2024-12-22T00:26:39-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149938475/mit-named-1-architecture-school-in-the-world Nicholas Korody 2016-04-05T14:24:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gw/gw363l81y9tosfys.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>For the second year in a row, MIT has been named the top university in the world for architecture/built environment in the latest subject rankings from QS World University Rankings. In art and design, the Institute ranked No. 2 globally, a jump from fourth position in 2015. Ten other subject areas at MIT were ranked No.&nbsp;1. &ldquo;This ranking is testament to the success of the MIT model of research and teaching and its global commitment to address complex societal problems,&rdquo; says [Dean] Hashim Sarkis</p></em><br /><br /><p>In related news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/148731671/get-lectured-mit-spring-16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get Lectured: MIT, Spring '16</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/147190059/mit-and-tu-delft-emerge-victorious-at-hyperloop-competition-elon-musk-drops-hint-about-electric-jets" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIT and TU Delft emerge victorious at Hyperloop competition; Elon Musk drops hint about "electric jets"</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145501201/mit-researchers-have-created-a-new-material-that-stores-and-releases-solar-energy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIT researchers have created a new material that stores and releases solar energy</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145677946/stanford-anderson-head-of-mit-s-department-of-architecture-from-1991-2004-has-died" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanford Anderson, head of MIT's Department of Architecture from 1991-2004, has died</a></li></ul>