Matt Ducharme, Woods Bagot’s West Coast Design Leader, heads a diverse group of collaborators that combine global expertise with a process of engagement, empathy, and creative problem solving.  With degrees in structural engineering as well as architecture, Matt bases his design thinking on a multi-disciplinary perspective.  He has led award-winning projects in the U.S. and Australia that include civic, mixed-use, towers, next generation performing arts facilities, stadiums, and master planning.  

His most prominent work for Woods Bagot, to date, includes 447 Collins Street (Collins Arch), Australia’s first true mixed-use tower. In previous positions, Matt has served as Senior Designer for 111 West 57^th Street in New York, a landmark 1,400-foot tall residential tower that is the slenderest skyscraper in the world, with a 1:24 width-to-height ratio, and led 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.