Bose Grants for 2017 reward bold and unconventional research visions
Six potentially paradigm-shifting research projects will make strides with funding from Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
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Architecture
Using ancient knowledge to create contemporary architecture
Ghost stories and digital technologies meet in the work of Rome Prize winner Brandon Clifford.
MIT architects, planners honored for sustainable design
MIT faculty and alumni projects are recognized for excellence in the international LafargeHolcim Awards competition.
Faculty additions and promotions at the School of Architecture and Planning
Five join the SA+P faculty, while 10 are recognized for work in art, architecture, urbanism, and design.
Mars city living: Designing for the Red Planet
A multidisciplinary team of MIT students and postdocs wins an international competition focused on building sustainably on Mars.
Innovative MIT projects at the Seoul Biennale
Projects by School of Architecture and Planning faculty, researchers, and alumni explore the exhibition's theme of “Imminent Commons.”
Energy transition through aesthetics and culture
MIT Energy Initiative seminar examines the role of the humanities, design, and aesthetics in catalyzing a fairer, more diverse energy future.
“Art teaches us how to disrupt”
Why MIT’s Gediminas Urbonas helped produce a new book about art and public space.
DesignIntelligence ranks MIT graduate architecture program among top in nation
MIT Architecture program rated highly for research and overall excellence based on surveys of practitioners.
Celebrating the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, a pioneer in melding art, science, and tech
Fifty years after its founding, the vision of CAVS and founder György Kepes lives on in the Program in Art, Culture and Technology.
MIT map offers real-time, crowd-sourced flood reporting during Hurricane Irma
Via social media, residents can contribute to public map that increases safety and helps response planning.
Lessons from pre-industrial climate control
Graduate student Alpha Yacob Arsano wants to bring natural ventilation to the forefront of modern architecture.
Illuminating the developing world’s “invisible” consumers
Texting-based surveys capture purchasing and behavior data from people living in remote areas.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Design innovations for improved life in cities
Venture accelerator DesignX unleashes entrepreneurs’ ideas to transform the built environment.