Tomes & Domes exhibition opens in Rotch Library
Tomes & Domes: Islamic Architecture Collections at Rotch Library opens on Thursday, Oct. 15, in Rotch Library of Architecture & Planning (7-238).
Student team of architects wins multiple awards
A floating gallery, a morphing sculpture and a weather-responsive installation are among their winning projects
New appointment: Michael Mittelman, associate director, Center for Advanced Visual Studies
Michael Mittelman has been appointed associate director of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS), succeeding Larissa Harris who joined the Queens Museum of Art in New York as curator last fall.
Bernard J. Frieden, Ford Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning, dies at 79
It is with great regret that we report the death of our longtime friend and colleague Bernard J. Frieden, Ford Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning, on September 9, 2009. He was 79 years old.
Q&A with William Wheaton on the housing recovery
The slow and painful recovery under way in the beleaguered U.S. housing market probably won't be complete for another two years, says Professor of Economics and Urban Studies William Wheaton, director of MIT's Center for Real Estate.