An altered state
As Mexico’s violence persists, an MIT scholar says a solution must address the economic dislocations tied to the country’s rapid urbanization.
Using plants to purify canal water
Researchers outline a natural way to clean Italy's polluted Pontine Marshes
Slideshow: A Terrascope spring break
Students visit Abu Dhabi to learn about plans for the world’s first carbon-neutral city
An open, collaborative space
New Media Lab building is designed to foster collaboration, sharing, communication and experimentation.
Media Lab Complex formally opens this week
MIT community is invited to a free open house on Friday, followed by a public conference with architect Fumihiko Maki the following day.
Architecture student wins $15K in worldwide competition
Proposal Would Create Large Recreational Network in Mumbai
Graduate students Aditi Mehta and Jacquelyn Dadakis, awarded second place in JPMorgan Chase Competition
Redesign of an urban grocery nets non-profit organization $15,000
3 Questions: Lawrence Vale on rebuilding Haiti
An MIT urban design expert explains why devastated cities are nearly always rebuilt — but why Haiti faces special challenges to reconstruction.
SA+P team wins major urban design competition
Interdisciplinary proposal awarded top prize of $50,000
SA+P wins a third of MIT’s Fulbright scholarships
Students will travel to Mexico, Syria and Switzerland
MIT global web site seeks visions for Jerusalem
Site is loaded with interactive tools and resources to help foster dialogue, ideas, and solutions for cities of conflict
Planning students sweep affordable housing awards
Take first-, second- and third-place honors as well as honorable mention