Matt Chan

Matt Chan is the founding principal of SCALE Architecture, a Sydney based practice committed to excellence in Architecture, design and urbanism. SCALE is a multiple award winning practice, established in Amsterdam (2002) and Sydney (2004).

He is a graduate of Berlage Institute of Architecture in the Netherlands, where he conducted post professional research under the supervision of Elia Zenghelis (founding partner of OMA) and Ben van Berkel (UN studio).

Matt has since been teaching design studio in the Masters and undergraduate programs at the University of Sydney, the University of NSW and more recently at the University of Technology.

Matt was awarded the 2011 AIA NSW Emerging Architect prize, an AIA NSW Awards Small Project Commendation for the Australia St Infants School COLA in 2010, an Australian Timber Design Awards High commendation in 2004 and the Byera Hadley Travelling scholarship in 2001.

Matt's contribution to the public discourse includes exhibitions, talks and other media. He has exhibited his work in Sydney's Laneways By George! temporary art installation in 2009; in the 'Abundant Australia' exhibition for the 2008 Venice International Architecture Biennale; was invited to present and exhibit a future vision for Sydney at the Institute's 2008 National Conference; and was part of the exhibition 'Art + Architecture 11: Home- Real and Ideal' (Boutwell Draper Gallery). He presented at SONA's Rehab Conference 2009 and regularly talks at the NSW Chapter's Tuesday Night Talks at Tusculum.

This is Matt’s first year as a Festival Champion.