P R O F I L E
David Sweere Architect is New York-based but specializes in place-based design with projects across the United States. His award-winning projects showcase a commitment to creating innovative and meaningful spaces that reflect the unique character of each site and its context. He believes that by carefully considering the local climate, resources, and cultural context, we can design buildings that are efficient, resilient, and harmonious with their surroundings.
David Sweere, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA is a native Arkansan who believes places have memory and cultural context critical sources of influence in developing architecture. He seeks Resonance with Place through the use of local materials, low-tech construction solutions, and simple form. He strives to create harmony on any specific site with client aspirations by designing structures at any budget that feel as though they have always been there.
R E S O N A N C E : related to harmony; resounding; echoing back; If something has a resonance for someone, it has a special meaning or is particularly important to them.
David has experience on a wide range of residential, cultural, master planning, educations, retail, and government projects during his time at prestigious architecture firms including Trahan Architects, Marvel Architects, and Marlon Blackwell Architects. He also served 9 years in the United States Air Force as an Electrical Journeyman, including multiple tours abroad in base maintenance and new construction units. In 2019, he received The Aydelott Travel Award, a $20K travel grant focused on self-directed architectural analysis, through which he traveled to 13 countries across Europe and Asia. In presenting this work, David has lectured at the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes, and Settlements and the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas.
A C C O L A D E S
Faith & Form International Awards for Religious Architectural & Art - Religious Architecture New Facilities* | The Chapel of St. Ignatius and the Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center | 2026
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award* | Asian American Resource Center Performing Arts Center | 2024
AIA Henry Adams Medal | University of Arkansas | 2020
Summa Cum Laude Degree Honors | University of Arkansas | 2020
Comprehensive Design Studio Competition First Prize | Industrial Center for the Environment | 2018
HBG International Design Competition Merit Award | Monumento Del Tempo Romano | 2018
UARK Honors College Libby Finch Award | 2018
Benjamin A. Gilman International Fellowship | 2018
Lyceum Fellowship Competition Merit Award | NYC Animated Library | 2017
Air Force Achievement Medal | 2017
Volunteer Action Center Award | 2017
University of Arkansas Chancellor’s List | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013
University of Arkansas Dean’s List | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013
Academics Plus Charter School Top Graduate | 2011
*Trahan Architects accolade for a project managed by or involving David Sweere.