Sueños (in English, dreams — of the past or future; a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal) A participatory architectural installation created with the participation of three MIT faculty is featured in the Mextrópoli Architecture and City Festival (September 21–25, 2022), one of the largest architecture exhibitions in Latin America. The…

MITdesignX presents ventures from the accelerator’s sixth cohort. At the start of the sixth annual MITdesignX “Pitch Day,” Svafa Grönfeldt, the program’s faculty director, made a point of noting that many of the teams about to showcase their ventures had changed direction multiple times on their projects. “Some of you…

MIT Department of Architecture doctoral candidate Lavender Tessmer has advanced the process to produce textiles that can be individually customized. Form-fitting clothing is not always governed by sartorial choice. The global pandemic, for example, has underscored the need for face masks that effectively seal around the nose and mouth. But…

By Gabriella Y. Carolini Introduction: From Rhetoric to Verdict on South–South Cooperation (excerpt) The newspaper article sprawling over the desk of the Brazilian Vice Ambassador to Mozambique ran across two pages of print. Its title, in large, bold font, read: O NEOCOLONIALISMO BRASILEIRO EM MOÇAMBIQUE, or “Brazilian neocolonialism in Mozambique.”…

In the remote desert of Nevada, an MIT team designs shelter for all species. In…

Study suggests how much competition in the urban ride market can grow before gridlock sets in. In theory, competition among ride-hailing companies should be a good thing, providing more options for consumers. In practice, having too many ride-hailing vehicles adds to urban congestion. How can cities balance these factors? A…

Excerpts from a new book by Eran Ben-Joseph and Tali Hatuka Since the Industrial Revolution, cities and industry have grown together; towns and metropolitan regions have evolved around factories and expanding industries. “New Industrial Urbanism” explores the evolving and future relationships between cities and places of production, focusing on the…

New effort empowers MIT researchers to shape real estate’s future and build responsibly and sustainably. To appreciate the explosive urbanization taking place in Asia, consider this analogy: Every 40 days, a city the equivalent size of Boston is built in Asia. Of the $24.7 trillion real estate investment opportunities predicted…

MITdesignX and Entrepreneurship Education at MIT — By Jean-Jacques Degroof When the MIT School of Architecture and Planning launched design venture accelerator MITdesignX in 2016, the Institute had been growing and evolving its entrepreneurial ecosystem for several decades, becoming a world-renowned example of excellence in entrepreneurship education. Such extensive support for entrepreneurship was firmly based on MIT’s…