Topic
Cities
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Building the new New Orleans, block by block
MIT urbanist’s new book shows how active neighborhood communities helped revitalize the city after Hurricane Katrina.
April 16, 2013 -
Building a better big box
MIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.
March 29, 2013 -
Introducing the Center for Advanced Urbanism
Creating new models for 21st century cities
March 28, 2013 -
Creating tomorrow's home: 'Soft' but resilient
MIT-led team’s award-winning housing design unveiled as part of 21st-century model for sustainable urban development
March 25, 2013 -
ESD alumna wins Singapore Challenge Prize
Lynette Cheah and team take first place at international competition for their innovative transportation plan.
January 29, 2013 -
Hard times in Chicago
MIT anthropologist’s new book recounts the painful aftermath when steel plants suddenly closed in the American heartland.
January 18, 2013 -
Tweeting the city
In 2012, the School of Architecture + Planning conducted a series of real-time interactive forums on urban issues.
January 16, 2013 -
The hidden history of Bengali Harlem
MIT professor’s new book details the overlooked waves of South Asian immigrants to the United States.
January 7, 2013 -
Cellphone data helps pinpoint source of traffic tie-ups
Study: Congestion can be alleviated throughout a metropolitan area by altering the trips of drivers in specific neighborhoods.
December 20, 2012 -
A winning vision for the future of urban mobility
Yoon and partner awarded grand prize in international competition.
December 18, 2012 -
In profile: Seeing the light
Architect Christoph Reinhart studies how buildings — and whole communities — can use daylight to become more energy-efficient.
October 15, 2012 -
In profile: Chris Zegras
MIT urban planner builds tools that help designers make cities cleaner and greener.
September 13, 2012 -
Survey: Latin American and Asian cities lead way in planning for global warming
U.S. cities trail when it comes to preparing for climate change.
June 5, 2012 -
A design to save American cities
In new book, urban studies professor Brent Ryan says shrinking American cities should stop emulating the suburbs and start supporting creative rebuilding ideas.
May 29, 2012 -
Lots of trouble
In a new book, an MIT urban planner rethinks the mundane, ubiquitous parking lot.
March 13, 2012 -
‘Storm of the Century?’ Try ‘Storm of the Decade’
With climate change, today’s ‘100-year floods’ may happen every three to 20 years, according to new research.
February 13, 2012 -
New books from the School of Architecture + Planning
Addressing the environment, cities, architecture, angry people and ‘Creative Magic’
September 28, 2011 -
3 Questions: Dennis Frenchman on making cities sustainable
How the form of urban spaces adds to the energy they use.
June 15, 2011 -
3 Questions: Amy Glasmeier on rebuilding after disaster hits
From tornadoes to flooding, nature has taken a heavy toll in America this year. What are the challenges cities like Joplin and Tuscaloosa will face while rebuilding?
June 1, 2011 -
Chicago hope
Ambitious attempt to help the city’s poor by moving them out of troubled housing projects is having mixed results, MIT study finds.
March 3, 2011