2024-11-25T02:15:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/141741842/driveway-urbanism-archinect-sessions-one-to-one-3-with-jenna-didier-founder-of-materials-applications Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-11-23T13:53:00-05:00 >2016-02-16T18:36:32-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7s/7sodpoq7hulo05hg.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>This week's <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/670405/one-to-one" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>One-to-One</strong></a> guest is <a href="http://jennadidier.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Jenna Didier</strong></a>, founder of the&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/6112758/materials-applications" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Materials &amp; Applications</a> research and exhibition space in Los Angeles. Didier started the driveway-sized venue in the front yard of her Silver Lake home in the early 2000s, looking for a space to establish community and exchange for like-minded architects, artists, designers, and makers in the city. M&amp;A has since hosted installations by architects such as&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/drowninginculture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Southern</a> (<a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/52674846/urban-operations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Operations</a>), Jenny Wu and Dwayne Oyler (<a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/38847/oyler-wu-collaborative" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oyler Wu Collaborative</a>) and Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues (of <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/2666240/ball-nogues-studio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ball-Nogues&nbsp;Studio</a>), among many others, and regularly holds events and gatherings.</p><p>More recently, Didier also founded Urban Applications: an initiative of M&amp;A that works directly in and with local communities on environmental installations. We spoke about her work with robotics and fountains, and how creative communities are formed in sprawling metropolises.</p><p>Listen to Archinect Sessions One-to-One #3 with&nbsp;<strong>Jenna Didier</strong>:</p><ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/neil-denari/id1057340260?i=356797877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen&nbsp;and ...</a></li></ul>