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How the Aspen Movie Map changed how we think about navigating

by Chia Evers

June 5, 2025

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Dr. Andrew Lippman, Associate Director of the Media Lab and head of the Viral Communications group, talks about the Aspen Movie Map—a classic project from the Architecture Machine Group, which preceded the Media Lab—and what it still has to say about the Media Lab’s approach to innovation.

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