Born and raised in Massachusetts, Michael LeBlanc’s interests range from the logics of construction, to material research, to creating a modern vernacular architecture for New England.
In 2005 Michael joined Utile, Inc. as a principal where he has been in charge of numerous institutional, residential, and renovation projects such as the renovation of the façade for the Mattahunt Elementary School in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston; the Residences at 557–559 East Second Street in South Boston; the Webster Block in Chelsea; and the residential conversion at 375 Broadway in Chelsea. For Harvard University, Michael led the design of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute and Library for African and African American Research, Emerson Hall, and the Hiphop Archive.
In 1991 he graduated from the University of Massachusetts, where he was awarded a B.F.A. in Architectural Studies. In 1997 he graduated with distinction from Arizona State University, receiving the Henry Adams Medal (the school’s highest academic honor) and co-winning the thesis prize (the school’s highest design honor). Upon graduating Michael joined the practice of Wendell Burnette, where he worked as a project manager on residential and commercial projects such as a studio and office for David Michael Miller Associates, the Schall Residence, and the Nichols Residence.
From 1998 to 2005, Michael worked at Machado and Silvetti Associates, rising to the position of Associate in 2002. While at Machado and Silvetti he worked as a senior designer on projects such as the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, which won a 2003 AIA National Design Award; the Getty Villa, Research Center, and Scholars’ Library; and the Provincetown Art Association Museum, which was the first LEED-certified art museum in the United States.
In addition to his professional practice, Michael has taught design studios as a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University and is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Northeastern University’s Department of Architecture. Michael resides in Sharon, Massachusetts, with his wife and his two children.
