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

December 8  | MIT Mobility Forum Fall 2023
Weekly seminar series showcasing the groundbreaking transportation research taking place across the Institute. Lectures are online and open to all. Lecture list for semester
Topic: Dave and Eva Roos Best Dissertation Award and presentations.
Register here
12:00-1:00 pm (ET)

December 8  | Virtual event:  Pleasure, Technopolitics, and Development
Join the Data + Feminism Lab in conversation with Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, author of "In Defense of Solidarity and Pleasure: Feminist Technopolitics from the Global South."
On Zoom. Register here.
12:00-1:00 pm (ET)

December 13  | MLK Scholar Presentation
DUSP's MLK Visiting Scholar Tawanna Dillahunt presents "Inclusive Futures: Transforming technology design through alternative narratives."
Hybrid event. Location TBA. Information and registration.
12:00-1:00 pm (ET)

December 14  | After Dark at the MIT Museum
A night of fabrication, construction, creation, and design with Architecture's Skylar Tibbits.
More information and link to purchase tickets.
MIT Museum
6:00-9:00 pm

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 January 14, 2024 | shore/lime/line/light
Work by ACT student Aubrie James. 
More information.
Wiesner Student Art Gallery

Through January 26, 2024 | Living Knitwork Pavilion
Exhibit of an interactive architectural installation that combines textile arts and engineering. The Living Knitwork Pavilion was unveiled earlier this year at Burning Man. It was developed and built by a team of researchers from the Media Lab led by doctoral student Irmandy Wicaksono. 
Opening reception on December 14 at 6:00 pm.
More information.
Lobby, MIT Media Lab (E14)

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