Designs for Living: Houses by Robert A. M. Stern Architects

Robert Stern and RAMSA have and will be one on my absolute favorite artists in the extremely competitive, rewarding, and exhausting world of residential architecture. I love the work period. I just would love to see more of the examples other than the shingled style of the Hamptons.

Older books of Robert A M Stern projects had several flaws. Some pages had four small pictures in the center with large margins all around. What a waste. Some projects did not have enough coverage to really give a sense of the space. The floor maps did not have legends so the reader could decipher the use of different spaces. All of these flaws have been corrected in this volume, the latest on Stern's projects. And, the houses show a progression in design from earlier efforts.

Excellent but expensive book with the most photos of examples and details, of shingle style, as well as other work ( non-shingle style ) by the various architects of the Robert Stern firm.

As an architect, this is a great book with interiors, exteriors, site plans and architectural plans included. It is inspiring, beautifully written, and gorgeous to look at. Love it.

Big, beautiful book, printed on heavyweight paper and full of fantastic photos of uninspired architecture. The book is full of photos of exactly what you'd expect from an architect given unlimited budgets for both design services and construction costs. We are in the process of designing and building a custom home (although not nearly on par with those shown in this book), and of the several hundred fabulous photos in this book, we bookmarked about 3. All the rest are, for lack of a better description, customized McMansions with neither soul, connection to the landscape, nor much originality.Stern and company draw very pretty elevations; if I could hire them to do just that, I would, and leave the interior arrangement to others (see Lake|Flato, for example - although their elevations are nothing to sneeze at). Frankly, I was disappointed enough in this tome to return it for something else more to my liking.

Without question this purchase and addition to my collection is my best this year. Many of the projects are well chronicled but the new pictures and plans make this a great purchase and addition to any library. Mr. Stern and his team continue to demonstrate why this firm is at the apex so many years after being founded. The Monacelli Press always exceeds expectations. Well done.

Another beautiful book about Stern's architecture. It is improved over his older books in that the photos are much larger. Some of the earlier ones had giant pages with one tiny little photo.I love the inclusion of the house plans, although some of them are so small that a magnifying glass is needed.

A beautiful publication. Much like a classic cocktail table book. If you enjoy Stern's work (and that of his firm's colleagues) then you'll likely love this giant format book. Makes a delightful present. I bought two. Kept one, gave one. Your gift recipient would likely like this too.

Dit zoveelste boek over Robert A M Stern Architects is wederom een juweeltje.Heb bijna al zijn boeken die bij de The Monacelli Press zijn verschenen.Hij heeft een eigen stijl ontwikkeld die je direct herkend,als je zijn naam tegenkomt.De foto's zijn zoals altijd weer van zeer hoge kwaliteit,evenals de informatieve tekst.Kortom weer een adembenemend mooi boek over architectuur voor mij.Aanbevolen voor iedereen die architectuur een warm hart toedraagt.

Great book we live in a Robert Stern design home

Le livre est un grand format. Beaucoup de photos couleur pleine page des intérieurs (vues larges et détails) et extérieurs. Chaque projet est présenté avec les plans (RDC, Etage, plan de masse) détaillés et lisibles. Les plus belles réalisations privée de l'architecte.