MIT Technology Children's Center
Higher Education
Client: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Role: Planning
Status: Completed
Fact: The design teamed used the Stata Center's influence to encourage thought and exploration, this time for the young occupants rather than the research scientists.
In an effort to promote a better work environment and maintain its competitive standing among other leading universities, MIT selected the Ray and Maria Stata Center as an advantageous site for a new childcare facility. This decision prompted David Silverman, as a member of the Stata Center Project Management Team [SCPMT] to create a program assessment for the new childcare center. In collaboration with Gehry Partners, the building architect, SCPMT selected a childcare architect, Gail Sullivan, to produce program documents and standards that would complement the master plan for the Stata Center.
With the input of MIT clients and their constituents, as well as the close collaboration of the project team, Gail Sullivan created a space that, like the rest of the building’s design, provoked thought and exploration among its young occupants.
