MIT Building 20 Exhibit — Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The MIT Building 20 Exhibit, a commemorative lobby installation in MIT's Stata Center honoring the wartime radar-research and innovation legacy of the temporary Building 20 it replaced, opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2004, with exhibit design by Proun Design and fabrication by Back Bay Signs and Advanced Photographics.
| Venue | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|---|---|
| Project type | Installation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2004 |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Proun Design | Exhibit Design | |
| back-bay-signs | Fabrication | |
| advanced-photographics | Fabrication |
Description
The installation features a circa-1945 radar antenna with an 8-foot dish, from which quotes of former Building 20 occupants radiate onto adjacent walls and windows; interpretive panels showcase Building 20 alumni including Doc Edgerton's strobe photography, Noam Chomsky's linguistics work, and Amar Bose's acoustics research. Curated by Debbie Douglas, PhD, for the MIT Museum.