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MIT MAD is Hiring a Communications Manager



John Ochsendorf named associate dean for research for the School of Architecture and Planning



The newly created role will shape the infrastructure needed to nurture the school’s growing research goals.

MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity



Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creativity, and human-centered innovation meet.

New Class Uses Anthropology to Improve Chatbots



Rhea Vedro brings community wishes to life in Boston sculpture



The MIT lecturer and artist-in-residence transformed hundreds of inscribed and hammered steel plates into “Amulet,” a soaring public artwork at City Hall Plaza.

[Joint Blog] What It’s Like Studying Design at MIT



Recounted by two seniors

“Essential” torch heralds the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics



Professor of the practice Carlo Ratti designed this year’s Olympic torch with the ethos and principles he brings to his work at MIT.

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



MIT Researchers ‘Speak Objects into Existence’ using AI and Robotics



MAD Associate Director Maria C. Yang named Interim Dean of Engineering



Advances in Architectural Geometry Symposium is coming to MIT



MIT D-Lab spinout True Moringa featured on CNN



iPod Inventor and Nest Founder Tony Fadell Named MAD’s Inaugural Designer in Residence



Quilting with astrophysicists



Introducing the 2025 MAD Design Fellows



MAS.S60 Critical Matter: Emotive Design from Fashion to Urban Scale



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GEO–MATTERS with Roi Salgueiro Barrio

Apr 2, 2026

MAD N52 Open Studio / Showcase

Apr 17, 2026

Design Redefined: Music, AI, and Community

Apr 30, 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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MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity

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MIT Researchers ‘Speak Objects into Existence’ using AI and Robotics

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

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MIT D-Lab spinout True Moringa featured on CNN

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Sep 23, 2025

Graduate student Swati Ravi facilitates collaborative quilt project for Kavli astrophysics community

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Aug 28, 2025

Introducing the 2025 MAD Design Fellows

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  • MAD N52 Open Studio / Showcase
  • Design Redefined: Music, AI, and Community

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