Matthew Krissel FAIA
Licensed Architect in Multiple States
American Institute of Architects
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional
Built Environment Futures Council
Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Graduate Program
Temple University Tyler School of Art and Architecture Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Undergraduate Architecture Studio
Matthew is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and has led the design and construction of transformative architectural projects in North America and Internationally for over two decades. He is the founder and director of Creative Lab 3, a Philadelphia-based design-driven architecture practice working to bring exceptional design to more people and places, inspire change, and transform our collective future through the built environment.
In 2023, Matthew co-founded the Built Environment Futures Council (BEFC), a national, diverse, multidisciplinary group of thought leaders working to advance Artificial Intelligence in Architecture and Construction with actionable leadership, insight, and foresight relevant to practice.
He regularly shares his work, methods, and ideas nationally and internationally, contributing to AIA design juries, industry forums, and publications. Projects he has worked on have won awards from the World Architecture Festival, London’s Centre for the Built Environment, the American Institute of Architects, Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, and the Chicago Athenaeum. He has been interviewed for articles in Dwell, Fast Company, Metropolis, Architectural Record, and Architect magazines and has been featured in numerous published books on architecture and design.
Matthew has recently given talks at the Building Museums Symposium, the London Committee on Design, the AIA National Conference, AIA New York’s Global Dialogues Committee, the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and the AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice Conference. He has served on academic design juries at the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, MIT, the University at Buffalo, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has chaired multiple American Institute of Architecture design juries, including the 2017 AIA National Innovation Award, the 2016 AIA New York Design Awards, and, most recently, the 2023 AIA Peconic Design Awards.
Before founding Creative Lab 3, Matthew was a Partner at KieranTimberlake in Philadelphia. His design work over nearly 20 years at KT helped shape the firm’s most significant and impactful projects, including iconic, institution-defining architecture and small homes with big ideas.
Notable completed projects include the award-winning Paulson Center at New York University, the Embassy of the United States in London, and Cellophane House™ featured at the Museum of Modern Art.
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University of Pennsylvania | Master of Architecture
Graduated With Honors in 2005
University at Buffalo | Bachelor of Architecture
Graduated With Honors in 1997
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2023 Keynote Presentation TECH + NYC: The Highest Islands: Curiosity, Creativity, and Comfort with Uncertainty
2023 AIA Philadelphia Panel: Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Creativity
2023 Building Museums Symposium: Transforming The College of Physicians and the Mütter Museum
2022 Architecture Record: The Future is Factory-Built
2022 AIA Philadelphia Housing Committee: Specificity Making One, Making Many
2022 University of Toronto: Prefabrication and Housing
2021 KPF Tech Talk Panel: Future of Work
2020 University of Pennsylvania Panel: Times of Uncertainty
2019 AIA NYC Global Dialogues: London Architecture and the US Embassy
2018 Keynote University at Buffalo: Research in Practice
2018 Facades Plus New York City: US Embassy in London
2018 AIA Eastern Pennsylvania Panel: Technology, Sustainability, and Future of the Profession
2018 AIA National Conference: Innovation in Architecture
2017 Jefferson Hospital Medical Students: Human-Centered Design
2017 Co-Chair – Architects Newspaper: Facades Plus Conference in Philadelphia
2017 University of Pennsylvania Panel: Architecture and Design Profession
2016 Keynote BIMsmart Summit: Information Amplified
2016 Harvard University: Prefabrication in Architecture
2016 AIA Technology in Practice (TAP): Hot-Rodding Tools
2016 Design Colloquium: Research in Practice
2015 Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA): Leading a Digital Practice
2015 National Institute of Building Sciences: The Information Age and Architecture
2015 Knowledge Architecture: Design Diffusion
2015 Facades Plus New York City: Making the US Embassy in London
2014 AIA London Committee on Design: US Embassy in London
2014 Dallas Architecture Forum: Architecture, Technology & Research
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2023 - Present: Built Environment Futures Council
Co-founder of BEFC to advance the discourse and opportunities for Artificial Intelligence in Design and Construction.
Fifteen forward-thinking industry leaders and practitioners are working together to shape this rapidly emerging area of design with actionable thought leadership, insight, and foresight relevant to practice.
2022 - 2023 Integrated Design / Build at the University of Washington
Seattle Washington:
Invited participant: Five selected architects and eight selected builders collaborating on industry improvements to Design-Build project delivery model for public institutions.
2021 - 2022 Philadelphia 250 Legacy Leader Strategic Task Force
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Create change and make history together. Planning the Semiquincentennial Celebration
2019 - 2022 Google Design / Build
San Francisco, California:
Invited participant: Eight selected architects and eight selected builders collaborating in a multi-year design/build forum with the Google Real Estate & Workplace group to improve their design research, standards and outcomes, construction processes, and a custom design/build project delivery model.
2021 AIA Advisor on Next-Generation Digital Design Contracts
Worked with a Task Force at AIA National to develop the next generation of contracts for Building Information Modeling and Digital Data exchange
2017 Design Forum at the Van Alen Institute
New York City:
Invited participant: Round table event to discuss the future of the design profession, digital design, and construction.
2016 and 2017 Design Colloquium
San Francisco, California:
Invited participant: Select design firm leaders engage in a multi-day exchange of ideas and experiences with peers to advance the practice of architecture globally.
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2023 Chair AIA Peconic Long Island New York: Annual Design Awards
2018 Chair AIA Pennsylvania: Annual Design Awards
2017 Chair AIA National Innovation in Design: Annual Design Awards
2016 Chair AIA New York State: Annual Design Awards
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2023 September AIA Advancing Architecture Series: Embracing Uncertainty Technology, AI and Architecture
2021 Interviewed for a case study on the US Embassy, London: Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology. Published 2022 by RIBA Publishing - Authors: Mark Bryden, John Dyson, Jamie Johnston, Martin Wood
2021 Interview with Fast Company: This collaboration aims to make dream homes for the 99%
2021 Interview with Dwell: How the Pandemic Will Change Our Homes Forever
2020 Interview with Dwell: OpenHome Debuts Cutting-Edge Prefab Houses Designed by World-Class Architects
2018 Interviewed and extensively featured: Superusers: Design Technology Specialists and the Future of Practice. Published 2019 by Routledge – Author Randy Deutsch
2017 Interview with Autodesk: BIM at KieranTimberlake
2017 Interview with Archinect: Matthew Krissel – How to get a job at KieranTimberlake
2016 Interview with Modelo Software: Design Manifestos: Matthew Krissel of KieranTimberlake
2016 Interview with Architecture Record: Virtual Reality in Architecture
2016 Interview with Architect Magazine: Tech to Expect in Architecture
2016 Interviewed and featured: Convergence: The Redesign of Design. Published 2017 by Wiley – Author Randy Deutsch
2016 Interviewed and featured: Workflows: Expanding Architecture’s Territory in the Design and Delivery of Buildings. Published 2017 by Wiley – Author Richard Garber
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Partner 2015 - 2023
Associate 2008 - 2014
Project Architect 2005 - 2007
Lecturer, Graduate Studio School of Design 2006 & 2007
Design Staff 1999-2002
Design Staff 1997-1998