While the current content library has been developed by the MIT Admissions and MIT Open Space Programming teams, MIT staff envision partnering with others to further develop the materials in the future.
A web-based interface allows the Welcome Center team to select these inputs - an iconic Doc Edgerton stroboscopic photo, the live speech of a lecturer, an API tracking clean energy usage in real time - and render them as light, illuminating the inside of the center and reflecting out into the Kendall/MIT Open Space beyond.
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"We wanted to highlight the human element of MIT with an installation that felt as vivid and organic as our community in fact is, and that could serve as an educational opportunity as well."Ī platform for creative computation and open educationĬustom software written by SOSO transforms a library of scientific imagery, audio streams, and data feeds into colorful animations that project ambient, abstract scenes across the fabric of the frieze.
Illuminations full#
“The lights, like the MIT community, are colorful, evolving, and full of life,” explains Chris Peterson SM '13, director of special projects at MIT Admissions and Student Financial Services and a lecturer in comparative media studies. Inspired by the concept “only at MIT,” the Welcome Center's artwork, lighting, and interiors evoke MIT’s eclectic, creative, and hands-on culture. With an open glass facade and a large ground floor auditorium, the MIT Welcome Center - a gift of Tina Moghadam and Hamid Moghadam ’77, SM ’78 - is part of MIT's new gateway in Kendall Square and is envisioned as a new starting point for visitors to the campus. The installation spans 120 linear feet, indirectly illuminating an acoustical fabric frieze within the new MIT Welcome Center, and by night transforming the center into a colorful, inviting beacon in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Please note, Quex Illuminations is a separate event to The Elf Express and while using a similar route to the Elf Express does not visit all areas, include a visit to Santa or a Gift from Santa’s Toyshop.Recently, MIT Admissions and MIT Open Space Programming jointly launched a new lighting installation, “MIT Illuminations,” in partnership with SOSO, an MIT-alumni founded experiential design firm. Quex Illuminations – the perfect after Christmas outing for the whole family.
Complete your walk under the stars with a perfectly festive Baileys Hot Chocolate or Festive Hot Drink.
While you’re enjoying the festive spectacular, grab a German Saussage from the large BBQ or a glass of steaming Mulled Wine. Quex Illuminations is the perfect moment for reflection during the hectic festive period. New for Quex Illuminations, enjoy the projection mapping light show at the Round Tower that brings the listed building to life after-dark. Wander at your own pace and spend some time with the Reindeer nestled deep within the Elf Woods. Once Santa has returned to the North Pole, explore the Elf Express woods at your own pace enjoying the thousands of lights and illuminated installations. Extend the Christmas Magic this year and visit Quex Illuminations at Quex Adventure Farm Park.
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