Welcome to the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. At SA+P, a potent mix of disciplines and departments fuels innovation and energizes our drive for meaningful progress. Whether our community is designing systems or cities, objects or structures, policies or technologies, we are committed to working every day, at MIT and around the globe, in service to a better world.

Spotlight

"20 Years Mapping the [In]visible"
An exhibit marking the twentieth anniversary of the MIT Senseable City Lab’s work to better understand the evolving relationship between the physical and digital worlds to reflect on ​​the social, ethical, and scientific aspects of our cities.
MIT Museum

Upcoming Events

November 28 | Women@MIT Fellowship Projects
Join MIT's Department of Distinctive Collections along with Women@MIT Fellows Soala Ajienka, Deborah Tsogbe, and Rachel Lane to learn about their exciting work using archives and technology to create projects that contribute to greater understanding of the history of women at MIT and in the history of STEM.
More information here.
6:00 PM (ET)

November 29 | iLead Speaker Series
A conversation with Rajiv J. Shah, MD, president of The Rockefeller Foundation.
Information and registration
12:00-12:45 pm (ET)
Wong Auditorium (E51)

November 30 | Department of Architecture Fall 2023 Lectures
Lectures are free and open to the public.
HTC Forum
Namita Vijay Dharia on "The Labor of Architecture: the politics and materialities of Indian construction sites"
Lecture is in-person and online.
Registration and more information.
MIT Long Lounge (7-429)
6:00 pm (ET)

December 3 | "No Title: Relays + Relations, Works by Renée Green and Sol LeWitt"
Exhibition features works across Green's career including from her time as a student. Green is a 1981 Wesleyan alumna.
More information.
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University
Middleton, CT

December 4  | Aga Khan Program Lecture
Balayet Hossain on "A lost image of the ancient city of old Dhaka that integrates Islamic urbanism with water"
Lecture is online and in-person. More information.
3-133
6:00 pm (ET)

Through January 5, 2024 | Atmospheres: Art, Science, and Space Research
ACT Director Azra Akšamija collaborates with Dietmar Offenhuber, Chair of the Art + Design Department at Northeastern University to create a four-minute, room-sized digital animation titled “Navigating the Sky.”
More information.
Austrian Cultural Forum New York
11 East 52nd Street, New York, NY

Through January 7, 2024 | Nomadic Mosque
ACT Director Azra Akšamija's solo exhibition.
More information here.
Black Box of Bauhaus Museum Dessau

Through March 31, 2024 | 20 Years Mapping the [In]visible
An exhibit marking the twentieth anniversary of the MIT Senseable City Lab’s work to better understand the evolving relationship between the physical and digital worlds to reflect on ​​the social, ethical, and scientific aspects of our cities.
More information here.
MIT Museum

Through Spring 2024 | Objects of AI
An exhibition featuring student work from MIT Architecture studios taught by lecturer Marcelo Coelho.
More information.
MIT Architecture Department Office Hallway Gallery (7-337)

SA+P Wellness Program for Fall Semester 2023
Yoga and Mindfulness
Tuesday 5:30-6:45 pm. Hybrid (9-255) and online | Connect via Zoom here
Thursday 12:00-1:00 pm (virtual only) | Connect via Zoom here 

Virtual exhibitions and activities
ACT lecture archive | Connect here
Department of Architecture lecture channel | Connect here