Those theaters were eventually demolished but, for his work in trying to preserve the them, Mr. Pomeroy received a Certificate of Merit from the Municipal Arts Society "for raising the consciousness of New Yorkers to the preservation of their theatrical heritage".

In the area of historic preservation, one of Mr. Pomeroy’s early projects was the rehabilitation of the roof, skylight replacement, and restoration of the landmark ornamental copper work at New York’s Grand Central Terminal. He also designed a major renovation and extension to [4] and Parish House at 71st Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The renovation of the historic neo-gothic sanctuary included restoration of the original pews and improvements to the acoustics and lighting. At Trinity Church in lower Manhattan, Mr. Pomeroy was responsible for the design of a footbridge spanning Trinity Place and linking the historic church with its parish house.

In New York City, Mr. Pomeroy has been involved in the conservation and modernization of many historic rail stations. His work for New York City Transit, includes projects for the East 180th Street Station ([5]), Bleecker Street Station, DeKalb Avenue Station, 14th Street/Union Square Station, 66th Street/Lincoln Center, [6]; and 53rd Street/MoMA Station. Many of these projects involved innovative collaborations with artists engaged in the agency’s Arts for Transit program.

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

SELECTED PROJECTS: East 180th Street Subway Station (former New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building) Bronx, NY Bleecker Street Subway Station, New York, NY Hampton Library, Bridgehampton, NY Binhai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Tianjin, China 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway Station, New York, NY Fulton Street Pedestrian Mall, Brooklyn, NY Fulton Center, New York, NY Fulton Street Subway Station, Brooklyn, NY Kolkata Metro Railway, East-West Corridor, India 14th Street/Union Square Station, New York, NY 53rd Street/MoMA Station, New York, NY 285 Central Park West (Penthouse Residence), New York, NY Plaza Hotel Renovations, New York, NY Henry Street Studios, (adaptive reuse), Brooklyn, NY Skill City Master Plan, Bangalore, India Ronald McDonald House, New Hyde Park, NY New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY Swiss Bank Tower/Saks Fifth Avenue Expansion, New York, NY Lally School of Management, /Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Trinity Church Parish House and Pedestrian Bridge, New York, NY St. James’ Episcopal Church Renovation, New York, NY Grand Central Terminal, Rehabilitation, New York, NY HBO Satellite Communications Center, Hauppauge, NY Morris Heights Educational Complex, Bronx, NY

References

  1. ^ College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)
  2. ^ [(http://www.architecture.com/Explore/Home.aspx%20Royal%20Institute%20of%20British%20Architects Royal Institute of British Architects]
  3. ^ Kolkata Metro Line 2
  4. ^ St. James’ Episcopal Church
  5. ^ New York,Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building
  6. ^ Fulton Center, New York City
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