Robert A.M. Stern is a practicing architect, teacher, and writer. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and received the AIA New York Chapter's Medal of Honor in 1984 and the Chapter's President's Award in 2001. As founder and Senior Partner of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, he personally directs the design of each of the firm's projects.

Mr. Stern is Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. He was previously Professor of Architecture and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. Mr. Stern served from 1984 to 1988 as the first director of Columbia's Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. He has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad on both historical and contemporary topics in architecture. He is the author of several books, including New Directions in American Architecture (Braziller, 1969; revised edition, 1977); George Howe: Toward a Modern American Architecture (Yale University Press, 1975); and Modern Classicism (London: Thames & Hudson; New York: Rizzoli, 1988). Mr. Stern's particular interest in the development of New York City's architecture and urbanism can be seen in his books, New York 1900 (Rizzoli, 1983) coauthored with John Massengale and Gregory Gilmartin; New York 1930 (Rizzoli, 1987) coauthored with Thomas Mellins and Gregory Gilmartin, which was nominated for a National Book Award, an unusual distinction for a book about architecture; New York 1960 (Monacelli, 1995); and New York 1880 (Monacelli, 1999) coauthored with Thomas Mellins and David Fishman.

Eleven books on Mr. Stern's work have been published: Robert Stern, edited by David Dunster, with an introduction by Vincent Scully (London, Academy Editions, 1981); Robert A.M. Stern Buildings and Projects 1965-1980, edited by Peter Arnell and Ted Bickford (New York, Rizzoli, 1981); Robert A.M. Stern: Buildings and Projects 1981-1985, edited by Luis F. Rueda (New York, Rizzoli, 1986); Robert A.M. Stern: Modernità e Tradizione, edited by Lucia Funari (Rome: Edizioni Kappa, 1990), with an introduction by Paolo Portoghesi; The American Houses of Robert A.M. Stern, with an introduction by Clive Aslet (New York: Rizzoli, 1991); Architectural Monographs no. 17, Robert A.M. Stern: Selected Works (London: Academy Editions, New York: St. Martins Press, 1991); Robert A.M. Stern: Buildings and Projects 1987-1992, edited by Elizabeth Kraft (New York: Rizzoli, 1992) with an introduction by Vincent Scully; Robert A.M. Stern: Buildings (New York: Monacelli, 1996); Robert A.M. Stern: Houses (New York: Monacelli, 1997); Robert A.M. Stern: Buildings and Projects 1993-1998 (New York: Monacelli, 1998); and Robert A.M. Stern: Buildings and Projects 1999-2003 (New York: Monacelli Press, 2003).

Mr. Stern's work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and universities and is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, the Denver Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1976, 1980, and 1996, he was among the architects selected to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. In 1986 Mr. Stern hosted "Pride of Place: Building the American Dream," an eight-part, eight-hour documentary television series aired on the Public Broadcasting System. Mr. Stern served on the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company from 1992 to 2003. Mr. Stern is a graduate of Columbia University (B.A., 1960) and Yale University (M. Architecture, 1965).

Kevin Smith, Associate Partner, came to Robert A.M. Stern Architects in 1999 with 15 years experience in architecture and urban design. At Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Mr. Smith has served as Project Manager for the $30 million Spangler Campus Center at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts; and the Campus Center and Communications Technology Complex at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Mr. Smith also carried out the Site Selection and Conceptual Design Study for the New School of Business at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and has served as Project Manager for the new Museum Center at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut; and the Smeal College of Business Administration at Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania. He is currently Project Manager for the American Revolution Center at Valley Forge National Historic Park, the first comprehensive museum of the American Revolution, and the Baker Library / Academic Center at the Harvard Business School.

For eight years Mr. Smith was associated with the Liebman Melting Partnership, where he was Principal and Staff Architect. His projects there included the 7,500-unit Arverne redevelopment and Spring Creek Gardens, a 750-unit low-income housing project. Among his clients were Forest City Ratner and Zeckendorf Realty. In addition, he established Liebman Melting's Berlin office, where he directed design and planning work for the redevelopment of Brochow, Germany. Most recently, Mr. Smith has been a Senior Vice President of Jeepers!, Inc., in Waltham, Massachusetts, a national chain of indoor animated theme parks. His responsibilities have included prototype development, purchasing, planning and realestate acquisition.

Mr. Smith has also worked with Herbert Newman, Architect, on the renovation of the Yale University Chapel; with Jonathan Barnett on the urban design plan for Bridgeport, Connecticut; and with Robin Moscow, Ltd., where he supervised construction and tenant fit-out and assisted in the leasing of a 50,000 square foot office building in downtown Moscow.

Mr. Smith is a graduate of Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1980; M. Arch., 1984). He has been a registered architect in the State of New York since 1986.

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