At the vanguard of the next generation of architects, Wesley Schwartz is transforming practice through the integration of performance in design. His portfolio of award-winning projects is deeply connected to ideas of place and defined by its relationship to natural systems.
Wes has an uncanny ability to create beautiful designs while remaining a steadfast collaborator. With project roles spanning all aspects of planning, design and construction, he has been particularly influential in the design, technical development and graphic documentation of highly complex facade systems.
His expertise in high performance architecture has given him a platform to lecture nationally. He is an active design critic and lecturer at Virginia Tech, Roger Williams University, Boston Architectural College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Northeastern University and Harvard University.
EDUCATION
B.Arch., magna cum laude, 2004, Syracuse University School of Architecture
FEATURED PROJECTS
Brandeis University, Carl J. Shapiro Science Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Center for Surgical Innovation
Holyoke Soldiers' Home, Integrating Landscape with Building to Create a Healing Environment
Jefferson Health, Center for Advanced Medicine Study
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Life Sciences Building
Land's Sake Animal Barn, Land’s Sake Animal Barn
Land’s Sake 40-acre Master Plan, Land’s Sake 40-acre Master Plan
Land’s Sake Farmstand, Land’s Sake Farmstand
National University of Ireland, Galway, Hardiman Research Building
National University of Ireland, Galway, Biosciences Research Building
Northeastern University, EXP
Northeastern University, Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex
Northeastern University, Science & Engineering Precinct Plan
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Cancer Institute
The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT and Harvard, The Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT and Harvard
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Facility
Veterans Home at Chelsea, Community Living Center
HONORS & AWARDS
2025
Harleston Parker Medal Award
2025
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2025
13th Annual Architizer A+Awards, Jury Winner
2025
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2025
AIA New England Architecture Design Award
2025
IIDA New England Design Award, Education
2025
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2025
BSA Built Design Excellence Award_Honor
2025
Architectural Record Award
2025
IIDA New England Design Awards, Science & Tech
2025
IIDA New England Design Awards, Humanity in Design
2025
Harleston Parker Medal Award
2025
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Honor Award
2024
BSA Design Awards, Hobson Honor Award
2024
AIA Education Facility Design Award
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Citation
2024
AIA New England Design Awards, Citation
2024
IIDA New England Design Award
2024
Architizer A+Awards, Special Mention
2023
AIA New England Design Awards, Merit Award
2023
BSA Built Design Excellence Awards, Social Impact Advancement Commendation, Other
2022
AIA Education Facility Design Awards
2021
AIA Architecture Award
2021
AIA Regional & Urban Design Award
2020
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
2019
USGBC Green Building Showcase Market Leader – Health & Wellness
2019
AIA New England, Honor Award
2019
AIA COTE Top Ten
2018
Harleston Parker Medal
2018
BSA Design Award, Sustainable Award
2018
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2018
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture: New Building, Merit Award
2017
AIA New York COTE, Merit Award
2017
BSA Design Award, Honor Award
2017
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2017
AIA New England, Merit Award
2016
Boston Society of Architects, Sustainable Design, Citation Award
2016
AIA COTE Top Ten Recipient
2015
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2015
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture: New Building, Merit Award
2014
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities, Citation
2014
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities, Award
2013
AIA/Modern Healthcare, Award of Excellence
2012
AIA Pennsylvania, Honor Award
2011
AIA New England, Merit Award
2011
AIA/Modern Healthcare, Award Citation
2011
SCUP, Honor Award for District Planning
2011
Boston Society of Architects, Higher Education Award Citation
2010
CARITAS Project, Generative Space Health Improvement Award
2010
Boston Society of Architects, Healthcare Facilities Design Award
2009
Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence
2009
AIA New England, Merit Award
TEACHING & LECTURES
“Overcoming Design Challenges of High Performance Envelopes,” ABX, November 2018
“Overcoming the Design Challenges of High Performance Building Envelopes,” AIA Conference, June 2018
“Resiliency Design Case Studies in the Developing World,” AIA Conference, June 2018
“Planning and Design Strategies for High Performance STEM Buildings: Two Case Studies and Lessons Learned,” Tradeline College & University Science and Engineering Facilities, April 2018
“Planning and Design Strategies for High Performance STEM Buildings: Two Case Studies and Lessons Learned,” Tradeline College & University Science and Engineering Facilities, April 2018
“Integrating Design and Performance for a High-Performance Façade,” I2SL Conference, October 2017
“Northeastern ISEC: Integrating Design and Performance for a High Performance Façade,” 2017 International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) Conference
Guest Critic, Undergraduate and Graduate Comprehensive Design Studios, Northeastern University School of Architecture, 2016-2018
“Beyond Homogeneity – Boston’s Solution,” PAYETTE + Metropolis Think Tank Panelist, 2016
PAYETTE Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Scholarship, Juror, 2018
“Multimodal Image and the Guided Surgical Suite—Cross Sharing for Translational Research & Clinical Outcomes,” Healthcare Design Conference, 2013
“A Hybrid Surgical CT/MRI Imaging Suite for Humans and Animal Research: First of its Kind,” Tradeline Academic Medicine and Allied Health Conference, 2014
AIA Thermal Performance of Building Envelopes, AIA Upjohn Research Grant, 2012
Instructor, Drawing, Design, Foundation Design, Boston Architectural College, 2006-2012
Guest Lecturer and Critic, Distance Master’s Thesis Program, Boston Architectural College, 2012-2013
Guest Critic, Foundation Design, Boston Architectural College, 2014-2017
Tradeline Academic Medicine and Allied Health 03/14
Healthcare Design Conference 03/13
Boston Architectural College: Guest Lecturer and Reviewer, 2012-2013 Full List of Teaching & Lectures
Boston Architectural College: Instructor, 2006-2012
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