[12] In addition, Ochsendorf directs the Guastavino Project at MIT, which researches and maintains the Guastavino.net online archive of related materials.

[17] Ochsendorf and his students were deeply involved with the structural engineering of the design, which was led by J. Meejin Yoon, the head of the MIT Department of Architecture.

[21][22][23] Called Lookout, the artwork is an asymmetrical compound-curved domed shell, pierced by 90 small apertures for circular viewports.

[21] Ochsendorf recruited and led a team of MIT students and alumni to work on the structural engineering aspects of the project.

Two undergrads and four master's students worked on the analytical modeling of the project, including computing the number of bricks required.

Davis developed and tested a custom blend of natural cements to make up the high-strength mortar binding the masonry elements together.

[21] From 2010 to 2017, Ochsendorf and his wife Anne Carney served as heads of house of the MIT graduate student dormitory called "The Warehouse".