Tonight marks the opening of the Future of Suburbia — an exhibition hosted by the MIT Centre for Advanced Urbanism. A number of Daniels Faculty alumni and professors were involved in the curation, design and construction of the exhibit including Fadi Masoud (MLA 2010), Matthew Spremulli (MArch 2011), and Assistant Professor Liat Margolis, who participated in a 2-day workshop in March 2015 as part of the Future of Suburbia Biennial.

The work showcased in the exhibition aims to expose the nuance and complexity of the suburban condition and visually document suburbanization around the world. Four design frameworks for future suburban conditions were produced to describe a future of suburbia that is heterogeneous, experimental, autonomous, and productive.

The exhibition centers on a dynamic physical model of a future polynodal suburb, which is complemented by contextual research displayed in text and graphics, and aerial videos of existing global suburbs.

Fadi Masoud — a Lecturer of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design at MIT, who also previously taught at the Daniels Faculty — was co-chair of the workshop and is on the exhibition team.

Matthew Spremulli — a Research Associate at the MIT Center for Advanced Urbanism, and previous Instructor at the Daniels Faculty — is the lead exhibition designer. 

The Daniels Faculty is one of the the academic sponsors of the event.

For more information visit the MIT Centre for Advanced Urbanism website.

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