Martin Schwartz

Martin Schwartz is an architect and teacher with a special interest in daylight in architecture. He is a co-author of the book, Gunnar Birkerts, Metaphoric Modernist, published in 2009 by Edition Axel Menges. Martin completed his MArch degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1977. He has taught at the University of Plymouth (UK), the University of Michigan, Cranbrook Academy of Art, the University of Oregon as the Frederick Charles Baker Distinguished Professor in Lighting, and, since 2005, at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan. Martin is a co-founder and editorial director of AWARDS, the annual journal of the Huron Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He is currently working on two books, Those Who Love the World Don’t Mind Being Reminded of It, on the work of Charles W. Moore; and In Good Light, on daylight in architecture.