Anthony W. Robins
Anthony W. Robins is an historian and writer who specializes in the architecture of New York City. He holds a Masters Degree in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and was the winner of a 1997 Rome Prize. During a 20-year-long career at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, he served as Deputy Director of Research and Director of Survey. Subway Style, his book on the art and architecture of the New York subway written for the New York Transit Museum, was published in 2004. Classics of American Architecture: The World Trade Center, originally published in 1987, has been called the first serious book on the subject. A life-long New Yorker, Mr. Robins lives with his wife on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.