James Biber

James Biber is an architect and partner in the firm Biber Architects, based in New York.

Early life and education

Biber was born in New Rochelle, New York He attended Cornell University, studying Biology before receiving his professional degree in Architecture in 1976. Upon graduation James 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.

Career

Biber spent his early career at Paul Segal Associates, becoming the Senior Associate and leaving in 1984 to establish James Biber Architect. Notable projects include the Gotham Bar and Grill (designed while at Paul Segal Associates), Mesa Grill, Bolo Bar and Restaurant, restaurants that helped launch the careers of Alfred Portale and Bobby Flay. Biber’s firm practiced in a studio that included Carin Goldberg, a renowned graphic designer whom he married in 1987, and the illustrator/designer Gene Greif who died in 2004.