Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is a founding principal of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Town Planners and Architects (DPZ). DPZ is a leader in the national movement called the New Urbanism, which seeks to end suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment. DPZ has received numerous awards, including two national AIA awards and two Urban Design Awards for Excellence from the State of Florida. The firm's early project of Seaside, Florida was described by Time magazine as "the most astounding design achievement of its era." Plater-Zyberk is also the dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture, where she has taught since 1979. Currently a member of Princeton University's Board of Trustees, Plater-Zyberk received her undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton and her master's degree in architecture from the Yale School of Architecture. Most recently, she co-authored the book Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream.