In this month’s Colleges & Universities Issue, Architectural Record spotlights our design for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, which not only serves as a dynamic and flexible hub for education and research in computer science and artificial intelligence, but also symbolizes its outsized importance to the future of the Institute.
Partners Colin Koop and Carrie Moore explain how the building’s transparent double-skin facade—a high-performance, closed-cavity design that contributes to the project’s LEED Platinum certification target—brings transparency to the growing department, while creating spaces for innovation and collaboration. Conceived as glass shingles that connect two interior pavilions elevated off the ground, the building establishes a monumental and connective presence on MIT’s campus, transforming the pedestrian experience on Vassar Street.
“The foot traffic and vibrancy inside the building, which spills out, both physically through the doors and visually through the facade, has revitalized the public realm,” said Koop in the article. “The liveliness is even greater than we had hoped for.”