Li/Saltzman Architects’ designs focus on restoring and enriching the built environment. Respectful of natural and cultural resources, Li/Saltzman has strong expertise in working with historic properties. The principals, Roz Li and Judith Saltzman, are educated both as architects and preservationists. Li/Saltzman Architects has extensive experience in the restoration and adaptive use of landmark properties and in the design of new buildings within historic districts. Thorough research, thoughtful problem solving, and creativity balanced by practicality are hallmarks of the firm.


2004 New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for the Interior Restoration of The Biltmore Theater

2003 New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for the Interior Restoration of The Emmanuel Baptist Church

2002 Preservation Award for the Interior Restoration of Emmanuel Baptist Church by the Victorian Society in America, Metropolitan Chapter

1999 New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

1999 Downtown New Jersey Excellence Awards for the Restoration of the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip

1996 New York State Preservation Award for the Restoration of The Century Building, by The Municipal Art Society and Williams Real Estate Co.

1996 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Preservation and Restoration for The Century Building, by the Victorian Society in America

1996 AIA Historic Educational Buildings Award for the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School (formerly known as the High School of the Performing Arts)

1996 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Certificate of Merit for the Restoration of the Fulton Ferry Fireboat House, Hose Shed, and Pier

1994 AIA/NYC Design Award and Special Commendation for Restoration of the Fred F. French Building.

1986 Certificate of National Merit for St. Joseph Plaza, by the National Recognition Program for Community Development Excellence, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

1986 Restoration Award for Polo/Ralph Lauren Store, by the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts


1986 Polo/Ralph Lauren Flagship Store, New York, NY

1986 Adaptive-Use/Restoration St. Joseph Plaza & Annex, Newark, NJ

1986 Master Plan/Restoration Fred F. French Building, New York, NY

1988-Present Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY

1995 Exterior Restoration, Barnes and Noble Store, Union Square, New York, NY

1996 Adaptive-Use/Restoration Fulton Ferry Fireboat House, Brooklyn, NY

1998-Present Ambassador’s and Consul’s Residences, New York, NY

1999 Police Facility for New York Harbor Unit, Brooklyn, NY

2000 Sing Sing Historic Prison Concept Design, Ossining, NY

2002 Emmanuel Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY

2003 Adaptive-Use/Additions Soho Lofts, New York, NY

2004 Historic Bulkhead Restoration, Hudson River Park, New York, NY


Preservation and Adaptive-Use West 69th Street Transfer Bridge Riverside Park, New York, NY

Library Renovations, Brooklyn and New York, NY

Preservation Planning Bethlehem Steel Complex, Bethlehem, PA

Exterior Restoration Thomas Hunter Hall, Hunter College, New York, NY

Loft Conversions, Soho, New York, NY