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Published Invitation: Architecture Group – MIT Alumni for Climate Action (MACA)

“New MACA Architecture Group (1)
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By Meral Ekincioglu

The MIT Lobby 7, Cambridge, MA.
(Photo: Meral Ekincioglu, Ph.D.).

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We are thrilled to announce the formation of a new working group within MACA, dedicated to Architecture & Climate Action, and we warmly invite you to join us in shaping its vision, projects, and events. This group will be led by MACA affiliate, Meral Ekincioglu, Ph.D., who was a visiting scholar in the MIT Department of Architecture.
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MIT is home to the oldest architecture school in the U.S. and has a remarkable legacy of shaping the built environment through teaching, research, and innovative design. Building on this legacy, it is time for us to advance collective climate action in architecture and urban design. As climate change accelerates, establishing the MACA’s Architecture & Climate Action working group is a crucial step toward MACA’s mission of driving measurable impact at the intersection of architecture and climate action.
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This group will bring together MIT alumni, current and former fellows, scholars across architecture, urban design, planning and related design-centered disciplines, practices and professions.
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The goal is to foster collaboration on action-driven initiatives, share expertise, identify challenges, amplify ongoing efforts, and connect with other MIT climate-focused programs. Whether your experience lies in practice, research, technology, policy, or simply a personal passion for carbon free, healthy and sustainable environments, your perspective, creativity, and engagement will be deeply valued. Together, we can envision and implement solutions that transform architecture and cities for a resilient, climate-conscious future. Interested members are invited to email Meral at meralekinci2020@gmail.com. There will be a breakout room at MACA’s Annual Meeting for interested members to network to contribute their expertise and help build a vibrant platform where MIT alumni collectively lead on climate action.”
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1.See this invitation published by MACA December 2025 Newsletter, https://maca.earth/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MACA-Newsletter-December-Issue.pdf, last accessed on January 26, 2026.
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