Carlo Ratti

Carlo Ratti 0 loves cities and the built environment. Ranked as one of the top ten most-cited scholars in urban planning and one of the leading designers in America, he focuses on intelligent systems and the convergence between the natural and artificial worlds. Recently nominated curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, he aims to foster a public conversation 1 on our urban habitat, starting from his work at the intersection between academic research 2, innovative design 3,
and start-up entrepreneurship 4.

Public conversation

Carlo’s opinions on cities, technology, and the future are contributing to a global conversation. Follow his hottest takes across the pages of his books, opinion essays, interviews, and social media.


Atlas of the Senseable City
2023
Carlo Ratti, Antoine Picon
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The City of Tomorrow: Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life
2016
Carlo Ratti, Matthew Claudel
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Open Source Architecture
2015
Carlo Ratti
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Decoding the City: Urbanism in the Age of Big Data
2014
Carlo Ratti, Dietmar Offenhuber
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Architettura Open Source
2014
Carlo Ratti
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Senseable City Guide
2011
SENSEable City Lab
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  1. Aspen Seminar For Leaders 2024
    Aspen Institute

    Venice, Italy

    04/10/2024
  2. Department of Architecture Lecture
    University of Hong Kong (HKU)

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

    26/09/2024
  3. C40 Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods Workshop
    C40 Cities

    Vancouver, Canada

    15/05/2024
  4. AMS Scientific Conference 2024: Reinventing the City
    Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    24/04/2024

To prove that architecture and our built environment can coexist harmoniously with our planet, eliminating waste, circulating materials and regenerating natural systems: this is the goal of the “Circular Economy Manifesto” developed by Curator #CarloRatti (@crassociati) with guidance from @arupgroup and input from the @ellenmacarthurfoundation. The Manifesto calls on Participants in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) and on the Participating Countries to collaborate to make #IntelliGens a truly circular Exhibition.  Read the Manifesto → www.labiennale.org - link in bio  @crassociati #CarloRatti @labiennale #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
📷 @jacopo_salvi
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿?  Hot Heart, developed for the Helsinki Energy Challenge to help the city achieve carbon-neutral heating by 2030, functions like a giant thermal battery. Low- or negative-cost renewable energy is converted into heat, stored in the tanks and withdrawn into the city’s heat distribution channels during the winter.  The project features an archipelago of 10 heat-storing basins, acting as thermal batteries while also serving as recreational spaces with tropical ecosystems. The system, powered by AI, stabilizes the energy grid and is adaptable for other cities. In addition to its environmental benefits, Hot Heart offers unique public spaces, blending nature and technology.  @crassociati #Green #Transition #HotHeart #climatechange #architecture #design #future #carloratti

Academic research

How can we use new tools to uncover our cities’ hidden secrets? Our team at the MIT Senseable City Lab is publishing new findings all the time. Read on for some of our latest discoveries…

Place identity: a generative AI’s perspective
Carlo Ratti, Fàbio Duarte, Yuhao Kang, Junda Chen, Junghwan Kim, Jinhyung Lee
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
September 2024
Challenges and opportunities in truck electrification revealed by big operational data
Fang Wang, Carlo Ratti, Paolo Santi, Pei Zhao, Shaojun Zhang, Dingsong Cui, Peng Liu, Zhaosheng Zhang, Jin Liu, Zhenpo Wang , Ye Wu
Nature Energy
July 2024
Bridging the Gap: commodifying infrastructure spatial dynamics with crowdsourced smartphone data
Shamim N.Pakzad, Liam Cronin, Soheil Sadeghi Eshkevari, Thomas J. Matarazzo, Iman Dabbaghchian, CarloRatti
Communications Engineering
July 2024
GreenScan: Toward large-scale terrestrial monitoring the health of urban trees using mobile sensing
Fan Zhang, Simone Mora, Akshit Gupta, Martine Rutten, R. Venkatesha Prasad, Carlo Ratti
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
July 2024
Big mobility data reveals hyperlocal air pollution exposure disparities in the Bronx, New York
Carlo Ratti, Paolo Santi, Fàbio Duarte, Marguerite Nyhan, Simone Mora, An Wang, Sanjana Paul, Iacopo Testi, Erica Walker4
Nature Cities
May 2024
Drive-by environmental sensing strategy to reach optimal and continuous spatio-temporal coverage using local transit network
Fàbio Duarte, An Wang, Sadegh Sabouri, Mayar Ariss, Carlo Ratti
Transportation Research Record
May 2024

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007-present

Professor of the Practice of Urban Technologies

MIT International Science andTechnology Initiatives (MISTI) 2009-present

Director

Politecnico di Milano 2022-present

Distinguished Professor

TTUP Tashkent 2023-present

Honorary Professor

University of Cambridge 2017-2019

Visiting Research Fellow

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 2017-2019

Visiting Professor


  1. Senseable Dubai Lab

    Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

  2. Senseable Amsterdam Lab

    5, Kattenburgerstraat, Amsterdam

  3. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    16, Kistagången, Kista

  4. Senseable City Lab

    Cambridge

Innovative design

A pavilion with walls of water. A skyscraper covered in plants. A renewable energy battery that doubles as a sauna. Carlo’s design firm, CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, is designing the city of tomorrow and bringing the natural and artificial worlds together.

Baltimore Bridge
Baltimore, United States of America
sunRICE
Milan, Italy
Water Batteries
Trieste, Italy

  1. CRA HQ Turin

    Italy

  2. CRA London

    London

  3. CRA New York

    United States


Architecture +AI – NEW! category
Winner

AI Timber
Architizer
July 2024
Honorable Mention for Green Architecture
Winner

Jian Mu Tower
DNA Paris
June 2024
Emerging Technologies Award
Winner

AI Timber
Netexplo
April 2024
German Design Award – Excellent Architecture
Winner

Urban Vision for Manifesta 14
German Design Council
December 2023
Best Tall Building, by Region, Asia
Winner

CapitaSpring
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
November 2023
Best Tall Building, by Height, 200-299 meters
Winner

CapitaSpring
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
November 2023

Start–up entrepreneurship

Carlo believes that innovation has to make it into the real world – and we have created an ecosystem of startups. We have received more than 500 million dollars to fund multiple projects internationally, in the field of micro-mobility, leisure, and construction.

Makr Shakr
Italy
Superpedestrian
United States of America
Biobot Analytics
United States of America

  1. Superpedestrian

    Cambridge

  2. Roccia
    Maestro Technologies

    Turin

  3. Shaker
    Makr Shakr

    Turin

  4. Greene School
    Maestro Technologies

    Palm Beach

  5. Sandbox VR
    Makr Shakr

    London

  6. Changi Airport Terminal 2
    Makr Shakr

    Singapore


Robótica Camarero Tamaño del mercado, participación, tendencias, pronóstico para 2032
ellastecuentan Spain
26/12/2023
Comment on The Future of Boozing by DenverGregg
Modern Drunkard United States of America
20/12/2023
Makr Shakr 2023: Makr Shakr’s Robots Offer Different Features to Draw in Customers For All Types of Locations!
DeliveryRank
17/12/2023
Whiteboard drawing robot
Hackster.io United States of America
16/12/2023
Over 50 Great Last Minute Geeky Tech Gifts
Paste Magazine United States of America
13/12/2023
Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas: Overview and What to Do
www.cruisehive.com United States of America
10/12/2023