Senseable cities

Abstract: The way we live, work, and play is very different today than it was just a few decades ago, thanks in large part to a network of connectivity that now encompasses most people on the planet. In a similar way, today we are at the beginning of a new technological revolution: the Internet is entering the physical space—the traditional domain of architecture and design—becoming an “Internet of Things” or IoT. As such, it is opening the door to a variety of applications that, in a similar way to what happened with the first wave of the Internet, can encompass many domains: from energy to mobility, from production to citizen participation. The talk by Prof. Carlo Ratti will address these issues from a critical point of view through projects by the Senseable City Laboratory, a research initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the design office Carlo Ratti Associati.

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Audience: general audience

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