I think that all architecture comes from what went before. And how carefully one hews to precedent or how many liberties one takes, in my view, is part of a larger set of judgments as to what is, or could be called, “appropriate.” Appropriate from every point of view, especially from the site, the cultural expectations of a community and of the specific client.
—Robert A. M. Stern
Central to the work of Robert A. M. Stern is a commitment to an architecture that reinterprets the past to serve contemporary life. This monograph, the fifth volume since Stern opened his practice in 1969, explores the application of this principle to a wide range of building types, including libraries, university buildings, cultural centers, offices, towers, and private residences.
Focused on the years 2004 through 2009, an exceptionally productive period for Stern’s firm, this volume includes designs for the Miami Beach, Jacksonville, and Clearwater Public Libraries in Florida, the vast Zubiarte retail complex in Bilbao, Spain, two new residential colleges at Yale University, the widely acclaimed 15 Central Park West condominium in New York, Comcast, a crystalline addition to the Philadelphia skyline, and the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas.
In a conversation with renowned architecture critic Paul Goldberger, Stern discusses the principles that have guided the firm since its inception, focusing on the collaborative nature of the work and the importance of precedent and context. He also describes his own role as an educator, as dean of the architecture school at Yale University, and his deep interest in the history of architecture, first awakened during his student days at Yale.
作者简介
罗伯特•斯特恩(Robert Arthur Morton Stem),生于1939年,犹太人。20世纪60年代先后在哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University)及耶鲁大学(Yale University)获得学士、硕士学位。毕业后曾在理查德・迈耶(Richard Meier)事务所短暂供职,后于1977年创立Robert A.M.Stern建筑师事务所。1998年以前,长期供职于哥伦比亚大学建筑规划和保护学院,主持了美国建筑的相关研究,内容涵盖了古代和当代建筑的相关课题。1998年9月,任耶鲁大学建筑学院院长。