Art and Architecture Tour of the Boston Public Library
Cynthia Stewart
Wed Jan 22, 06-07:30pm, BPL
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2003
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Come tour the Boston Public Library (BPL) in Copley Square, one of America's architectural treasures. Designed by McKim, Mead and White and completed in 1895, the magnificent Renaissance Revival building marries art with architecture. In addition to mosaics, wall paintings, and murals, you'll see features made of nearly 20 varieties of marble. View the murals by Pierre Puvis de Chauvannes, John Singer Sargent (currently being restored), and John Elliott. Also see the work of Augustus St. Gaudens, Federick MacMonnies, and Daniel Chester French, among others. Meet inside the Dartmouth St. entrance of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square.
Contact: Cynthia Stewart, 1-281, x3-9723, stewart@mit.edu
Sponsor: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Boston's Central Artery, Kevin Lynch and The View Of\From the Road
Romin Koebel, Boston Univeristy
Thu Jan 30, 12-02:00pm, 1-136
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Covers the process of physical development planning for Boston's Central Artery Corridor. Examines the rational for the depression of the elevated roadway. Draws on key studies. For more information, contact the person listed below.
Contact: Roman Koebel, (617) 484-8547, RKoebel@bu.edu
Sponsor: Architecture
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Engaging Your Community: How to Plan a Successful Service Event
Heather Trickett, Jill Soucy
Tue Jan 7, Tue Jan 28, 02-04:00pm, W20, PDR #3
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Are you thinking of planning a community service event over IAP or next semester? Not sure where to begin? The first session of this workshop will guide you through the process of planning a one-day community service event. Get tips and advice from two MIT Public Service Center professionals. They’ll help you figure out logistics, whom to talk to, what forms to fill out (if any), how to obtain funding for your project and, most importantly, what community need you hope to serve.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc
Contact: Heather Trickett, W20-547, x3-0742, trickett@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
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MIT 2020: Crafting Our Campus & Community
Joost Bonsen
Fri Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, 2-143
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
An informal survey of MIT campus changes from 1920 through the present, and speculation into the future through 2020. We highlight MIT leadership, capital campaigns, emerging research drivers, and connections with our larger community.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, (617) 930-0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu
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Sloan 2012: Infrastructure for Leadership and Innovation
Joost Bonsen
Fri Jan 31, 10am-12:00pm, E51-149
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
Student-led speculation on the future of our MIT Sloan School: the opportunities enabled by new construction, vibrant links with our Kendall Square neighbors, and bold initiatives in global leadership and transformative innovation.
Web: http://web.media.mit.edu/~jpbonsen/iap2003.html
Contact: Joost Bonsen, 617.930.0415, jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Joost P Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu
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