Latest News:

2026.04.01 - Matt launches seriously fun website, featuring house makeovers with childhood energy and spirit.

2025.01.24 - Matt leads a group of University of Pittsburgh students on a tour of Antoni Gaudi's architectural works in Barcelona, Spain.

2024.08.20 - A retrospective exhibition of Matt's architectural works opens, on the 20th anniversary of his Villa Vuoto home and studio.

2021.06.01 - SCHLUEBarchitecture studio celebrates 20th anniversary of offering carbon neutral architectural services, eliminating 200,000 pounds of carbon pollution, the equivalent of planting 1,500 trees.

2017.06.07 - Matt becomes Pittsburgh's first residential architect offering augmented and virtual reality technology to homeowners, for realtime immersion within their home makeover designs.

Architectural Recipes:

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches - three variations on the quintessential childhood cuisine (The Standard, The Kicks, and The Blueberry).

Dutch Apple Pie in a Bowl - celebrating Matt's colaboration with Tadao Arimoto, creating their first Dutch door.

Ceviche Kicks - first served in honor of Thad Mosley and Terry Seya, the lime, cilantro and jalapeno flavors in this dish are inspired by their sculpture works.

Architectural History Classes:

Villa Vuoto - six week course within the Carnegie Mellon University Osher program, on the design and construction of my house.

Five 20th Century Houses - five week course within the University of Pittsburgh Osher program, on five significant house designs at the turn of the century.

Architectural Books:

Creativity Against the World - coloring book from the Why Learn to Draw? initiative, to champion childhood curiosity and discovery through drawing.

Villa Vuoto - An Architect's Manifesto on the Origins of Creativity.

gestured form and activated space - my graduate thesis for Master of Architecture, from Pratt Institute.

mousetrap - my scientific autobiography revised edition, as a metaphysical and phenomenological study of interior / exterior space.

senza armatura - exhibition catalog from the retrospective of my architectural works.

Architectural Insights:

Matt's Twitter feed - my latest thoughts on architecture.

Matt's AI archive - my experimental house designs in collaboration with Grok AI.

Matt's Goodreads books - list of architectural book recommendations, grouped by reading grade level.

Architectural Resources:

2021 International Residential Code - building code for residential construction throughout the United States of America.

Recommended Minimum Requirements for Small Dwelling Construction - Report of Building Code Committee (1922).

Native plants guides - Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Allegheny County topography maps - United States Geological Survey.

Google Earth - Historical satellite imagery and 3D topography / building modeling.

SunCalc - solar angle calculator.

Pittsburgh solar panel installations - EIS Solar online monitoring.

Windy.com - live wind current map.

Dollar Street - houses of the world, visualized by monthly income.

Troy Hill Art Houses - re-imagined domestic spaces as permanent installation artworks available to the public.

Minecraft - sandbox video game, for kids interested in designing and building virtual architectural creations.

Google Cardboard - virtual reality in a simple, fun, affordable experience.

SketchUp - 3D modeling software.

SketchBook - digital drawing software that feels like brushes and pens on paper.

Designing and drafting music - my music playlist on YouTube, for playing while I work.

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