Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk

Teaching Area:

Architectural Design, Urban Design, Town Planning , New Urbanism

Education:

Master of Architecture, Yale University, 1974
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture & Urban Planning, Princeton University, 1972

Teaching and Administrative Experience:

University of Miami, School of Architecture, Dean 1996-present
University of Miami, School of Architecture Director, Center for Urban & Community Design, 1992-1995
Director, Master of Architecture Program, 1988-1990
Guest appointments at other universities
Professor, 1979-present

Licensure:

Registered Architect Florida

Professional Experience:

As principal in Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co.: award-winning buildings including: Hibiscus House, de la Cruz House, San Juan Bautista Mission, Good Shepherd Church; urban design including Seaside, Kentlands, Blount Springs, West Palm Beach Downtown; urban codes including the Traditional Neighborhood District (TND) Code, and Miami 21 ,a form based municipal zoning code

Academic and Professional Honors:

As faculty in School of Architecture: numerous community plans in Florida and the U.S. including Memphis, Macon, San Jose, Coatesville, Duluth
Jefferson Medal, University of Virginia
Brandeis Award
Honorary Doctorates in Architecture: University of Pennsylvania, Rollins College, Johnson and Wales University
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Notre Dame University
American Academy in Rome Resident
Numerous awards for architecture, planning and design

Publications:

Journals publishing design work include:
Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, A.D., and Architecture

Books related to professional work include:
The Architecture of DPZ, by Joanna Lombard
The New Civic Art, by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Robert Alminana
The Suburban Nation: The Rise and Fall of the American Dream, by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
The New Urbanism, edited by Peter Katz
Towns & Town Making Principles, edited by Alex Krieger
Seaside, Making of a Town in America, by David Mohney and Keller Easterling

Authored articles have appeared in Wilson Quarterly, Lotus 71, Aspen Institute Proceedings, ACSA Proceedings, Miami Herald

Community Service:

Institute for Classical Architecture/Classical America, Board of Directors
Congress for the New Urbanism, Emeritus
Princeton University Board of Trustees, Emeritus
Juror: design award programs, including Progressive Architecture awards, National Endowment for the Arts, American Academy in Rome Prize, National and local AIA awards
Visiting Committees: Princeton School of Architecture, MIT School of Architecture, Yale School of Architecture
NAAB Accreditation Team