Departments
Architecture
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Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
June 12, 2019 -
Untangling the social dynamics of water
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
June 10, 2019 -
Ambient plant illumination could light the way for greener buildings
Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.
May 9, 2019 -
Grad students win Urban Land Institute challenge
Their winning 2019 Hines Student Competition entry readies an urban space for the future while preserving the past.
April 19, 2019 -
Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurship
Visiting fellows engage with students in the School of Architecture and Planning to create startups aimed at social impact.
March 7, 2019 -
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2019
Institute ranks within the top 2 in 17 of 48 subject areas.
February 26, 2019 -
Leventhal City Prize seeks to spark transformative urban design and planning approaches
New prize honors legendary developer and philanthropist Norman B. Leventhal.
February 20, 2019 -
Applying physics to energy-efficient building design
Christoph Reinhart is internationally known for using natural light to illuminate interiors and his lab's design tools are used by architects and urban planners worldwide.
January 16, 2019 -
Hashim Sarkis named curator of 2020 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition
Dean of MIT's School of Architecture and Planning will curate the global showcase for architectural work.
December 19, 2018 -
Met Warehouse renovation planning takes an exciting next step
Community-driven selection of project architect opens opportunities to imagine new life for historic building as future home for School of Architecture and Planning.
December 14, 2018 -
Gift from Carmen ’78 and John ’77 Thain supports Met Warehouse renovation project
MIT Corporation members boost plan to relocate School of Architecture and Planning into historic building.
November 29, 2018 -
Unraveling the complex histories of Palestinian artwork
“My job is to be critical and deep as an art historian, and not as a politician,” says PhD student Nisa Ari.
October 22, 2018 -
Addressing Africa's sustainable development
Researchers and experts attend African Sustainable Development Conference at MIT.
October 19, 2018 -
Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers
Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world.
September 5, 2018 -
John de Monchaux, former dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, dies at 81
Architect and planner remembered as a man who brought people together through a combination of wisdom, optimism, and charm.
August 31, 2018 -
MIT team digitizes historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu
What if we could immerse ourselves in this UNESCO World Heritage Site through virtual reality or use augmented reality to interact with its 3-D site map?
August 28, 2018 -
Mass timber: Thinking big about sustainable construction
MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood.
August 6, 2018 -
J. Meejin Yoon named dean of Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning
July 24, 2018 -
Cooling buildings worldwide
Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems that take a location-specific approach to cooling and dehumidifying places where people live and work.
July 11, 2018 -
MIT Collaboration with Dar Group supports the future of architecture, planning, and design
June 26, 2018