Business Details
Your Trusted Architectural Design Partner in Boston
At Schwartz Silver Architects, we believe good design has the power to make lives better. Our firm approaches architecture as a collaborative problem-solving process, developing elegant and unexpected solutions to complex design challenges. We actively engage voices from outside our firmincluding building users, engineers, consultants, and buildersto create projects that are relevant, responsive, and unique. Our iterative process emphasizes listening, exploration, and improvement, treating each project as an adventure defined by its specific circumstances rather than a standardized design style.We specialize in architectural excellence for academic institutions, museums, libraries, and public agencies across the United States, with a particular focus on historic and urban contexts. Our team combines deep expertise in adaptive reuse of existing buildings with innovation in new construction, ensuring every project respects its site and context while delivering forward-thinking design solutions.
Services
Academic Design
Civic Design
Library Design
Museum Design
Residential Projects
Highlights and features
- We employ a collaborative design process involving diverse stakeholders for optimal outcomes
- Our firm specializes in adaptive reuse of historic buildings within urban contexts
- We serve prestigious institutions like Princeton, Yale, and Brown Universities
- Our iterative design methodology ensures continuous improvement throughout projects
- We maintain national recognition for excellence in public realm architecture
Services
Academic Design
We partner with academic institutions to create innovative campus facilities that address evolving educational needs. Our team delivers tailored solutions for research universities, colleges, and secondary schools, focusing on functional spaces that enhance learning environments while respecting historical contexts. Our expertise spans new construction and adaptive reuse projects for academic clients nationwide.
Civic Design
Our civic design practice creates cost-effective, thoughtful spaces for government agencies at federal, state, and local levels. We specialize in projects that meet public needs while maintaining design excellence, including participation in the US Government's Design Excellence Program. Our work emphasizes accessibility, functionality, and lasting value for taxpayer-funded projects.
Library Design
We lead the transformation of library spaces into efficient, flexible environments for the 21st century. Our award-winning designs encompass new constructions, renovations, and comprehensive library programs that create engaging spaces for staff and patrons while maintaining respect for traditional library functions and collections.
Museum Design
With over forty completed museum projects, we offer comprehensive expertise in cultural design. Our services include exhibition spaces, collections storage solutions, and consultation for museums and other architects. We create distinctive cultural venues that balance artistic vision with practical requirements for preservation and visitor experience.
Residential Projects
We design distinctive residential spaces that respond to unique site conditions and client needs. Our portfolio includes innovative single-family homes that demonstrate the same attention to context and detail applied to our institutional projects, creating living spaces that are both functional and architecturally significant.
People
Mark Schatz
Academic Practice Leader
Mark Schatz leads our academic design practice, bringing extensive experience in campus facility planning for universities and colleges nationwide.
Peter Kleiner
Civic Practice Leader
Peter Kleiner directs our civic design initiatives, specializing in government projects that combine functional requirements with architectural excellence.
Angela Ward Hyatt
Library Practice Leader
Angela Ward Hyatt heads our library design practice, recognized for transforming traditional spaces into modern, user-friendly environments.
Jon Traficonte
Museum & Cultural Design Leader
Jon Traficonte oversees our museum projects, offering decades of expertise in cultural spaces and collections storage solutions nationwide.
Questions
What types of architectural projects does Schwartz/Silver specialize in?
We specialize in academic institutions, museums, libraries, civic buildings, and residential projects across the United States.
Do you work with historic buildings and urban settings?
Yes, we frequently work within historic and urban contexts, focusing on adaptive reuse and sensitive new construction.
Which notable academic institutions have you worked with?
Our academic clients include Princeton, Yale, Brown, and University of Virginia among other prestigious institutions.
How does your design process incorporate collaboration?
We actively involve building users, engineers, consultants, and builders throughout our iterative design process to ensure optimal outcomes.
Are your services available outside New England?
While based in Boston, we serve clients nationwide with architectural design solutions tailored to diverse geographic contexts.
