40 Years of Acheson Doyle Partners Architects
40 Years: An ADP Timeline
1980s
1990s
Tradition Meets Transformation
Projects during this decade reflected an increasing ability to work across styles, building typologies, and scales, always with the same commitment to craftsmanship and thoughtful stewardship.
Rooted in Craft and Precision
In 1986, after meeting at Harvard, David C. Acheson, AIA, and Michael F. Doyle, FAIA founded Acheson Doyle Partners Architects in New York, NY.
The firm’s earliest work established the principles that continue to define ADP today: meticulous detailing, collaborative design, and enduring client relationships.
2000s
Breathing New Life into Landmarks
2010s
Shaping the City’s Cultural Fabric
During the 2010s, ADP’s work became increasingly visible across New York City’s cultural and institutional landscape. The firm contributed to landmark destinations, hospitality spaces, healthcare environments, universities, and public-facing cultural projects while balancing preservation expertise with contemporary architectural interventions.
Future of ADP
Adaptive reuse, luxury residential design, hospitality, and institutional work reflect a practice focused on transformation, longevity, and thoughtful modernization. Long-standing client relationships remain central to the firm’s identity.
The 2000s marked a period of increasingly complex restoration and preservation work. ADP became trusted with architecturally significant landmarks requiring extraordinary technical precision and craftmanship.
From the restoration of St. Bartholomew’s iconic dome to work at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and New York’s leading hospitality destinations, the decade reinforced the firm’s reputation as a steward of historic architecture.
2020s
Continued Stewardship and Legacy
Today, ADP continues to evolve while remaining grounded in the values that shaped the firm over the past 40 years.
