David M. Schwarz Architects

David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. (DMSA) is a design-oriented architecture firm that sees architecture as both an art and a service. The firm formed in 1976 in Washington, D.C. Praise for their early work earned a reputation for expressive buildings. Whether cultural, institutional, commercial, recreational, educational, mixed use, or residential, buildings are seen as interactive parts of a larger whole. DMSA designs buildings of appropriate scale and detail to serve the people who use them. Notable projects in the Upstate area include the Chapman Cultural Center, USC Upstate George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics, and the Upper School at the Spartanburg Day School. Additionally, DMSA designed the full renovation of the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina.