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Stern , (born May 23, 1939) is an American architect and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture .1He received a bachelor's degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1960 and a master's degree in architecture from Yale University in 1965. After graduating from Yale, Stern worked as a designer in the office of Richard Meier in 1966, prior to forming the firm of Stern & Hagmann with a fellow student from his days at Yale, John S. Hagmann , in 1969. In 1977 he founded the successor firm, Robert A.2His work is generally classified as postmodern ,though a more useful classification would be a particular emphasis on context and the continuity of traditions.3He may have been the first architect to use the term "postmodernism" [1] , but more recently he has used the phrase "modern traditionalist" to describe his work.4He and his firm have notably been involved in projects for The Walt Disney Company , including the plan for the town of Celebration, Florida and the design of Disney's feature animation building. He and his firm were also involved in planning the renovation of Times Square , New York City , beginning in 1992 and is the campus master planner for Georgetown University , the Harvard Law School , the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and Acadia University in Wolfville Nova Scotia . Major Public Projects include the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tennessee , Jacksonville Public Library in Jacksonville, Florida , and the main library in Columbus, Georgia ; the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, Georgia , and federal courthouses in Youngstown, Ohio , Beckley, West Virginia and Richmond, Virginia . He hosted the television series Pride of Place: Building the American Dream on PBS and his book New York 1930 was nominated for the National Book Award . He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects . v t e5
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Robert Arthur Morton Stern , usually credited as Robert A.Stern , (born May 23, 1939) is an American architect and Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture . His work is generally classified as postmodern , though a more useful classification would be a particular emphasis on context and the continuity of traditions. He may have been the first architect to use the term "postmodernism" , but more recently he has used the phrase "modern traditionalist" to describe his work.
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Robert Arthur Morton Stern , usually credited as Robert A. Stern (born May 23, 1939), is a New York City and New Haven based American architect, professor, and academic writer.He is currently the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture .He also heads his own architecture firm, Robert A.Stern Architects, often referred to as RAMSA.Stern is a representative of New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture , with a particular emphasis on urban context and the continuity of traditions. He may have been the first architect to use the term "postmodernism," but more recently he has used the phrase "Modern traditionalist" to describe his work. In 2011, Stern was honored with the renowned Driehaus Architecture Prize for his achievements in contemporary classical architecture.Some of his firm's major works include New York City's new classical 15 Central Park West , and the late modern Comcast Center skyscraper in Philadelphia.
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Robert Arthur Morton Stern , usually credited as Robert A. Stern (born May 23, 1939), is a New York based architect , educator , and author.He is the founding partner of the architecture firm, Robert A.M.Stern Architects , also known as RAMSA.From 1998 to 2016, he was the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture .His firm's major works include: the classically styled New York apartment building, 15 Central Park West ; two residential colleges at Yale University ; Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution ; and the modernist Comcast Center skyscraper in Philadelphia. In 2011, Stern was honored with the Driehaus Architecture Prize for his achievements in contemporary classical architecture.
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American architect For other people named Robert Stern, see Robert Stern (disambiguation) .Robert Arthur Morton Stern (born May 23, 1939), is a New York City –based architect , educator , and author. He is the founding partner of the architecture firm, Robert A. Stern Architects , also known as RAMSA. From 1998 to 2016, he was the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture . His firm's major works include the classically styled New York apartment building, 15 Central Park West ; two residential colleges at Yale University ; Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution ; and the modernist Comcast Center skyscraper in Philadelphia. In 2011, Stern was honored with the Driehaus Architecture Prize for his achievements in contemporary classical architecture .
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American architect (born 1939) For other people named Robert Stern, see Robert Stern (disambiguation) .Robert Arthur Morton Stern (born May 23, 1939) is an American architect, educator, and author. He is the founding partner of the architecture firm, Robert A. Stern Architects, also known as RAMSA. From 1998 to 2016, he was the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture . His firm's major works include the classically styled New York apartment building, 15 Central Park West ; two residential colleges at Yale University ; Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution ; and the modernist Comcast Center skyscraper in Philadelphia. In 2011, Stern was honored with the Driehaus Architecture Prize for his achievements in contemporary classical architecture . Schwarzman College was designed by Stern; the 200,000 square foot campus houses one of the most advanced higher-education facilities in the world and is one of the first LEED Gold-certified academic buildings in China.
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