We’re very happy to share that Matt has joined the MIT faculty again, and will be teaching an M.Arch Core II Architectural Design Studio. The studio project asks students to see the Library as Social Infrastructure, and culminates in the design of a new Branch of the Boston Public Library, centered around Boston’s Chinatown Neighborhood and its diverse community. The studio engages themes of cultural identity, community resilience, deep time, and the use of precedent as a central tool for design research. We will be involving numerous guests, including Aditi Mehta (U Toronto), Garnette Cadogan (MIT MLK Visiting Scholar), members of the Chinatown Community, and many more, and look forward to seeing the students’ work as it develops.

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