MIT
Morningside
Academy for
Design
265 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg N52-373, Cambridge, MA 02139

Planetary
Play:
Design
for
Outer
Space

Sep 27, 2024

About

Combine your passion for space with the power of design in this hands-on workshop!

Explore how to design for outer space and extreme environments alongside MIT students in outer space + design, and guest Dr. Cody Paige, Director of the Space Exploration Initiative at the Media Lab.

Focusing on design skills applicable to various disciplines, students will engage in two hands-on workshops around the theme of outer space. We will delve into several design skills including ideation, low-fidelity prototyping, and problem framing.

This event is organized in partnership with WPS, whose mission is to catalyze the shift to connected, empowering, and unbounded learning.

Audience

In this session, middle and high school teachers are encouraged to sign up with 5-10 of their students. Students and teachers will have the opportunity to work together, and will also break out into student-only and teacher-only groups.

Perks

Lunch will be provided and students will get to take their prototypes home.

Guest speakers

  • Cody Paige, Director of the Space Exploration Initiative at the Media Lab.
  • Mateo Fernandez, multidisciplinary designer pursuing a Master of Architecture at MIT.

Registration

Cambridge Science Festival

Cambridge Science Festival is an innovative, week-long celebration of science in all its forms. This year’s festival comprises more than 250 free events and activities between Monday September 23 and Sunday September 29. Find out more at cambridgesciencefestival.org.

The Power of Design for Learning Discovery

This workshop is part of MAD’s Power of Design series, dedicated this year to the ways in which Design Transforms Learning, and a part of Cambridge Science Festival.

Watch the replays:

The Power of Design 2022 — Catalyzing Innovation, Transforming Learning, Empowering Society

The Power of Design 2023 — Designing Climate Futures

Accessibility

Our events are enriched by your presence and we are committed to making them accessible.

Please email us at [email protected] to request accommodations.

Information

September 27 10am–1pm

The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
400 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA