About Earl Swensson
Lived 1930 – 2022 (aged 91). Earl Swensson was an American architect and author.
Earl Simcox Swensson, FAIA (July 28, 1930 – January 20, 2022) was an American architect who was the founder of Earl Swensson Associates (ESA), an architectural firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm has designed many notable buildings in Nashville, including the Batman Building, Centennial Medical Center and Opryland Hotel (including its three expansions).
Early life Earl Swensson was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1930. His father worked as an engineer for DuPont. By 1998, his office was in the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Office Building in Midtown Nashville which his namesake firm designed. In 2015, the firm, now referred to as ESa, moved to The Gulch.
Swensson's firm has designed several landmarks in Downtown Nashville, including the Batman Building and the Wildhorse Saloon.
Personal life Swensson had a wife, Sue, and three children.
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Who was Earl Swensson?
American architect (1930–2022)
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Earl Swensson was born on 28 July 1930 in Nashville.
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Earl Swensson died on 20 January 2022 in Nashville.
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Earl Swensson was an architect and author.
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Earl Swensson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Earl Swensson. https://biography.guide/earl-swensson/
MLA: "Earl Swensson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/earl-swensson/.
Chicago: "Earl Swensson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/earl-swensson/.
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