New York native Matthew Viederman received his B.A. from Columbia University and an M.Arch from Yale University in 1988. Upon completing his formal education, he lived in Paris for 7 years where he worked on a variety of cultural and public projects such as the Grand Louvre with I.M. Pei, and on European projects for Arata Isozaki. After a stint in the Paris office Architecture Studio to work on the European Parliament in Strasburg, he returned to NY in 1995, to work for James Stewart Polshek & Partners on the Rose Center and Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.
MVAPC was founded in 1998 and has worked with all manner of clients, consultants, and contractors on diverse projects as energy efficient house renovations, adaptive re-use, and commercial and residential interiors.
Accreditations and licenses
Matthew Viederman is a licensed architect in New York and New Jersey
Member of the International Passive House Association iPHA
Member of New York Passive House NYPH
2012 Certified Passive House Designer, PHI (PassivHaus Institute, Darmstadt, Germany)
2012 Certified Associate ARSCSA (American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association)
2009 LEED AP Accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)