A Dynamic, Flexible Hub for Computer Science at MIT
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Join us for a tour of the new home for MIT's Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC), built to address the rise of AI and a dramatic growth in computer science students. Conceived as twin pavilions clad in large glass shingles, the building establishes a monumental presence on Vassar Street—displaying its wood-lined gathering spaces while insulating its labs, offices, classrooms, and collaboration zones. The building is designed to evolve with the science and expand across active railroad tracks. You'll learn about these challenges and how SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) designed an interdisciplinary, high-performing, structurally complex campus anchor.
Join us for a tour of the new home for MIT's Schwarzman College of Computing (SCC), built to address the rise of AI and a dramatic growth in computer science students. Conceived as twin pavilions clad in large glass shingles, the building establishes a monumental presence on Vassar Street—displaying its wood-lined gathering spaces while insulating its labs, offices, classrooms, and collaboration zones. The building is designed to evolve with the science and expand across active railroad tracks. You'll learn about these challenges and how SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) designed an interdisciplinary, high-performing, structurally complex campus anchor.
Learning Objectives
- Learn how the architecture supports MIT’s multidisciplinary, collaborative, and growing programming.
- Examine the technical details of a high performance closed cavity, transparent facade that was procured early in the design process.
- Discover the structural engineering challenges of navigating an active rail line running through the site.
- Understand how the architecture accommodates flexibility to adapt to evolving needs in computing education.
- Leonard Lopate
Associate Princple - Skidmore Ownings & Merrill - Travis Wanat