ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FIAA) and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). She is the Malcolm Matheson Distinguished Professor of Architecture and Director of the Master of Urban Design Program at the University of Miami. She also possesses a joint appointment in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine, and was dean of UM’s School of Architecture 1995-2013. She teaches courses on urban design and built environment adaptation to climate change, and is recognized as a leader of the New Urbanism movement, promoting walkable resilient urban design. A co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism in 1992, her teaching, research, and consulting professional practice has ranged across new community design, community rebuilding, regional plans, and zoning codes. A number of innovations in professional practice, such as the traditional neighborhood design zoning code (TND), were initiated with students in School of Architecture design studios under her guidance and first implemented through community outreach in South Florida.
