"Bridging Glass Education, Research, and Practice: Art, Engineering, and Experiential Learning at the MIT Glass Lab, 1967-1988." A paper draft and presentation by Alexander Evenchik, PhD Student in the Robotic Matter Lab at Northwestern University.
Abstract: The emergence and persistence of new community spaces in established environments often signals and reflects the desires, values, and trajectories of their home institutions. As a space that bridged artistic practice, experiential engineering education, and interdisciplinary research, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Glass Lab reflected the values of not only its founders, but also its broader community. This paper draws on this historical case with contemporary relevance for how we think about the value of such teaching spaces and their effects on practice, interdisciplinarity, community, and education.
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