"MIT Bubbles: An intro to designing and building inflatable structures"
Mary Hale Alumni, Brandon Roy
Mon-Thu, Jan 18-21, 25-28, 07-09:00pm, N51-348
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2010
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Taught inside of an inflatable bubble, this class will introduce you to the history, theory, techniques and science behind inflatable structures. Then you'll make your own! There will be an opportunity to show your work off at the end of class in a public exhibition.
Location of classes: N51-348.
Materials fee: Roughly $40 (depends on the scope of your project).
Public Exhibit: February 1, 2010
Web: http://itineranthome.wordpress.com/mit-bubbles/
Contact: Mary Hale, 7-337, x3-7387, mhale@mit.edu
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Art and Architecture Tour of the Boston Public Library
Cynthia Stewart
Wed Jan 13, 03:30-05:00pm, Copley Sq.,Boston
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2010
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, and John Elliott. Also see the work of Augustus St. Gardens, 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, 7-337, x3-4408, stewart@mit.edu
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Designing the Lab of the Future: Novartis-MIT Design Competition
Young Ho Chang, Head, Dept. of Architecture,MIT; Mark Fishman, President, Novartis Instit. for BioMedical Res, Dan Chen, Professor of Architecture Design, MIT
Tue Jan 5, 11:30am-05:00pm, 250 Mass. Ave., Orientation Mtg.
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 31-Dec-2009
Single session event
Prereq: Enrollment Limited to interdisciplinary teams of students
For the 2010 IAP, Novartis is looking for ideas on laboratory furniture, namely the lab bench and an equipment storage unit, which will
• increase collaboration,
• incorporate technology,
• allow for greater sharing and centralization of laboratory equipment ,
• relocate equipment from the bench top to active storage unit(s), and
• be flexible and modular.
NIBR is looking for the best solution that meets the vision of the Lab of the Future, embodies an innovative and modern design, and reflects the collaborative spirit of Novartis.
The top teams will be invited to present their work to NIBR senior management, attend an awards ceremony and dinner, and be eligible for prize money (3rd: $1000, 2nd: $2500, 1st: $5000).
Submission Date: February 5, 2010.
Web: http://www.nibr.com/
Contact: Markus Dobler, Novartis, lotf.nibr@novartis.com
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MIT's Public Art: Introduction & Walking Tour
Rhett Nichols, alumni bsad '04, Patricia Fuller, public art curator
Thu Jan 28, 06:15-08:00pm, AVT-7-431
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Come learn about MIT's great public art collection: the world famous
sculptures you see and walk past, under, or over, every day. Learn
about the artists who made them, their history, stories, and related
hacks. Also find out about art in new buildings commissioned by the
percent for art program.
This year the class will be in two parts, an introduction class
followed by a walking tour with public art curator Patricia Fuller.
Participants welcome at either or both parts. Will take about 2 and a
half hours overall. More details will be posted soon about the
starting time for each part.
RSVP requested but not required to krnichols@gmail.com
Contact: Rhett Nichols, alumni bsad '04, krnichols@gmail.com
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Traditional Boat Design & Lofting
Harold Burnham Burnham Design & Boatbuilding, Kurt Hasselbalch
Wed Jan 27, Thu Jan 28, Fri Jan 29, 09:30am-03:30pm, N51-160
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2010
Limited to 5 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This course introduces the traditional method of lofting the lines of a boat from a small-scale 3D model. Lofting is the process of creating correlated “fair” lines in 2D to develop full-scale XYZ hull shape in preparation for building a boat. You will actively participate in lofting a unique boat design using traditional methods under the guidance of professional designer and master shipwright Harold A. Burnham of Essex, Massachusetts. A behind the scenes tour of the amazing Hart Nautical design collections is included in the course.
Web: http://www.burnhamboatbuilding.com/
Contact: Frank Conahan, N51-233, x3-4440, kurt@mit.edu
Cosponsor: MIT Museum
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