Capital Projects

MIT’s is currently renovating the venerable East Campus undergraduate residence to renew infrastructure and enhance the student resident experience, improving individual “halls” as well as shared community areas.

The ongoing transformation of MIT properties in Kendall Square plays a key role in the revitalization of the area, increasing its appeal to innovation leaders and members of the community.

Kendall Common, MIT's redevelopment project on the Volpe site in Kendall Square, will transform this area into a vibrant mixed-use environment that supports MIT’s mission and benefits the Cambridge community.

This new signature building houses the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, MIT’s interdisciplinary hub for research and education in computer science, artificial intelligence, data science, and related fields.

The Tina and Hamid Moghadam Building (Building 55) connects with and adds space and programs to the Green Building (Building 54), creating a vibrant hub for interdisciplinary environmental research and education.

MIT’s renewal of the Burton-Conner undergraduate residence hall improved student common spaces and upgraded the aging infrastructure and systems for efficiency, improved student experience, and accessibility.

The new home of the MIT Museum at the Gambrill Center is designed to foster conversation and creation, offering gallery exhibits, a chance to view its collection, a makerspace open to the public, and hands-on interactive experiences. 

The upgraded Central Utilities Plant (CUP) helps MIT lower emissions, improve campus resiliency and sustainability, and maintain a more flexible power system for incorporating future innovations.

A mixed-use building with its entrance at 238 Main Street, Site 3 links existing and new structures with a light-filled atrium and a lively avenue of ground-floor retail below labs and offices. 

A renovation of the landmark Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel created the most advanced academic wind tunnel in the nation to date.

Central to defining the new MIT campus gateway in Kendall Square, the building at 314 Main Street (Site 5) showcases invention and fosters innovation as a new home for the MIT Museum and various industry research groups. 

The Lisa T. Su Building (Building 12) is the home of MIT.nano, a research game-changer dedicated to experimentation and instruction that will dramatically advance nanotechnology into new realms of application and discovery. 

Thoughtfully renovated, NW98 provides MIT Sea Grant with a well-configured suite of purpose-built labs and offices — and also serves as headquarters for the revolutionary fiber endeavors of AFFOA.

The rejuvenation of a former warehouse on Vassar Street creates a home for MIT’s vibrant Theater Arts program, a central component of the Institute’s world-renowned arts curriculum. 

The full renovation of Building E52 revives an aging facility and enhances interdepartmental communication while creating a unique, spacious conference center and much-needed expansion space for current academic activities.

The substantial renovation of the Samuel Tak Lee Building created dedicated space for the innovative STL Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab and established an interactive workspace that fosters communication and collaboration.

Working together, MIT and development partner Forest City revived and redeveloped an underused section of Massachusetts Avenue to enrich the innovation district with new research and retail spaces.

Now completely renovated, the lab building at 620 Memorial Drive enhances the area’s innovation activities and provides much-needed space for growing life-science start-ups.

The renovation of 130 Brookline Street enhanced the nearby innovation district while preserving an historic building and facilitating collaborations between MIT and industry partners.

The renovation of Building 2 supports MIT’s ongoing mission to renew its campus and continue pursuing state-of-the-art education and research activities.

Uniquely positioned to advance the growing innovation cluster nearby, One Portland Street is designed to complement the area and contribute to the vitality of the region.

Thomas Watson received the first phone call at this site, which is now home to innovation center Lab|Central and pharmaceutical leader Novartis.

This research computing data center provides the state-of-the-art infrastructure that is indispensable in today’s increasingly data-rich environment of scientific research and discovery.

Now extensively renovated, historic Building W1 has become an undergraduate residence (featuring The Howard Dining Hall) designed to enhance student life and the community experience.

The Sloan School’s new home strengthens its identity and gives its community an improved sense of place, while promoting academic and social interaction and collaboration.

This highly visible restoration project resolved water leaks above Barker Library and restored the integrity of MIT’s most recognized landmark – the Great Dome.

The first MIT building to receive LEED Gold certification, Ashdown House is a graduate residence designed to enhance the quality of life on campus.

The new Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex is the largest neuroscience center in the world, integrating three pioneering institutions devoted to revealing the mysteries of the brain.