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M&A is an outdoor exhibition space that is visible from the street 24 hours a day. Entry is free of charge and donations are appreciated!

Materials & Applications is a non-profit organization that produces installations twice yearly and hosts open air discussions, workshops, performances and other public events. We also create outreach programs to educate and inspire property and business owners to make choices that increase the sustainability of their buildings and properties. M&A was created to experiment with public space at a scale proportional to a community, a space that can be understood, worked with, reconfigured and used. M&A is ocated in front of the studio of Didier Hess, and is a testbed for us to work with a community to realize new and important concepts in building.

MISSION STATEMENT:
Materials & Applications (M&A) is a research and exhibition center dedicated to pushing new and underused ideas in art, architecture, and landscape into view. Our goal is to be a driving force to increase public participation in the built environment by inspiring interest in visitors with their surroundings - while they explore the latest ideas in architectural design and theory on an experiential level. We aim to push the application of materials beyond what typical limits of commercial, residential, and traditional gallery-based projects allow, toward a more flourishing, living architecture.

Jenna Didier is the founder and co-director of M&A. Her fountain company Fountainhead, is a major sponsor of the installations.

Oliver Hess is the co-director of M&A. He is a technology artist who sometimes maintains his own website choubun.

In addition to running Materials & Applications, Jenna and Oliver also work collaboratively as the design team Didier Hess.

Brian Janeczko is the Quartermaster for M&A. In his free time he leads bike tours related to architectural history. Info here bikehausla.blogspot.com

Bruce Chan is the programming director for M&A. He also enjoys volunteering at a number of eastside social non-profits.

Scott Mayoral is lead photographer for M&A. Check out his amazing work here.

Current M&A interns and those we remain forever in gratitude of: Crystal Hughes, Jessica Lim, Henry Cheung, Aaron Ryan, Oscar Chun, Sam Starr, Bruce Chan, Jayna Zweiman, Aaron Dang, Jen Fleming, Martina Dolejsova, Colin Tucker, Astrid Diehl, Stephany Stamatis, Nico Machida, Jih Byeon, Marcos Figueroa, Nicole Stubblefield, Elizabeth Marley, Kathy Williams, Mecky Reuss, Brandie Lockett.

M&A's board members:
Chairman : Christopher Alexander (Getty Research Center)
President : Jenna Didier (Didier Hess)
Secretary : Jen Silbert (3Form)
Treasurer : Oliver Hess (Didier Hess)
Also : Gloria Gerace (Writer and Curator)
And : Michael Sylvester (Dwell on Design)

M&A is completely made possible by the community of volunteers that has grown around our projects. To get involved join our email list on the front page.