Robert is a registered architect, certified interior designer and photographer. He has been on the faculty of NYSID since 1989 teaching Building Codes and other classes. In 2014, he was inducted into the AIA College of Fellows. An architect specializing in row (brownstone) houses, he has completed historic restorations and preservation work on more than 200 buildings. He is a graduate of Columbia University School of Architecture and Architectural Association Graduate School (London). His photographs have been published in Faces in Stone and Animals in Stone.