William Matthew Whitaker

PLA, ASLA, CLARB

Matt is the founding principal of WMWA Landscape Architects. After working twelve years at award winning firms in Virginia and Washington, DC, Matt returned home to start his own firm.

When Matt was 17, his high school art teacher took notice of his interests in art and nature and suggested that he study landscape architecture. Landscape architecture is his third profession after working as a butcher during undergrad and managing the production of cutting-edge drug delivery polymers shortly after he graduated. His bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from the University of Alabama in Huntsville centered on the macro and micro characteristics of plant ecology. Building on his interests, Matt applied his love for ecology and plant communities to a rigorous design curriculum while earning his Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia’s School of Environmental Design. As a lifelong student, his passion for ecology and natural systems heavily influences his work as a landscape architect.

Matt loves the outdoors, good food, and is fascinated by plants. Matt’s friend Tom Burford, a world-renowned apple and fruit expert, told Matt to go to Chattanooga and start a firm. When Tom Burford tells you to do something, you do it.

Collaborators

Baptiste Humeau

Clint Wayman

Dylan Bagnasco

Hayden M. Hammons

Kurt Martig

Lindsey Willke

Michael Strok

Nathan Dittman

Philip Shippey

Rachel Taylor

Ryan Wang

Thomas Brown

Treff Alexander

Wes Ryals

Will Nix

Wyatt R Pless