Rosa Weinberg
K-12 Design Education Lead
Rosa Weinberg is a visionary design educator and licensed architect who transcends disciplinary boundaries at MIT's Morningside Academy for Design (MAD). As K-12 Design Education Lead, she champions a holistic approach that integrates skills from a wide range of design practices, from engineering design to human-centered design, expanding traditional design education paradigms. In her role, Weinberg develops comprehensive K-12 design strategies, mentors undergraduate design students, and creates open-source educational resources.
With a decade of teaching experience at innovative institutions like NuVu Studio, RISD, and Smith College, Weinberg crafts transformative studio experiences that challenge students' preconceptions. Her groundbreaking curricular topics—ranging from Beaver Centered Design to design for dance and disability—invite students to explore design's profound potential for reimagining human experience.
Her personal creative practice explores the fascinating intersection of mechanisms, textiles, and human bodies. Weinberg's innovative work—both as an educator and artist—has been consistently recognized, earning multiple prestigious Core 77 Design Awards and establishing her as a thought leader in design pedagogy.