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𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
CRA is transforming an old hospital complex in Modena, Italy, into a major cultural and innovation hub named AGO Modena Fabbriche Culturali, featuring a triangular ...plaza with a movable, origami-like roof.
The 20,000 square-meter project blends architectural conservation with kinetic architecture to create dynamic, flexible spaces, including a kinetic roof in one courtyard that adapts to various conditions and functions.
The project, situated at the entrance to Modena’s medieval city center, aims to restore and adapt the historic site dynamically, keeping parts of the restoration unfinished to allow for future transformations.
@crassociati @italorota @agomodenafacultura #ago #modena #nasa #origami #cra #carloratti #chuckhoberman #architecture #design #future
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, along with Italo Rota and Maestro Technologies, transforms Palazzo Mondadori in Milan, maintaining Oscar Niemeyer's iconic design while introducing innovative ...workplace strategies.
The renovation for leading Italian publisher Mondadori, in collaboration with Generali Real Estate, covers over 20,000 square meters, with plans for a wider renovation of Niemeyer's European landmark. The project reimagines modern furniture by refurbishing over 1300 units of original modular furnishings, integrating wood and creating reconfigurable modules that incorporate natural elements.
The redesign includes desks that promote informal encounters, transparent meeting rooms for continuity, and a layout that maximizes natural light, enhancing the connection with the surrounding park. The intervention aims to rejuvenate the cutting-edge office spaces of the 1970s with modern innovation, fostering a dynamic and engaging work environment.
📷 @dsl__studio @delfino_sl @melaniadallegrave
@crassociati #CarloRatti #workspaces #office #greenworkplace #plantlife #workspacedesign #biophilia #ecobuilding #carlorattiassociati #design #GeneraliRealRstate @gruppomondadori @italorotastudio
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟯
This week, we talked with Camilla Nicolini, Strategy & Innovation Associate at CRA.
The Strategy & Innovation team collaborates with private and public stakeholders to develop innovative architectural and ...engineering solutions with a positive environmental and social impact.
Camilla is a licensed architect who began her studies at Università di Roma Tre in Rome and continued at Politecnico di Torino in Turin, where she earned a master's degree in Architecture for Sustainability. For her master’s thesis, she explored strategies for revitalizing the Val Formazza area, a project that earned her the Uncem Prize.
In her role at CRA, she says: “Contributing to the projects 'Wood You Believe?' and 'The Wood Without the Tree,' has profoundly shaped my understanding and passion for sustainable design, while allowing me to engage deeply with the firm's values of sustainability and innovation."
The two projects were showcased during Milan Design Week in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Camilla continues: "'The Wood You Believe?' installation highlighted the beauty and potential of circularity, showcasing how high-quality timber panels can be produced entirely from recycled wood. 'The Wood Without the Tree' took this further by using digital fabrication techniques, demonstrating the potential of technology to revolutionize the construction industry by optimizing material use and the fabrication process. It's really meaningful to work on projects that align with my values, and it's special to see them materialize."
@crassociati @_caminico_
#CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
The Patapsco River is now clear of debris, and traffic is set to resume on June 10 in Baltimore. This follows the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge after a collision with a container ship in ...March.
Currently, the Maryland Transportation Authority is looking for design-and-build teams to reconstruct the bridge. We’re stepping in by submitting our unsolicited proposal for the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Our vision is to create structures that harmonize with nature and utilize cutting-edge technology to prevent future accidents. Partnering with Webuild and engineer Michel Virlogeux, our cable-stayed design aims to enhance safety and accommodate high traffic demands.
@crassociati #CarloRatti @webuildgroup #MichelVirlogeux #design #baltimorebridge #bridge #construction #usa
📸 @brickvisual
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Forbes interviewed Carlo on the theme of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025, #IntelliGens.
“A challenge that can only be addressed collaboratively, with a plurality of approaches. Around ...the world, cities and territories are rapidly evolving in response to climate change. Forced to address urgent problems - rising sea levels, urban heat islands, extreme weather events, protection of the most vulnerable populations - local communities around the world are now at the forefront of innovation processes in the built environment.”
The Biennale Architettura 2025 will encourage collaborations among various professionals to advance scientific knowledge, and it is this interdisciplinary approach that forms the basis of Intelligens.
@labiennale @forbesitalia #EnzoArgante #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
Researchers from DUSP’s Senseable City Lab and the Sustainable Urbanization Lab met to collaborate at Tsinghua Univerisity! From left to right:
Yan Yao (SCL), Yinjing Huang (SCL), Pei Zhao (SCL), Fábio Duarte (SCL/SUL), Lei Dong (SCL/SUL), Jinghao Wang (SUL), and Fan Zhang (SCL).
...We just love a mini reunion 🤝
#senseablecitylab #sustainableurbanization #mit #mitdusp #dusp #tsinghuauniversity #urbanstudies #urbanplanning #futurecities #urban #urbandata #bigdata #futurecities
𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
For the first time, practitioners, scientists, scholars, activists, architects and non-architects are encouraged to submit their ideas for the #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens (deadline: 21 June 2024).
... “Every proposal, no matter how audacious, is worthy of consideration in the face of today’s defining challenges”, says Carlo. That’s why every one of them will be evaluated by the Curator for possible inclusion in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – @labiennale (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) or the broader curatorial program.
Read more → www.labiennale.org - LINK IN BIO
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
“Every proposal, no matter how audacious, is worthy of consideration in the face of today’s defining challenges”: until Friday 21 June practitioners, scientists, scholars, activists, architects and non-architects are encouraged to submit their ideas for the
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗
Imagine your university as a place that nurtures creativity, unexpected encounters, and pioneering ideas. In order to achieve new utopias, we must construct utopian spaces. The development of the new ...University of Milan campus in the Mind district, designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, is progressing following additional funding from the European Bank and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (Cdp).
Spanning 190,000 square meters, the campus will accommodate 23,000 researchers and students. It will feature verdant courtyards, interconnected walkways, five brick buildings, a central square, and a lake. The project pays tribute to Renaissance architect Filarete's Ca' Granda, employing modern robotic construction techniques to produce intricate bas-relief facades.
Taking inspiration from Philarete's utopian ideals, the campus prioritizes physical proximity to facilitate scientific collaboration. Noteworthy features include the "Common Ground" network of pathways and abundant greenery, designed to foster interaction between academia and the surrounding innovation district.
@crassociati #CarloRatti #urban #futureofthecities #MIND #campus #università #university
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Are you under the age of 30 and would you like to challenge yourself with the themes of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025? Check out the international call for the #BiennaleCollegeArchitettura, the project dedicated to emerging design practitioners that complements and enriches the
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟮
Our next guest is Gabriele Sacchi, an architect at CRA, with whom we discussed engaging architecture that fosters continuous research about the connection between the natural and artificial worlds.
Gabriele is a ...licensed architect who studied Architecture and Urban Design at Politecnico di Milano. He developed his master's thesis in Toronto, Canada, focusing on the integration of public environments with innovative mobility solutions.
At CRA, Gabriele recently contributed to the “Water Batteries” project, the renewable energy park we showcased a few weeks ago in Trieste, Italy. "Working on a project that revitalizes a former industrial and polluting area has been both challenging and fascinating. The facility will now be repurposed for a somewhat similar output, producing and storing energy, but in a clean and innovative manner.”
Gabriele concludes, "I appreciate this project's approach because it embodies CRA's goal: to create something innovative with new functionality, even from pre-existing structures. This allows us to rethink the public realm by connecting people, nature, and the built environment."
@crassociati @gabrielesacchi #CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹. ...
Roccia, a hospitality project in Monferrato, Italy, leverages digital technologies like LiDAR scanning for precise adaptive reuse.
This project revitalizes the ruins of a historical monastery-turned-farmhouse by integrating a digitally fabricated timber skin, preserving the structure's antiquity and its natural overgrowth. The design harmoniously blends the natural and artificial, suggesting innovative renovation methods for historical buildings.
The contemporary intervention includes prefabricated wooden elements within the old brick walls, forming a symbiotic relationship between the new and the ancient. Led by Maestro Technologies, Roccia embodies an approach that celebrates and enhances the site's historical decay.
@crassociati #carloratti #architecture #innovation #design #Monferrato #3Dscanner #UNESCO @italorotastudio
📰 #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti @crassociati @sole24ore
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 🌳
We’ve always envisioned the office as a place for exchanging ideas and meeting with colleagues we might not see every day otherwise!
More and more, we have found ourselves including our garden among ...our work spaces; whether it’s a quick coffee break, a casual meeting, or a moment of solitude to recharge or focus on a project.
Occasionally, we all come together, and we can assure you that the benefits, especially now that the weather is getting warmer, are quite noticeable!
@crassociati #CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 #𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 ...𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – @labiennale
The concept driving the curation of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025 by Carlo Ratti is to use intelligence harmoniously, creatively, and synergistically to face the challenges of the world we live in practically.
A participatory #BiennaleArchitettura, open to ideas and requiring the contribution of everyone. For this reason, a Space for Ideas has been opened to ensure that projects can become pieces in this great interactive mosaic of evolving intelligence. You have until June 21st - discover the link in bio!
The method will include Transdisciplinarity (collaborative projects between multiple professionals); Living Lab (leveraging Venice as a lab merging interacting forms of intelligence); the aforementioned Space for Ideas; and Circularity Protocol because we don't want to waste a single screw and we aim to make it a 100% circular Biennale Architettura.
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 @labiennale 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 ...𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀
As the Central Pavilion at the Giardini will be under renovation in 2025, the #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens will flood into the city of Venice itself! In an interview for Artribune, Carlo discusses his previous experience in curating large events like the Shenzhen Biennial or the Urban Vision for Manifesta 14, in Prishtina explaining how “large events that manage to interface in a positive way with the city are catalysts for otherwise unthinkable changes.”
In Venice, Carlo wants to go further: “We don’t want to lose a single screw - that is, we are planning the first fully circular Biennale Architettura 2025, with everything reused or recycled, as well as made from recovered material wherever possible. This is now a crucial theme for all events, and we think the upcoming #BiennaleArchitettura can really take a leap.”
Head to stories to read the full article (Italian only).
And in BIO, you can find the link to the Space for Ideas: we need to embrace a collaborative approach to design. That’s why a public venue for the submission of ideas is now open on the website of #LaBiennaleDiVenezia, fostering an expansive heterogeneity of voices, visions, and suggestions.
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura @artribune
📷 @ave_zz
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆? 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺, 𝗼𝗳 ...𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲!
We’ve just received a beautiful gift from our friends at the Vitra Design Museum - a book of their latest exhibition, featuring our Hot Heart project!
Hot Heart is part of the final section of the exhibition, Transform! Designing the Future of Energy, dedicated to the theme of »Future Energyscapes« and what they look like, including new types of energy storage.
Hot Heart is a network of islands that combines thermal energy storage with recreational purposes. It is the winner of the #HelsinkiEnergyChallenge, which aims to decarbonize the Finnish city's heating system by 2030.
The exhibition sheds light on how the energy industry is changing from a design standpoint, from commonplace renewable energy goods to solar-powered homes and wind farms, and from intelligent transportation systems to imaginative ideas of self-sufficient cities of the future.
Transform! Designing the Future of Energy runs at the Vitra Design Museum until September 1, 2024.
@crassociati #CarloRatti @vitradesignmuseum #Green #Transition #Collaboration #opportunities #HotHeart #climatechange #architecture #design #future #InternationalMuseumDay
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.
In the past, cities were islands of architecture within a green sea, but now the opposite is the case. Cities are sprawling further as... their populations grow, leaving inhabitants isolated from the natural world. Today, attempts are being made to spread green elements throughout our cities. But CRA takes it further: making greenery accessible to everyone.
This idea has been proposed in Singapore, with the 280-meter CapitaSpring tower, designed together with BIG, which houses a tropical forest suspended in the air, accessible to anyone who wants to visit.
Working to create accessible and affordable natural spaces is essential to creating more livable and sustainable cities.
Designed by @crassociati and @big_builds for @capitaland Development (CLD) and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust
#carloratti #design #architecture #naturalear artificial #green architecture #sustainability #architecturedaily #amazingarchitecture
“At a time of crisis, we need to embrace a collaborative approach to design” tells Carlo in a recent interview for La Repubblica.
As a curator, Carlo wants to put together an exhibition that highlights innovation in thought and diversity of opinion.
Read and discover the ...Curator first statement in BIO. And follow us to be updated!
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura @labiennale
📷 @ave_zz
Your smartphone is a tool to better understand our cities! Carlo tells you how and why
#carloratti
@SenseableCity @MIT
𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲
Last March we witnessed the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, so we immediately took action, and ...what you see today is a pro bono proposal for what we believe to be among the best solutions for the city of Baltimore.
The vision that guides our office is to design for people, in coexistence with nature, through the support of technology. But not only that. We want to make sure that accidents like this never happen again and that the built environment stands up to the passage of time. Our buildings must be designed for the future.
For this reason, we collaborated with Webuild, and consulted with French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux, for the replacement of the collapsed Key Bridge in Baltimore.
The proposed cable-stayed design for the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge aims to redefine the city's harbor entrance while enhancing safety and adaptability. With a longer main span and shallow water placement of support pillars, it mitigates risks of accidents. Increased roadway capacity and clearance meet high traffic demands and industry standards. Smart features, inspired by MIT research, enable effective traffic management and maintenance.
@crassociati #CarloRatti @webuildgroup #MichelVirlogeux #design #baltimorebridge #bridge #construction #usa
📸 @brickvisual
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮 ...𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗮, 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶
“The Exhibition will search for a path forward, proposing that intelligent solutions to pressing problems can take many forms. It will present a collection of design proposals and many other experiments, exploring a definition of ‘intelligence’ as an ability to adapt to the environment with limited resources, knowledge, or power. Objects, buildings, and urban plans will be arranged along the axis of a multiple and widespread intelligence – organized as natural, artificial, collective, and combinations of the three. While some ideas are destined to fail, others may point us toward redemption”.
You can read Carlo’s whole statement here → www.labiennale.org - LINK IN STORIES
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura @labiennale
📸 Brendan Zhang
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
International Worker’s Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers.
While it goes without saying that we should celebrate and appreciate ...our workers every day, these holidays help us do just that. To not forget the great work that our colleagues do every day, enabling us to continue to innovate and experiment.
So, we’re taking the chance to say a big thank you to all the Admin team, the Cabinet, Communications, Design, Strategy & Innovation and Make teams, and all the people who make working in our office possible - and fun! And thanks also to our start-ups, Makr Shakr and Maestro, with whom we are always having new adventures!
@crassociati #CarloRatti @makrshakr #Maestro #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲!
CRA's "Sunny Inside" interior design for Zambon Pharma pushes the boundaries ...of biophilic design. Through the latest SunLike LED technology, which mimics the spectral distribution of the sun's power and reproduces it within the confines of the office, the traditional distinction between indoor and outdoor spaces is blurred.
Alongside sunlight, plants enter the workspace, enriching desks and common areas, and further improving workers’ well-being.
@crassociati #CarloRatti @zambon1906 #workspaces #workspaces #office #lightingdecor #cra #greenworkplace #plantlife #workspacedesign #biophilia #ecobuilding #design
📸: @mbeckpeccoz
𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
CRA is transforming an old hospital complex in Modena, Italy, into a major cultural and innovation hub named AGO Modena Fabbriche Culturali, featuring a triangular plaza with a movable, origami-like roof.
The 20,000 square-meter project blends architectural conservation with kinetic architecture to create dynamic, flexible spaces, including a kinetic roof in one courtyard that adapts to various conditions and functions.
The project, situated at the entrance to Modena’s medieval city center, aims to restore and adapt the historic site dynamically, keeping parts of the restoration unfinished to allow for future transformations.
@crassociati @italorota @agomodenafacultura #ago #modena #nasa #origami #cra #carloratti #chuckhoberman #architecture #design #future
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, along with Italo Rota and Maestro Technologies, transforms Palazzo Mondadori in Milan, maintaining Oscar Niemeyer`s iconic design while introducing innovative workplace strategies.
The renovation for leading Italian publisher Mondadori, in collaboration with Generali Real Estate, covers over 20,000 square meters, with plans for a wider renovation of Niemeyer`s European landmark. The project reimagines modern furniture by refurbishing over 1300 units of original modular furnishings, integrating wood and creating reconfigurable modules that incorporate natural elements.
The redesign includes desks that promote informal encounters, transparent meeting rooms for continuity, and a layout that maximizes natural light, enhancing the connection with the surrounding park. The intervention aims to rejuvenate the cutting-edge office spaces of the 1970s with modern innovation, fostering a dynamic and engaging work environment.
📷 @dsl__studio @delfino_sl @melaniadallegrave
@crassociati #CarloRatti #workspaces #office #greenworkplace #plantlife #workspacedesign #biophilia #ecobuilding #carlorattiassociati #design #GeneraliRealRstate @gruppomondadori @italorotastudio
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟯
This week, we talked with Camilla Nicolini, Strategy & Innovation Associate at CRA.
The Strategy & Innovation team collaborates with private and public stakeholders to develop innovative architectural and engineering solutions with a positive environmental and social impact.
Camilla is a licensed architect who began her studies at Università di Roma Tre in Rome and continued at Politecnico di Torino in Turin, where she earned a master`s degree in Architecture for Sustainability. For her master’s thesis, she explored strategies for revitalizing the Val Formazza area, a project that earned her the Uncem Prize.
In her role at CRA, she says: “Contributing to the projects `Wood You Believe?` and `The Wood Without the Tree,` has profoundly shaped my understanding and passion for sustainable design, while allowing me to engage deeply with the firm`s values of sustainability and innovation."
The two projects were showcased during Milan Design Week in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Camilla continues: "`The Wood You Believe?` installation highlighted the beauty and potential of circularity, showcasing how high-quality timber panels can be produced entirely from recycled wood. `The Wood Without the Tree` took this further by using digital fabrication techniques, demonstrating the potential of technology to revolutionize the construction industry by optimizing material use and the fabrication process. It`s really meaningful to work on projects that align with my values, and it`s special to see them materialize."
@crassociati @_caminico_
#CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
The Patapsco River is now clear of debris, and traffic is set to resume on June 10 in Baltimore. This follows the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge after a collision with a container ship in March.
Currently, the Maryland Transportation Authority is looking for design-and-build teams to reconstruct the bridge. We’re stepping in by submitting our unsolicited proposal for the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Our vision is to create structures that harmonize with nature and utilize cutting-edge technology to prevent future accidents. Partnering with Webuild and engineer Michel Virlogeux, our cable-stayed design aims to enhance safety and accommodate high traffic demands.
@crassociati #CarloRatti @webuildgroup #MichelVirlogeux #design #baltimorebridge #bridge #construction #usa
📸 @brickvisual
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Forbes interviewed Carlo on the theme of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025, #IntelliGens.
“A challenge that can only be addressed collaboratively, with a plurality of approaches. Around the world, cities and territories are rapidly evolving in response to climate change. Forced to address urgent problems - rising sea levels, urban heat islands, extreme weather events, protection of the most vulnerable populations - local communities around the world are now at the forefront of innovation processes in the built environment.”
The Biennale Architettura 2025 will encourage collaborations among various professionals to advance scientific knowledge, and it is this interdisciplinary approach that forms the basis of Intelligens.
@labiennale @forbesitalia #EnzoArgante #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
Researchers from DUSP’s Senseable City Lab and the Sustainable Urbanization Lab met to collaborate at Tsinghua Univerisity! From left to right:
Yan Yao (SCL), Yinjing Huang (SCL), Pei Zhao (SCL), Fábio Duarte (SCL/SUL), Lei Dong (SCL/SUL), Jinghao Wang (SUL), and Fan Zhang (SCL).
We just love a mini reunion 🤝
#senseablecitylab #sustainableurbanization #mit #mitdusp #dusp #tsinghuauniversity #urbanstudies #urbanplanning #futurecities #urban #urbandata #bigdata #futurecities
𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
For the first time, practitioners, scientists, scholars, activists, architects and non-architects are encouraged to submit their ideas for the #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens (deadline: 21 June 2024).
“Every proposal, no matter how audacious, is worthy of consideration in the face of today’s defining challenges”, says Carlo. That’s why every one of them will be evaluated by the Curator for possible inclusion in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – @labiennale (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) or the broader curatorial program.
Read more → www.labiennale.org - LINK IN BIO
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗
Imagine your university as a place that nurtures creativity, unexpected encounters, and pioneering ideas. In order to achieve new utopias, we must construct utopian spaces. The development of the new University of Milan campus in the Mind district, designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, is progressing following additional funding from the European Bank and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (Cdp).
Spanning 190,000 square meters, the campus will accommodate 23,000 researchers and students. It will feature verdant courtyards, interconnected walkways, five brick buildings, a central square, and a lake. The project pays tribute to Renaissance architect Filarete`s Ca` Granda, employing modern robotic construction techniques to produce intricate bas-relief facades.
Taking inspiration from Philarete`s utopian ideals, the campus prioritizes physical proximity to facilitate scientific collaboration. Noteworthy features include the "Common Ground" network of pathways and abundant greenery, designed to foster interaction between academia and the surrounding innovation district.
@crassociati #CarloRatti #urban #futureofthecities #MIND #campus #università #university
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟮
Our next guest is Gabriele Sacchi, an architect at CRA, with whom we discussed engaging architecture that fosters continuous research about the connection between the natural and artificial worlds.
Gabriele is a licensed architect who studied Architecture and Urban Design at Politecnico di Milano. He developed his master`s thesis in Toronto, Canada, focusing on the integration of public environments with innovative mobility solutions.
At CRA, Gabriele recently contributed to the “Water Batteries” project, the renewable energy park we showcased a few weeks ago in Trieste, Italy. "Working on a project that revitalizes a former industrial and polluting area has been both challenging and fascinating. The facility will now be repurposed for a somewhat similar output, producing and storing energy, but in a clean and innovative manner.”
Gabriele concludes, "I appreciate this project`s approach because it embodies CRA`s goal: to create something innovative with new functionality, even from pre-existing structures. This allows us to rethink the public realm by connecting people, nature, and the built environment."
@crassociati @gabrielesacchi #CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹.
Roccia, a hospitality project in Monferrato, Italy, leverages digital technologies like LiDAR scanning for precise adaptive reuse.
This project revitalizes the ruins of a historical monastery-turned-farmhouse by integrating a digitally fabricated timber skin, preserving the structure`s antiquity and its natural overgrowth. The design harmoniously blends the natural and artificial, suggesting innovative renovation methods for historical buildings.
The contemporary intervention includes prefabricated wooden elements within the old brick walls, forming a symbiotic relationship between the new and the ancient. Led by Maestro Technologies, Roccia embodies an approach that celebrates and enhances the site`s historical decay.
@crassociati #carloratti #architecture #innovation #design #Monferrato #3Dscanner #UNESCO @italorotastudio
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 🌳
We’ve always envisioned the office as a place for exchanging ideas and meeting with colleagues we might not see every day otherwise!
More and more, we have found ourselves including our garden among our work spaces; whether it’s a quick coffee break, a casual meeting, or a moment of solitude to recharge or focus on a project.
Occasionally, we all come together, and we can assure you that the benefits, especially now that the weather is getting warmer, are quite noticeable!
@crassociati #CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 #𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – @labiennale
The concept driving the curation of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025 by Carlo Ratti is to use intelligence harmoniously, creatively, and synergistically to face the challenges of the world we live in practically.
A participatory #BiennaleArchitettura, open to ideas and requiring the contribution of everyone. For this reason, a Space for Ideas has been opened to ensure that projects can become pieces in this great interactive mosaic of evolving intelligence. You have until June 21st - discover the link in bio!
The method will include Transdisciplinarity (collaborative projects between multiple professionals); Living Lab (leveraging Venice as a lab merging interacting forms of intelligence); the aforementioned Space for Ideas; and Circularity Protocol because we don`t want to waste a single screw and we aim to make it a 100% circular Biennale Architettura.
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
Researchers from DUSP’s Senseable City Lab and the Sustainable Urbanization Lab met to collaborate at Tsinghua Univerisity! From left to right:
Yan Yao (SCL), Yinjing Huang (SCL), Pei Zhao (SCL), Fábio Duarte (SCL/SUL), Lei Dong (SCL/SUL), Jinghao Wang (SUL), and Fan Zhang (SCL).
We just love a mini reunion 🤝
#senseablecitylab #sustainableurbanization #mit #mitdusp #dusp #tsinghuauniversity #urbanstudies #urbanplanning #futurecities #urban #urbandata #bigdata #futurecities
Carlo Ratti and Daniela Rus present at Davos 2024. The session was on “Bold Solutions - Synergizing Science and Innovation for Climate Resilience.”
In this moment, they were talking about Space Bubbles!
#davos2024 #climate #bigdata #climateresilience #senseablecitylab #urbandata #senseablecities
Congratulations to Carlo! Head to the link in our bio for the full article, which made front-page MIT news.
#venicebiennale2025 #venicearchitecturebiennale #senseablecitylab #venicebiennale #news #mitnews
Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition @makerfairerome came to an end. It was great to meet so much young talent enthusiastic about science and technology! We thank SCL consortium members @armadeicarabinieri, @crearicerca and @faetechnology for hosting us at their booths, and @ambasciatausa for supporting the initiative.
Umberto recently presented data-based tools that can help city leaders and policymakers make more livable, inclusive, and lively downtowns at @citylab session “Emerging Strategies for Downtown Revitalization”.
SCL`s City Scanner project featuring #Flatburn is on display at the #VeniceBiennale2023. The exhibit, ‘Rebuilding Beirut: Using Data to Co-Design a New Future,’ is part of the sixth biennial architecture exhibition ‘Time Space Existence’ presented by the European Cultural Centre (ECC). The exhibit also features two other research projects from @MITSAP that all support the rebuilding efforts in Beirut following the disastrous explosion at Port of Beirut in August 2020.
The exhibit is open through November 26, 2023 in Venice at the Palazzo Bembo. You can buy tickets and plan your visit to the exhibit at: https://www.labiennale.org/en.
Photo credit to Matteo Losurdo
Over five years #Paris reduced traffic speed in almost 50% of its streets. In Slow Zones we use 11.7 million geo-tagged tweets to map how people move in Paris. We found that Paris’ slow zones initiative has been fostering higher activities in these areas. Also, comparing with nearby streets with similar characteristics, those subjected to the slow zones policies attract individuals from a more diverse social background. Our study offers evidence of the benefits that slowing cars down and making streets friendlier to #pedestrians creates opportunities to have more and more diverse people using slow zones, which can be used as a precedent to other cities considering to implement similar policies.
View the full project on senseable.mit.edu/slow-zones/
Team:
@_tinker_ @cate_heine @katjaschechtner @nj.namju @living__systems
“Atlas of the Senseable City,” co-authored by Carlo Ratti and Antoine Picon, was just published this week by Yale University Press. The book examines how dynamic mapping of cities—using digital technologies to map changing aspects of a city in motion, e.g. pollution, pedestrian flows, commuting traffic—creates new opportunities to visualize information, address urban challenges, implement change, and understand the built environment in more depth.
“Used correctly, maps can be irreplaceable tools for democracy,” says Carlo Ratti, director of the Senseable City Lab. “New maps make the world more visible to all. The right maps can help individuals navigate the chaos of modern life, and empower activists to notice and highlight problems in their communities.”
Link in our bio to purchase a copy!
#citymapping #urbandata #senseablecitylab #atlasofthesenseablecity
SCL`s #CityScanner project featuring #Flatburn is on display at the #VeniceBiennale2023. The exhibit, ‘Rebuilding Beirut: Using Data to Co-Design a New Future,’ is part of the sixth biennial architecture exhibition ‘Time Space Existence’ presented by the European Cultural Centre (ECC) @ecc_italy. The exhibit also features two other research projects from @mitsap that all support the rebuilding efforts in Beirut following the disastrous explosion at the Port of Beirut in August 2020.
The exhibit is open through November 26, 2023 in Venice at the Palazzo Bembo. You can buy tickets and plan your visit to the exhibit at: https://www.labiennale.org/en.
📸 by Matteo Losurdo.
In 2018, SCL introduced City Scanner, a mobile sensing platform for fleets of everyday vehicles that promised a more cost-effective, localized measurement of urban air pollution and heat than traditional methods.
SCL has now launched Flatburn, an open-source City Scanner. A step-by-step guide — including hardware schematics, 3D-printable designs and data acquisition software — is made freely available, so citizens can deploy and customize Flatburn themselves.
Check out the link in our bio for more news coverage of Flatburn, or visit senseable.mit.edu/flatburn/ for more information.
What’s the trade-off between privacy and benefits of data-driven solutions?
Introducing: Data Slots, a game developed by a team at SCL to evaluate decisions about sharing one’s personal data and how it can be used to shape solutions to urban challenges.
In a few short rounds, players collect data cards to design and create a data-driven idea to apply to three scenarios: a public space, a living environment, or a work environment. The proposed ideas are tracked on a global scoreboard then ranked by other players, allowing peers to engage and assess each other’s proposals.
Data Slots has been played over 700 times in dozens of countries from Norway to Colombia to Lebanon and is now available online in 12 languages.
Are you ready to play? Visit the link in our bio or go to https://dataslots.org
#datascience #senseablecitylab #urbandata #dataslots #bigdata #dataprivacy #urbansolutions #urbanplanning
Where do stolen bicycles in Amsterdam go? Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute recently revealed the results of a collaborative project "Bike Trafficking" in which 100 bikes were fitted with mobile trackers and chained in high-theft areas of the city. Over a six-month period, 70 bikes were stolen; 68 remained in Amsterdam; and 22 moved in a such a similar way as to suggest a subnetwork. As Melanie van der Horst, deputy mayor of Amsterdam, said to MIT News, “This research makes it clear that part of bicycle theft is organized.”
Link to the MIT News article is in our bio!
#biketheft #senseablecitylab #amsterdam #amsterdambikes #senseableamsterdamlab
SCL is delighted to announce the SENSEABLE LAGOS LAB—a new satellite Lab in Africa`s leading megacity with supporter @landwey.ng + the Lagos State Government—to be launched by the Executive Governor of Lagos State @jidesanwoolu on 12.15.22 at Isimi Lagos Tech Valley, Epe.
#senseablecitylab #senseablelagoslab #lagos #landwey #urbanplanning #annoucement @mitpics @mitdusp @mitsap @mitpress
This fall, @mitmuseum reopened in its new Kendall Square location and we are thrilled that our American DNA project is featured in the new `Tracing Threads` exhibit! For more info on our project, visit our website at https://senseable.mit.edu/american-dna/. The MIT Museum is open daiy 10:00am to 5:00pm!
#senseablecitylab #mitmuesum #exhibit #americandna
We`re pleased to introduce the "Fab 5" who have joined the Lab this season: Yan, Will, Leo, Pei, and Deborah!
Yan and Pei are both visiting PhD students from Tsinghua University in China; Will is a Senior Research Fellow; Leo is a current MCP student and an RA for Senseable; Deborah is a Postdoctoral Researcher and recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship.
Drop a 🙌 below to welcome them to the Senseable family!
#senseablecitylab #senseableteam #welcome
REPOST from @mitdusp:
The built environment of a city is networked and connected via its streets. Streets provide social, physical, and economic access, but they are often designed to favor the use of single-occupancy vehicles to the detriment of pedestrians. Slow zones - areas that are protected via speed limit reductions - are designed to be more pedestrian-friendly, encourage alternative modes of mobility, and create social gathering spaces. But how effective are slow zones at generating these results?
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A new paper by #dusp`s Arianna Salazar Miranda @_tinker_, Cate Heine, Fabio Duarte, Katja Schechtner, and Carlo Ratti leverages social media data in the city of Paris to examine this question.
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Learn more and access their full paper via coverage on the DUSP website, link in our profile or via: https://bit.ly/slowZonesScl
@mitpics #senseablecitylab #urbanscience #urbanplanning #mitdusp #urbanmobility #datascience #bigdata #slowzones #paris
🚨NEW PROJECT🚨
How attractive is a city centre?
By analyzing commuting distance and time from global cities, we found a universality in urban mobility – the destination of the center loses its attractiveness as nodes of urban activity emerge to compete on the periphery.
This visualisation starts to reveal city growth and how cities are fractal and dynamic living organisms.
Like the post if you want to see more from this project!
#PotatoProject #SenseableCities #SmartCities #MIT #DUSP #bigdata #commutingpatterns #carloratti @senseable_city_lab @mitpics @mitmuseum @mitmedialab @mitarchitecture @mitsap @mitdusp @mitpress @mit_istnews @mitlibraries
It is with immense sadness that we learn of Bruno Latour`s passing. Following a visit to SCL in the early 2000s, he became a friend and mentor to the Lab; for many years he served on our advisory board. He made a profound and unique contribution to SCL – and to global discourse as a whole.
Thermal selfies at Senseable`s stand at the Cambridge Science Festival. Today until 7:00pm and on Sunday 9th from 12:00-4:00pm. Drop by our photo booth and learn more about our projects!
THE VENTURE CAPITAL MINDSET CAN HELP MUNICIPALITIES INNOVATE
From from Colombia to Finland, our article for Bloomberg CityLab highlights examples of how local leaders used VC playbook strategies to face the converging challenges of the 21st century—from climate change to deepening inequality to cyber threats. Written by SCL’s Carlo Ratti and Robert Muggah—co-founder of the global think tank Instituto Igarapé.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-01/bogota-helsinki-singapore-and-other-cities-are-learning-from-venture-capital
WFH stymies innovation! Our study – PROXIMATE – found during the pandemic that removing the co-location of colleagues in the office negatively impacted the formation of new relationships that encourage information exchange and innovation.
READ MORE
—Nature Computational Science https://lnkd.in/euqfJywq
—Senseable City Lab
https://lnkd.in/eDs9zYcn
—Times Higher Education https://lnkd.in/eQnzb2_s
—MIT Press
https://lnkd.in/eDjaR3tE
Welcome Class of 2026!
Lab member Sanjana @lightbulbnerd leads a tour for first year students interested in learning more about Senseable and ways to get involved in Labs across campus.
#welcomeclassof2026 #mitclassof2026 #senseablecitylab
How does remote work affect innovation?
Introducing PROXIMATE our latest project at Senseable which studied the email exchange network at MIT before and after the Institute’s COVID-19 lockdown.
To view the project live, visit our website at senseable.mit.edu/proximate. To read the paper recently published in Nature Computational Science, click the link in our bio.
Shoutout to our very own @martinamazzarello whose beautiful visualization is on the cover of their August issue! 🤩
@nature_the_journal
#proximate #communicationnetworks #senseablecitylab
We are thrilled to share this announcement from @ams_institute - Roboat is hitting the big screen! 🎥 The project will be featured in a documentary titled “Cities of the Future” filmed by @macfreefilms 🎬 Catch the premiere in October 2023!
#roboat #documentary #senseableamsterdamlab #senseablecitylab #comingsoon
It`s always a pleasure to host visiting faculty and students! This week, Andrew and Yiqun from the Environment Research Group at @imperialcollege worked with the City Scanner team on exposure mapping and inequalities. Ole and Felix from the Dept. of Architecture and Design at @ntnu presented their work on autonomous ferries in Norway. Thank you to Andrew, Yiqun, Ole, and Felix for presenting your work for us at our weekly Lab Lunch! #collaboration #environmentalsensing #autonomousnavigation
Discover fascinating insights into urban dynamics and human behavior in this snippet from Carlo Ratti's IAP Golden Speaker Series presentation on 'Senseable Cities' at @MIT.
@SenseableCity
@crassociati
What is the optimal scale and location of circular timber hubs in Amsterdam? Check out @mitpress coverage of Timber Loops & the resulting paper "Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs," published in @Nature_NPJ Urban Sustainability.
Think globally, rebuild locally
Studying Amsterdam, MIT researchers found the optimal system for reusing construction materials has many local storage ...
news.mit.edu
How can we make progress in the urban affordability crisis? Carlo Ratti discussed this with other members of the @wef's Global Future Council on Cities.
Read the report "Reshaping affordability: interventions for inclusive and livable cities" to know more https://ow.ly/ACmZ50Qrgpa
“We create an interactive map of the city with the millions of data points we collect”
By professor Carlo Ratti, MIT Senseable City lab @SenseableCity
@KAUST_NewsAR #wep2024 #AI #future #DigitalAdventure
Or paper 'Defining a city—delineating urban areas using cell-phone data' ft. multiple SCL co-authors debuted in @Nature Cities yesterday.
This Perspective piece discusses how cell-phone data can be used to create an accurate, global definition of cities.
Defining a city — delineating urban areas using cell-phone data
Nature Cities - How to delineate a city becomes more challenging the more we learn. This Perspective argues for ...
www.nature.com
Carlo Ratti has been named the curator of the 2025 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition - congratulations to Carlo!
Carlo Ratti named curator of 2025 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition
MIT scholar Carlo Ratti has been named curator of the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition, to be held in 2025.
news.mit.edu
Umberto Fugiglando, Research Manager and Partnerships Lead at Senseable, discusses cities, transportation and more for his interview with WIRED.
Interview about city planning, and mobility | WIRED
“The 15-minute city, promising access to housing, shopping, schools and jobs within a 15-minute-or-so walk, bike or ...
www.wired.cz
Congratulations to the #RoboatTech team for showcasing the next full-scale boat: a fully 3D printed, 9 meter long, 4 meter wide, autonomous boat for the 2024 #ParisOlympics. Wonderful to see MIT tech make its way to the waters! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hollandshipyardsgroup_first-journey-for-3d-printed-vessel-activity-7138528782008696833-7nB1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
🏙️ #Bristol remains a tale of two cities, but @MIT research highlights how big data could further support communities and bridge divides to promote inclusion
🔗 My piece for @wef with Carlo Ratti from @SenseableCity Lab: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/10/how-big-data-local-politics-cities-more-inclusive/
“Every proposal, no matter how audacious, is worthy of consideration in the face of today’s defining challenges”: until Friday 21 June practitioners, scientists, scholars, activists, architects and non-architects are encouraged to submit their ideas for the
Hai meno di 30 anni e vorresti misurarti con i temi della #BiennaleArchitettura2025? Fino a venerdì 21 giugno è online il bando internazionale della #BiennaleCollegeArchitettura, il progetto dedicato a studenti/studentesse, laureati/e e professionisti/e emergenti che completa e
Are you under the age of 30 and would you like to challenge yourself with the themes of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025? Check out the international call for the #BiennaleCollegeArchitettura, the project dedicated to emerging design practitioners that complements and enriches the
📰 #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens #CarloRatti @crassociati @sole24ore
Your smartphone is a tool to better understand our cities! Carlo tells you how and why
#carloratti
@SenseableCity @MIT
𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗢 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗔
(2 October 1953 - 6 April 2024)
How can we make progress in the urban affordability crisis? Carlo Ratti discussed this with other members of the @wef's Global Future Council on Cities.
Read the report "Reshaping affordability: interventions for inclusive and livable cities" to know more https://ow.ly/ACmZ50Qrgpa
California needs housing...can these tech bros deliver? Read Carlo and Ed Glaeser's take in @nytopinion today!
Opinion | Billionaire-Built Cities Would Be Better Than Nothing
We cannot afford to dismiss anyone who aims to build housing in the Bay Area.
www.nytimes.com
It was a pleasure working with @MarvinJRees on this piece for the @wef !
𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀
CRA is transforming an old hospital complex in Modena, Italy, into a major cultural and innovation hub named AGO Modena Fabbriche Culturali, featuring a triangular plaza with a movable, origami-like roof.
The 20,000 square-meter project blends architectural conservation with kinetic architecture to create dynamic, flexible spaces, including a kinetic roof in one courtyard that adapts to various conditions and functions.
The project, situated at the entrance to Modena’s medieval city center, aims to restore and adapt the historic site dynamically, keeping parts of the restoration unfinished to allow for future transformations.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, along with Italo Rota and Maestro Technologies, transforms Palazzo Mondadori in Milan, maintaining Oscar Niemeyer's iconic design while introducing innovative workplace strategies.
The renovation for leading Italian publisher Mondadori, in collaboration with Generali Real Estate, covers over 20,000 square meters, with plans for a wider renovation of Niemeyer's European landmark. The project reimagines modern furniture by refurbishing over 1300 units of original modular furnishings, integrating wood and creating reconfigurable modules that incorporate natural elements.
The redesign includes desks that promote informal encounters, transparent meeting rooms for continuity, and a layout that maximizes natural light, enhancing the connection with the surrounding park. The intervention aims to rejuvenate the cutting-edge office spaces of the 1970s with modern innovation, fostering a dynamic and engaging work environment.
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I look forward to seeing the improvements!
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟯
This week, we talked with Camilla Nicolini, Strategy & Innovation Associate at CRA.
The Strategy & Innovation team collaborates with private and public stakeholders to develop innovative architectural and engineering solutions with a positive environmental and social impact.
Camilla is a licensed architect who began her studies at Università di Roma Tre in Rome and continued at Politecnico di Torino in Turin, where she earned a master's degree in Architecture for Sustainability. For her master’s thesis, she explored strategies for revitalizing the Val Formazza area, a project that earned her the Uncem Prize.
In her role at CRA, she says: “Contributing to the projects 'Wood You Believe?' and 'The Wood Without the Tree,' has profoundly shaped my understanding and passion for sustainable design, while allowing me to engage deeply with the firm's values of sustainability and innovation."
The two projects were showcased during Milan Design Week in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Camilla continues: "'The Wood You Believe?' installation highlighted the beauty and potential of circularity, showcasing how high-quality timber panels can be produced entirely from recycled wood. 'The Wood Without the Tree' took this further by using digital fabrication techniques, demonstrating the potential of technology to revolutionize the construction industry by optimizing material use and the fabrication process. It's really meaningful to work on projects that align with my values, and it's special to see them materialize."
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𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
The Patapsco River is now clear of debris, and traffic is set to resume on June 10 in Baltimore. This follows the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge after a collision with a container ship in March.
Currently, the Maryland Transportation Authority is looking for design-and-build teams to reconstruct the bridge. We're stepping in by submitting our unsolicited proposal for the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Our vision is to create structures that harmonize with nature and utilize cutting-edge technology to prevent future accidents. Partnering with Webuild and engineer Michel Virlogeux, our cable-stayed design aims to enhance safety and accommodate high traffic demands.
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati #CarloRatti Webuild #michelvirlogeux #design #BaltimoreBridge #bridge #construction #usa
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Forbes interviewed Carlo on the theme of the #BiennaleArchitettura2025, #IntelliGens.
“A challenge that can only be addressed collaboratively, with a plurality of approaches. Around the world, cities and territories are rapidly evolving in response to climate change. Forced to address urgent problems - rising sea levels, urban heat islands, extreme weather events, protection of the most vulnerable populations - local communities around the world are now at the forefront of innovation processes in the built environment.”
The Biennale Architettura 2025 will encourage collaborations among various professionals to advance scientific knowledge, and it is this interdisciplinary approach that forms the basis of Intelligens.
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GREAT!!
𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲
For the first time, practitioners, scientists, scholars, activists, architects and non-architects are encouraged to submit their ideas for the #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens (deadline: 21 June 2024).
“Every proposal, no matter how audacious, is worthy of consideration in the face of today’s defining challenges”, says Carlo. That’s why every one of them will be evaluated by the Curator for possible inclusion in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) or the broader curatorial program.
Read more → www.labiennale.org
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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗
Imagine your university as a place that nurtures creativity, unexpected encounters, and pioneering ideas. In order to achieve new utopias, we must construct utopian spaces. The development of the new University of Milan campus in the Mind district, designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, is progressing following additional funding from the European Bank and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (Cdp).
Spanning 190,000 square meters, the campus will accommodate 23,000 researchers and students. It will feature verdant courtyards, interconnected walkways, five brick buildings, a central square, and a lake. The project pays tribute to Renaissance architect Filarete's Ca' Granda, employing modern robotic construction techniques to produce intricate bas-relief facades.
Taking inspiration from Philarete's utopian ideals, the campus prioritizes physical proximity to facilitate scientific collaboration. Noteworthy features include the "Common Ground" network of pathways and abundant greenery, designed to foster interaction between academia and the surrounding innovation district.
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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟮
Our next guest is Gabriele Sacchi, an architect at CRA, with whom we discussed engaging architecture that fosters continuous research about the connection between the natural and artificial worlds.
Gabriele is a licensed architect who studied Architecture and Urban Design at Politecnico di Milano. He developed his master's thesis in Toronto, Canada, focusing on the integration of public environments with innovative mobility solutions.
At CRA, Gabriele recently contributed to the “Water Batteries” project, the renewable energy park we showcased a few weeks ago in Trieste, Italy. "Working on a project that revitalizes a former industrial and polluting area has been both challenging and fascinating. The facility will now be repurposed for a somewhat similar output, producing and storing energy, but in a clean and innovative manner.”
Gabriele concludes, "I appreciate this project's approach because it embodies CRA's goal: to create something innovative with new functionality, even from pre-existing structures. This allows us to rethink the public realm by connecting people, nature, and the built environment."
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