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Explore over a century of groundbreaking architecture on MIT’s campus, from the Beaux-Arts elegance of the 1916 Main Group to the bold modernism of today. Walk through the Main Group, Frank Gehry's Stata Center, Alvar Aalto's Baker House and Eero Saarinen's Chapel and Kresge Auditorium, as well as works by I. M. Pei, Fumihiko Maki, Sanaa, Steven Holl, Diller & Scofidio, SOM, and many others. Discuss the history, development, and significance of MIT and how the renowned Kendall Square science and technology center and MIT have grown together to reinvent East Cambridge.
Learning Objectives
- Explore MIT's strategies to create both a unique campus for learning and discovery and an engine for research in science and technology outside the institution in Kendall Square.
- Discuss the design attributes of William Welles Bosworth's original campus that have enabled its adaptability and continuing utility for over 100 years.
- Analyze how MIT's choices in bringing modernism to its campus sparked a tradition of commissioning innovative, unorthodox modern buildings and site installations.
- Discover how MIT has become a steward of its historic resources and embarked on a campaign of robust renovation, conservation, and adaptive reuse to ensure an enduring legacy.
- David Fixler
Founder, David Fixler Architecture Planning Preservation, Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Design - David Fixler Architecture Planning Preservation; Harvard Graduaute School of Design