AMMA
AMMA is a collaborative studio working across design, architecture, planning, and public art. Guided by the idea that some problems are solved by widening the frame, we seek opportunity at every scale and in every context. We act as systems artists for governments, institutions, nonprofits, and developers who believe spatial change is possible and urgent, and who aim for lasting, positive impact.
AMMA is a collaborative studio working across design, architecture, planning, and public art. Guided by the idea that some problems are solved by widening the frame, we seek opportunity at every scale and in every context. We act as systems artists for governments, institutions, nonprofits, and developers who believe spatial change is possible and urgent, and who aim for lasting, positive impact.
The built environment faces intertwined challenges: carbon emissions, climate impacts, social inequities, labor diminishment, housing shortages, and power structures that keep the public from the public realm. Spatial thinking alone will not fix them, yet none can be fixed without it. For nearly 20 years, Michael Murphy and his teams have used architecture as catalyst, partner, ally, and steward. AMMA advances that mission by rethinking not only buildings but also how we finance, build, and sustain them, forging new partnerships to meet larger challenges in a changing field.
Programs & Activities
Architecture and building design — including educational, healthcare, housing, cultural and civic projects.
Urban design and planning — such as infrastructure studies, neighborhood reconnection, public-realm planning and development scenarios.
Public art and memorial design — including immersive installations, memorials, monuments and spaces addressing history and social issues.
Development and implementation strategy — considering not just a project’s design, but also how it can be financed, constructed, operated, sustained and replicated.