Andrés Duany | |
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 Andrés Duany | |
| Born | (1949-09-07)September 7, 1949 (age 76) New York City, US |
| Occupation(s) | Architect andurban planner |
| Known for | founder of theCongress for the New Urbanism |
Andrés Duany (born September 7, 1949) is an American architect,urban planner, and a founder of theCongress for the New Urbanism.
Duany was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba until 1960.[1] He attendedThe Choate School andAiglon College and received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning fromPrinceton University (1971). After a year of study at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he received a master's degree from theYale School of Architecture (1974).[1] He has also received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts fromYale School of Architecture (2023).[2]
In 1977, Duany co-founded the Miami firmArquitectonica with his wife,Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk,Bernardo Fort-Brescia,Laurinda Spear, and Hervin Romney. Arquitectonica was known for its playful, Latin-American influencedmodernism. The firm'sAtlantis Condominium was featured in the opening credits of the television seriesMiami Vice.
In 1980, Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk foundedDuany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ), an architecture firm based in Miami.[1] DPZ participated in the formation of the international urban planning movement known asNew Urbanism, intended to offer an alternative tosuburban sprawl and urban disinvestment. The firm first received recognition as the designer of new towns such asSeaside, Florida andKentlands, Maryland. The firm has since completed designs and codes for over three hundred new towns, regional plans, and inner-city revitalization projects. Duany is also considered to be a representative ofNew Classical Architecture.
Duany is a co-founder and emeritus board member of theCongress for the New Urbanism (CNU), established in 1993.[1] He has co-authored five books:Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream;The New Civic Art;The Smart Growth Manual;Garden Cities; andLandscape Urbanism and Its Discontents. Duany has worked as visiting professor at many institutions and holds two honorary doctorates. He is a fellow of theAmerican Institute of Architects and an adjunct professor at theUniversity of Miami.[3]
Duany and his partner,Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, have been awarded several honorary doctorates and awards including theVincent Scully Prize by theNational Building Museum in recognition of their contributions to the American built environment.[4] Duany has been awarded the Brandeis Award for Architecture, theThomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture, the Arthur Ross Award in Community Planning, the Richard H.Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture, theSociety of American Registered Architects International Award, and the Albert Simons Medal of Excellence, among other awards.
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