Stephen Harris Grabow

Mentor, colleague, poker buddy, and most of all good friend. I will miss our conversations, but remember the many good times we shared over the years.

I feel so fortunate to have known Steve as a neighbor, friend, and mentor, and luckier still to have had the opportunity to learn from him through travels, especially a memorable visit to Berlin and also an amazing trip to Tunisia. I treasure those memories and am forever grateful for his book recommendations and encouragement to think more deeply and broadly. He was a lovely human. Sending much love to Nicole, Martin, and Zibby.

Foundational faculty in SAUD driving the student experience for decades. A life well lived.

This is such sad news. Stephen was such a renaissance man-lover of classical music, opera, beautiful architecture, superb teacher and mentor, great father and a wonderful friend. His death is such a loss to the architecture world. I will miss him so much. Love to Nicole and family. Victor Papanek and I loved him so much and valued his friendship.

Dr. Grabow was my first teacher on my first day in KU in 1981 at KU in Intro to Architecture. He said, "your don't even start to good at this profession until your over 50". I am well over 50 now, and still working on getting good but he gave us all a great foundation to work from. A brilliant man, a cleaver wit and a lasting impact. My daughter had him as a teacher 30 years later...and felt the same way. Thank you Dr. Grabow.

Deepest condolences, Nicole, to you & your family. Your father was a sincere and kind-hearted friend to many, in the short time I was privileged to know him. He gave much and will be dearly missed. I miss seeing you, too!

Stephen, along with the late Harris Stone, were so influential for me and my emerging interest in urban design while at KU. His contextual microwave tower in downtown Lawrence sparked an interest in public realm/infrastructure expression towards strengthening civic identity and local place making. I am grateful for the brief time with him during the mid-late 70's. My condolences to his family and friends.

Steve convinced me to go to graduate school for urban design in NYC. It changed my life. I will always be grateful.