From September 30 through October 4 this fall, visit the epicenter of what’s next at a new festival of science, technology, and human understanding. MIT Future Fest unlocks labs, workshops, and theaters across campus for five days of in-person experiences, exhibitions, tours, performances, and unexpected connections — pulling renowned researchers and curious first-timers alike into the shared thrill of discovery and action.
A number of community members from the Department of Architecture are participating in this festival, including:
- Oct. 1: "How Will We Protect Coasts?" featuring Miho Mazereeuw among other experts
- Oct. 2: "Floating Buildings: Designing for a Changing Planet," featuring Skylar Tibbits among other experts
- Oct. 2: "Future Lab: Design Intelligence Lab" and "AI + Hardware," featuring Marcelo Coelho among other experts
- Oct. 2: "The Future of Building in the Age of AI," featuring John Ochsendorf, Mariana Popescu, Caitlin Mueller, and other experts
- Oct. 3: "The Reef of the Future: From Vision to Deployment," featuring Skylar Tibbits among other experts
- Exhibitions and Installations:
- Adaptive Archipelago, by Skylar Tibbits and collaborators, will be on view during the festival.
- Provisional Futures, by Constantinos Gallis and collaborators, will be on view during the festival.
As part of MIT Future Fest, on October 3, the MIT School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) opens the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse to the public for a day of exhibitions, conversations, and discovery across the school’s new shared home. The Department of Architecture will host several activities as part of this open house. Admission is free!
View the full program on the MIT Future Fest website. Note: Passes to the festival are free for the MIT community, but registration is required.
Presented in collaboration with the MIT Museum, MIT Technology Review, and MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD).
