Headshot of Takumi Kitamura
Headshot of Qian Chen
Headshot of Pedro Ferraz de Abreu
Headshot of Chang Liu
Headshot of Lidia Cano Pecharroman
Headshot of Karilyn Crockett
Headshot of Sylvia Jiménez Riofrío
Headshot of Sara Venturini
Headshot of Areti Kotsoni
Headshot of Wing Man Chan
Headshot of Freya Tan
Photo of Gabby Bashizi
Headshot of Dylan Rollo Roth
Headshot of Erica James
Photo of Lauryn Phinney
Headshot of Jean-Luc Pierite
Headshot of Richa Vera Udayana
Headshot of Irina Golovitskaya
Headshot of Yeonhoo Cho
Headshot of Kerry Mills
Headshot of Natasha Ansari
Headshot of Sadi Sabouri
Headshot of Hieu Le
Headshot of Chiara Palagi
Headshot of Mingjia Chen
Photo of Lucien Wallace
Headshot of Gabriel Bonnamy
Headshot of Yvette Kleinblock
Headshot of Francois Gu
Headshot of Diego Temkin
Headshot of Miquel Rossello Xamena
Headshot of Emily Berkemeyer
Photo of Pietro Chiri
Photo of Zhaoxiang Li
Photo of Temuulen Enkhbat
Headshot of Ufuoma Ovienmhada
Headshot of Eunice Ngai
Headshot of Jingxiao Liu

Welcome to the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. We are home to the largest urban planning faculty in the United States and enjoy the advantage of operating within the context of MIT’s culture of innovation and interdisciplinary knowledge creation. We provide our students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with active engagement in the practice of place-making to understand and solve pressing urban and environmental problems.

Mission

We prepare leaders to plan, design, and create communities and places that are socially, economically, and environmentally just.

We pursue this mission through four evolving strategic priorities: achieving racial justice, enhancing multi-racial democratic governance, tackling the climate crisis, and closing the wealth gap.

We aim to fulfill our mission through all aspects of our teaching, research, department culture, and external collaborations.

Events

DUSP hosts a wide range of events bringing together members of the DUSP community with external organizers, practitioners, academics, and professionals. Presented below is an unfiltered list of upcoming events at DUSP.

To see a complete list of events, filter by interest, or to see past events, click here.

In Focus

Sept. 3, 2025
First day of classes, Fall Term
Dec. 10, 2025
Last Day of Classes
Feb. 2, 2026
First Day of Classes, Spring Term