Philip Freelon, professor of the practice and champion of diversity in architecture, dies at 66
Noted architect designed landmark civic, cultural, and educational buildings.
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QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Leventhal City Prize seeks to spark transformative urban design and planning approaches
New prize honors legendary developer and philanthropist Norman B. Leventhal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Addressing Africa's sustainable development
Researchers and experts attend African Sustainable Development Conference at MIT.