Matt Aalfs, AIA, is the founding partner of BuildingWork, a Seattle architecture firm committed to the idea that architecture, design, and preservation can strengthen communities. Matt has expertise in the design of libraries, workplaces, housing, adaptive reuse, and historic preservation. Matt received a B.A. in Art from the University of California Santa Cruz, a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington, and has studied and taught architecture in Rome, Italy. Matt currently serves on the City of Seattle Design Commission as Architect Commissioner.