Combining cellphone data with perceptions of public spaces could help guide urban planning.

New DesignX accelerator speeds innovation at the School of Architecture and Planning.

PhD student Lily Bui works with communities around the world to gather data from the bottom up.

Grad student Billy Ndengeyingoma helps improve affordable-housing design in Africa.

MIT, AMS Institute will collaborate to solve complex urban problems for Amsterdam with the development of autonomous "roboats."

Professor of urban design and public policy Brent Ryan believes good architecture can help revive cities.

System developed at MIT could automate inspection for efficiency and maintenance issues.

Mobile-phone data helps researchers study an urban problem in greater detail.

Lily Bui draws upon science, art, and public advocacy to enrich urban design.

New class offers urban planners tools to explore the intersection of city planning and public health.