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1. Date: November 2017
PERSONAL
2. Name: ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK
3. Home phone: 305-665-0649
4. Office phone: 305-284-3438
5. Home address: 6612 LeJeune Road
Coral Gables, FL 33146
6. Current Academic Rank: Professor
7. Primary Department: Architecture
8. Secondary or Joint Appt: Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
9. Citizenship: U.S.A.
10. Visa type: N/A
HIGHER EDUCATION
11. Institutional:
1974 Yale School of Architecture, Master of Architecture
1972 Princeton University, B.A. Cum Laude in Architecture & Urban Planning
12. Non-Institutional Training:
Miscellaneous accounting, management courses, urban planning courses, professional
continuing education courses
13. Certification, licensure:
2004 LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional
1978 Licensed Architect, State of Florida
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EXPERIENCE
14. Academic:
2006-Present Malcolm Matheson Distinguished Professor of Architecture
1995-2013 Dean, University of Miami School of Architecture
1992-1995 Director, Center for Urban and Community Design, Univ. of Miami
1990-Present University of Miami, Professor
1990 Fall Visiting Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design
1979-1990 University of Miami, Associate Professor
1993 Prince of Wales Institute, London, United Kingdom, Visiting Lecturer
1990 Summer Visiting Faculty, Prince of Wales Summer School, Rome
1988-1990 Director, M. Arch. Program, University of Miami School of Architecture
1987 Yale School of Architecture, Bishop Chair, jointly with Andrés Duany
1984 Harvard University, visiting lecturer, jointly with Andrés Duany
1983 Harvard University, visiting juror
1983 Rice University, visiting juror
1981 Yale University, visiting juror
1981 University of Virginia, visiting critic
1980 University of Houston, visiting critic
1980 University of Miami, Assistant Professor, coordinator Mexico Summer 1980 in
San Miguel de Allende.
1979-1984 University of Miami, Assistant Professor
1978 University of Maryland, visiting lecturer
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1976 University of Miami, visiting lecturer
1973-1974 Yale College, teaching assistant to Vincent Scully, History of Modern
Architecture
1973-1974 Yale School of Architecture, teaching assistant to Charles Moore, organized
three new graduate theory courses and led a weekly seminar.
15. Non-Academic:
1980-Present DPZ Partners, LLC, (formerly Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company and formerly
Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Architects) Miami, Florida. Numerous
architectural and community design projects completed or under construction in the
U.S. and abroad
1982 Riverfront Plaza Design Competition, Ft. Lauderdale, entry with Joanna Lombard
and Thomas Spain
1976-1980 Arquitectonica International Corporation, Miami, FL, co-Founder and Director of
the firm, Designer, Project Manager
1975-1976 Venturi and Rauch, Architects & Planners, Philadelphia, PA, design and
working drawings
Spring 1975 Historical Key West Preservation Board, Key West, Fla., restoration proposal for
"The Oldest House"
Fall 1974 Travel throughout Europe
Summer 1974 Alberto Ponis, Dott. Arch., Palau, Sardinia, Italy
Summer 1973 Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, Conn., research and planning for new
graduate theory courses
Summer 1972 Vincent Kling & Associates, Philadelphia, PA, detailing for Philadelphia
International Airport project
Summer 1971 Gulf-Reston, Inc., Reston, VA, new town planning and marketing research
Summer 1970 Travel in Europe
Summer 1969 William F. Gariano, P.E., Paoli, PA, engineering calculations and design
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Summer 1968 Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, Philadelphia, PA, interior design and
working drawings.
16. Military: N/A
PUBLICATIONS
17. Books and monographs published:
Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Robert Alminana The New Civic Art, Rizzoli
Publications, Inc., N.Y., 2003
Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck, Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl
and the Decline of the American Dream. North Point Press, N.Y., 2000.
18. Juried or refereed journal articles:
“Net-zero water management: achieving energy-positive municipal water supply.”
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology (Royal Society of Chemistry),
James D. Englehardt, Tingting Wu, Frederick Bloetscher, Yang Deng, Piet du
Pisani, Sebastian Eilert, Samir Elmir, Tianjiao Guo, Joseph Jacangelo, Mark
LeChevallier, Harold Leverenz, Erika Mancha, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Bahman
Sheikh, Eva Steinle-Darling and George Tchobanoglous. March 2016.
“Neighborhood greenness and chronic health conditions in Medicare beneficiaries.”
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, (impact factor 4.5), Brown, S. C., Lombard, J.,
Wang, K., Byrne, M., Toro, M., Plater-Zyberk, E., Feaster, D. J., Kardys, J., Nardi, M.,
Perez-Gomez, G., Pantin, H., & Szapocznik, J. (Originally submitted to AJPM, July 26,
2015), 2016, Re-revised (Revision# 2) on January 4, 2016.
“Walking and Proximity to the Urban Growth Boundary and Central Business District”
manuscript accepted for publication by American Journal of Preventive Medicine (journal
impact factor=4), S.C., Lombard, J. L., Toro, M., Huang, S., Perrino, T., Perez-Gomez, G.,
Plater-Zyberk, E., Pantin, H., Kumar, N., Wang, K., & Szapocznik, J. (2014). March 28,
2014.
“The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological
Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of “Eyes on the Street” originally published in
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B (2) (2009), republished as a chapter in
“Researching Social Gerontology” edited by Malcolm Cutchin, Candace Kemp and Victor
Marshall, SAGE Fundamentals of Applied Research, SAGE Publications, November 2012.
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“Interactive effects of built environment and habitual physical activity on recent walking
behavior: The Cuban Health Study,” Brown, S. C., Pantin, H., Huang, S., Lombard, J.,
Brown, C. H., Toro, M., Perrino, T., Perez-Gomez, G., Plater-Zyberk, E., Affuso, O.,
Barrera-Allen, L., & Szapocznik, J. Ms. submitted to Annals of Behavioral Medicine
(impact factor=4.2), 2013, _Under Review_.
“The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological
Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of “Eyes on the Street” originally published in
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B (2) (2009), republished as a chapter in
“Researching Social Gerontology” edited by Malcolm Cutchin, Candace Kemp and Victor
Marshall, SAGE Fundamentals of Applied Research, SAGE Publications, November 2012.
“The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological
Distress in Hispanic elders: The Role of "Eyes on the Street," Brown, S. C., Mason, C. A.,
Lombard, J. L., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Spokane, A. R., Newman, F. L., Pantin, H.,
& Szapocznik, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64B(2), 234–246,
doi:10.1093/geronb/gbn011, Advance Access publication on February 4, 2009.
“Built Environment and Physical Functioning in Hispanic elders: The role of “Eyes on the
Street,” Brown, S.C., Mason, C.A., Perrino, T., Lombard, J. L., Martinez, F., Plater-
Zyberk, E., Spokane, A. R., & Szapocznik, J., Environmental Health Perspectives,
2008, 116(110), 1300-1307.
“Identifying Streetscape Features Significant to Well-Being,” Spokane, A. R., Lombard, J.,
Perrino, T., Brown, S., Mason, C., Martinez, F., & Plater-Zyberk E., Szapocznik, J.,
Architectural Science Review, September 2007, 50(3): 234-245.
“The Impact of the Built Environment on Children's School Grades: The Role of Diversity
of Use in Hispanic Neighborhoods,” Jose Szapocznik, Joanna Lombard, Frank Martinez,
Craig A. Mason, Deborah Gorman-Smith, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Scott C. Brown,
Arnold Spokane, American Journal of Community Psychology, September, 2006, 38: 299–
310.
“Building Community across the Rural-to-Urban Transect,” Charles C. Bohl with
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Places, Spring 2006, Vol. 18, Number 1, pp. 4-17.
“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child,” Plater-Zyberk, E., Suburbs and Cities: Changing
Patterns in Metropolitan Living Report of the August 20-24, 1994 Domestic Strategy
Group Meeting. The Aspen Institute, Washington, D.C., 1995, pp 55-67.
19. Other Publications:
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“Foreword”, Architects of Community, John Francis Torti and Thomas M. Gallas, expected
publication March 2017.
“Foreword”, Harrison Design 25, Henrika Dyck Taylor, Harrison Design, 2016.
“Introduction”, A Call to Order, Carie Penabad ed., expected publication 2016.
“The Neighborhood”, Chapter 11, Charter of the New Urbanism, 2nd Edition; Talen, Emily,
McGraw-Hill Education, May 2013.
“Form-Based Codes”, AIA Architect’s Handbook for Professional Practice, 15th Edition,
Wiley & Sons, March 2013.
“Rebuilding the Miami Waterfront”, On the Waterfront: Miami’s Fifteen Mile Promenade,
UMSA, 2012.
“Longevity and Urbanism”, chapter, co-authored with S. Ball, Independent for Life: Homes
and Neighborhoods for an Aging America; Cisneros, Dyer-Chamberlain, and Hickie,
University of Texas Press, April 2011.
“New Retail Opportunities in Traditional Neighborhoods”, co-authored with Seth Harry,
Design & Display Ideas, January 2001.
“Site Planning”, co-authored with Duany, Andres M., Greenan, G., 1994 Architectural
Graphic Standards, Ramsey, C. G. and Sleeper, H.R.
Professional work in numerous peer reviewed and professional publications, including: in the
following:
Architectural Design; Architectural Record; Progressive Architecture; Architectural Graphic
Standards; Architecture & Urbansim; Archi e Colonne; Lotus; Werk, Bauen and Wohnem;
Places; Planning; The Gerontologist; The Harvard Architectural Review
Books on the design work and writings of the firm:
Thadani, Dhiru, Visions of Seaside: Foundation/Evolution/Imagination. Built and Unbuilt
Architecture, Rizzoli International Publications, N.Y., 2013.
The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, editor, The Richard H. Driehaus
Prize: Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, The University of Notre Dame, IN,
2008.
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Joanna Lombard, The Architecture of Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company, Rizzoli
International Publications, Inc., N.Y., 2005.
Peter Katz, editor The New Urbanism, McGraw-Hill Professional, N.Y., 1993.
Towns & Town Making Principles, edited by Alex Krieger, Rizzoli Publications, Inc., N.Y.,
1991.
David Mohney and Keller Easterling Seaside, Making of a Town in America, Princeton
Architectural Press, N.Y., 1991.
Claire Lorenz, Women in Architecture: A Contemporary Perspective, Rizzoli International
Publications, N.Y., 1990.
20. Other Works Accepted For Publication:
21. Funded Research Performed:
2012: Jesse Ball DuPont Grant, “South Florida Workplace Affordable Housing,” work
program shared by University of Miami School of Architecture and the Office of Civic &
Community Engagement, ($75, 000).
2011-2013: Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, “Health Impacts of the Built-
Environment among Miami Medicare/Medicaid Beneficiaries,” Principal Investigators
Scott Brown & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, ($500,000).
2010-2014: National Science Foundation, “EFRI SEED: Design of Autonomous Net-Zero
Water Buildings,” ($2,504,958), one of several Co-Investigators.
2006-2009: One of several investigators, “Built Environment & Hispanic Elders’ Health,”
Principal Investigator/Project Director, José Szapocznik, National Institute on Aging,
($922,059).
2004: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant renewal - partial challenge grant to
continue to train mid-career professionals through fellowship and charrette program.
($950,000).
2001-2003: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HSIAC Grant
West Coconut Grove Revitalization Project. The University of Miami, School of
Architecture’s Center for Urban and Community Design, with the participation of other
University departments, focused on the social, economic and physical renaissance of West
Coconut Grove. ($399,995).
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2001-2004: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Neighborhood Revitalization Grant
West Coconut Grove Revitalization Project. Support for the project initially funded by U
S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), ($250,000).
2000-2005: One of several investigator, “Built Environment & Hispanic Elders’
Behavioral Health,” Principal Investigator/Project Director, José Szapocznik, National
Institute for Mental Health and National Institute for Environmental Health Science,
($2,516,770).
2000: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant to support a formal training continuing
education program focusing on skills in the building of communities. ($2,100,000)
1999-2001: One of several investigators, “The Role of the Built Environment in Risk and Protection
for Drug Abuse: Policy Implications,” Principal Investigator/Project Director, José Szapocznik,
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ($346, 304).
1988-1994: Town planning and urban code research; resulting in built work and articles such
as the site planning section of Architectural Graphic Standards, 1994. Co-authored with
Professor Gary Greenan and Andrés Duany. (unfunded)
1988: National Endowment for the Arts grant to computerize Seaside Urban Code; resulted
in Traditional Neighborhood District, a zoning code ordinance insert, which has been
adopted by municipalities throughout the US: ($25,000)
22. Editorial Responsibilities:
2014-present Editorial Advisory Board, Manifest: A Journal of American Architecture
and Urbanism
2013-present Editorial Advisory Board, Urban Design International
2006 Co-editor with Dr. Charles Bohl, PLACES, Building Community Across the
Transect Volume 18, No.1.
2005-Present Editorial Advisory Board PLACES
1987 Editorial Reviewer for John Wiley and Sons.
1982-1984 Editorial Board, Journal of Architectural Education.
23. Professional and Honorary Organizations:
1996 to Present American Institute of Architects, College of Fellows (FAIA)
1983 to Present American Institute of Architects, member
24. Honors and Awards:
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Awards for design projects included below generally have been given to Duany Plater-Zyberk
and Company for work completed under my direction; a complete list of awards to the firm
includes others I have participated in but not directed, (such as Seaside which alone has been
recognized with over 50 awards), and can be found at http://www.dpz.com.
2015 Urban Environment League of Greater Miami named Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Award for Architecture and Planning
2015 Global Human Settlements Model of Residential Area, Global Forum on Human
Settlements, for Kentlands, Gaithersburg, MD
2014 Most Outstanding LEED ND Project, U.S. Green Building Council South Florida
Chapter, for Miami Design District
2014 Arts & Culture Award, Coral Gables Community Foundation
2014 Women in Architecture Award, Educator honoring a professional who has helped
the advancement of women, Architectural Record
2014 Global Human Settlements Award in Planning & Design, Global Forum on Human
Settlements, for Miami 21
2014 AIA Institute Honor Award for Regional & Urban Design, The American Institute
of Architects, for Miami 21
2013 Addison Mizner Patron Medal, Florida Chapter of the Institute of Classical
Architecture
2012 Urban Designer of the Year, Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
2012 American Planning Association (APA) Florida Gold Coast Section Best Practice
Award for Design District Special Area Plan Miami
2012 Albert Simons Medal of Excellence, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
2012 Connecticut Architecture Foundation Award, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT.
2011 The National Planning Excellence Award for Best Practice from the American
Planning Association, for Miami 21
2010 The American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of
Architecture and Design, for Miami 21
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2010 American Planning Association (APA) Florida Chapter Award of Excellence,
Best Practices for Miami 21
2010 The Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award Paul Crawford Distinction for a
Groundbreaking Code for Miami 21
2009 Residential Architect (Hanley Wood) 2009 Leadership Award honoring
exemplary achievement in residential practice (Hall of Fame) presented to Andrés
Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co.
2008 American Red Cross Spectrum Honoree, recipient of the J. N. McArthur
Education Award
2007 Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk (with Andrés Duany) recipients of the Sixth Annual
Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture from the University of Notre
Dame School of Architecture
2006 Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk was a 2006 honoree in the Florida Women of
Achievement: A Photographic Documentary, photographed and presented by
Scherley Busch
2006 Arthur Ross Award in Community Design, to The Mississippi Renewal Forum,
launched by Governor Haley Barbour, Leland Speed and Jim Barksdale, and led
by Andres Duany, presented by The Institute for Classical Architecture &
Classical America
2004 CHOICE’s (the publication of the American Library Association) Annual
Outstanding Academic Title to The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning
2003 Award for Excellence, to the Town of Seaside: Urban Land Institute
2003 Making Great Communities Happen Outstanding Planning Award, to City of
Greensboro, NC, for implementation of the Southside Area Development Plan:
American Planning Association
2003 Women’s Park History Gallery, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk inducted
2002 Floridanas Especiales 2002, to Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: Cuban Women's Club
Award of Appreciation, in recognition of leadership effort and outstanding
contributions: The Miami Chapter of the AIA
2002 Arthur Ross Award in Community Planning: Institute for Classical
Architecture/Classical America, New York, NY
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2001 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2001 The Vincent J. Scully Prize for exemplary practice and scholarship in architecture
and urban design: National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2001 Honorary Doctorate in Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1999 AIA Silver Medal Award (with Andrés Duany) in recognition of excellence for
their entire body of work over their career: AIA Miami Chapter
1998 Founders Award for Civic Leadership, (with Andrés Duany) to honor individuals
of national stature for contributions in the stewardship of our nation’s
communities, Partners for Livable Communities, Washington, DC
1998 Award for Excellence in Architecture, for the San Juan Bautista Mission Church,
Miami, FL: Florida Association of the AIA
1998 Meritorious Service Award: AIA Miami Chapter
1997 Honorary Doctorate in Architecture: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
1997 Educational Leadership Award: AIA Miami Chapter
1996 Award of Excellence in Architecture, for Good Shepherd Catholic Church,
Miami, FL: AIA Miami Chapter
1996 Outstanding Architect of the Year Award: AIA Miami Chapter
1995 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, (with Andrés Duany) for promoting the
civic realm and renewing interest in the built environment: Rollins College,
Winter Park, FL
1995 Award for Excellence in Architecture, for The St. Hugh Oaks Village, Coconut
Grove, FL: Florida Association of the AIA
1995 Top Women Achievers in South Florida, for exceptional performance and
outstanding accomplishments: South Florida Magazine
1994 Professional Achievement Award, (to Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company) for
raising awareness in traditional community planning: Professional Builder
Magazine
1994 Newsmakers Award, for DPZ’s efforts in the field of planning: Engineering News
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Record Magazine
1994 American Association of University Women Role Model Award, for contributions
in academic leadership by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: American Association of
University Women, Florida Division
1994 Brandeis Award for Architecture, (with Andrés Duany) for outstanding
contributions in the fields of Architecture and Planning: Brandeis University,
Waltham, MA
1994 The Southern Home Award, Development of the Year for Blount Springs, AL:
(EPZ project) Southern Living Magazine
1993 Top Ten Architecture Picks List, for schematic design of Florida City’s City Hall:
The Miami Herald, Miami, FL
1993 Design Leadership Award Nomination, (with Andrés Duany) for civic
contributions during the Florida City Charrette: American Institute of Graphic
Arts, Miami Chapter, FL
1993 Honorary Doctorate in Architecture, (with Andrés Duany) for contributions to the
urban design of Providence, RI: Johnson & Wales University
1993 The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Medal in Architecture, (with Andrés
Duany) for accomplishments as town planners and architects: The University of
Virginia School of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA
1992 The Seaside Prize, (with Andrés Duany) contributions to community planning and
design, The Seaside Institute
1992 Award of Excellence, for the town of Kentlands, MD: Maryland State Planning
Commission
1992 Builder’s Choice Awards for Excellence in Design and Planning, for Kentlands,
MD: Builder Magazine
1992 President’s Award, for contributions by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk in the post-
Hurricane Andrew recovery process: Miami Chapter AIA
1991 “Best of 1991”, for the design of Kentlands, MD: Time Magazine
1991 Castle Award for Entrepreneurial Achievement, for professional and academic
achievements: Manhattanville College
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1991 AIA Survey: 10 Best Works of American Architecture Since 1980: Seaside, FL
1991 Institute Honors for Urban Design, for the master plan of Seaside, FL
1991 “Best of the Decade—1980s” (Design), for master plan of Seaside, FL: Time
Magazine
1990 Award of Excellence in Architecture, for El Prado House, Coral Gables, FL: AIA
Miami Chapter
1990 The Governor’s Urban Design Award, for downtown master plan for Stuart, FL:
State of Florida
1990 Design 100, Editorial Award for Design Contributions: Metropolitan Home
Magazine
1989 Purchase Award, Invited Design Competition for the Addition to the American
Library (Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek), Berlin, Germany
1988 National Citation Award for Excellence in Urban Design, for master plan of
Seaside, FL: AIA
1988 Golden Aurora Award, for master plan of Seaside, FL: Southeast Builders
Conference
1988 Resident, American Academy in Rome
1987 Award for Contributions to Urban Planning, AIA Rio Salada (Puerto Rico) Chapter
1987 Governor’s Urban Design Award, for master plan of Seaside, FL: State of Florida
1987 Builder’s Best Award, for Seaside, FL: Builder Magazine
1987 Architectural Record Houses: Vilanova House, Key Biscayne, FL
1986 Award of Honor, for Westover House, Ft. Worth, TX: AIA Florida South Chapter
1986 Award of Honor, for Southern Star Restaurant, Jupiter, FL: AIA Florida South
Chapter
1985 Award of Honor, for Clary House, Sanibel Island, FL: AIA Florida South Chapter
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1985 Award of Honor, for Hibiscus House, Coconut Grove, FL: AIA Florida South
Chapter
1984 Award of Honor, for Galen Medical Building, Boca Raton, FL: AIA Florida South
Chapter
1984 Architectural Record Houses: De la Cruz House, Key Biscayne, FL.
1984 Award of Honor, for the master plan of Seaside, FL: Florida Association of the
AIA
1984 Citation in Urban Design, for the master plan of Seaside, FL: Progressive
Architecture Magazine
1984 Alternate, American Academy in Rome, Mid-Career Fellowship
1983 Architectural Record Houses: Hibiscus House, Coconut Grove, FL
1983 Award of Honor, for the master plan of Seaside, FL: AIA Florida South Chapter
1983 Award for Excellence in Architecture, for Hibiscus House, Coconut Grove, FL:
Florida Association of the AIA
1983 Award of Honor, for Charleston Place, Boca Raton, FL: American Institute of
Architects (AIA) South Florida Chapter
1982 Woodrow W. Wilkins Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Architecture,
University of Miami
1973 Recipient of Carroll L.V. Meeks Memorial Fund Award, Yale University
1973 Recipient of American Association of University Women Fellowship
1972 Cum Laude B.A., Princeton University
25. Post-Doctoral Fellowships: None
26. Other Professional Activities:
2016 Chair, Vincent Scully Prize Jury, National Building Museum
2015 Member, Miami-Dade County Great Park Summit Host Committee
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2015-present Chair, Florida Chapter, Congress for the New Urbanism
2015-present Member, CNU Governance Committee
2015-present Member, CNU Nominations Committee
2014-present Member, CNU Chapter Steering Committee
2014-present Editorial Advisory Board, Manifest: A Journal of American Architecture
and Urbanism
2014 Participant, South Florida Resilient Redesign, Southeast Florida
Regional Climate Compact
2014 Juror, Addison Mizner Medal, Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
2014 Juror, Awards for Design Excellence, A.I.A. Philadelphia
2014 Juror, Vincent Scully Prize, National Building Museum
2013-present Editorial Advisory Board, Urban Design International
2013-2014 Juror, Entrepreneur of the Year National Awards
2013 Juror, John Nolen Medal, Congress for the New Urbanism Florida
Chapter
2011-2012 Juror, Faith & Form Awards, The Interfaith Journal on Religion Art &
Architecture (IFRAA), Jury Chair, 2012.
2010 Juror, AIA Birmingham, AL Design Awards
2009-2011 Juror, J.C. Nichols Prize, Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.
2008-2015 Vice-Chair, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, appointed by President
George W. Bush
2008 Juror, Society of American Registered Architects Annual Awards
2007 Juror, Driehaus Form-Based Codes Awards
2007 Juror, Developers & Builders Alliance Community Advancement
Awards
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2006 Juror, Arthur Ross Awards, Institute for Classical Architecture/Classical
America
2006 Juror, Palladio Awards, Traditional Building
2005-Present Editorial Advisory Board, Places
2005 Member, Mississippi Renewal Forum Coordination Team
2004-2005 Fellow of the Institute for Urban Design, New York, NY
2004 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited
Professional
2004-2015 Board of Directors, Institute of Classical Architectural & Classical
America
2003 Juror, Richard H. Driehaus Prize in Classical Architecture, University of
Notre Dame
2002-Present Board of Directors, Florida Chapter of the Congress for the New
Urbanism
2002-2006 Member, National Register of Peer Professionals, General Services
Administration (GSA)
2002 Juror, Student Competition, U.I.A. Berlin, XXI World Congress of
Architecture
2000-2001 Member, Presidential Search Committee, Princeton University
2001 Juror, A.I.A. Alabama Council Design Awards
2001 Juror, Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Awards
2001 Chair, West Palm Beach Library Selection Committee
2000-2016 Member, Dean’s Council School of Architecture, Yale University
2000 Juror, A.I.A. Jefferson Medalist, Washington, D.C.
2000 Juror, Millennium Gateway Competition, University of Notre Dame
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2000 Juror, ACSA/Otis Elevator Int’l Student Design Competition
1999 Co-chair, ACSA Administrator’s Conference (Association of Collegiate
Schools of Architecture)
1999 Juror, National A.I.A., Washington, DC
1993-2004 Board of Directors, Congress for the New Urbanism
1993 Co-Founder, Congress for the New Urbanism
1993-2003 Trustee, Princeton University
1990-1994 Visiting Committee, School of Architecture, M.I.T.
1989 NAAB Accreditation Team, New Jersey Institute of Technology
1987-1991 Trustee, Princeton University
1987-1989 Indiana State Office Building Commission Design Advisory Committee
1987-1988 Design Advisory Committee, Indiana State Office Complex
1982-1991 Advisory Council, School of Architecture, Princeton University
1982-1984 Editorial Board, Journal of Architectural Education
Also: Juror at numerous local design juries, design work exhibited
internationally frequently, numerous invited lectures for university and
other audiences.
LECTURES 2017
1. Trading Brand for Influence, Annual Gordon H. Smith Lecture, Yale University,
New Haven, February.
LECTURES 2016
1. Zoning and Planning, Zoning at 100: A Symposium for the Future, New York
City Bar, New York, September.
2. Climate Change Adaptation: A New Urbanist Perspective, Congress for the New
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Urbanism, CNU 24, Detroit, June.
3. Responding to Shocks and Building Resilience, UN Habitat III pre-conference,
USHUD, Miami, June.
LECTURES 2015
1. 2015 Driehaus Awards, panel, Chicago, March.
2. Survival and Resilience in the Third Millennium, panel, ACSA Administrator’s
Conference, San Juan, November.
3. What’s Next for New Urbanism: Accelerating the Pace of Change, founders’
panel, CNU 23, Dallas, May.
4. CNU and Climate Change Adaptation, Open Innovation Session, Chair, CNU 23,
Dallas, May.
5. Urban Architecture, Congress for the New Urbanism Florida Chapter Summit,
Winter Park, February.
LECTURES 2014
1. Can Good Design Be Legislated?, panelist, AIA Miami Chapter, Miami,
November.
2. Miami 21: Sustainability Through Design, Commercial Real Estate Women
(CREW) Network Convention, Miami Beach, October.
3. Applying Resilient Redesign to the Region, Southeast Florida Regional Climate
Leadership Summit, Miami Beach, October.
4. Women in Architecture 8x8x2 conference, Palm Beach, May.
5. Neighborhood: The Measure and Meaning of an Urban Ideal, The University of
Chicago Urban Forums, Chicago, April.
6. How Do We Get Our Leaders to Fulfill the Broken Promise of Arena Park?,
Urban Environmental League Park Forum, April.
7. University of Tuskegee College of Architecture, March.
LECTURES 2013
1. The New Urbanism, ADIT Brasil Technical Mission, University of Miami,
November.
2. Zero Energy Mass Custom Homes (ZEMCH) International Conference on
Climate Change & Housing, University of Miami, FL, October-November.
3. Ecological Infrastructure: Case Studies for Urban Resilience & Sustainability,
City Lab: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges Conference, New York, October.
4. Sea Level Rise Summit 2013: Resilience in the Face of Change, Center for
Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University, October.
5. Views on the Miami Metro Narrative, Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference,
Miami Beach, October.
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6. Tonic or Toxic? Reimagining Home Owner Associations, Architectural Codes,
and Community Building, McGuire Woods, Richmond, September.
7. BuildGreen Argentina, Buenos Aires, September.
8. Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact Implementation Workshop,
Institute for Sustainable Communities, Hollywood, FL, September.
9. Future of Places Conference: Transforming Cities Through Placemaking &
Public Spaces, UN Habitat, Project for Public Spaces, Ax:son Johnson
Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden, June.
10. Baywalk/Riverwalk Master Plan Study: On the Waterfront - Miami’s 15 Mile
Promenade, New World Center, Miami, June.
11. Tulsa Planning Commission Study Session on New Urbanist Principles, Rotary
Club of Tulsa, August.
12. Panel Discussion, AIA Florida Board of Directors Meeting, Florida A&M
University, April.
13. Post-Modernism, Architects on Architects: Today’s Architects and Historic
Architects Who Influenced Them, Miami Design Preservation League, Miami,
April.
14. Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change, Princeton Class of 1971-1972,
Miami, March.
15. Design Roundtable: A New Start-Up Geography, Start-Up City: Miami, The
Atlantic Cities in partnership with the Knight Foundation, Miami, February.
16. The Future of Planned Communities, ULI SE Florida/Caribbean & the University
of Miami School of Architecture, Miami, January.
17. Community Well-Being: What Does it Take?, International Women’s Forum:
Working Towards Wellness, Miami, January.
18. Health Impacts of the Built Environment among Miami Medicare/Medicaid
Beneficiaries, FY10 HUD Sustainable Communities Research Grant
Presentations, Washington, DC, January.
LECTURES 2012
1. New Urbanism & SmartCode Workshop, Directorate General of Spatial Planning,
Ministry of Public Works, Jakarta, Indonesia, July.
2. Arte-Polis 4International Conference, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB),
Bandung, Indonesia, July.
3. Opening Plenary: 20 Years of the CNU: Looking Back, Looking Forward, CNU
20, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, May.
4. Coding Communities, ADIT Brasil/UM Conference, University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida, USA, May.
5. Miami 21, Distinguished Speaker Series, The Bourse, New Haven, Connecticut,
USA, May.
6. Le Ciudade Del Futuro, Universidad Iberoamericana, Scuela d’Arquitectura,
Mexico, DF, April.
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TEACHING
27. Teaching Award Received:
1982 Woodrow W. Wilkins Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Miami, School
of Architecture
28. Teaching Specialization:
Architectural Design, Town Planning, Housing, Urban Design and Reconstruction, New
Urbanism
29. Thesis Dissertation and Advising:
2016 M.U.D. Thesis – Smart Growth, New Urbanism and Smart City, by Wei Liu
2007 M.A. in Geography Thesis – Paradise Lost? Deconstructing Miami’s Affordable
Housing Crisis by Daniela Belloli
1996 M.Arch Thesis - German New Towns 1890-1910, by Manuela Haselau
1997 M.Arch Thesis – Live-Work Housing in Delray Beach, by Daniel Broad
30. University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities:
2015-present Director, Master of Urban Design degree program
2005-2013 Disaster Preparation and Recovery Committee (University)
1995-2013 As Dean, School of Architecture, I participated in several University-wide committees on an on-going basis
2005 Search Committee for Provost (University)
1993-1998 Director, Center for Urban and Community Design (School of
Architecture)
1990-1995 Buildings and Grounds Committee (University)
1991-1992 Search Committee for Dean of the School of Architecture (University)
1989-1990 Search Committee for Dean of the School of Architecture (University)
1988-1989 Review Sub-Committee for Graduate Programs Review (University)
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1986-1987 Committee on M. Arch. Program
1986-1987 Committee on Faculty & Staff
1986-198 Senate Committee on Facilities and Planning (University)
1985-1987 Advisory Committee for Convocation Center (University)
1985-1987 Women's Advisory Committee on Academic Affairs (University)
1985-1989 School of Architecture Executive Committee
1984 "Portfolio Pieces": Exhibition of student work shown in the School and
at the Columbia University International Exhibition of undergraduate
student work
1984-1985 Search Committee for Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
(University)
1984-1985 University Committee for Instructional Grants (University)
1984-1985 Visiting Committee
Spring 1986-1987
& Fall 1986-1987 Coordinator Third Year Studio
1983-1985 Coordinator First Year Studio, fall semester
1983 Beaux Arts Week Committee, Chairman
1983 Landscape Program Chairman Search Committee
1983-1984 Building Committee
1983-1984 Special Events Committee
1983-2013 M. Arch Committee
1983-1984 Search Committee for the Dean of the School of Architecture
(University)
1982-Present Annually, advise and write multiple graduate school recommendations
for a dozen graduating and recently graduated students from our school.
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1982-1987 Visiting Critic's Studio Coordinator
1984-1985 &
Spring 1986-1987 Upper Level Studio Coordinator
1982-1983 Upper Level Studio Coordinator
1982-1983 School Planning Committee
1982-1983 Faculty Appointment Committee
1982-1983 Committee to institute Wilkins commemorative event
1982-1983 SEA Honors Program Committee
1981-1985 Admissions Committee
1981-1985 Curriculum Committee
1980-1982
1986-1987
1988-1996 Faculty Search Committee
1981-1982 Administration of slides recording of departmental student work
1981 Administration of Mexico Summer
1980-1981 Faculty Affairs Committee: Accreditation Visit
1980-1981 Special Events
1978-1981 Professional & Continuing Education
1979-1981 SEA Ethics Committee
1979-1981 SEA Affirmative Action Committee
1979-1980 Curriculum Committee
1980 Administration of Mexico Summer semester1980
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31. Community Activities:
2008-2012 Member, Board of Directors, American Institute of Polish Culture
2007 Chair, Built Environment Committee of the Climate Change Advisory
Task Force, Miami-Dade County
2006 CAHSA (Community Affordable Housing Strategies Alliance) Task
Force Member, Miami-Dade County
2005-2009 Member, University of Miami Disaster Preparation and Recovery Plan
Committee
2005 Member, Virginia Key Beach Park Architectural Review Committee
2004 Co-Vice Chair, Urban Land Institute South Florida Chapter
Urbanization Task Force
2002-2003 Member, Miami-Dade County Enhanced Affordable Housing Policy
Workgroup
2000-2004 Member, Bicentennial Park Waterfront Renewal Committee
1999-2002 Member, Steering Committee Downtown Kendall Charrette
1998-2000 Miami Fellows Mentor
1998-2001 Housing Finance Authority Design Review Board
1997-Present Urban Environment League, founder & Board of Advisors
1993-Present Many projects for communities and municipalities in Miami-Dade
County through the Center for Urban and Community Design
1992-1993 New South Dade Charrette Co-Coordinator and other volunteer design
and community assistance after Hurricane Andrew
1989 Pro bono consulting for Dade County for the addition of the T.N.D. to
the Dade County Zoning Ordinance
1987-1991 Tigertail Productions, Board of Advisors
1986-2000 Bakehouse Art Complex Board of Directors
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1986 Initiation and coordination of School of Architecture student design
contribution to Dade County H.U.D.
1986-1987 Coral Gables House Governing Board
1983-1986 Board of Directors, Miami Beach Design Preservation League
1986 Initiation and coordination of School of Architecture student
construction documents contribution to Council of Negro Women
(with Dan Tinney)
1984 Volunteer consultations City of Miami Community Development
neighborhood renovation project, materials and color
1983 Committee to select the Architect for the Restoration of the Colony
Theater, for Miami Beach Development Corp.
1983 Participation in person, by telephone and in writing with City of Coral
Gables Zoning Board, with regard to high-rise design criteria revisions
to Zoning Guide.
1983-1985 Miami Design Preservation League, Board of Directors
1978 Historical recording of Dutch South African Village for Coral Gables
Historical Board
1976-1986 Co-Founder and President, The Architectural Club of Miami