Famed architect Robert M. Stern, a prominent figure in American architecture from the 1980s to the present day, has died.
Renowned architect Robert M. Stern, a prominent figure in American architecture who designed landmark museums, libraries and residences, died Thursday, according to a statement from the firm he founded. He was 86 years old.
The statement did not specify the cause of death, but said that Stern “passed away comfortably at his home.”
“At Ramsa, we mourn the loss of our founder, mentor and friend, and remain committed to carrying out his ideals,” the statement from the company’s partners said.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939, Stern founded Robert A. M. Stern Architects, now known as RAMSA, in 1969. He was acclaimed for his decades of work and style, which blended postmodernism with contextual design, drawing inspiration from historical and traditional styles.
It was widely known for 15 Central Park West, a luxury apartment complex with a distinctive Manhattan limestone exterior bordering Central Park. The building opened in 2008 and has attracted high-profile tenants, the rich and famous.
Stern’s works also include George W. Bush Presidential Center in dallas, Museum of the American Revolution In Philadelphia, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and Disney’s Yacht and Beach Resorts in Florida.
He served as Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture from 1998 to 2016. He was previously Director of the Temple Hoyne Boyle Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University.