Andres Duany is and architect and town planner whose work focuses on the creation of community. He and his wife, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founded their practice in 1980, at the time of their design of Seaside, Florida, which began an ongoing debate on the alternative to suburban sprawl. Their success has brought acclaim and their firm has fortunately influenced the practice and direction of town and urban planning in the United States. With a staff of over forty, DPZ has planned over 200 new towns and revitalization projects both here and abroad.

Both Andres and Elizabeth studied at the Princeton School of Architecture before receiving their graduate degrees from the Yale School of Architecture. Both partners are involved in the teaching of Traditional Town Planning at the University of Miami, where Elizabeth is Dean of the School of Architecture. Andres lectures extensively across the United States and abroad about his concern for urban problems and suburban sprawl. Their new book, Suburban Nation, describes these problems and proposes practical solutions.

As the first traditional town to be built in the United States since World War II, Time Magazine featured Seaside as one of the Best of the Decade. The firm has been featured in other national media such as NBC News and ABC News, as well as many other publications including: Newsweek, The New York Times, Washington Post and major professional magazines.

To learn more about DPZ and the concepts of New Traditional Town Planning click here to visit their website: www.dpz.com

Land Planning and Landscape Architecture
"Leading with Experience + Planning for Success"

Wood+Partners Inc. is a land planning and landscape architectural firm offering community and resort planning, urban design, and recreation planning services to clients throughout the southeast. Based on Hilton Head Island, SC, the firm has teams of design professionals under the leadership of partners Perry Wood and Mark Baker. WPI's community planning, urban design, parks and recreation planning teams offer unparalleled depth and experience. The firm specializes in providing design services for traditional neighborhoods and town planning, downtown revitalization, hardscape and landscape detailing, streetscape and environmental design as well as historic preservation.

WPI's leadership in community planning and place making, smart growth initiatives, environmental design and greenspace preservation has led to successes in community development and has given the firm the opportunity to help communities greatly enhance their quality of life. WPI also excels in maintaining a high degree of innovation and creativity while offering practical and achievable solutions.

As strong proponents of team-based design, Wood + Partners has affiliations with specialized disciplines to support and coordinate projects in the areas of historical and marketing research, architecture, civil engineering and environmental preservation. The services the firm offers are quite diverse and have included a wide variety of project types ranging from large regional redevelopment master plans to small neighborhood parks. WPI is dedicated to the preservation of the environment, making communities into neighborhoods, excellence in design and providing the highest quality of service.

Click here for President, Perry Wood's philosophy about smart growth.

To learn more about WPI and Community Planning click here to visit their website: www.woodandpartners.com.

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