Architect Robert AM Stern, 86, who founded and led the New York architecture firm that bears his name that designed schools, museums and libraries for the masses but also a landmark Manhattan condominium building overlooking Central Park for the ultra-rich, died in the city on Nov. 25 after a brief illness, the firm announced.
Robert AM Stern Architects, also known as RAMSA, began as a partnership in 1969 and became a sole practice in 1977; now ranked 285th on ENR’s Top 500 Design Companies list, with approximately 300 global employees and reported $82.7 million in design revenue by 2024.
In a career spanning five decades, Stern was also a faculty member Columbia and Yale Universities, and directed the Yale School of Architecture from 1998 to 2016.
At his death, Stern was still working at his firm as a senior partner, retiring in January.
Read more about Stern’s career and the impact of design and construction at architectural record, ENR’s sister publication.
