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October 10, 2025

iPod inventor and Nest founder Tony Fadell named MAD's Inaugural Designer in Residence

The inventor, entrepreneur, and investor has joined MAD and the MIT community across Fall 2025 and January 2026 for a series of student and public engagements.

October 9, 2025

Visiting international fellows share insights, enhance MIT’s learning environment

The program for international urban planners is hosted by MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning

September 29, 2025

A beacon of light

A lantern created in the Design Intelligence Lab creates sustainable alternatives for consumer electronics.

September 26, 2025

Caitlin Mueller recognized as "Innovator of the Year" by "Architectural Record"

In selecting Mueller, "Architectural Record" noted that her " work at MIT advances a vision for building design and construction that unites these disciplines with computation

September 12, 2025

MIT launches Day of Design to bring hands-on learning to classrooms

Building on Day of AI and Day of Climate, MIT shares free design resources to spark creativity and problem-solving in classrooms.

August 21, 2025

Study links rising temperatures and declining moods

An analysis of social media in 157 countries finds hotter weather is associated with more negative sentiments.

August 20, 2025

Graduate work with an impact — in big cities and on campus

PhD student Nick Allen has helped mainstream new tax-reform concepts for policymakers, while working to enhance MIT grad-school life.

August 12, 2025

3 Questions: Measuring the financial impact of design in the built environment

A new book, “Value of Design,” serves as a tribute to the late MIT research scientist Andrea Chegut, whose work linked the economics of innovation to real estate finance and

School of Architecture and Planning welcomes new faculty for 2025

Four new professors join the Department of Architecture and MIT Media Lab.