QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2021
The Institute ranks second in four subject areas.
Volpe redevelopment project launches next phase
MIT submits special permit application to the City of Cambridge.
Sarah Williams named director of the Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism
Associate professor of technology and urban planning to lead LCAU with a research focus on planning, design, construction, and retrofitting of urban environments for the 21st century.
School of Architecture and Planning creates climate action plan
Aims to reduce carbon emissions through changes in procurement, waste tracking, airline travel, and other areas of operation.
A new lens on real estate design
With an artist’s eye, graduate student Natasha Sadikin keeps good design at the forefront of real estate development.
Four MIT students awarded 2022 Schwarzman Scholarships
Francesca Macchiavello Cauvi, Alice Ho, Ava Waitz, and Lucio Milanese will pursue master’s degrees in global affairs and leadership training at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
If these walls could talk
Doctoral student ElDante Winston explores the difference between history and memory in Renaissance architecture.
MIT Center for Real Estate announces new leadership team
Siqi Zheng and Kairos Shen to emphasize innovative research and interdisciplinary connections for global impact.
Julian Beinart: A life of carefully chosen words
Professor emeritus of architecture trained generations of urban planners, designers, and policymakers at MIT.
Leveraging a 3D printer “defect” to create a new quasi-textile
Tulle-like DefeXtiles can be 3D printed with no custom software or hardware.
Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya
A team of MIT researchers is using the thermodynamic properties of water evaporation to bring off-grid cold storage of produce to remote, arid regions.
Revamped MIT Climate Portal aims to inform and empower the public
Website hosts an expanded suite of digital tools and resources to help people make sense of climate change.
Building 14 courtyard to undergo renovation
Revitalized outdoor space to be redesigned along with Hayden Library.
Rebuilding cultures through art, design, and community
Once displaced by war, MIT’s Azra Akšamija creates works of cultural resilience in the face of social conflict.
School of Architecture and Planning announces 2020 Infinite Mile Award winners
SA+P recognizes exceptional service in an extraordinary academic year.