Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc.
Architecture and PlanningNew York, United States2-10 Employees
Jan Hird Pokorny Associates, Inc. is a small architecture practice based in New York City, New York, with a long-standing focus on historic preservation. Its scope includes condition surveys, documentation, materials conservation, historic research, and historic structure reports, along with master planning, feasibility studies, restoration and adaptive reuse. The firm also develops project documents and specifications and provides construction administration to oversee preservation and renovation work. Since its founding in 1946 by Jan Hird Pokorny, the firm has increasingly centered its work on architecture, planning, and preservation for landmark buildings of local, state, or national significance. Its projects emphasize sensitivity to contextual planning and construction history, aiming to preserve original fabric while integrating modern technology where appropriate, and the practice relies on long-standing client relationships. In 2016, the firm announced the launch of the 1825 Cell Block and was engaged to assess the Sing Sing 1936 Power House for a museum project.