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Enter in the MAD sticker contest!



Calling MIT illustrators, artists, and designers: MIT MAD is seeking designs for a sticker contest with a chance to win an exclusive MAD goodie bag!

Future Fest releases inaugural lineup



Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning



In a feat of adaptive reuse, a massive, century-old brick storage facility has been turned into a contemporary hub for collaboration and creative work.

Reflecting on the Inaugural Day of Design



As we look forward to this year's Day of Design: Adapt, we’re reflecting on the connections and creativity from 2025’s inaugural event.

3D-printed bridge points the way to greener construction



2024 MAD Design Fellow Zane Schemmer and Hajin Kim-Tackowiak, MIT researchers, developed a framework that folds a printer’s real-world limits into the optimization.

Beyond-Sports and MITdesignX to Launch Startup Accelerator for NFL Athletes



Retiring NFL Player Collin Johnson Collaborating with MITdesignX



MIT MAD affiliate MITdesignX is Hiring a Director of Activation and Communication



Addressing the impacts of invasive aquatic weeds in the Lake Volta region



Miso Chic, a PhD student at MIT brings an engineering mindset to the art of drag performance—and it’s paying off.



Announcing the launch of MIT Future Fest: Where the future is made



MIT MAD is Hiring a Program and Research Administrator



Designing a career, on and off the track, at MIT



Senior Krystal Montgomery explored design courses to shape a career in web development. As a national champion in track, learning to balance athletics and academics was key to her success.

Connecting Gaia Exhibition



A new exhibition at the MIT Wiesner Student Art Gallery defies the distinctions between technology and biology, art and science, exploring and advancing our planet’s net of connections.

Scott Stern, MAD Faculty Advisory Council Member, wins Seegal Faculty Prize



The award recognizes is awarded a professor “who inspires students in pursuing and achieving excellence.”

Introducing the 2026 MAD Design Fellows



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MIT Future Fest

Sep 30 – Oct 4, 2026

MET Open House (MIT Future Fest)

Oct 3, 2026

Exhibition: Polymaths

Oct 3, 2026

Day of Design: Adapt

Oct 28, 2026

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VAMO—Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other

Automatic Example Generation for Babylonian Programming to facilitate Human-centric Domain Exploration

Aligning the useful and environmental lifetimes of plastics

The Design of Sustainable Academic Entrepreneurship Ecosystems for AI-Driven Venture Success

Strengthening orthothic and prosthetic care globally

Accessibility of online graphics for blind and low-vision users

Plug-and-Play: Increasing Autonomy in Apartment Living With Flexible Modular Design

Concrete Printed Bridge

AI-Enabled Design of Electroactive Surfaces for Sustainable Cell Culture

Human-AI interaction in generative design

2D Magnetic Material for Sustainable AI

AI-Powered Startup Design for the Anthropocene

AI-Empowered Architect: Connecting Creativity with Efficiency for Sustainable Structures Design

Collaborative Augmented Reality-Guided Mud Formwork for Optimized Structural Construction in Remote Areas

Using AI and Immersive Technologies to Experience the Future Self and Support Sustainable Dietary Choices

Predicting Functional Effects of Genetic Variants

Portable Kitchens

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Aug 18, 2026

Enter in the MAD sticker contest!

A collection of colorful MAD stickers.

News / Announcements

Aug 12, 2026

Met Warehouse opens as the new home of MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning

The Met Warehouse at dusk.

News / Announcements

Aug 17, 2026

MIT Future Fest releases inaugural lineup

Behind a group of people in silhouette, a tall illuminated banner shows the MIT Future Fest logo.

News / Highlights

Aug 12, 2026

Reflecting on the inaugural Day of Design

Educators discuss their design thinking project at a small group table.

News / Announcements

Jul 8, 2026

3D-printed bridge points the way to greener construction

MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering postdoc Hajin Kim-Tackowiak (left) and graduate student Zane Schemmer pose with the 3D-printed concrete bridge they designed and load-tested.

News / Blog post

Feb 13, 2026

What It’s Like Studying Design at MIT

A tabbed book reading "Conversations for Beginners."

News / Announcements

Apr 27, 2026

Introducing the 2026 MAD Design Fellows

A collage of Fellow headshots.

News / Video

Jan 21, 2026

Event Replay—Making What Matters: A Conversation with MAD Designer in Residence, Tony Fadell

A photo of Tony Fadell sitting and holding a microphone, against a blue background

Explore MIT MAD’s K-12 Educator Resources

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MET Open House (MIT Future Fest)

Panel / Roundtable, Exhibition / Installation, Workshop, Open Studio / Showcase
Oct 3, 2026
The MET Warehouse at dusk.

Exhibition: Polymaths

Exhibition / Installation
Oct 3, 2026

Day of Design: Adapt

Panel / Roundtable, Workshop
Oct 28, 2026
A team of educators work on their design project developed from cardboard and string.

Projects

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Learning

  • Undergraduates
  • Graduate Students
  • Faculty & Advising
  • Design Courses at MIT
  • Day of Design (K–12)

Making

  • MIT Maker Culture
  • Labs & Facilities

Research & Innovation

  • MIT and HPI AI and Creativity Hub (MHACH)
  • MIT–HPI Designing for Sustainability
  • Entrepreneurship

Community

  • Design Fellows
  • DesignPlus Advisors
  • Faculty Advisory Council
  • Student Advisory Council
  • Designers in Residence
  • MIT MAD/WPS Teacher Innovation Fellows
  • MIT Design Ecosystem
  • Team

Resources

  • Design Library
  • K-12 Educators
  • MAD Annual Reports

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  • K–12 Educators
  • MIT Faculty

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Events

  • MIT Future Fest
  • MET Open House (MIT Future Fest)
  • Exhibition: Polymaths

Projects

  • VAMO—Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other
  • Automatic Example Generation for Babylonian Programming to facilitate Human-centric Domain Exploration
  • Aligning the useful and environmental lifetimes of plastics

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