The Lens of Design
New initiatives from the School of Architecture and Planning sharpen MIT’s focus on design-based learning
Winter 2017
Designing the Future
The innovative technologies and scientific breakthroughs central to MIT’s identity continue to push design in new directions—and that, in turn, makes new inventions and discoveries possible. About the cover
Constraints and Viewpoints
The Integrated Design and Management Program blends creativity, analysis, and empathy
Weaving through the Action
MIT Theater Arts: performance and design, under one roof at last
Digging into Design
Engineering students create new products from the ground (and molecule) up
Cooper and Casey at MIT
The legacy of two graphic designers who made Cambridge their creative home
The New Shape of DNA
Mark Bathe merges design and biology at the nanoscale
From the President
Spotlight
Spotlight
Spotlight
The Prototype Moment
Maria Yang zeroes in on early stage product design
Models of Identity
Fox Harrell extracts the hidden values in technical systems
Building for the Big If
Lindley Winslow aims to detect dark matter with a remarkable magnet
Wide-Open Spaces
Want creative thinkers? Help kids create, says Mitch Resnick
Plural Urbanism
An excerpt from Brent Ryan’s new book on urban design
Designing with (Not Just for) Communities
MIT D-Lab supports practical solutions to local problems
The Better World Tour Continues
Gatherings celebrate MIT’s mission and vibrant global community
Year Two: MIT’s Climate Action Plan
Report outlines MIT’s progress, next steps in the fight against climate change
A Bright New Beginning for the Samuel Tak Lee Building
A rejuvenated home for MIT’s urban development and real estate programs
Formative Research
David ’77 and Lucia Bacon support undergraduate scientists
Attracting and Supporting the Best
The Daniel and Gail Rubinfeld Fellowship in the Department of Economics
Students Piece Together the Impact of Annual Giving
Community of committed donors strengthens the core of MIT
Flight School
A roster of experts steers students through the inner workings of the airline industry
Fully Invested
Andrew Lo harnesses the tools and technologies of finance for the common good
An Incubator for Ambitious Innovation
The Engine will accelerate “tough tech” solutions
Surfacing Solutions
Bilge Yildiz is in search of materials for a sustainable energy future
Hot Shots
MIT postdocs deliver a disruptive rapid vaccine development platform
Growing Knowledge
Using cancer cells to study neural development