Matthew Chua holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Based in New York, he is an architect and real estate professional, and a founding partner of CHUA, a vertically integrated architecture and development platform with investments across North America and Asia.

Matthew was previously an Associate Principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (New York), where he was involved in the design and delivery of major international projects including the PKU Law School (Shenzhen), Lotte Super Tall Tower (Seoul), China Resources Headquarters (Shenzhen), Macau Eye Casino development, One Vanderbilt Tower (New York), and Riverside Center Building 1 (New York). He also worked with Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Genoa, contributing to projects including the Astrup Fearnley Museum (Oslo), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum extension (Boston), and the Whitney Museum (New York).

His experience spans supertall towers, high-rise residential developments and mixed-use projects, with a particular focus on aligning architectural design with development strategy and execution. He has led the design of a 37-storey LEED Silver residential tower at Riverside Center in New York, integrating residential, retail and amenity components within a large-scale urban framework.

Matthew has taught at MIT and has served as a guest critic at MIT, the Boston Architectural College and the University of Hong Kong. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (New York) and the Urban Land Institute.

He has worked with XCASSIA since 2016, contributing to projects in New York and supporting the platform’s expansion across the US market, with a focus on high-rise and residential development.