Schwarz Career Timeline
David M. Schwarz Career Timeline
1941: Born in Los Angeles, California
Young David Schwarz
1974: Graduated from Yale University
Yale University
1976: Founded David M. Schwarz Architects
David M. Schwarz in his signature sandals
1985: Started work on Cook Children’s Medical Center (ongoing)
Cook Children’s Medical Center
1991: Won competition to design Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington: First Sports Stadium
David M. Schwarz Architects in Rangers hats
1997: Southlake, Texas, on-going urban development project begins
Southlake, Texas town square
1998: Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall, first performing arts venue opens
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall
2002: First Museum project, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame opens
Interior of National Cowgirl Museum
2013: Schwarz and his team celebrate 25 years of rebuilding Fort Worth, TX.
David M Schwarz and Ed Bass
2015: Schwarz wins The Driehaus Prize
“I am both pleased and immensely flattered to be named the 2015 Driehaus Prize Laureate. I share Mr. Driehaus’s commitment to supporting traditional architecture as a means of building sustainable communities and dynamic urban places and consider this a tremendous honor…the previous winners are the very best in the field and I am humbled to be amongst them.”
— David M. Schwarz
