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Your friendly neighborhood architect. Grad student Justin Brazier lends his design skills to community projects in the Greater Boston neighborhoods where he grew up.
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3 Questions: John Durant on the new MIT Museum at Kendall Square. Read the interview.
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Fabric + form = a mask that uniquely fits your face. Department of Architecture doctoral candidate Lavender Tessmer has advanced the process to produce textiles that can be individually customized.
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Putting $100 Billion in Real Estate Tax Breaks to Better Use. Atif Qadir ’04, ’05 thinks real estate developers are leaving a big pile of money on the table for social change.
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“Thresholds 50: Before // After” is now available. A special 50th anniversary edition of Thresholds Journal, looks backward and forward. Learn more.
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Mobilizing across borders to address global challenges: MISTI Global Seed Funds program provides millions of dollars to advance international collaborations for MIT faculty. Read more.
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ACT alumna Kwan Queenie Li SMACT ’22 is among the 2022 Schnitzer Prize Winners. Learn more about the winning projects.
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This spring, undergraduate design major Karyn Nakamura ’23 transformed the iconic façade of MIT's Simmons Hall with a large-scale interactive installation. Learn more about the project.
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ACT graduate student, Christopher Benton is among the 2022 Schnitzer Prize Winners. Learn more about the winning projects.
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Welcome to the MIT Department of Architecture. Here’s our latest news. Join us for lectures and events. See graduate and undergraduate admissions. Learn more about the Department and about our Groups.
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Graduating students in Killian Court Spring 2021. Photo credit: Daisy Zhang.
Learn more about our Applicant Mentorship Program
The Department of Architecture has launched its 2022 Applicant Mentorship Program (AMP). AMP pairs prospective applicants from underrepresented populations with current students who can offer guidance and answer questions throughout the application process. Deadlines for participation are coming up. Learn more and apply!
| Mentorship Week | Deadline to complete AMP Mentee Interest Form |
| Oct. 10th-14th | Oct. 3rd |
| Nov. 14th-18th | Oct. 31st |
| Jan. 2nd-6th | Dec. 12th |
Fall 2022 public program
Nicholas de Monchaux
Department HeadAzra Akšamija
Associate Professor; ACT DirectorLawrence Sass
Associate Professor; Director, Computation GroupTerry Knight
Professor/Associate Department Head for Strategy & EquityTimothy Hyde
Associate ProfessorNasser Rabbat
Professor and Director of the MIT Aga Khan ProgramChristoph Reinhart
Professor; Director, Building Technology ProgramSkylar Tibbits
Associate ProfessorSheila Kennedy
Professor, Chair of SMArchS ProgramsBrandon Clifford
Associate ProfessorJackie Dufault
Administrative OfficerLauren Schuller
Diversity, Equity and Belonging OfficerLes Norford
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Photo credit: Mingjia Chen
Out of Frame: Letter from the Editor 2022-23
out of frame is a student-edited platform supported by MIT Architecture. Mingjia Chen (M.Arch 2025) has begun their term as the out of frame Editor for 2022-23. Read their letter to the MIT Community and explore the new website design at outofframe.mit.edu.