b'SYDNEY - BOSTON - FUKUOKA 2018 - 2019instead a curriculum focused on four branches of design,Introduction to Design class] are coming back to MIT. One of described as pillarsEngineering Systems & Systemsthe main things we kept in mind from the beginning, how is Design, Engineering & Product Design, Architecturewhat we do there, or what were doing in service of [SUTD], & Sustainable Design, and Information Engineering &reflected back at MIT?Design.Groups of 50 students are organized into learning communities for a stretch year termed freshmore Sasaki developed the master plan in close collaboration consisting of freshman year and one half of sophomore year. with representatives from MIT and SUTD to put forth a The curriculum is structured to be highly interdisciplinary andvisionary road map for the campus environment.[3] A project-based, with students completing at least 20 projectskey concept is the east-west spine that showcases the before graduating. universitys interdisciplinary and collaborative mission with interconnected academic buildings anchored by the This new structure has direct impacts on facultyInternational Design Centre and woven together by a collaborations as well. Lawrence Sass, an architecturepedestrian network. professor who spent six months at the university noted what I really got from SUTD is relationshipsits an environmentThe spine also creates a public face for the university.where you can get to know people and date other facultyStudent life facilities, housing, and recreational buildings that youd never have a chance to date (at MIT) (Durantcomprise mixed-use precincts, connected through a range 2015).Sass developed a collaborative partnership with anof public spaces and pedestrian links.Sustainable design SUTD professor that led to the development of new thinkingstrategies are integrated through building systems, green in visualizing and prototyping large objects. roofs, pedestrian ways, transit access, and storm-water management. The new campus will accommodate up to The partnership between MIT and SUTD has also changed7,000 students on an area of 22 hectares.MITs ways of teaching. John Fernandez, Professor of Architecture observed that, many elements of [the 144118Figure 2.High-activity program spaces at SUTD are located on lower levels to encourage visibility and interaction; offices and heads-down study spaces are placed in more secluded areas.Master of Urban Development & Design 2018-2019Pieprz & Sheth-paper.indd 5 26/11/2019 5:04:44 PM'