David M. Schwarz
American architect and designer (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David M. Schwarz (born January 26, 1951) is an American architect. He is the President & CEO of Washington, D.C.-based David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc.[2] and serves as the chairman of the Yale School of Architecture's Dean's Council.[3]
David Marc Schwarz | |
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Born | (1951-01-26) January 26, 1951 (age 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Driehaus Architecture Prize, Arthur Ross Award[1] |
Schwarz's work focuses primarily on contextual, humanistic design and urbanist 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 the University of Notre Dame's Richard H. Driehaus Architecture Prize on March 21, 2015, in Chicago[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]