Matthew Littell

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About Matthew Littell

Matthew Littell is one of the founding principals of Utile. Through his work in the firm’s architecture, planning, and early phase development projects, he has gained an expertise in building and zoning codes and the regulatory process specifically as they relate to urban design and housing. Matthew has directed many of the firm’s early phase planning and urban design projects, including the design guidelines and zoning for Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway District and Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan. He served as Utile’s Principal-in-Charge for Imagine Boston 2030, the city’s first comprehensive plan in 50 years. In addition, he leads the firm’s international urban design practice, with projects in the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Tanzania. Matthew specializes in multifamily housing, particularly affordable and middle income housing. Under his direction, Utile currently has over 100 subsidized units in design or under construction throughout the metro region for various Community Development Corporations such as The Neighborhood Developers, VietAID, and Asian CDC. He recently worked with The Brennan Group and John M. Corcoran Company as the Principal-in-Charge of the 283-unit, transit-oriented MetroMark Apartments in Forest Hills, and is currently providing strategic planning services to the Boston and Portland Housing Authorities. Matthew teaches in the architecture program at Northeastern University, where he leads a graduate-level research studio on urban architectural typologies. Matthew earned his M.Arch. from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in 1997, where he received the Boston Society of Architects’ James Templeton Kelly award for the best final design project, as well as the Clifford Wong prize for outstanding design in housing.