Matthew Schnepf is an architect and designer based in New York. He was raised on a generational family farm in rural northwest Iowa. He studied aerospace engineering, mathematics, and philosophy at Iowa State University before changing course and graduating with a degree in architecture. Matthew earned his way through architecture school with an internship at Iowa State University’s Parks Library, preserving and protecting historic books, manuscripts, prints, and original artworks under the watchful eye of a Johns Hopkins-educated mentor.
Matthew moved to New York City in 1999. He worked at several world-renowned architectural firms, including Stan Allen Architect, Field Operations, and Selldorf Architects, before becoming a partner at Bluprint in 2006, a groundbreaking design and technology firm, and founding his own design studio in 2007. Matthew specializes in high-end architecture, interior design, exhibition design, furniture, and systems design. He is a licensed architect in New York and Connecticut and a member of the American Institute of Architects AIANY, AIANYC, and AIACT chapters.
He is a donor and eager supporter of the Architectural League of New York, Storefront for Architecture, Manitoga, Wassaic Project, and the Rex Brasher Association. As a graduate student, Matthew taught architecture, design, drawing, computer modeling, and history at Iowa State University, and he has been a guest critic at Columbia University, Pratt University, the School of Visual Arts, Parsons New School, and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Matthew’s background in architecture, engineering, design, technology, and preservation, as well as his interest in art, writing, and culture, has allowed him to lead landmark initiatives with the Rex Brasher Association, including designing a museum for Rex’s 116-acre woodland property, preserving and digitizing Rex’s collection of arts and artifacts, mentoring student interns, designing and publishing the written works of Rex Brasher, and developing a long-term vision for an art-and-ecology-based residency program focused on individual exploration and documentation of the world around us.