Matt Thomas

Matt Thomas is an architect, artist, and urban designer exploring the systems and patterns that structure daily life. He combines design, art, curation, and community engagement to examine the built environment, with a focus on food and water systems. Thomas is the Executive Director of The Paseo Project and founder of Studio Taos, an interdisciplinary research and design practice based in Taos, New Mexico. He earned a B.Arch from Kansas State University (2001) and an MSAUD from Columbia University (2008). He has taught at the American University of Beirut, Columbia University, Parsons School of Design, and Chongqing University.