Kenneth A. Schwartz, FAIA is an architect, community designer, planner, and educator based in New Orleans, LA.
During his twenty-four years at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Schwartz served as professor, department chair, and associate dean.
[3] Schwartz's professional work has focused on the constructive force that progressive urbanism and architecture can play in rebuilding cities.
His work with Schwartz-Kinnard, Architects, a company he formed with his wife Judith Kinnard, won four national design competitions focusing on these issues.
In 2005, he formed his independent firm, Community Planning + Design, as an outgrowth of this work, focusing on Virginia projects.