NEW YORK – (Realty News Report) – Noted architect Robert A.M. Stern, who designed many high-rise residences, museums and college buildings, died at his home Thursday. He was 86.
Stern founded Robert A.M. Stern Architects, known today as RAMSA, in 1969 and grew it to become a 250-person firm led by 18 partners.
Over the last year or so, RAMSA has received considerable attention in Houston with its design of the new Ritz-Carlton Residences The Woodlands tower, which racked up $313 million in sales commitments in a few short weeks before groundbreaking.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston was designed by Mr. Stern. On the campus of Rice University, the Mr. Stern designed the Janice and Robert McNair Hall.
Stern also designed the George W. Bush Presidential Center, which opened in Dallas in 2013.
From 1998 to 2016, Mr. Stern was Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. Previously he taught architecture at Columbia University.
“Throughout his distinguished career, Stern shaped the built environment, contributed to the education of multiple generations of architects, and raised public awareness of the importance of preservation and the role design plays in communities and in society at large,” the RAMSA firm said in a statement.
Mr. Stern was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and he authored and co-authored a number of books on architecture.
Nov. 27, 2025 Realty News Report Copyright 2025
Photo: Robert A.M. Stern Courtesy: RAMSA
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