
Chris Matthews
Principal
Chris has over 20 years of experience as a practicing landscape architect in London, Tokyo, and Cambridge. His design approach is underpinned by a broad cultural perspective and his conviction that landscape can positively transform our everyday experiences. Chris specializes in horticultural practices and has taught introduction to planting design at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design since 2010.
Chris received a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where he is now a Visiting Professor in Landscape Architecture. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture with honors from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has been a guest critic at Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Illinois, and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Chris joined MVVA in 2002.

- Buffalo Bayou East
- Hermann Park
- Harvard University
- Harvard University Planning
- University of Washington Campus Landscape Framework
- Boston Flower Exchange
- Timothy J. Toomey Park
- Cambridge Crossing
- London 2012 Olympic White Water Canoe Center