Richard G. Stein

Richard G. Stein (1916-1990) was an American architect.[1]

Biography

Stein was born in Chicago in 1916.[2] He attended the New York University and Harvard University to study architecture.[3] During the World War II, he served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2] He was married to Ethel, and they had a son, Carl.[3]

His architectural work was surrounded by designs that conserve energy use.[3] He found out that with a careful use of building materials and design, one can decrease energy use by 20 percent.[3] In 1977, he published a book, Architecture and Energy, on this subject.[4]

Between 1946 and 1960, Stein joined the founding principals, Read Weber, Sidney Waisman Katz, and Taina Waisman Katz, of architectural firm Katz Waisman & Weber expanding the firm[5] to Katz Waisman Blumenkranz Stein Weber, Architects Associated.[1] He founded his firm, the Stein Partnership, in 1961.[2]

Stein was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[1] He died in 1990 in Tarrytown, New York at the age of 73.[3]

Bibliography
  • Architecture and Energy (1977)
  • Handbook of Energy Use for Building Construction (1980)

References
  1. Fowler, Glenn (April 19, 1990). "Richard Stein, Architect Devoted To Conserving Energy, Dies at 73" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Cooper Union Architecture Archive : Browse Projects". archswc.cooper.edu.
  3. "ENERGY-CONSERVING ARCHITECT RICHARD STEIN". Chicago Tribune.
  4. Watson, Donald (October 28, 1977). "Energy Use and Building Design: Architecture and Energy . Richard G. Stein. Anchor/Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1977. xii, 322 pp., illus. $12.95". Science. 198 (4315): 391–392. doi:10.1126/science.198.4315.391 – via DOI.org (Crossref).
  5. "Weber, Read – BWAF Dynamic National Archive". dna.bwaf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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