Ana Miljački appointed head of MIT Department of Architecture effective July 2026
Starting July 1, 2026, Ana Miljački will assume leadership of MIT's Department of Architecture, succeeding Nicholas de Monchaux. With nearly two decades at MIT, she currently serves as the Francis White Davis Professor of Architecture. Miljački has directed both the Master of Science in Architecture Studies and the Master of Architecture programs. In 2018, she founded the Critical Broadcasting Lab at MIT, where she hosts the podcast I Would Prefer Not To. Her upcoming role coincides with the department's relocation to the newly renovated Metropolitan Exchange Storage facility by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, expected to be completed between September 2026 and January 2027. Dean Hashim Sarkis praised her commitment to innovative architectural education and addressing student debt.
Key facts
- Ana Miljački appointed head of MIT Department of Architecture
- Assumes role July 1, 2026
- Succeeds Nicholas de Monchaux who served since 2020
- MIT Department of Architecture will relocate to Metropolitan Exchange Storage facility adapted by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Relocation occurs between September 2026 and January 2027
- Miljački founded MIT's Critical Broadcasting Lab in 2018
- Hosts I Would Prefer Not To podcast with The Architectural League of New York
- Current Francis White Davis Professor of Architecture at MIT
Entities
Artists
- Ana Miljački
- Nicholas de Monchaux
- Hashim Sarkis
- Diller Scofidio
- Renfro
Institutions
- MIT Department of Architecture
- MIT School of Architecture and Planning
- MIT
- Critical Broadcasting Lab
- The Architectural League of New York
Locations
- Cambridge
- Massachusetts
- United States
- 77 Massachusetts Avenue
- Metropolitan Exchange Storage facility
- New York