Kenneth A. Schwartz

Who is Kenneth A. Schwartz?

Kenneth A. Schwartz, FAIA is an architect, community designer, planner, and educator based in New Orleans, LA. He is a Favrot Professor and Dean of the Tulane School of Architecture.

Schwartz received a Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture and Urban Design from Cornell University. He arrived at the University of Virginia School of Architecture in 1984 after teaching for several years at Cornell and Syracuse University. He also served as a visiting assistant professor at Princeton University from 1986 to 1987.

During his twenty-four years at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Schwartz served as professor, department chair, and associate dean. From 2005-2008, he served as a leader of the university's Faculty Senate, including a year as chair and committee member on the Board of Visitors, the university's governing body. In 2003, he was awarded UVa's Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award, the school's highest university-wide teaching honor. He was elected to the fellowship of the American Institute of Architects in 2001.