Robert A. M. Stern
Overview
United States
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architect
Architect
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and Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture
Yale School of Architecture
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His work is generally classified as postmodern
Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
, though a more useful classification would be a particular emphasis on context and the continuity of traditions. He may have been the first architect to use the term "postmodernism", but more recently he has used the phrase "modern traditionalist" to describe his work.
He received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
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from Columbia University
Columbia College of Columbia University
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in 1960 and a master's degree
Master's degree
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in architecture from Yale University
Yale School of Architecture
The Yale School of Architecture is one of the constituent professional schools of Yale University. It is generally considered to be one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the world.- History :...
in 1965.
