Matthew studied at St Martin’s School of Art and The Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow, before graduating from The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London in 1998, winning the RIBA Silver Medal and Bannister Fletcher Prize for that year. He worked with Chris Wilkinson Architects and for Sir Nicholas Grimshaw before establishing MSA in 2001.

With experience in many sectors, including commercial, public, and residential, Matthew has won numerous awards for his architecture. He has a particular interest in school design: as Client Design Advisor (CDA) to Edge Education Charity, he leads briefing and thinking on their two Academies, in Milton Keynes and Nottingham. Matthew is CDA to Birmingham City Council on their £2.4 BSF Programme, and sits on the Brent Borough Council Design Review Panel.

Matthew is also a founding member of the Form5 educational collective.

The MSA team has a wide range of experitse honed by the diverse experiences of its members in this and previous practices. Some have been together for a considerable time and most started their relationship with the practice through Matthew's teaching role at The Bartlett UCL.

When workload peaks we call on a reliable and known group of feelance staff to supplement our team.

Importantly, we also have ongoing partnership relationships with engineers, planning consultants, product designers and other professional practices that enable us to offer an extended range of skills related to our core offering.