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LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
April 25 | Department of Architecture Spring 2024 Lectures
Anne Lacaton and Arine Aprahamian on "The Existing: The new material"
In-person and streamed on YouTube. Complete spring lecture series.
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10-250 Huntington Hall
6:00 pm (ET)
April 26 | MIT Mobility Forum Spring 2024
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: Transit Tech — Payment and benefits innovation. Speakers: Ruth Miller, Avi Shavit, Lilly Shoup, Anson Stewart
Registration.
12:00-1:00 pm (ET)
April 29 | Department of Architecture Spring 2024 Lectures
Andrés Burbano: book presentation, Different Engines Media Technologies from Latin America
In-person and streamed on YouTube. Complete spring lecture series.
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7-429
6:00 pm (ET)
May 14 | Department of Urban Studies and Planning: Minerals for Sustainable Infrastructure
A conversation with DUSP doctoral alumnus Saleem H. Ali about his new book Soil to Foil (Columbia University Press), which he has dedicated to his doctoral mentor Lawrence Susskind.
9-255
12:30 pm (ET)
May 30 | SA+P Advanced Degree Ceremony
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Kresge Auditorium
11:00 am-12:30 pm
June 17-18 | MIT World Real Estate Forum
Registration and information.
EXHIBITIONS
Through May 6 | unboxed city: critical explorations of ai and cities
Exhibition exploring generative AI's potential role, biases, and limitations in shaping cities.
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East Lobby, MIT Media Lab, 75 Amherst St., Cambridge, MA
Through May 24 | ACT at the 2nd Diriyah Biennale: "After Rain"
ACT faculty and alumni participating include: Azra Akšamija, Ute Meta Bauer, Joan Jonas, Alida Farid, Marjetica Potrc.
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Riyadh, Egypt
Through Spring 2024 | Objects of AI
An exhibition featuring student work from MIT Architecture studios taught by lecturer Marcelo Coelho.
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MIT Architecture Department Office Hallway Gallery (7-337)
Through Spring 2024 | Stull & Lee: Black Architectural Vision for an Infrastructural City
This exhibition builds the origin story and the city-shaping legacy of the Black-led architecture firm Stull & Lee. Curated by Gabriel Cira '08 (Architecture), James Heard MArchS '22, and Julian Phillips.
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The Designery at YouthBuild Boston
Through June 9, 2024 | Rafi Segal: Architecture Dialogues
Through sketches, drawings, models, and video projections, the exhibition promises a thought-provoking design exploration of emergent forms of domesticity that challenge conventional notions of private and collective space.
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Villa Tugendhut
Brno, Czech Republic
June 17-18 | MIT World Real Estate Forum
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SA+P Wellness Program for Spring Semester 2024
Yoga with Ashley Norwood
Tuesdays 5:30-6:45 pm. Hybrid: 9-450 or online. | Connect via Zoom here
Virtual exhibitions and activities
ACT lecture archive | Connect here
Department of Architecture lecture channel | Connect here