Joy within. Function throughout.

Christopher Alt, Christiana Moss and principal emeritus Dan Hoffman founded Studio Ma in 2003 upon winning a design competition about improving water delivery that was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. Our entry “Portals + Loops” turned the Salt River, which travels through metropolitan Phoenix, into a recreational and cultural destination by restoring ecosystems while adding trails and interpretive exhibits. This formative commission cast Studio Ma’s focus on bioclimatic regenerative design, social equity and true public architecture. Now led by principals Christiana Moss, Christopher Alt, and Tim Keil, we foster a creative and growing practice that joins the resilience of the desert southwest with egalitarian and progressive values. As we have grown, Studio Ma has taken on diverse commissions across the United States and overseas that advance ecologically regenerative design and a better society.