Artist, Architect, Tinkerer, Engineer ...

Description

U: 4.324 | G: 4.325

This seminar connects the arts and sciences by exploring methodological similarities and differences across disciplines between the arts and architecture, the humanities and the social sciences, engineering, natural and material sciences, alongside exploring emerging technologies such as AR/XR, AI and ML. Aimed at fostering student collaborations across research interests, students develop their ideas for projects through targeted analysis of their disciplinary and interdisciplinary interests. Each student will either enter with a project in mind or develop their project ideas within the class. Students can choose to work individually or in groups. 

This seminar’s goal is to provide a blueprint for developing interdisciplinary projects. The final project is a written and visual presentation of a workable plan whose goals/outcomes will form the basis for a collaborative interdisciplinary project. Visitors to the class may include Caroline A. Jones, Paul Vanouse, Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits, Candice Hooper, Jens Hauser, Pierre Huyghe, Po-Hao Chi among others.

Additional work required of students taking the graduate version.

MIT Certificate Protected Syllabus

Subject Number
4.324
Semester
Year
2025
Prerequisites
Permission of instructor
Enrollment
Limited to 20
Lab Fee
Per-term $75 fee after Add Date; SMACT students are exempt
Can Be Repeated for Credit
No
Thesis
No
Cancelled
No
Instructors
Schedule
W 2-5
Location
E15-207
Credits + Level
3-3-6
U
3-3-3
G
Meets With
4.325