http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/environmental-design Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:08:55 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:08:55 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/929/mits-stata-center-the-static-soul-of-a-dynamic-body By Parham Karimi - Princeton’s 19th century Gothic Revival and Stanford’s California Mission style (with local sandstone and red-tile roofs) were among the many standouts of this era.[1] But as architectural historian Mark Jarzombek asserts, the design of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at that time was especially distinctive. Unlike other, more traditionally self-contained campuses, MIT became an integral part of the city it was located in. It was “not only resolutely urban, but also an important element in Boston’s emerging neoclassical silhouette.”[2] When MIT&rsquo... Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:24 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/929/mits-stata-center-the-static-soul-of-a-dynamic-body