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Architecture awards

Awards given in MIT Architecture for the academic year 2008-2009. June 3, 2009

Natural inspiration

Media Lab student Neri Oxman creates art and structural designs that draw from the way nature works. That approach has already earned several of her works a place in the permenant collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. May 6, 2009

SA+P team wins major urban design competition

A School of Architecture and Planning team's plan to redevelop a 75-acre parcel of land within the city of Denver has won the Urban Land Institute's seventh annual Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. April 7, 2009

Transportation, transformed

Transportation@MIT is a new faculty-led initiative that will draw on the strengths of three of the Institute's schools to address one of civilization's most pressing challenges: the environmental impact of the world's every-increasing demand for transportation. March 4, 2009

Turning bricks and mortar green

Environmental imperatives are spurring a renewed interest in sustainable architecture, and MIT is increasingly applying its own architectural and engineering expertise, making it an emerging leader in green campus buildings. February 23, 2009

Santos honored for excellence in architectural education

Adèle Naudé Santos, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, is being honored with the 2009 Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education, given by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. December 8, 2008

W1 renovations paused amid economic uncertainty

Construction on the W1 residence hall will be paused as a precautionary measure amid general economic uncertainty. October 28, 2008

Analyzing the 'sponge'

Ever since its opening in 2002, Simmons Hall -- or more affectionately, the "sponge" -- has been one of MIT's most unique buildings. Now it is the focus of a book documenting a student competition on the use of space within the building. October 7, 2008

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