About the Founders

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Judith Saltzman, RA, LEED AP

Principal (emerita - retired 2025)

Judith Saltzman, a founding principal of Li/Saltzman Architects, has more than 40 years of professional experience as an architect and preservationist.  Ms. Saltzman lead the firm with a commitment to environmentally and socially responsible design, and an understanding of the complexities of preservation and development. Her early career included the Corpus of Mosaics in Tunisia, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, and the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. With a cultural and civic focus, Judith’s projects have received numerous awards. Ms. Saltzman is a Registered Architect in New York, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Ms. Saltzman received her architectural degree from Pratt Institute and completed the Master’s Program in Historic Preservation at Columbia University. Ms. Saltzman is the former co-chair of the Preservation Committee of the Municipal Arts Society, and a member of the Architectural League, Association for Preservation Technology, ICOMOS, and DOCOMOMO. Ms. Saltzman retired in 2025 but continues to be a consultant to LSA.

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Roz Li, RA, LEED AP

Principal (emerita - retired 2012)

Roz Li has more than 30 years’ experience as an architect. She has an architectural degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, and a Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. Ms. Li has taught preservation at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, and the School of Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Ms. Li retired from LSA in August 2012. Through Bakás Pilipinas, (www.bakaspilipinas.org), a not-for-profit organization she co-founded, Ms. Li is currently fostering the preservation of historic and cultural resources in the Philippines. Ms. Li organizes preservation training programs, including an international symposium in Manila in 2016 on the “Seismic Retrofit of Unreinforced Masonry Heritage Churches in the Philippines”.