Neal Schwartz

Neal Schwartz is principal of Schwartz and Architecture, a San Francisco–based design firm established in 1996. The firm has been profiled in Dwell, Western Interiors, Sunset, Architectural Lighting, San Francisco magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. It received an SFAIA merit award in interior architecture for the RayKo Photo Gallery in San Francisco, and it was selected for inclusion in the SFAIA Home Tours 2005. Neal received a second-place award in the San Francisco LGBT Community Center competition (in collaboration with Diane Davis), and he was an invited firm in the Santa Rosa Museum of Contemporary Art competition (in collaboration with Simonen Design).

Neal holds dual master's degrees in architecture and public policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and Graduate School of Design, respectively. He graduated with distinction in architecture and received the Thayer Award for Meritorious Scholarship, the Sheldon Traveling Fellowship, the Urban Land Institute National Award, and the American Planning Association National Award.

He has been actively involved in teaching for 15 years. Before coming to CCA, he taught at UC Berkeley and at Harvard University. He has worked on a number of publications, including Assemblage: A Critical Journal of Architecture and Design Culture. He edited the book Emergent Memory: The National AIDS Memorial Competition and coedited Cross Section 04: CCA Advanced Studio Work. He is currently working on a publication with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill titled Vertical Places: the Tall Building.

Neal is on the board of directors for the National AIDS Memorial Grove, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. He is also chair of the memorial's design committee, which is guiding the capital campaign, design development, and construction.