Mr. MATTHEW SIMPSON has worked at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP. [2012-present], Skidmore, Owings & Merrill [SOM | 2007-late 2008], Jonathan Levi Architects [2007], and CBLH Design Architects [2005-2006]. He was involved in the design and development processes of various projects. Mr. Simpson has worked on high profile project types in the offices, but has worked primarily on Healthcare, Higher Education, and High-End Mixed-Use Retail/Residential/Office building typologies throughout the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the Midwest. Mr. Simpson has earned a Master’s of Architecture, from Judson University [2007], and holds a Bachelor’s of Architectural Studies from Judson University [2005]. He has studied architecture in Paris, France; and Chicago, IL.
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Chicago, IL, US, Architectural Designer
Architectural Designer/ Interior Architecture team member. Created design and retail studies for the office, hospitality and retail portions of the project, developed digital models for documentation and presentation for all projects, developed interior language/concepts as well as detailed prototypical systems/materials for lobbies and public spaces.
ASTANA EXPO 2017 [Astana, Kazakhstan]
CHENGDU DONGCUN TOWER [Chengdu, China]
KINGDOM TOWER BASE BUILDING/R1-R2 [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]
ATLANTIS PHASE II [Dubai, UAE]
WUHAN GREENLAND CENTER [Wuhan, China]
QINTAI INTERNATIONAL TOWER [Wuhan, China]
CENTRALCON GANG XIA [Shenzen, China]
AKHMAT TOWER [Grozny, Chechnya]
GOLDENLAND SUZHOU [Suzhou, China]
SAG / IGC Brand Services, Chicago, IL, US, Office Staff / E-commerce Manager.
Managed e-commerce, marketing and social media campaigns and web design updates (coordinated with the graphic designers), coordinated and managed display inventory as well as sales inventory (online/offline/distributed to customers), curated displays, laser inscription, and multimedia organization of office.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, IL, US, Architectural Designer / Architectural Assistant
Intern | Architectural Assistant design team member on project team for Al Oula
International project as well as part of Chengdu Project concept design phase. Created esign and retail studies for the office, hospitality and retail portions of the project, developed model, and helped design a custom exterior wall system.
Jonathan Levi Architects, Boston, MA, US, Intern / design team member for Qatar design competition
Design team member for Qatar Design Competition. Created digital and physical models, designed and rendered residential compound and surrounding areas along with team under direction of Jonathan Levi.
Judson University, Elgin, IL, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Architectural History
Led class discussions/exam study sessions, graded assignments/tests, created assignments, led sections of class, organized and distributed materials, organized slides/materials for class discussions/lectures.
CBLH Design, Inc., Cleveland, OH, US, Architectural Intern
Intern | designer on CSU Main Classroom, Medina General Hospital,
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, and Oberlin project teams.
Judson University, Elgin, IL, US, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Led class discussions/exam study sessions, graded assignments/tests, created assignments, led sections of class, organized and distributed materials, organized slides/materials for class discussions/lectures.
Judson University, Elgin, Illinois, MArch, Masters of Architecture
Designed a museum complex for Cumulative Studio consisting of urban design of surrounding area (analysis of traffic patterns, population flow, historical data, presumed future nodes of urban importance), programming of building, integration of LEED technologies, typology studies, and building design itself (5 pavilion museum build in an urban setting). Extended Directed Research project studying Dutch Urbanism from 1632-present with focus towards using planning and design (urban and on building scale) principles in design project. Theory classes. Professional Practice classes.
Judson University, Elgin, Illinois, Bachelors, Architecture
Architecture program. Design development from 2D studies through complete built plans. Design/Build with real client. Programming, Structures, Architectural History, urban history.
