Xavi Matilla is a specialist in urban and territorial planning, with a particular focus on urban regeneration strategies grounded in renaturalization and proximity, with over 20 years of experience as a consultant, advisor and lecturer.
From 2019 to 2023, he served as Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona, where he led the internationally recognized Superblock program. His work has earned multiple national and regional planning awards.
In addition to his professional practice, he is adjunct professor in the Department of Urbanism at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), and has been a guest lecturer at various universities.