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MSRED ’22 Juan Huicochea Mason keynotes at PropTech Latam
PropTech Latam Summit 2022, now in its 10th year, was held June 2 + 3. The summit brings together technology and the real estate industry in Latin America. MSRED student
Siqi Zheng wins Frank E. Perkins Award
Congratulations to Professor Siqi Zheng for being the recipient of this year’s Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising for the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. This award is given each year to a
Call For Papers – Climate and Real Estate Initiative Inaugural Symposium
Call for Papers – Climate change produces more frequent and intense natural disasters, putting tens of millions of properties at an increasingly large physical and financial risk. In addition to
Alberto Cuellar ’22 wins first place in IDEAS Innovation Challenge
Alberto Cuéllar (MSRED ’22) and fellow MIT student Esteban Castro launched AKAVIS, a for-profit company in Bogotá that provides connections to contracting and design services and home-improvement financing. They recently
James Scott Interview in FD, Largest Financial Newspaper in the Netherlands
James Scott, Director and Researcher for the MIT/CRE Real Estate Technology Initiative, has a recent interview published in FD. The “FD” is the largest financial newspaper in the Netherlands. It
MIT News: Launch of Asia Real Estate Initiative
The Asia Real Estate Initiative (AREI) was approved by the School Council and also the Provost’s Deans’ Group. CRE Research Scientist and Lecturer, Zhengzhen Tan, is appointed as Founding Director
The Proptech Connection will guest lecture in MSRED sustainability course
MIT/CRE is excited to welcome The Proptech Connection (PTC), represented by Co-founders Stephen Macdonald and Ivo van Breukelen. They will be presenting in a guest lecture during Prof. Siqi Zheng
MSRED students will advance to finals in ULI/Hines urban design competition
The project, Konstellation by MSRED students Vladimir Bogdashkin and Akrisht Pandey; Jin Gao and Nwakaego Uzoh from MIT; and Boya Zhou from Harvard University has integrative site design and equitable community
Researcher James Scott quoted in NY Times on building technology
MIT/CRE Research Scientist, James Scott, was quoted this week in the New York Times article, “Office Lobbies Get Security Makeover, but Not One You Will See Subtle changes”. View the
CRE Research Seminar Spring 2022 guest speakers announced!
The Spring’s CRE Research Seminar Series begins! These seminars feature distinguished scholars in the real estate finance field and provide a rigorous discussion platform for basic research. Each seminar will feature one