Andrés Duany is an American architect and urban planner recognized for co-founding the Congress for the New Urbanism, which promotes walkable, sustainable communities. Born in New York City and raised in Cuba until 1960, he earned his architecture degrees from Princeton University and Yale. In 1980, he and his wife, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, founded Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ), gaining prominence for designing Seaside, Florida, a model for New Urbanist planning. DPZ has completed over 300 projects worldwide. Duany has also co-authored influential books such as Suburban Nation and The Smart Growth Manual, shaping contemporary urban design discourse.