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Kendall Square Initiative

The ongoing transformation of MIT properties in Kendall Square plays a key role in the revitalization of the area, increasing its appeal to innovation leaders and members of the community.

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Kendall Square from the river

Kendall Square Initiative

Main Street, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

Status: In construction

Themes: Innovation and collaboration
Renovation and renewal
Sustainability
Enhancement of life and learning

Completion: To be determined

The ongoing transformation of MIT properties in Kendall Square plays a key role in the revitalization of the area, increasing its appeal to innovation leaders and members of the community.

Overview

Kendall Square from the river
Site 5
Aerial view of Kendall Square
Site 1
Site 1
Site 2 rendering
New green space
Site 3
Sites 4 and 5
Site 5
KSI site plan

Status

In construction

Completion Date

To be determined

Themes and priorities

Innovation and collaboration
Renovation and renewal
Sustainability
Enhancement of life and learning

Kendall Square, home to some of the most innovative companies on earth, is central to the life and character of its local community. MIT's Kendall Square Initiative projects are designed to transform the area into a more lively and welcoming neighborhood, offering enhanced retail, dining, work, and entertainment experiences.

Since the 1960s, MIT has invested in and around its campus to bring industry and academia together. The Kendall Square Initiative continues that work with the transformation of six former parking lots into buildings with offices, laboratories, housing, and retail. Green spaces and open space are incorporated into the sites to round out the transit-oriented urban center. By facilitating research and collaboration opportunities among industry, MIT, local hospitals, and other academic institutions, the Kendall Square projects make this area an unparalleled destination for the innovation economy.

The projects include new housing for graduate students, a new home for MIT Admissions and the MIT Museum, and a new MBTA headhouse that will make the area more accessible and inviting. New open spaces are designed to provide a direct link to campus, extending the Infinite Corridor to Kendall Square and the Sloan School. Learn more in the specific project profiles for the Kendall Square sites.

As a whole, the Kendall Square Initiative embodies the mens et manus tradition and is expected to strengthen ties between industry and academia in the area. To read more about the plans and get regular construction updates visit the coUrbanize website and the Kendall Square Initiative website.

Image credits

Steve Dunwell, Gunnar Glueck, and courtesy of Design Distill, Weiss/Manfredi

Details

Address

Main Street, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA

Use

Academic, Commercial, Retail, Residential

Project Team

Architects

MIT team: Michael Owu (MITIMCo)

Scope

1,800,000 gsf

Map

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