Studio Ma is an award-winning architecture firm founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 2003, Studio Ma's four partners, Christiana Moss, Jason Boyer, Christopher Alt, and Tim Keil foster a creative and growing practice centered in the essence of the desert southwest.
Christiana Moss received her Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning (1994). Prior to graduation, she joined the studio of the Pritzker Award winning Nordic master, Sverre Fehn, at the Oslo School of Architecture for a semester of study. She interned in the offices office of Simon Ungers in New York City upon graduation, where she worked on a winning entry for the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. In 1997, she moved to Arizona and was a member of the offices of McCoy and Simon Architects and Eddie Jones from 1998-2003 before founding Studio Ma (2003). Christiana has worked on numerous educational, institutional and cultural program types, where she applied her design and management skills towards the successful completion of both small and large scale projects, including public-private partnerships with Princeton and Arizona State Universities.
Christopher Alt received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning (1994). Prior to graduation, he joined the studio of the Pritzker Award winning Nordic master, Sverre Fehn, at the Oslo School of Architecture for a semester of study. Since then, he has worked with prominent architects Simon Ungers and Wendell Burnette. A founding partner of Studio Ma (2003), Chris has kept the firm abreast of the latest developments in design, energy and light modelling software. His technical proficiency enables them to undertake a wide range of project types and scales, as well as such enhanced architectural services as energy modelling, which was integral to the execution of the 715-bed Lakeside Housing Project at Princeton University. Chris leads the firm’s recent commitment to digital fabrication and modelling, working directly with fabricators on custom-designed fixtures and exterior wall panels, including those planned for Scottsdale’s Museum of the West.
Christiana Moss received her Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning (1994). Prior to graduation, she joined the studio of the Pritzker Award winning Nordic master, Sverre Fehn, at the Oslo School of Architecture for a semester of study. She interned in the offices office of Simon Ungers in New York City upon graduation, where she worked on a winning entry for the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. In 1997, she moved to Arizona and was a member of the offices of McCoy and Simon Architects and Eddie Jones from 1998-2003 before founding Studio Ma (2003). Christiana has worked on numerous educational, institutional and cultural program types, where she applied her design and management skills towards the successful completion of both small and large scale projects, including public-private partnerships with Princeton and Arizona State Universities.
Christopher Alt received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning (1994). Prior to graduation, he joined the studio of the Pritzker Award winning Nordic master, Sverre Fehn, at the Oslo School of Architecture for a semester of study. Since then, he has worked with prominent architects Simon Ungers and Wendell Burnette. A founding partner of Studio Ma (2003), Chris has kept the firm abreast of the latest developments in design, energy and light modelling software. His technical proficiency enables them to undertake a wide range of project types and scales, as well as such enhanced architectural services as energy modelling, which was integral to the execution of the 715-bed Lakeside Housing Project at Princeton University. Chris leads the firm’s recent commitment to digital fabrication and modelling, working directly with fabricators on custom-designed fixtures and exterior wall panels, including those planned for Scottsdale’s Museum of the West.
