Earl Swensson

[2] Swensson graduated from Virginia Tech, where he earned a bachelor's degree in architecture.

[2] Swensson began his career in Nashville in 1951, when he was a student draftsman for Hart & McBryde.

[4] Swensson's firm has designed several landmarks in Downtown Nashville, including the Batman Building and the Wildhorse Saloon.

[1] Other significant facilities designed by ESa are the Curb Event Center on the campus of Belmont University and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

[2] Swensson was an adjunct professor of architecture at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, in 1971–1972.