Realizing your true (solar) potential
Mapping website tells building owners if going solar is worth the cost of installation.
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Architecture
3 Questions: Azra Akšamija's multidisciplinary practice in art and architecture
Professor's work explores blurred identities and representations of Islam in the West.
Professor Stanford Anderson dies at 81
Noted scholar and founder of the History, Theory and Criticism Program led the Department of Architecture from 1991 to 2004.
Love for Times Square
MIT professor, PhD candidate design Valentine’s Day pavilion for New York City.
Pushing engineering boundaries to spur infrastructure innovation
MIT hosts Infrastructure Innovation in a Changing Environment Conference.
Rethinking urban life beyond the central city
Associate professor of architecture and urbanism Rafi Segal envisions “dispersed cities” designed to provide greater sociability and sustainability.
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
Charting a new course in Africa
John Fernandez and his colleagues explore urban resource consumption to help guide the development of rapidly growing African cities.
Novel digital design with brick
New design from architecture professor of the practice Sheila Kennedy respects history while advancing state-of-the-art masonry.
Bringing MIT and India closer together
Tata Center Annual Symposium explores many pathways for MIT research to have an impact in India and the developing world.
John E. Fernandez named new leader of MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Institute-wide initiative aims to address environmental issues at all scales, from campuswide to worldwide.
Interplanetary architecture
Faculty and students grapple with 3-D printing a habitable structure on Mars.
Designing across disciplines
Architectural cross-studios encourage students to bridge gaps between design, history, and engineering.
J. Meejin Yoon honored with Women in Architecture award
Architect, designer, and artist honored for leadership in architectural practice.
Moderating extremes in building design
Leon Glicksman develops energy efficiency technologies and strategies for old and new buildings all over the world.