Event Replay: MAD in Dialogue

What role does design play in shaping research, teaching, and collaboration at MIT? This event held on April 29 at MIT brought together newly appointed MAD Professors and faculty leaders for a conversation on the evolving role of design in academia and beyond. Watch the replay here.

May 15, 2025

Through short talks and dialogue, the speakers reflect on their work across architecture, mechanical engineering, media arts, and material science.

The event also celebrates the 2025 cohort of MAD Design Fellows.

📍 Recorded at MIT, April 29, 2025

Speakers

Behnaz Farahi – Designer and Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
Skylar Tibbits – Associate Professor of Architecture; Director of the Self-Assembly Lab; Assistant Director for Education at MAD
David R. Wallace – Professor of Mechanical Engineering; MacVicar Faculty Fellow; Class of 1960 Innovation in Education Fellow