nErD aLeRt!

this nymag feature will most likely change the way you think about robert (a.m.) stern:

The architect Robert A.M. Stern occupies a physically impossible position in his profession. As the widely respected dean of the Yale School of ­Architecture, he sits atop an ­academic world that treats his buildings with condescension, which means that the people who look up to him also look down on him at the same time. A typical remark, from Alexander Gorlin, one of Stern’s former students and principal of his own firm: “A whole article just about Bob Stern? Does he merit that?” Stern has been called the Martha Stewart of architecture, a comparison suggesting that he’s selling a lifestyle rather than making art. (via)

Grizzlies announcement

NBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES SALE OF MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES TO ROBERT PERA

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 — The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to an investor group led by Robert Pera.

“We are delighted that the NBA’s Board of Governors has approved Robert Pera’s purchase of the Grizzlies,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “Robert will no doubt bring great energy and passion to the franchise. He has assembled an ownership group with very strong local ties, and we anticipate that their commitment to the Memphis area will greatly benefit both the team and the community.”

via

nErd aLeRt!

mcmansions by r.a.m. stern. sweet!

The houses, an 11,135-square-foot French Norman with a list price of $11.95 million, and an 11,870-square-foot Colonial Revival for $11.2 million, are unabashedly large. Whether this is an admirable aspect of what Mr. Stern called the New Urbanism, or out of place just north of the established — and exclusive — Fieldston neighborhood, depends on your point of view. (nytimes)