An award-winning citizen architect and preservationist, Angel Ayón has dedicated his 26-year career to not only preserving significant historic architecture but improving it—using contemporary technologies, more sustainable approaches, and resilient strategies. Committed to professional advocacy in practice, he leads AYON Studio, a values-driven, MBE-certified firm founded on this mission.
Angel co-authored the award-winning book Reglazing Modernism - Intervention Strategies for 20th Century Icons, influenced and supported by his international project work and research. He is also the co-author of the recent paper “Reglaze or Replace? VIG as an Alternative to Window Replacement.”
Locally, his continued advocacy work with Save Harlem Now! and the Historic Districts Council has achieved meaningful influence at the neighborhood scale. He also is a member of the NY State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol and currently serves on the boards of The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS), the Preservation League of NY State, and the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation.