Matthew S. Hart, AIA, of Studio 8 Design architects of Valdosta, recently earned his architectural license from the State of Georgia. He is also obtaining a certificate from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards which provides reciprocity throughout the United States. Candidates for licensure must earn a professional degree in architecture, complete a lengthy internship, and obtain a passing score in all seven divisions of the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE), which include: Building Design and Construction Systems, Building Systems, Construction Documents and Services, Programming Planning and Practice, Schematic Design, Site Planning and Design, and Structural Systems.

Matthew, who oversees college and university projects, has over nine years in the industry and is a leader in the Education Studio of the firm. He grew up in South Georgia and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and a Master’s Degree of Architecture from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. 

Matthew is actively involved with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and has served on his local Chapter’s Board (Southwest Georgia) as the Communication/Education Chair since 2007. He represented Associate AIA members in the South Atlantic Region (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina) as the AIA Regional Associate Director for the National Associates Committee for two years and was elected to their 2012 Executive Board. He has also served nationally on the AIA Board Knowledge Committee and the Internship Advisory Council with the National Council of Architecture Registration Boards (NCARB).