Leventhal City Prize seeks to spark transformative urban design and planning approaches
New prize honors legendary developer and philanthropist Norman B. Leventhal.
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Architecture
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.
Ana Miljacki: Scholar of designers and dreamers
Historian, curator, and designer studies architects and their quest to make a better world.
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.
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?
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.
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.
MIT Professor Emerita Joan Jonas receives the 2018 Kyoto Prize
Artist and scholar cited for her “immeasurable impact” in pioneering the integration of performance art and new media.