Belmont Freeman Architects (BFA) is a New York City firm that creates timeless, modern spaces where people live, learn, gather, and work. Founded in 1986, the practice provides elegant design solutions to complex functional, technical, and contextual challenges.

Practicing across academic, civic/cultural, commercial, and residential sectors, BFA has built in North America, Europe, and Asia. Expert in the sustainable practice of historic preservation and restoration, the firm embraces environmental responsibility as essential to architecture.

BFA’s work has received awards from multiple American Institute of Architecture chapters and the American Society of Interior Designers, as well as the Historic District Council (NYC) and other groups for its outstanding design, preservation, and renovation projects. The firm is certified by New York City and State as a Minority Business Enterprise (Hispanic).

Press & Awards

• 2006 AIA New York State, Merit Award, Ezra & Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University
• 2004 AIA Connecticut Design Awards, Honorable Mention, Ezra & Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University
• 2003 Preservation Achievement Award, Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia LGBT Center Carriage House, University of Pennsylvania
• 2001 AIA Chesapeake Bay Chapter, Recognition Award
• 2001 AIA New York Chapter, Special Citation for Storefront for Art and Architecture
• 1998 AIA New York Chapter, Interior Design Award, Loft Residence and Studio, NYC
• 1995 ASID Interior Design Specialty Awards, Best Retail, Grand Central Optical
• 1995 Feltman Lumen Award (with Ann Kale Associates), Grand Central Optical
• 1995 Lumen Citation (with Ann Kale Associates), Riverside Memorial Chapel
• 1995 IALD Award (with Ann Kale Associates), Riverside Memorial Chapel
• 1992 AIA New York Chapter, Interior Design Citation, 939 Fifth Avenue Lobby Renovation