JEFFREY HUBER, FAIA, ASLA

Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, ASLA, NCARB, LEED AP, WEDG, is a principal of Brooks Scarpa Huber and manages the firm’s South Florida studio. He also serves as Director of Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Planning. In addition to practice, he is a Professor in the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Huber holds master’s degrees and professional licenses in both architecture and landscape architecture, and his work spans the intersection of ecological systems, public space, urban design, and resilient architectural strategies.

A distinguished architect and landscape architect, Huber specializes in public realm projects that integrate environmental performance with design excellence. His work advances sustainability through initiatives in soft cities, agricultural urbanism, green school design, missing-middle housing, transit-oriented development, low-impact development/green infrastructure, and adaptation and transformation methodologies responding to emerging climate disruptions. His projects include Salty Urbanism; the Fast Forward Fort Lauderdale Design and Construction Manual; DC Alexander Park in Fort Lauderdale; the Youth Sports Complex and Centennial Park in Pompano Beach; the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando; the Art and Arts & Culture Center in Hollywood; The Heron and Vista Breeze elderly affordable housing; the 41st Street Corridor Revitalization and Collins Park Mixed-Use Garage in Miami Beach; and the University of Florida School of Architecture renovations and UF Collaboratory expansion in Gainesville.

Huber’s research, teaching, and professional work have earned more than 80 national design awards, including multiple Progressive Architecture Awards, AIA National Institute Honor Awards in Architecture and Regional & Urban Design, honors from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the American Architecture Awards, EDRA/Places, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). His work has been widely published in Architect, Residential Architect, The Plan, The Plan Journal, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Architectural Record, and numerous books and design annuals. Huber has taught at the University of Florida, Mississippi State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Arkansas, and he has presented dozens of papers worldwide on landscape urbanism, housing, adaptation design, transportation, and the design of resilient cities and neighborhoods.

He has secured more than $4 million in federal, state, and local funding to support his interdisciplinary design and research work, including two NOAA Sea Grants for adaptation planning, an AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant, and additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kellogg Foundation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Huber currently serves as Vice President of AIA Florida and previously served as a Strategic Councilor for AIA National. His academic and leadership experience includes roles as Interim Director of the School of Architecture and Director of the MetroLab Collaborative at Florida Atlantic University, as well as Assistant Director of the University of Arkansas Community Design Center, an internationally recognized outreach and research organization.

A South Florida native, Huber has worked with and consulted for numerous regional and national firms. He received his Bachelor of Design and Master of Architecture from the University of Florida and a Master of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design from Florida International University.