David Marc Schwarz | |
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| Born | (1951-01-26)January 26, 1951 (age 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Driehaus Architecture Prize, Arthur Ross Award[1] |
David M. Schwarz (born January 26, 1951) is an American architect. He is the President & CEO ofWashington, D.C.–based David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc.[2] and serves as the chairman of theYale School of Architecture's Dean's Council.[3]
Schwarz's work focuses primarily on contextual, humanistic design andurbanist planning principles. Schwarz himself has labeled his work, and that of his eponymous firm, as populist and neo-eclectic in style.[4] In 2015, David Schwarz was awarded theUniversity of Notre Dame's Richard H.Driehaus Architecture Prize on March 21, 2015, inChicago[5][6] for his work which embodies the highest ideals of traditional and classical architecture in contemporary society, and creates a positive cultural, environmental, and artistic impact.[7]
Schwarz was born inLos Angeles, California. He received his undergraduate degree fromSt. John's College inAnnapolis, Maryland, in 1972 before attending theYale School of Architecture and earning aMaster of Architecture in 1974.[8]
Immediately following his graduation from Yale, Schwarz interned for noted architectsPaul Rudolph,Edward Larrabee Barnes, and former Yale professorCharles Moore.[4]
Schwarz moved to Washington, D.C., and founded David M. Schwarz Architectural Services in 1976. The firm was incorporated in 1978 and renamed David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc in 2008.[9]
While his early career was focused primarily on the renovation of row houses in historic districts of Washington, D.C., such asAdams Morgan,Dupont Circle, andMount Pleasant, Schwarz has since applied his self-proclaimed populist style to arenas, schools, baseball stadia, performing arts venues, retail districts, healthcare facilities, apartment buildings, and academic campuses across the United States.[4]
Schwarz was among the first board members of the National Building Museum. During his time on the board of directors he helped create both theVincent Scully Prize and theNational Building Museum Honor Award. He now serves as the jury chairman for the Vincent J. Scully Prize Fund Endowement.
David Schwarz served as the Davenport Visiting Professor at the Yale School of Architecture in the fall of 2008[10] and taught a fifth-year design studio at The University of Notre Dame in 2010.[11] He is a Sterling Fellow of Yale University.
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Though based in Washington, D.C., Schwarz has completed dozens of projects in theDallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Most notably, he is responsible for the creation of the development plan behind theSundance Square[13] neighborhood in downtownFort Worth, Texas, as well as the master plan and building design for Cook Children's Medical Center.[14]
A list of building architectural design projects in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex completed by David M. Schwarz
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