Skylar Tibbits

A summer reading list featuring books by MIT faculty and staff that were published from Spring 2020 to Summer 2021.

A new book by Skylar Tibbits, “Things Fall Together,” envisions a bold future of self-assembly and programmable matter.

As media partner for the DesignUp conference and fundraising event, YourStory presents this expert interview on design in textiles, industry trends, and pandemic resilience.

MIT’s design major, leading to a bachelor of science in art and design (BSAD), and minor programs give rise to polymath students with design skills they can apply to any field.

MIT researchers led by associate professor of architecture Skylar Tibbits is testing ways of harnessing nature’s own forces to help maintain and rebuild islands and coastlines threatened by sea-level rise.

While 4D printing is in the R&D stage, programmable materials are making inroads in the automotive industry, with high hopes of expansion into other markets.

A team of researchers from MIT, Autodesk, and Stratasys describe a new process for designing and manufacturing “programmable matter” that can not only self-fold but also self-stretch.

In the second part of our popular series “How 3D Printing Will Change Our World,” we took a look at the work of Neri Oxman, an MIT professor 3D...

Together, Skylar Tibbits and Arthur Olson presented a large-scale installation at the 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach, CA entitled The...