School of Architecture + Planning

New books from the School of Architecture + Planning

Addressing the environment, cities, architecture, angry people and ‘Creative Magic’

September 28, 2011

President Sebastián Piñera of Chile takes part in a demonstration of the Recompose project at the MIT Media Lab, which is a new system for manipulation of an actuated surface.

Chilean president visits MIT

Sebastián Piñera views demonstrations at the Media Lab, addresses local Chilean students.

September 26, 2011

<i>Instructions for Getting Lost</i>, 2010. Performance, structure: 10x10 feet. Duration: 10 minutes.

Architecture and planning students sweep Schnitzer awards

Two students of art, one of Architecture and one of media take top four prizes

September 19, 2011

The interior of the house designed by Ying chee Chui as part of MIT's 1K House project.

A true bargain house

First prototype built from MIT’s effort to construct houses for $1,000 each.

September 15, 2011

One of the 3-D printers at work in the Mediated Matter group at the MIT Media Lab.

Printing off the paper

MIT research continues to push the boundaries of the burgeoning technology of 3-D printing.

September 14, 2011

MIT launches new Center for Mobile Learning

Receives initial funding from Google Education.

September 9, 2011

A movement is afoot to extend SA+P's commitment to New Orleans still further by developing a Living Laboratory at MIT, designed for undergraduates from all five schools at the Institute.

Still rebuilding New Orleans

SA+P’s sustained commitment seeks to extend still further

September 7, 2011

Raised in Tokyo and Silicon Valley, Ito became a resident of Dubai in 2008 in order to gain a better understanding of the Middle East, part of his aim to understand intellectual property issues internationally and to become what he describes as a ‘global citizen.'

A conversation with Joichi Ito

New Media Lab director touches on his work, his hobbies, and what he's learned from swimming with sharks.

September 6, 2011

Improved buildings could make a big dent in climate change

New MIT report on concrete buildings shows many areas for major reductions in their lifetime carbon footprint.

August 31, 2011

New Artificial Intelligence Hall of Fame inducts four MIT professors

IEEE Computer Society magazine honors AI pioneers in inaugural Hall of Fame.

August 24, 2011