Industry and Science Undergraduate Degrees

...and development. Through the lens of nano-scale machines, technologies, and phenomena, students are asked to explore techniques for describing... Learn about: Architecture Design...

...Students learn to build appropriately through analysis of landscape and climate for a chosen site, and to conceptualize design decisions through drawings and models...

...Ecuador. For the last year, Nicki Lehrer, from MIT's Aero/Astro Department, has been organizing efforts to build the project. The goal of the workshop... Learn about: Construction Training...

...students will discover the interrelationship of architecture and its related disciplines, such as structures, sustainability, architectural history and the visual...

...Emphasis of discussion will be primarily on buildings and works of individual architects. Canonical architects, buildings and movements that have exerted...

...It contains a full description of the project in the syllabus, and examples of the student work in the projects section. This workshop explores the potential...

...Boston and other American cities are studied to see how physical, social, political and economic forces interact to shape and reshape cities over... Learn about: Urban Design...

...2 sessions / week, 3 hours / session MIT students were required to obtain permission of the instructors. “Something that represents another thing...

...During the semester Introduction to Sculpture will explore issues of interpretation and audience interaction. As a significant component to this class...

...design and testing of strategies for daylighting, passive heating and cooling, and improved indoor air quality via natural ventilation. Experimental methods... Learn about: Building Technology...

...No previous experience with subject matter is assumed. After taking this subject, students will understand introductory thermodynamics and heat transfer... Learn about: Building Technology, Heat Transfer...

...the historical development of structural form and the evolution of structural design knowledge, from Gothic cathedrals to long span suspension bridges... Learn about: Environmental Impact, Structural Design, Construction Training...

...including cities, in the context of the cultural and civilizational history. It offers an introduction to design principles and analysis. Being global...

...and three continents — Asia, Africa, and Europe. The course presents Islamic architecture both as a historical tradition and as a cultural catalyst that...

...They are organized by major historical periods. This class also includes a glossary of terms found in the lecture notes. Lectures: 1 session /...

...the course is necessarily selective. We will trace major developments and movements in art up to the present, primarily from the US; but we will also...

...This course also looks at how art uses and critiques globalization on various levels. Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session 4.601 Introduction...

...and interesting by being at MIT. More than recording the first semester through a series of snapshots, this freshman seminar will attempt to teach photography...

...Student work includes such topics as reducing the "ecological footprint" that the Boston Marathon leaves each year and issues associated with hazardous waste at...

...It uses local and international case studies to understand the process of making major changes to urban landscape and city fabric, and to regional landscape systems...