Robin Standefer
Starck Contrast
Photograph by Michael Nagle
Architect Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer of Roman and Williams in their studio.
Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer, co-principals in the architecture and design firm Roman and Williams, have very definite opinions about the minimalist aesthetic that has prevailed in Manhattan for almost two decades.
“Take the Gehry building on the West Side,” said Mr. Alesch the other day, sitting at a table made from a reclaimed factory door in the firm’s offices on Lafayette Street, referring to the nine-story glass structure, home to Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp, that seems to jut above the highway like a disembodied jumble of windows. read more »
