Charlie Chen

With 15 years of solid experience from architecture to urban design, Charlie has a strong understanding of development and management to the design process. His capability covers master plan and urban design in the field of regional planning, TOD, urban regeneration and complex and contributes to better urban environment with a sustainable and ecologically sensitive approach. He has been involved in multiscale of projects across China, working on projects in Beijing and Shanghai as well as Hangzhou and Kunming. Charlie’s projects have gained outstanding reputations in Southeast Asia, winning several international design competitions in Vietnam, Jakarta, and Dubai.

Florian Frotscher

Florian is an architect with a wealth of experience on award-winning commercial buildings, workplace interiors, residential and mixed-use projects, having worked on multiple large-scale developments in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia and Italy. He brings extensive knowledge of planning systems in European markets, as well as design expertise gained from working in many different cultural and geographical environments, to support the London Studio’s growing European portfolio. Florian is a registered architect in the UK (ARB) and Germany (AKNW) and has been an invited speaker at numerous industry events, and a panel judge for a range of workplace design competitions.

Matt Ducharme

With degrees in structural engineering as well as architecture, Matt Ducharme bases his design thinking on a multi-disciplinary perspective.  His diverse portfolio reflects a range of scale and building typologies with an emphasis on experience, specificity of context, and technology.  He has led award-winning projects in the U.S. and Australia that include civic, mixed-use, high-rise towers, next generation performing arts, workplace, sports, and master planning.

Matt’s most prominent work includes 447 Collins Street (The Arch), Australia’s first true mixed-use tower. As Project Director he oversaw the global team responsible for creating this dramatic civic gesture for the people of Melbourne.  Matt also served as Senior Designer for 111 West 57^th Street in New York.  At 1,400 feet, this landmark tower will be the slenderest skyscraper in the world with a 1:24 slenderness ratio.  Most recently, Matt lead the design of the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas; a next generation performing arts and entertainment venue that will redefine the future of concerts and entertainment.  He received his Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Science in structural engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Matt Stephenson

Matt Stephenson, AIA, LEED AP, has worked on a wide variety of high-profile projects, both internationally and within New York City as a part of Woods Bagot. His work is characterized by an emphasis on user experience and the creation of spaces that allow opportunities for personal connection with others within urban environments. His experience within all phases of the design and delivery process, developed across multiple projects in New York City, provide a groundwork for innovation and success within each design solution and resulting space. Matt’s work includes The Amberly mixed use development in Brooklyn, The Union Crossing warehouse repurposing in the Bronx, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts renovations in Manhattan as well as a new residential development in the south Bronx. In addition to these local projects Matt has worked on multiple prominent international designs including The Sydney University Business School.