Matthew Wray Yoder serves as an associate and key member of our architectural staff.
Matt’s projects include a renovation study for the Curtis Institute of Music’s Art Alliance building and renovations to their historic Main Building; renovations to the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts; at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, transformation of a 1970s apartment tower into new Meta Christy graduate housing and a study for a new testing facility at Hassman Academic Center; renovations to the Community College of Philadelphia’s music facilities, atrium skylight, and boardroom; renovation planning for Rutgers University’s Archives and Special Collections at Alexander Library; renovations to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia; replacement of a borough bridge in Narberth, PA; and numerous projects at Buck Hill Falls. He also contributes to other projects for our academic and institutional clients.
Before coming to VSBA, Matt participated in a variety of academic, campus planning, and historic renovation projects in all phases of design, including work for the University of Pennsylvania, the Wistar Institute, Saint Joseph’s University, the Social Security Administration (GSA), The Johnson House, and Wyck.
Buck Hill Falls, Signature Planning Projects, Project Architect
Buck Hill Falls, Tennis Tea Master Planning, Project Architect
Buck Hill Falls, Tennis Tea and Fairway Grille Kitchen Renovations, Project Architect
Buck Hill Falls, Private House Renovations and Addition, Project Architect
Community College of Philadelphia, Boardroom Renovation, Project Architect
Community College of Philadelphia, Music Facility Renovation, Project Architect
Community College of Philadelphia, Skylight Renovation, Project Architect
Curtis Institute of Music, Art Alliance Building Renovation Study, Project Architect
Curtis Institute of Music, Property Assessment and Use Studies, Project Architect
Curtis Institute of Music, Main Building Renovations, Project Architect
Cusack House Renovations, Project Architect
City of Philadelphia, Heath Center 2 Renovation, Project Architect
City of Philadelphia, Heath Center at Friends Hospital, Project Architect
City of Philadelphia, Heath Center at Frankford Renovation, Project Architect
Narberth Borough Bridge Replacement, Project Architect
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hassman Academic Center Basement Study, Project Architect
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meta Christy House, Project Architect
Rutgers University, University Archives and Special Collections at Alexander Library Planning, Project Architect
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Renovations, Project Architect
University of Pennsylvania, Sachs Program for Arts Innovation at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Project Architect
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University, Bachelor of Architecture, 1995
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, Study Abroad, 1993
REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania, 2016; New York, 2016
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council, 2009
TEACHING
Drexel University, Architecture Program Guest Critic, 2002-2008, 2019-2020
Philadelphia University, Architecture Program Guest Critic, 2002-2008
Carnegie Mellon University, Teaching Assistant, 1993-1994
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
Presentation on CCP projects, Preservation Alliance of Philadelphia, 2024
Presentation on CCP projects, SCUP conference, 2024
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Neighborhood Bike Works, Philadelphia, Board Member, 2009-2010
Bike Church, Philadelphia, Volunteer Facilitator, 2002-2010
Johnson House Historic Site, Philadelphia, Board Member, 2005-2008
University Mews Volunteer Neighborhood Association, President, 2018-2019
AWARDS
The Joseph L and Vivian Steele Fund Architectural Scholarship, 1994
The Robert Burdett Assistantship, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994