Availability

In order to check the schedule of a particular room, follow these steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer in Windows
2. Log on to owa.exchange.mit.edu
3. Click on the small triangle next to your name in the upper right corner, this will bring up the "Open Other Mailbox" window.
4. Enter the exact name of the room that you want to view
5. Find the free time slot you would like to reserve and then email sapreserve@mit.edu with the request

If you have Outlook (Windows only) configured for exchange, follow these instructions:

1. From Outlook calendar, click on the "Open a Shared Calendar..." link.
2. Click the "Name..." button in the "Open a Shared Calendar" window that pops up.
3. Search for one of the following terms "ARCH," "DUSP" or "SOAP" and select from the results.
4. Find the free time slot you would like to reserve and then email sapreserve@mit.edu with the request

Unfortunately, there's currently no way to check the availability of a room on Macs.

SOAP: Stella Room 7-338

Situated in the Wolk Gallery, the Stella Room is generally used for meetings and presentations. Because of limited space available within the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) for events, activities related to SA+P meetings and faculty-sponsored events will be scheduled on a first-come first-served basis. All others within the MIT community may request the Stella Room WITHIN three weeks of the date of their event. Other policies remain in effect for all users (e.g.: set-up and clean-up time must be incorporated into the overall reservation time, all food and trash must be removed by the end of the reservation time, fees will be imposed as necessary to support room use policies, etc.). The Stella Room sits about 20 at the oval table, with seats along the edges for more. Please see "Stella Rooms Policy" for more information. To book the room, email sapreserve@mit.edu. For Stella Policy sheet, download pdf.

ARCH: Long Lounge (7-431)

Long Lounge is reserved for all Department lecture series and studios as pin-up, review, and presentation space and other events requiring slide and computer projection, pin up, etc. While it may not be booked on a weekly basis for a specific class, a class that has a special event or speaker for which they need more public space, may reserve it for that event. It is booked by emailing sapreserve@mit.edu.

1. Classes may not schedule on a weekly basis, but may for special events.
2. First priority is lecture series during specified lecture times.
3. Second priority is studio faculty during studio hours (MW 2-5; TR 1-6; F 2-6); these hours will vary depending on the term), and to be reserved on as-needed. Studios may not be block booked more than 3 weeks in advance.
4. Third priority is classes that need pin-up space or to spread out on large tables on an occasional basis.
5. All other times the room is scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

ARCH: Classroom (9-250)*

Pinup space on three walls, a projection screen, several large work desks and stacking chairs and enough stools for 25. The fourth side has windows along the hallway. The wall washer lighting makes it ideal as pin-up space. The room does not darken completely, but it is still possible to show slides using a portable projector or digital images using the installed projector. The room may be reserved for studios as pin-up, review, and presentation space when not scheduled for classes. Classes are booked through Renee Caso during the term scheduling process. Studio time and events are booked by emailing sapreserve@mit.edu.

ARCH: Classroom (9-255)*

Pinup space on three walls, a projection screen, two large work desks and stacking chairs. Room for 10-15. The wall washer lighting makes it ideal as pin-up space. It has an installed projector. And the room can be completely darkened, so it is ideal for showing slides or digital images to a small group. The room may be reserved for studios as pin-up, review, and presentation space when not scheduled for classes. Classes are booked through Renee Caso during the term scheduling process. Studio time and events are booked by emailing sapreserve@mit.edu.

ARCH: Classroom (3-133)

Tiered classroom with 58 capacity, two 5' chalk boards, one 16' screen, Athena workstation, network connection, video projection and two slide projectors in the booth. Architecture receives priority through the first two weeks of the semester, but all final scheduling is done through the Scheduling Office. Classes are booked through Renee Caso during the term scheduling process. One time events are booked through the Schedules Office, schedules@mit.edu.

ARCH: Classroom (5-216)

Seminar style classroom with 18 capacity, 22' chalk board, 13' screen, network connection, video projection and 2 slide projectors. Architecture receives priority through the first two weeks of the semester, but all final scheduling is done through the Scheduling Office. Classes are booked through Renee Caso during the term scheduling process. One time events are booked through the Schedules Office, schedules@mit.edu.

ARCH: Computer Classroom (9-251)

It is a facility jointly used by DUSP and Architecture, for classes and events that require use of PCs by everyone present. The classroom has 12 PCs, one of which is connected to an overhead LCD projector. All PCs are connected to the MIT Network and anyone with a Kerberos username and password can log on. Classes are booked through Renee Caso during the term scheduling process. Studio time and events are booked by emailing sapreserve@mit.edu.

*Priority for classrooms that are reserved for studios:

1. First priority is given for regularly scheduled classes.
2. Second priority is studio faculty during studio hours; these hours vary depending upon the room and the term.
3. Third priority is given to non-studio classes that need pin-up space or to spread out on large tables.

The Architecture Department's Rapid Prototyping Lab provides equipment and software that students and faculty can use to fabricate physical objects from CAD models. RPL facilities include three ULS laser cutters, a ZCorp 3D printer which creates three-dimensional models from CAD designs, and a CNC router which carves wood or foam in three dimensions under computer control. Laser cutters are available for use by students 24 hours/day following a mandatory safety training session. Students pay a fee for using the ZCorp printer equal to the cost of the materials used.

Website: http://rpl.mit.edu

Supervisor: Christopher Dewart

The MIT Libraries comprise five major subject libraries (architecture and planning; engineering; humanities; science; social sciences and management) and several branch libraries in specialized subject areas. Rotch Library, located in buildings 7 and 7A (entrance 7-238), is the library for art, architecture, urban design and planning, and visual and environmental arts. A branch library, the Rotch Visual Collection, is located in building 7-304.

The library holds extensive collections in architecture and building technology, art history, photography and film, environmental studies and land use, urban design and development, housing and community development, regional planning and development, urban transportation, and real estate. Teaching materials acquired in the earliest days of the Department are housed in the Limited Access Collection, along with other rare, unique, fragile or expensive architecture books and journals.

Other special collections include:

• Videotapes in art and architecture
• Materials on urban design and architecture in Islamic societies
• Masters and PhD theses of recent graduates of the Department of Architecture and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, including real estate theses

Required readings for courses 4 and 11 are available at the services desk. Consult the reserve notebooks for specific items.

All materials, with the exception of slides and photographs, are listed in the MIT Libraries' online catalog, Barton and Vera, a subject list of electronic databases and journals.

http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/rotch

Use of Other Libraries

By reciprocal agreement, graduate students are eligible for borrowing privileges at the Harvard College Libraries, including the Fine Arts Library, and at the Loeb Library at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (cross-registration for a course at Harvard also entitles MIT students to borrowing privileges in the library of the graduate school in which the course is offered).

In addition, MIT is a member of the Boston Library Consortium (BLC), a group of Boston-area research libraries. MIT students may apply for BLC privileges at the Rotch Library services desk.

Inter-Library Borrowing (ILB) is a service, international in scope, that locates and borrows books and, periodical articles, from other institutions. You may request to borrow materials via the web form on the MIT Libraries' website.

Rotch Visual Collections

Slides, photographs, and media in the fields of art, architecture, building technology, city planning, environmental design, anthropology, and archaeology are available in the Rotch Visual Collections (RVC) in 7-304.

A large light table, slide projectors, slide digitization equipment, and a photographic copy stand are available for use in the RVC.

http://libraries.mit.edu/sites/rotch/collections/visual-collections

Students should have up-to-date portfolios. Portfolios are needed to apply for graduate school, for jobs, and for departmental travel awards and prizes. It is in the student's best interest to update his/her portfolio each term.

When preparing a portfolio show your ability to package and present information attractively and concisely: Form is as important as content. Be sure to include only your best work, and organize material logically.

Consider your audience. Are you applying for graduate school? Positions are often won or lost on first impressions. Rearranging your portfolio for an interview sends a clear signal that you are serious about the opportunity.