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Topics: School of Architecture + Planning

Spring 2023

The Dynamism of Human Patterns at MIT’s Civic Data Design Lab

Led by urban studies professor Sarah Williams MCP ’05, the lab visualizes data on the movements of people—and moves audiences in the process

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Spring 2023

Two Stories of Philanthropy in the Department of Architecture

Named professorship and significant discretionary funds are “gifts of confidence”

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Fall 2022

Norhan Bayomi, Inspired by Hollywood Icon, Takes on Climate Change

Entrepreneur-DJ pushes boundaries in technology, art

Photograph of John Ochsendorf and Maria Yang, leaders of the Morningside Academy for Design, outside the under-construction Metropolitan Warehouse building, which be home to the new Academy and serve as a design hub for all of MIT. They are standing on the sidewalk mid-day.
Fall 2022

A New Academy, a New Dawn for Design

Faculty leaders of the interdisciplinary Morningside Academy for Design discuss how the Academy will elevate design at MIT and beyond

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Fall 2022

Design for Anything and Everything

Across MIT, researchers apply disciplined approach to form and function

Larry Sass sits in front of a colorful wall in the School of Architecture and Planning
Fall 2022

Associate Professor Larry Sass Wants a Tech Upgrade for Housing

Architectural designer and researcher envisions construction components that can be printed and shipped

Fall 2022

From Major to Minor, Design Proves Key at MIT

Students see the benefits of adding a creative skillset to their repertoire

Spring 2022

Foundations Provide Crucial Support for Novel Ideas

Funding helps researchers follow a hunch or a passion

Spring 2022

MIT’s Leventhal Center Explores How Communities Can Weather Relocation

Researchers address issues of the 150 million people worldwide who will be forced to uproot due to climate change in the next 30 years

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Spring 2022

In Support of Innovation at MIT

MIT donors help accelerate design entrepreneurship and advance innovation in Hong Kong

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