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On June 24, Boston-area journalists, videographers, and producers filled the halls of the Marriott Boston Copley Place for the 40th annual New England Emmy Awards. Staff from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) and MIT Video Productions (MVP) occupied two full tables at the black-tie affair. By the end of the night, two golden statues joined them as both groups were awarded Emmys.
MIT Video Productions (MVP), formerly known as Academic Media Production Services (AMPS), received its second New England Emmy Award nomination for its documentary, "A Bold Move," in the education/schools category. In 2014, MVP was nominated and won the award for its work in the category of arts and entertainment.
What happened when MIT decided to stage a pageant? Forget your memories of dowdy high school parades and off-tune solos—MIT re-conceived the notion of pageant. This spring, to celebrate a century in Cambridge, MIT marked the move from Boston with light, color, arts, and elements of MIT’s history.
When MIT moved its campus from a muddle of buildings in Boston’s Copley Square to its new waterfront location in Cambridge 100 years ago, it was an “impressive goodbye,” according to the Boston Daily Globe. MIT celebrated that first river crossing this spring with festivities including a community parade. This video profiles the creation of the 200-pound brain that won the parade competition.
The Buoy Stone was built in celebration of MIT's 2016 campus centennial, marking 100 years since the Insitute moved across the Charles River from Boston to Cambridge. This megalith is the second in a series of projects by lecturer Brandon Clifford that investigates how knowledge from the past — particularly focusing on mass, weight, and gravity — can inform contemporary architectural practice.