David M. Schwarz (born January 26, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an American architect and designer. He is President & amp; CEO of Washington, D.C based in David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. and served as Chairman of the Board of Dean of Yale School Architecture.
Schwarz's work focuses mainly on the contextual, humanistic and urban planning designs. Schwarz himself has labeled his work, and the work of his famous company, as populist and neo-eclectic style. In 2015, David Schwarz was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus University Notre Dame Architecture Award on March 21 in Chicago for his work that embodies the highest ideals of traditional and classical architecture in contemporary society, and creates a positive, environmental, and artistic culture. impact.
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Early life and education
Schwarz was born in Los Angeles, California. He received his Bachelor of Philosophy from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1972 before studying at the Yale School of Architecture and earned his Master of Architecture in 1974.
Immediately after graduating from Yale, Schwarz was apprenticed to prominent architects Paul Rudolph, Edward Larrabee Barnes, and former Yale professor Charles Moore.
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Careers
Schwarz moved to Washington, D.C. and founded David M. Schwarz Architectural Services in 1976. The company was founded in 1978 and renamed David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. in 2008.
Although his early career focused primarily on the renovation of shelter homes in Washington, DC's historic districts, such as Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle, and Mount Pleasant, Schwarz has since applied a self-proclaimed populist style to arenas, schools, baseball stadiums, performing arenas, retail districts , health facilities, apartment buildings, and academic campuses throughout the United States.
Reach and philanthropy
Schwarz was one of the first Board Members of the National Building Museum. During his tenure on the Board of Directors he helped create the Vincent Scully Prize and the National Museum Building Honor Award. Schwarz now serves as Chair of the Jury for Dana J. Scully's Endulative Fund.
David Schwarz served as Davenport Visiting Professor at Yale School of Architecture in the fall of 2008 and taught a fifth-year design studio at The University of Notre Dame in 2010. He is a Sterling Fellow at Yale University.
Famous works
- American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
- Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas
- Ed Smith Stadium (renovation) in Sarasota, Florida
- ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Baylake, Florida
- George Dean Johnson Jr., College of Business and Economic Administration at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Globe Life Park in Arlington in Arlington, Texas
- Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas
- Southlake Town Square in Southlake, Texas
- Sundance Square Plaza in Fort Worth, Texas
- Tarrant County Family Law Center in Fort Worth, Texas
- Palladium at Performing Arts Center in Carmel, Indiana
- Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Yale Environmental Science Center in New Haven, Connecticut
Dallas-Fort Worth metro area works
Although based in Washington, D.C., Schwarz has completed dozens of projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Primarily, he is responsible for the development of a development plan behind the Sundance Square neighborhood in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the master plan and building design for the Cook Children Medical Center.
List of architectural design project buildings in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex completed by David M. Schwarz
- American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
- Chase Bank Building in Fort Worth, Texas
- Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas
- Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas
- Firewheel Town Center in Garland, Texas
- Fort Worth Central Library in Fort Worth, Texas
- Frisco Square in Frisco, Texas
- Globe Life Park in Arlington (formerly The Ballpark in Arlington) in Arlington, Texas
- Lon Evans Prison in Fort Worth, Texas
- Maddox-Muse Center in Fort Worth, Texas
- Nancy Lee & amp; Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas
- Parker Square in Flower Mound, Texas
- Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth, Texas
- Southlake Town Square in Southlake, Texas
- Southlake Town Hall in Southlake, Texas
- Sundance East in Fort Worth, Texas
- Sundance Square Plaza in Fort Worth, Texas
- Sundance West in Fort Worth, Texas
- Tarrant County Family Law Center in Fort Worth, Texas
- The Brownstones at Southlake Town Square
- The Cassidy & amp; Building Trust in Fort Worth, Texas
- The Carnegie Building in Fort Worth, Texas
- Trade Building in Fort Worth, Texas
- The Westbrook in Fort Worth, Texas
- West Village in Dallas, Texas
References
External links
- The official site of David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. (DMSAS)
- Street Smarts: Architect David M. Schwarz (including video interview), Chicago Tonight
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