Overview
- Robert A. M. Stern Architects said he died Thursday at home, gave no cause, and noted he “died comfortably at his home.”
- Born in Brooklyn in 1939, he founded RAMSA in 1969 and became widely known for 15 Central Park West, a limestone-clad Manhattan tower completed in 2008.
- His work ranged from cultural and civic buildings to campuses, including the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the Museum of the American Revolution, and Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts.
- He served as dean of the Yale School of Architecture from 1998 to 2016 and authored influential multi-volume histories of New York City’s architecture.
- Disney leaders Bob Iger and Michael Eisner praised his contributions, noting his board service from 1992 to 2003 and his role in shaping hotels, studios, and planning projects for the company.