Instructor Biography: Anthony Robins
ANTHONY W. ROBINS is an historian and writer specializing in New York City architecture. During a twenty-year stint at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission he served as Deputy Director of Research and Director of Survey; his work in historic preservation won him a "Rome Prize" from the American Academy in Rome in 1997. Robins currently teaches at NYU and Columbia University, lectures nationally and internationally, and consults on historic preservation projects. He is also the author of books on Grand Central Terminal, the World Trade Center, and the art and architecture of the New York subway system. His most recent book, published in 2017, is New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham’s Jazz Age Architecture. A popular leader of walking tours all over New York City, he was honored with the 2017 Guiding Spirit Award by the Guides Association of New York City.
 
Other classes taught
Armchair Tours with Anthony Robins
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins, 42nd Street East to West
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins, Murray Hill to Grammercy Park
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins, Tribeca to the Civic Center
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins: Central Park West
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins: Midtown Manhattan
Art Deco Walking Tours with Anthony Robins: Upper West Side
Gotham’s Jazz Age Architecture
Remembering the Twin Towers
The Wall Street Canyons: Walking the Byways of The First New York
Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal
Walking Tour: Landmark Battles of Midtown Manhattan
Walking Tour: Behind the Bright Lights - the Great Broadway Theaters
Walking Tour: Central Park
Walking Tour: Grand Central Terminal
Walking Tour: Rockefeller Center
Walking Tour: SoHo, the World’s Cast Iron Capital
Walking Tour: The Woolworth Building