A

AIA CES Credits
AV Office
Abstract Publication
Academic Affairs
Academic Calendar, Columbia University
Academic Calendar, GSAPP
Admissions Office
Advanced Standing Waiver Form
Alumni Board
Alumni Office
Anti-Racism Curriculum Development Award
Architecture Studio Lottery
Assistantships
Avery Library
Avery Review
Avery Shorts

S

STEM Designation
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Scholarships
Skill Trails
Student Affairs
Student Awards
Student Conduct
Student Council (All Programs)
Student Financial Services
Student Health Services at Columbia
Student Organization Handbook
Student Organizations
Student Services Center
Student Services Online (SSOL)
Student Work Online
Studio Culture Policy
Studio Procedures
Summer Workshops
Support GSAPP
Close
This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors' experiences. By continuing to use this website, you consent to Columbia University's usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with the Columbia University Website Cookie Notice Group 6

Francoise Bollack

Françoise Bollack, RA, DESA, is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP. She is a registered architect with over 30 years of experience in architectural design, historic preservation, adaptive reuse and interior design. Since 1981 she has been the principal of Françoise Bollack Architects. Françoise Bollack’s activities bridge the fields of education, criticism and professional practice. Her research focusses on the creative possibilities that arise from designing in existing – historic settings.

Born in Paris, France, Ms. Bollack received her degree in Architecture at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. She studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts with George Candilis. She has lived in New York City since 1970 and is licensed to practice architecture in New York State and Connecticut.

She was the President of the Historic Districts Council from 2011 to 2014, initiating a Preservation Design Award program, the popular 6 To Celebrate program and republishing District Lines. She has served at the City and State levels of the American Institute of Architects, on the boards of Landmark West! and of the Architectural League. Françoise Bollack Architects is a member of the Professional Circle of the New York Landmarks Conservancy.

Recent publications include Old Buildings – New Forms: New Directions in Architectural Transformations (The Monacelli Press, 2013), which received the coveted Historic Preservation Book Prize from the University of Mary Washington in 2014. Defining Appropriateness was published in 2015 in Saving Place published by the Museum of the City of New York and the Monacelli Press on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Landmarks Law.

Earlier books include Everyday Masterpieces – Memory and Modernity, and Ely Jacques Kahn, New York Architect, co-authored with Tom Killian. Recent articles include Old Cities – New Forms: a Letter from New York published in l’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui.

Under her direction, her firm has received many awards. The restoration of the façade of the LGBT Center won awards from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, the Victorian Society of America and the Municipal Art Society.

The work of Françoise Bollack Architects in the New York State Capitol received an Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects in 2003. Some of her drawings are in Avery Library’s Drawings and Archives collection.

Courses

Course Semester Title Student Work Instructor Syllabus Requirements & Sequence Location & Time Session & Points Call No.
A6727‑1 Spring 2024
Old Buildings, New Energy
Francoise Bollack
WARE LOUNGE - 600 AVERY HALL
TU 11 AM- 1PM
SES A
1.5 Points
10604
A6727‑1 Fall 2023
Old Buildings, New Energy
Francoise Bollack
203 FAYERWEATHER
TU 11 AM- 1PM
SES A
1.5 Points
10113
A6727‑1 Fall 2022
Old Buildings, New Energy
Francoise Bollack
300 BUELL NORTH
TH 11 AM - 1 PM
SES A
1.5 Points
12496
Recent News
Dec 12, 2018
Faculty Francoise Bollack delivers lecture entitled "Old Buildings - New Forms: New Directions in Architectural Transformations" at UPenn