James Biber

James Biber is an American architect and partner at the firm Biber Architects, based in New York. He was a partner at design firm Pentagram between 1991–2010.

Early life and education

Biber was born in New Rochelle, New York.[citation needed] He attended Cornell University where he studied biology before graduating with a degree in architecture[1] in 1976. Upon graduation Biber received the Matthew DelGaudio Award in total design and the Shreve Fund Award, as well as the James Eidlitz Traveling Fellowship, on which he traveled in Europe for 6 months.[citation needed]

Career

Biber spent his early career at Paul Segal Associates,[2] becoming senior associate and leaving in 1984 to establish his own practice.[3] Biber's firm practiced in a studio that included Carin Goldberg, a graphic designer whom he married in 1987, and designer Gene Greif.[1]

In 1991, the design firm Pentagram invited Biber to join as a partner in the New York office as the first architect in that office.[4] Biber designed Pentagram's former office at 204 Fifth Avenue.[1] He left the company in October 2010 to establish his own New York-based studio, Biber Architects.[5] 2022 book Pentagram: Living By Design cited financial difficulties, notably disparities between project timelines in graphic design and architecture, as the primary reason for Biber's departure.[1]

Notable buildings and projects

Biber described his work as the "Architecture of Identity."[6] He designed the USA Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015.[7][8][9] Biber's career has also included the design of the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, 2008;[10][11] oceanfront houses in Montauk, NY; a restoration of the 1934 Sten-Frenke house in Santa Monica, by Richard Neutra;[12] along with projects at Celebration, Florida; store, suites and lounges in the Arizona Cardinals Football Stadium (by Peter Eisenman) in Phoenix, Arizona;[13] and headquarters for the Muzak corporation in Fort Mill, South Carolina.[1]

He designed the Needle and Button kiosk for the Fashion Center BID in New York's fashion district;[2] a pop-up restaurant for the James Beard Foundation, JBF LTD;[14] the Public Gallery at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research; the Visitor Center for Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, CT; sets for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart;[9] the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY; and the JEHT Foundation headquarters.

Publications

Biber's work has appeared in numerous books and articles including Houses of the Hamptons by Paul Goldberger,[15] "Restaurants that Work" by Martin Dorf,[16] articles in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine,[14] New York Magazine, Architect,[17] Architectural Record,[18] Blueprint, Metropolis,[19] Metropolitan Home, Interiors, Interior Design, I.D., Fast Company, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal,[20] Wallpaper[21] and dozens of other international publications. His work is featured in 3 of the books on Pentagram, Pentagram: the Compendium, Pentagram Book Five and Profile: Pentagram Design as well as in Pentagram Paper 38: The Russian Garbo.

Awards and recognition

James Biber was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in 2004.[citation needed] A member of the AIA, NCARB, US Green Building Council, The Architectural League, The Storefront for Art and Architecture and other professional design organizations.[citation needed] He has received awards recognizing his projects from the AIA, SEGD, AIGA,[22] Business Week IDEA Awards.[citation needed] James Biber is a LEED accredited professional (LEED AP).[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Shaughnessy, Adrian (2022). Pentagram: Living by Design, The Directory. Unit Editions. pp. 256–267. ISBN 978-1-9164573-8-6.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Patty (2014-06-12). "These Hamptons Houses are Made for Both Summer and Winter Living | 6sqft". Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  3. ^ AIGANY. "AIGANY / Small Talk No. 5: James Biber". www.aigany.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  4. ^ Barker, Emily (1999-09-01). "The Pentagram Papers". Inc.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ^ "Pentagram | the world's largest independent design consultancy". Pentagram. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. ^ Biber Architects: About Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "A preview of Biber Architects' USA Pavilion design for Milan Expo 2015". Archinect. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  8. ^ staff (2015-06-18). "James Biber architect of the USA Pavilion chats with Easy Milano". Easy Milano. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  9. ^ a b Lasky, Julie (2015-04-27). "A Feast of Architectural Styles for Expo Milano 2015". New York Times. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  10. ^ Tidwell, Kim (2024-08-02). "Biber & Bierut Talk Birthdays at the Next PRINT Book Club". PRINT Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  11. ^ "James Biber". Designers & Books. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  12. ^ "Recounting Modernism". architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  13. ^ "Long-suffering Arizona fans to fill swanky new stadium". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  14. ^ a b "James Biber - T Magazine Blog". tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  15. ^ Goldberger, Paul (1986). The houses of the Hamptons. Knopf. ISBN 0394542606.
  16. ^ Dorf, Martin E. (1992). Restaurants that Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry. Whitney Library of Design. ISBN 0823045404.
  17. ^ Hurley, Amanda Kolson. "The Next Starbucks". architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  18. ^ "Montauk Compound". architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  19. ^ "What Comes After Modernism?". Metropolis. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  20. ^ Landi, Ann. "Head Out on the Highway To the Harley Museum". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  21. ^ Montauk Residence in Wallpaper Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Millman, Debbie (2012-02-15). "James Biber". PRINT Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  23. ^ "James Biber". New York Encounter. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
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