David M. Schwarz

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. In 2015, David Schwarz was awarded the University of Notre Dame’s Richard H. Driehaus Architecture Prize on 21 March in Chicago 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.

Though based in Washington, D.C., Schwarz has completed dozens of projects in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Most notably, he is responsible for the creation of the development plan behind the Sundance Square neighborhood in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the master plan and building design for Cook Children's Medical Center.

David Schwarz served as the Davenport Visiting Professor at the 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 of Yale University.

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.

Schwarz was born in Los Angeles, California. He received his Bachelor of Philosophy from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1972 before attending the Yale School of Architecture and earning a Master of Architecture in 1974.

David M. Schwarz (born January 26, 1951 in Los Angeles) is an American architect and designer. He is the President & CEO of Washington, D.C.-based David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of the Yale School of Architecture's Dean's Council.