Hayley Eber (b. Johannesburg, South Africa) is an architect, designer and educator. She received a B.AS from The University of Cape Town in 1997, a B.Arch from the Cooper Union in 2000, and an M.Arch from Princeton University in 2002. She is co-founder of EFGH, an architectural partnership founded in 2007 in New York. Her professional practice engages interdisciplinary research focusing on design, environment, and technology and includes projects in New York, Cape Town and Rosario. EFGH claimed a prize for their submission to Envisioning Gateway: A Public Design Competition for Gateway National Park, and have been published in numerous journals, such as Praxis10: Urban Matters, Frame Magazine and Domus. Ms Eber recently collaborated with Diller Scofidio + Renfro on YOUprison: Some thoughts on the limitation of space and freedom, an exhibition for The World Congress of Architecture in Turino, Italy. Her writings have been published in Domus, Pidgin and Bidoun, art and Culture from the Middle East.

Prior to the inception of her firm, she worked with Diller Scofidio + Renfro, where her experience ranged from temporary installation and media work to large scale urban projects, performance and architectural competitions. Her involvement includes project architect for The Highline Competition, Lincoln Center Information Landscape and recent art projects including collaborations with The Wooster Group and film director Mira Nair. Before joining DS+R, she worked at Eisenman Architects in NY on The Arizona Cardinals Stadium and at Wiel Arets Architects in Maastricht on The University Library in Utrecht.

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