Richard Meier & Partners Architects today announced that Richard Meier “will step back from day-to-day activities” at his firm after a year in which he was accused of exposing himself to young employees and groping someone in public.

Richard Meier founded the practice in 1963, and the office has since completed over 130 projects around the world and won numerous awards, including the 1984 Pritzker Prize for Meier. He became the youngest person to receive the award. Meier’s reputation was clouded earlier this year when several female former employees accused the architect of sexual harassment and assault in The New York Times, after which Meier took a six-month leave of absence ...