Richard Swann Architect

Richard Swann Architect Residential architect practicing in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Richard Swann, AIA, is a registered architect in Connecticut and New York.

He received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a certificate from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Rick’s firm is an independent practice devoted almost exclusively to private residences. Reflecting an appreciation for eclectic design, many of his projects hav

e been shingle-style homes and beach cottages. Swann is also well versed with the New England vernacular, and the classical Georgian or Greek-revival model. He strives to fit solutions to problems, listening to clients' needs and wishes—not working in a single signature style. Most of Rick’s projects incorporate open, airy, sunlit and comfortable – almost contemporary interiors for informal living. He tries to bring as much empathy and insight to "interior architecture"—kitchens, baths, interior finishes and specifications—as to the structural architecture itself. Rick has designed homes most recently in Greenwich, Westport, Southport, Fairfield, Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton, Stamford and Scarsdale.

In the side aisle of Santa Maria fella Salute, trying to capture the vaults ascending over my head…
07/25/2023

In the side aisle of Santa Maria fella Salute, trying to capture the vaults ascending over my head…

A watercolor in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pisani, trying to capture shades and shadows…
07/24/2023

A watercolor in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pisani, trying to capture shades and shadows…

The Basilica in Vicenza, from a cafe nearby, in the morning light…
07/24/2023

The Basilica in Vicenza, from a cafe nearby, in the morning light…

Arch of Janus, Rome: sun-bleached Tufa marble, much worn away by time and weather. A perfect study in chiaroscuro…
08/26/2022

Arch of Janus, Rome: sun-bleached Tufa marble, much worn away by time and weather. A perfect study in chiaroscuro…

Another Rome sketch: trying for shades and shadows, with sepia ink and sanguine pencil.
08/09/2022

Another Rome sketch: trying for shades and shadows, with sepia ink and sanguine pencil.

Plein-air sketching on sabbatical in Rome.
07/31/2022

Plein-air sketching on sabbatical in Rome.

This spring my architect friend Andrew and I decided to go to Sicily (no ICA&A Rome tour this year) and try our hand at ...
06/29/2019

This spring my architect friend Andrew and I decided to go to Sicily (no ICA&A Rome tour this year) and try our hand at the Baroque and Rococo buildings scattered around places like Noto and Siracusa...
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While I draw in my practice almost every day, it’s almost always at the drafting table, producing scaled plans and elevations intended to illustrate solutions to clients’ needs, never the sort of “plein-air” sketching I remember from my days as an art student, when I was a kid.

home with with built-in island bureau
01/19/2017

home with with built-in island bureau

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1727 Fairfield Beach Road
Fairfield, CT
06824

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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