SYLVIA J. SMITH, FAIA, LEED

Senior Partner

Sylvia Smith formed and directs FXFOWLE's Cultural/Educational Studio, which has won numerous awards for design excellence.  Sylvia is constantly cultivating new ways to make architecture more expressive and enriching.  She is interested in design as a practical and poetic articulation of theoretical ideas, and is firmly committed to a sense of optimism at the heart of those ideas. She believes a strong architectural concept can empower every project, regardless of type or size, and enliven the experiences of people who occupy or pass by.

Her current work includes the redesign of the Lincoln Center public spaces and the expansion of the Juilliard School and the renovation of Alice Tully Hall (with Diller Scofidio + Renfro). She recently completed the adaptive reuse of the landmarked Lion House at the Bronx Zoo, where construction is also underway for the new Center for Global Conservation.

Sylvia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art and art history from Dickinson College, where she was named a Metzger Fellow. She received her Master of Architecture from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.