Architectural Sketching
Shan Jun
Mon Jan 14, Tue Jan 15, Wed Jan 16, 09am-12:00pm, 10-485
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 31-Dec-2001
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Explore and practice techniques for quick sketches of building and urban spaces. The first day of class will be a lecture introducing some different sketch styles and key points about sketching skills. The class will meet each day for indoor and outdoor instruction using pen and markers.
Contact: Shan Jun, (617) 868-0290, shan_jun@mit.edu
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International Migration and Cities
Anna Hardman
Wed Jan 30, Thu Jan 31, 10am-12:00pm, 2-151
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
International migrants have played a growing role in cities in traditional "receiving countries," Western European cities, the Middle East, and now in former sending countries. At the same time, migrant remittances are a growing factor in urban economies of sending countries.
Contact: Kathy Hoag, 7-337, x3-1907, dusphq@mit.edu
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Science, Technology and Planning in India: Past and Present
Abha Sur, Lakhmi Nayak
Tue Jan 29, Thu Jan 31, 01-04:00pm, 3-401
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Course will provide a brief overview of major technology development in India. Will focus specifically on policy and planning of science and technology in post-colonial India. Particularly for those planning to do summer internships through the MIT-India program. Past interns will report about their experiences. Lunch provided on 1/31. Preregistration recommended but not required.
Contact: Kathy Hoag, 7-337, x3-1907, dusphq@mit.edu
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Self Assessment for Planners: Finding Harmony in the Work You Do and the Person You Are
Jason Wall, Tamara Menghi
Wed Jan 30, 01-03:00pm, 3-401
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Get an introduction to some concepts to help you think about your future career decisions in the planning field. Learn some techniques for career decision-making and develop a framework for understanding your needs, wants, values, skills and priorities.
Contact: Kathy Hoag, 7-337, x3-1907, dusphq@mit.edu
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Text and Context: A Toolbox for International Development
John deMonchaux
Mon Jan 28, Tue Jan 29, 09am-05:00pm, 10-401, 1/29: 9 am to 12 noon
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Sessions on international development issues related to equity, design, implementation and infrastructure drawing on cases primarily from developing countries. Presentations by SPURS (Special Program in Urban & Regional Studies) Fellows with commentators.
Contact: Nimfa deLeon, 10-400, x3-5915, nvdeleon@mit.edu
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