About

Hello.  I’m Matt.

Since graduating with my M.Arch in the Spring of 2012, I have had the privilege of experiencing both ‘service professional’ and speculative architecture practices. The former was at a small firm in Columbus, Ohio, and the latter is my current position in Shenzhen, China. On the surface, the two could not seem more different. In Columbus, I spent much of my time focusing on construction details, understanding and applying regulations, and developing compelling visuals that clients could relate to.

In Shenzhen, my work is often on an entirely different scale and level of complexity. I’ve worked on masterplan competitions as well as large and small scale commission projects. The research and inquiry involved can include issues that range from global trends to the most local constructability questions imaginable. We may need to study an issue to the nth degree in order to generate an architectural response that will be deceptively simple, but highly effective.

I have come to realize that both modes of architectural practice are equally valuable to the education of a young architect. If we are to understand the essence of architecture, or perhaps design in general, as analysis of a design issue and generation of an effective and affective response, then we can certainly appreciate the strengths of both types of practice. Detailing and construction administration are essential to our grasp of the physical manifestation of architecture. At the same time, research and speculative design lend meaning to our work, which itself has highly practical implications. Diligence and rigor are the common drivers of all of these efforts. They are the defining characteristics that I would like to contribute in my own work, both now and in the future.