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Architecture education at MIT, celebrating its 150th anniversary, today encompasses research and teaching projects that address large--and sometimes highly charged--topics, including urban resilience in the face of climate change, energy use and futures, refugees fleeing conflict or disaster, water management, infrastructure, the teaching of global architectural history, and explorations into the self-assembly of materials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitecture and Action\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the agency of architects and architecture within the overlapping spheres of the institution, the discipline, and the profession. Through a presentation of projects and texts, the book reveals how students and faculty--whether architects, artists, historians, technologists, or scientists--define action, considering its possible forms, procedures, and scales, as well as its potency and limits. The selected work exemplifies the wide range of approaches and zones of intervention, bringing together projects that find space for action while questioning assumptions about where architectural value is located. 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