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How can a building evolve alongside the people who inhabit it?
With the City of Naples, we’re reimagining Le Vele — the iconic modernist complex by Franz Di Salvo — through a collective process of memory, design, and AI.
Stories become spaces. Voices become visions.
... At the Biennale Architettura 2025, a suspended model of Vela Celeste presents AI-generated futures born from community input — a dialogue between memory and transformation.
Not demolition. Not nostalgia. But design in progress.
@crassociati @manfredi_official @labiennale #GENS #IntelliGens #LeVele #VelaCeleste #Napoli #BiennaleArchitettura #ParticipatoryDesign #FranzDiSalvo #UrbanRegeneration
@agnese_bedini @dsl__studio
The 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti, opened to the public over the weekend.
We’re excited to share a little behind the scenes of the work that went into bringing Senseable’s Data Clouds ☁️ and Re-Leaf 🌳 exhibitions to... life.
Special thanks to our collaborators at @mit @harvardgsd @journeydotworld and beyond!
@labiennale
#biennalearchitettura2025 #MIT #harvardgsd #intelligens #labiennaledivenezia #urban #innovation
#CarloRatti #intelligens #Gens #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #labiennaledivenezia #biennalearchitettura @labiennale @hansulrichobrist @paolantonelli #mphomatsipa
Let’s talk architecture futures - together!
As part of the GENS Public Programme, Workshops kick off on Thursday 8 May, during the pre-opening of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti.
Taking place at the Speakers’ ...Corner in the Corderie dell’Arsenale — designed by Christopher Hawthorne, Johnston Marklee, and Florencia Rodriguez — these Workshops invite the public to engage directly with the themes of Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
Throughout the six months of the Exhibition, the Workshops will activate conversations, ideas, and actions — from architectural critique to collective intelligence in response to the climate crisis.
📍 The GENS Programme is live and evolving: head to labiennale.org for the full calendar and updates.
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #CarloRatti #CRA #Intelligens #SpeakersCorner #GENSPublicProgramme #LaBiennale #ArchitectureIsSurvival #Intelligens #Gens @labiennale @crassociati 📸: @martagobbo_
Kicking off the preview days of Biennale Architettura 2025!
“In times of adaptation, architecture needs to draw on multiple forms of intelligence: natural, artificial, and collective. In times of adaptation, architecture needs to reach out across generations and across disciplines, from ...the hard sciences to the arts. In times of adaptation, architecture must rethink authorship and become more inclusive. Architecture must become as flexible and dynamic as the world we are now designing for.” #CarloRatti
Find out more about the 19th International Architecture Exhibition (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) and buy your tickets → www.labiennale.org
#LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens @crassociati @labiennale 📸: @martagobbo_
🍃Re-Leaf🍃 transforms tree distribution data in Amsterdam, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Rome, into dynamic “green skyscrapers”: physical models that allow visitors to intuitively compare vegetation density across very different climates and urban forms.
We are excited to see this ...exhibition come to life in just about a week!
#vegetation #urbangreenery #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #venicebiennale
DUSP Students of class 11.320 taught by Fábio Duarte and Simone Mora presented their solutions to tackle urban heat in the city of #Rome to personnel of the U.S. Embassy to Italy @ambasciatausa and officers of Carabinieri Command of the Forest, Environmental and Agri-food units ...@carabinieri.forestali. SCL would like to thank Cultural Attaché Karen Schinnerer and Cultural Program Coordinator Tiziana Candiloro for their hospitality and the U.S. Mission to Italy’s 2024 Annual Program Statement (APS) for financial support.
Congratulations to these students whose last day of class was today! 🎉
#senseableabroad #urbanheat #MIT #dusp
At Dubai’s AI week, we shared how our global research tackles local challenges, with a special focus on our work at Senseable City Dubai.
From #sustainability to #urbaninnovation, our collaboration with @dubaifuture is helping shape new ways of sensing and understanding the city in ...extreme climate conditions.
We are so grateful to our research teams in both Dubai and Cambridge for their brilliant work—we are excited to keep working on these projects!
#dubaifuture #ai
Blending physical and digital experiences, ☁Data Clouds☁ challenges audiences to rethink these communities—not as marginalized spaces, but as vital, evolving environments born from human resilience and ingenuity.
#urbanresilience #community #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #venicebiennale
#BiennaleArchitettura2025
In the era of adaptation, collaboration is the key. #IntelliGens forges connections with global entities in the context of the Conferences that form part of #GENS, the Public Programme conceived by Carlo Ratti to expand the design content of the 19th International ...Architecture Exhibition. Fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, these large-scale public programms assemble scientists, artists, activists, students, politicians and practitioners in #Venice to showcase the breadth of human approaches to adaptation.
Don’t miss the first five events in the line-up, taking place between Ca’ Giustinian and the Arsenale, which will address “Baukultur” (May 10), the need to protect cities from the effects of the climate crisis (May 13), shifting urban paradigms (May 24), the way we build, plan and design cities to respond to modern challenges (May 28) and Climate Tech Startups (7 June).
More information and updates → www.labiennale.org
#LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura @labiennale @crassociati
🌼 Spring is in full swing, and Amsterdam is buzzing with life! Today, we're testing our brand-new biodiversity sensor—a prototype designed to capture data on urban ecology, with a special focus on detecting insect species as key indicators of urban health 🐝🐛🦋
...#urbanecology #buggingamsterdam #urbansensing #spring #biodiversity
Based off research in collaboration with MIT CSAIL, experience Re-Leaf 🌿🌳 at #BiennaleArchitettura2025 where AI meets #urbanforests. The exhibition transforms tree distribution data in Amsterdam, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Rome, into dynamic "green skyscrapers” for guests to discover how ...trees cool #cities, shape #microclimates, and become #green infrastructure for a more resilient future.
Where tech meets resilience, and every point tells a story. ✨ #DataClouds is an immersive exhibit that reveals the complex hidden geometry of Rio’s Vidigal #favela. As part of our Lab’s mission in Rio—a first of its kind in South America—this project is a step toward using advanced tech ...to better understand and support informal communities. SCL and our partner @journeydotworld are proud to bring this unseen city to life at #BiennaleArchitettura2025.
#LiDAR #urbanAI
Our present moment is defined by digital estrangement, and the French Pavilion reclaims physical space as a place for human connections.
Together with Coldefy, we designed the French Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka as a place for encounters.
Inspired by the legend of Akai Ito—the ...invisible thread that connects kindred souls—a love letter to human connection and the planet that hosts us all.
A spiral stairway welcomes movement.
A quiet garden invites stillness.
Made with recyclable steel and modular textiles, the Pavilion reflects agile, open, and adaptable architecture.
#CRA @coldefy.fr @franceexpo2025osaka @expo2025japan #FrenchPavilion #Expo2025 #AkaiIto #ArchitectureForConnection #DesignForDialogue #SpiralStaircase #Osaka2025
📸 @julienlanoo
Innovation and sustainability at the heart of the Olympic torch for #MilanoCortina2026.
Created by Eni, Premium Partner of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, in collaboration with Versalis, Official Supporter of the Games, the torch was designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and engineered and... produced by Cavagna Group.
✨ Minimal, visible, made to honour the flame — not overshadow it.
🔁 Refillable up to 10 times
🔥 Powered by bio-LPG
🔗 Read more via @milanocortina2026, @olympics, @eni @enilive_official, #versalis
#IOC #OlympicTorch #MilanoCortina2026 #CarloRattiAssociati #Olympics #Paralympics
🌿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 🌿
Do you remember The Greenary? This extraordinary home in Parma, designed by CRA and ...Italo Rota, embodies our vision of blending the artificial and natural worlds.
At its heart stands a majestic 10-meter-tall tree, shaping a living space where architecture and nature intertwine in perfect harmony. The Greenary redefines the balance between design, technology, and sustainability.
Inspired by the Raumplan principle, this house unfolds as a symphony of interconnected spaces—where every step brings you closer to nature’s rhythm.
#CarloRatti #Mutti #CRAssociati #Architecture #Design #Sustainability
#Biophilia refers to the benefits that contact with #nature brings to humans.
But, do we all value nature the same way across the globe? 🌎
Feeling Nature explores this question. We trained a visual AI model on street view imagery and survey responses from eight cities across ...different biomes—revealing how people perceive and prioritize nature in their environments.
#urbandata #feelingnature #urbanstudies #visualAI
🗣️ Calling all Dutch Students‼️
We are redefining summer school! 😎 MIT Senseable City Amsterdam Lab invites you to attend our 3-day event exploring new ways to perceive and plan for urban ecology.
Who: Dutch Students (BSc, Mac, PhD)
When: August 25–27, 2025
... Location: AMS Institute, Amsterdam
Registration: This is a ✨FREE💫 event. Register by June 10, 2025—first-come, first-served.
Where a landmark building defines the future of work. ✨
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has reimagined a historic building in Turin, turning it into Sella Group’s Open Innovation Center—a workspace inspired by the vibrant energy of an Italian piazza. Highlights include:
🔹 A dynamic ...layout designed to foster spontaneous collaboration
🔹 Flexible workstations & shared creative spaces
🔹 Smart climate control for a healthier work environment
A new era of work calls for new office models—this is our vision. 🌱💡
📍Turin, Italy
👀 Swipe to see how we’re reshaping workspaces for innovation!
@italorota #INGEMPBP @projema_engineering #ARCHING @dsl__studio
#CRA #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceDesign #InnovationHub
🌿 A canteen like no other! 🌿
Welcome to Quisimangia, the new dining hall designed by CRA for Mutti, nestled in Italy’s Food Valley. This space blends nature and architecture, with a green roof made from compacted earth and a floor crafted from recycled tomato skins. By day, it ...serves Mutti employees, and by night, it transforms into a Michelin-starred restaurant by @vicookcerea.
Would you dine under the grass?
#DesignInnovation #SustainableArchitecture #FoodValley @muttipomodoroit @primatsrl @terracruda
🔥 A warm heart for Helsinki! 🔥
Imagine an archipelago of floating basins that not only store thermal energy to heat the city but also provide unique public spaces, such as tropical forests accessible to everyone.
This innovative system converts renewable energy into heat, ...significantly reducing carbon emissions while creating spaces for leisure and connection with nature.
A step forward towards a more sustainable future and a testament to how architecture can harmonize with the environment. 🌍
Discover more on our website and get inspired by this revolutionary vision.
@crassociati #Green #Transition #HotHeart #climatechange #architecture #design #future #carloratti
President #PietrangeloButtafuoco and Curator #CarloRatti (@crassociati) presented the #BiennaleArchitettura2025!
The Participants of #IntelliGens, the 66 National Participations, the Special Projects, the #BiennaleCollegeArchitettura, the #GENS public programme: learn all about the 19th ...International Architecture Exhibition, in #Venice from 10 May to 23 November 2025 → www.labiennale.org
@labiennale #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura
✏️ Bänziger Hug Kasper Florio (@samuelbaenziger, @olivierhug, @larissakasper, @rosarioflorio)
📹@data_orbit
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟭𝟬
Meet Sandra, Talent Acquisition Manager at CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Group.
A linguistics graduate with a passion for sociology and design, Sandra is dedicated to fostering inclusive and dynamic workplaces at ...CRA. Committed to eliminating biases, she strives to create environments where people thrive, reflecting CRA’s belief that architecture shapes not only spaces but relationships as well.
While her role isn’t directly design-focused, Sandra has been deeply inspired by CRA projects like The Office as a Playground. This project aligns with her conviction that well-being at work stems from stimulating, interactive, and inclusive environments. “To bring people back from the comfort of pajama Zoom calls, offices must feel like playgrounds,” she says, emphasizing the importance of spaces that encourage connection and creativity.
Sandra applies this philosophy to hiring, utilizing behavioral interviews to build teams that share CRA’s values, enthusiasm, and drive to innovate. Just as CRA reimagines workspaces to inspire collaboration and growth, Sandra is dedicated to creating a workplace culture where people don’t just work, but connect, grow, and find inspiration every day.
@crassociati @holocence
#CarloRatti #office #spaziinnovativi #workingspace #coworking #teamwork #cralife
Ready for the #BiennaleArchitettura2025? On Tuesday 11 February, at 12 noon, don’t miss the presentation of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition #IntelliGens (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025).
Speakers will include #PietrangeloButtafuoco, President of La Biennale di ...Venezia, and #CarloRatti, Curator.
Watch the live stream on La Biennale's website and social media channels (IS available)!
Read more → www.labiennale.org
#LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura @labiennale
Located in the heart of Singapore’s financial district, this 51-storey marvel by CRA and BIG redefines vertical living:
A Green Oasis: 35m of lush greenery weaving through the core of the building
Urban Farm: Singapore’s tallest, with fresh produce for rooftop dining
Mixed-Use ...Innovation: Offices, residences, public spaces, and the iconic Market Street Hawker Center
“CapitaSpring combines innovation and nature to create an experience where technology meets greenery,” says Carlo Ratti.
Would you dine, live, or work here? 💭
@crassociati and @big_builds for @capitaland #CapitaSpring #CRA #BIG #Singapore #GreenArchitecture #HighRise #SustainableDesign #SingaporeArchitecture #GreenUrbanism #BiophilicDesign #CityLiving
How can a building evolve alongside the people who inhabit it?
With the City of Naples, we’re reimagining Le Vele — the iconic modernist complex by Franz Di Salvo — through a collective process of memory, design, and AI.
Stories become spaces. Voices become visions.
At the Biennale Architettura 2025, a suspended model of Vela Celeste presents AI-generated futures born from community input — a dialogue between memory and transformation.
Not demolition. Not nostalgia. But design in progress.
@crassociati @manfredi_official @labiennale #GENS #IntelliGens #LeVele #VelaCeleste #Napoli #BiennaleArchitettura #ParticipatoryDesign #FranzDiSalvo #UrbanRegeneration
@agnese_bedini @dsl__studio
The 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti, opened to the public over the weekend.
We’re excited to share a little behind the scenes of the work that went into bringing Senseable’s Data Clouds ☁️ and Re-Leaf 🌳 exhibitions to life.
Special thanks to our collaborators at @mit @harvardgsd @journeydotworld and beyond!
@labiennale
#biennalearchitettura2025 #MIT #harvardgsd #intelligens #labiennaledivenezia #urban #innovation
#CarloRatti #intelligens #Gens #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #labiennaledivenezia #biennalearchitettura @labiennale @hansulrichobrist @paolantonelli #mphomatsipa
Let’s talk architecture futures - together!
As part of the GENS Public Programme, Workshops kick off on Thursday 8 May, during the pre-opening of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti.
Taking place at the Speakers’ Corner in the Corderie dell’Arsenale — designed by Christopher Hawthorne, Johnston Marklee, and Florencia Rodriguez — these Workshops invite the public to engage directly with the themes of Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
Throughout the six months of the Exhibition, the Workshops will activate conversations, ideas, and actions — from architectural critique to collective intelligence in response to the climate crisis.
📍 The GENS Programme is live and evolving: head to labiennale.org for the full calendar and updates.
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #CarloRatti #CRA #Intelligens #SpeakersCorner #GENSPublicProgramme #LaBiennale #ArchitectureIsSurvival #Intelligens #Gens @labiennale @crassociati 📸: @martagobbo_
Kicking off the preview days of Biennale Architettura 2025!
“In times of adaptation, architecture needs to draw on multiple forms of intelligence: natural, artificial, and collective. In times of adaptation, architecture needs to reach out across generations and across disciplines, from the hard sciences to the arts. In times of adaptation, architecture must rethink authorship and become more inclusive. Architecture must become as flexible and dynamic as the world we are now designing for.” #CarloRatti
Find out more about the 19th International Architecture Exhibition (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) and buy your tickets → www.labiennale.org
#LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens @crassociati @labiennale 📸: @martagobbo_
🍃Re-Leaf🍃 transforms tree distribution data in Amsterdam, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Rome, into dynamic “green skyscrapers”: physical models that allow visitors to intuitively compare vegetation density across very different climates and urban forms.
We are excited to see this exhibition come to life in just about a week!
#vegetation #urbangreenery #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #venicebiennale
DUSP Students of class 11.320 taught by Fábio Duarte and Simone Mora presented their solutions to tackle urban heat in the city of #Rome to personnel of the U.S. Embassy to Italy @ambasciatausa and officers of Carabinieri Command of the Forest, Environmental and Agri-food units @carabinieri.forestali. SCL would like to thank Cultural Attaché Karen Schinnerer and Cultural Program Coordinator Tiziana Candiloro for their hospitality and the U.S. Mission to Italy’s 2024 Annual Program Statement (APS) for financial support.
Congratulations to these students whose last day of class was today! 🎉
#senseableabroad #urbanheat #MIT #dusp
At Dubai’s AI week, we shared how our global research tackles local challenges, with a special focus on our work at Senseable City Dubai.
From #sustainability to #urbaninnovation, our collaboration with @dubaifuture is helping shape new ways of sensing and understanding the city in extreme climate conditions.
We are so grateful to our research teams in both Dubai and Cambridge for their brilliant work—we are excited to keep working on these projects!
#dubaifuture #ai
Blending physical and digital experiences, ☁Data Clouds☁ challenges audiences to rethink these communities—not as marginalized spaces, but as vital, evolving environments born from human resilience and ingenuity.
#urbanresilience #community #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #venicebiennale
#BiennaleArchitettura2025
In the era of adaptation, collaboration is the key. #IntelliGens forges connections with global entities in the context of the Conferences that form part of #GENS, the Public Programme conceived by Carlo Ratti to expand the design content of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition. Fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue, these large-scale public programms assemble scientists, artists, activists, students, politicians and practitioners in #Venice to showcase the breadth of human approaches to adaptation.
Don’t miss the first five events in the line-up, taking place between Ca’ Giustinian and the Arsenale, which will address “Baukultur” (May 10), the need to protect cities from the effects of the climate crisis (May 13), shifting urban paradigms (May 24), the way we build, plan and design cities to respond to modern challenges (May 28) and Climate Tech Startups (7 June).
More information and updates → www.labiennale.org
#LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura @labiennale @crassociati
🌼 Spring is in full swing, and Amsterdam is buzzing with life! Today, we`re testing our brand-new biodiversity sensor—a prototype designed to capture data on urban ecology, with a special focus on detecting insect species as key indicators of urban health 🐝🐛🦋
#urbanecology #buggingamsterdam #urbansensing #spring #biodiversity
Based off research in collaboration with MIT CSAIL, experience Re-Leaf 🌿🌳 at #BiennaleArchitettura2025 where AI meets #urbanforests. The exhibition transforms tree distribution data in Amsterdam, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Rome, into dynamic "green skyscrapers” for guests to discover how trees cool #cities, shape #microclimates, and become #green infrastructure for a more resilient future.
The 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti, opened to the public over the weekend.
We’re excited to share a little behind the scenes of the work that went into bringing Senseable’s Data Clouds ☁️ and Re-Leaf 🌳 exhibitions to life.
Special thanks to our collaborators at @mit @harvardgsd @journeydotworld and beyond!
@labiennale
#biennalearchitettura2025 #MIT #harvardgsd #intelligens #labiennaledivenezia #urban #innovation
🍃Re-Leaf🍃 transforms tree distribution data in Amsterdam, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Rome, into dynamic “green skyscrapers”: physical models that allow visitors to intuitively compare vegetation density across very different climates and urban forms.
We are excited to see this exhibition come to life in just about a week!
#vegetation #urbangreenery #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #venicebiennale
DUSP Students of class 11.320 taught by Fábio Duarte and Simone Mora presented their solutions to tackle urban heat in the city of #Rome to personnel of the U.S. Embassy to Italy @ambasciatausa and officers of Carabinieri Command of the Forest, Environmental and Agri-food units @carabinieri.forestali. SCL would like to thank Cultural Attaché Karen Schinnerer and Cultural Program Coordinator Tiziana Candiloro for their hospitality and the U.S. Mission to Italy’s 2024 Annual Program Statement (APS) for financial support.
Congratulations to these students whose last day of class was today! 🎉
#senseableabroad #urbanheat #MIT #dusp
At Dubai’s AI week, we shared how our global research tackles local challenges, with a special focus on our work at Senseable City Dubai.
From #sustainability to #urbaninnovation, our collaboration with @dubaifuture is helping shape new ways of sensing and understanding the city in extreme climate conditions.
We are so grateful to our research teams in both Dubai and Cambridge for their brilliant work—we are excited to keep working on these projects!
#dubaifuture #ai
Blending physical and digital experiences, ☁Data Clouds☁ challenges audiences to rethink these communities—not as marginalized spaces, but as vital, evolving environments born from human resilience and ingenuity.
#urbanresilience #community #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #venicebiennale
🌼 Spring is in full swing, and Amsterdam is buzzing with life! Today, we`re testing our brand-new biodiversity sensor—a prototype designed to capture data on urban ecology, with a special focus on detecting insect species as key indicators of urban health 🐝🐛🦋
#urbanecology #buggingamsterdam #urbansensing #spring #biodiversity
Based off research in collaboration with MIT CSAIL, experience Re-Leaf 🌿🌳 at #BiennaleArchitettura2025 where AI meets #urbanforests. The exhibition transforms tree distribution data in Amsterdam, Dubai, Los Angeles, and Rome, into dynamic "green skyscrapers” for guests to discover how trees cool #cities, shape #microclimates, and become #green infrastructure for a more resilient future.
Where tech meets resilience, and every point tells a story. ✨ #DataClouds is an immersive exhibit that reveals the complex hidden geometry of Rio’s Vidigal #favela. As part of our Lab’s mission in Rio—a first of its kind in South America—this project is a step toward using advanced tech to better understand and support informal communities. SCL and our partner @journeydotworld are proud to bring this unseen city to life at #BiennaleArchitettura2025.
#LiDAR #urbanAI
#Biophilia refers to the benefits that contact with #nature brings to humans.
But, do we all value nature the same way across the globe? 🌎
Feeling Nature explores this question. We trained a visual AI model on street view imagery and survey responses from eight cities across different biomes—revealing how people perceive and prioritize nature in their environments.
#urbandata #feelingnature #urbanstudies #visualAI
🗣️ Calling all Dutch Students‼️
We are redefining summer school! 😎 MIT Senseable City Amsterdam Lab invites you to attend our 3-day event exploring new ways to perceive and plan for urban ecology.
Who: Dutch Students (BSc, Mac, PhD)
When: August 25–27, 2025
Location: AMS Institute, Amsterdam
Registration: This is a ✨FREE💫 event. Register by June 10, 2025—first-come, first-served.
🌍 Design 4 Emergency: Crafting Container-Based Solutions for Crisis Response 🌱
Join us for this day workshop in collaboration with the University of Twente. This unique IAP workshop dives into the challenges, opportunities, and social justice dimensions of container-based designs in emergency scenarios.
Through a social justice game and hands-on workshop focused on Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, you’ll explore how climate change, urban overcrowding, and global travel intensify crises—and learn how to design meaningful, impactful solutions for informal settlements worldwide.
📅 When: January 23, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Where: DUSP, 9-255 City Arena
📝 Apply by: January 21, 2025 (a 200-word motivation statement is required)
Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to solutions that address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Apply now via this link: forms.gle/hNhd9jvi1pu4x3k88
Let’s shape the future, one container at a time! 🌟 #IAP2025 #SenseableCity #HumanitarianEngineering #SocialJustice
🌆 Ever wondered how the digital and physical aspects of our cities intertwine to shape our everyday experiences?
Join us a BEING PHYSICAL to engage in a critical discussion about the impact of technology on urban life and our environments.
Don’t miss out—register today through the link in our bio!
#beingphysical #urbandata #urbanplanning #proximitymatters #resilientcities
✨Exciting news! ✨
Join us for the Senseable Forum on Future Cities at MIT, where we explore the intersection of proximity and the built environment.
🤔How does physical space shape our connections and our health?
Don’t miss out—registration is OPEN! Link to register in our Bio.
#BeingPhysical #ProximityMatters #ForumOnFutureCities
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
Exciting news!
Join us for the Senseable Forum on Future Cities at MIT, where we explore the intersection of proximity and the built environment.
How does physical space shape our connections and our health?
Register TODAY https://senseable.mit.edu/being-physical
#BeingPhysical #ProximityMatters
SCL's Breathing Disparity project is headlining @mitsap Newsletter today!
Read more about this project and others at https://linktr.ee/senseablecitylab
#urbanmobility #airquality
After analyzing 1-year's worth of data from electric trucks in China and California, our findings show room for improvement in optimizing electric fleets to reduce #emissions and improve #decarbonization efforts.
See https://senseable.mit.edu/trucking-data/ for more
#bigdata #ElectricVehicles
Our paper "Challenges and opportunities in truck electrification revealed by big operational data" was recently published in @NatureEnergyJnl
Ever wonder about the quality of the air you breathe? Our study on pedestrian mobility and #airpollution in the #Bronx makes #frontpage news on MIT's homepage—certain demographics are disproportionately exposed to pollution throughout their daily travel. https://tinyurl.com/yd346nnc
On Wed 17 Jul, we're happy to host Fábio Duarte from the MIT @SenseableCity Lab. He will give a talk titled What happens with big data approaches to urban science when data don’t exist?
Join us at our @NUSingapore Department of Architecture next week.
https://ual.sg/seminars/
In this clip, Carlo Ratti delves into the innovative world of Roboats—autonomous robotic boats that use LiDAR to smoothly navigate city canals. These cutting-edge vessels offer a multitude of possibilities including autonomous urban travel.
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
https://youtu.be/n6CtC2xPZyM
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
#CarloRatti-Curator of #BiennaleArchitettura2025-with guidance from @Arup and input from @circulareconomy, develops the Circular Economy Manifesto. It calls on Participants and Participating Countries to make #IntelliGens a truly circular Exhibition.
@la_biennale
“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
In collaboration with the Municipality of Naples, CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has launched a participatory project to reimagine Le Vele—the iconic housing complex by Franz Di Salvo in Naples.
Drawing from community voices and powered by AI, the initiative translates personal memories into new spatial visions. It’s architecture not imposed from above, but grown from below.
Presented at Biennale Architettura 2025, the installation features a suspended model of Vela Celeste, enriched with resident portraits and AI-generated futures.
This is not a nostalgic look at the past, nor a radical break. It’s a slow accumulation of feedback, where buildings evolve with people—not despite them.
“Can AI design with us, not just for us?” asks Carlo Ratti.
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Gaetano Manfredi #LauraLieto La Biennale di Venezia #GENS #IntelliGens #LeVele #VelaCeleste #Napoli #BiennaleArchitettura #ParticipatoryDesign #FranzDiSalvo #UrbanRegeneration ... See MoreSee Less
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Let’s talk architecture futures - together!
As part of the GENS Public Programme, Workshops kick off on Thursday 8 May, during the pre-opening of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Carlo Ratti.
Taking place at the Speakers’ Corner in the Corderie dell’Arsenale — designed by Christopher Hawthorne, Johnston Marklee, and Florencia Rodriguez — these Workshops invite the public to engage directly with the themes of Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
Throughout the six months of the Exhibition, the Workshops will activate conversations, ideas, and actions — from architectural critique to collective intelligence in response to the climate crisis.
📍 The GENS Programme is live and evolving: head to labiennale.org for the full calendar and updates.
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #CarloRatti #CRA #Intelligens #SpeakersCorner #GENSPublicProgramme #LaBiennale #ArchitectureIsSurvival #Intelligens #Gens La Biennale di Venezia ... See MoreSee Less
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Kicking off the preview days of Biennale Architettura 2025!
“In times of adaptation, architecture needs to draw on multiple forms of intelligence: natural, artificial, and collective. In times of adaptation, architecture needs to reach out across generations and across disciplines, from the hard sciences to the arts. In times of adaptation, architecture must rethink authorship and become more inclusive. Architecture must become as flexible and dynamic as the world we are now designing for.” #CarloRatti
Find out more about the 19th International Architecture Exhibition (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025) and buy your tickets → www.labiennale.org
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“Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of the Olympic and Paralympic torches for Milano Cortina 2026.”
– Olympics.com
We are proud to have designed the Olympic and Paralympic torches for Milano Cortina 2026.
Creators Eni, Premium Partner of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, in collaboration with Versalis, Official Supporter of the Games, entrusted the design development to CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati, with Cavagna Group responsible for engineering and production.
The torch is:
– Refillable up to 10 times
– Powered by 100% bio-LPG
– Built using recycled materials
A radically minimal object, designed to amplify the flame — not overshadow it.
Read more via Olympics.com
#MilanoCortina2026 #CRA #CarloRattiAssociati #OlympicTorch #DesignWithPurpose #CavagnaGroup #Eni #Versalis #Sustainability #Innovation #Olympics2026 MilanoCortina2026 Olympics Eni Enilive #versalis ... See MoreSee Less
Innovation and sustainability at the heart of the torches of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026
www.olympics.com
Created by Studio Carlo Ratti Associati and Cavagna Group, the torches, which have been named ‘Essential’, have been designed with a system that allows them to be refilled up to 10 times, and will...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🌿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆: 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 🌿
Do you remember The Greenary? This extraordinary home in Parma, designed by CRA and Italo Rota, embodies our vision of blending the artificial and natural worlds.
At its heart stands a majestic 10-meter-tall tree, shaping a living space where architecture and nature intertwine in perfect harmony. The Greenary redefines the balance between design, technology, and sustainability.
Inspired by the Raumplan principle, this house unfolds as a symphony of interconnected spaces—where every step brings you closer to nature’s rhythm.
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Where a landmark building defines the future of work.
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has reimagined a historic building in Turin, turning it into Sella Group’s Open Innovation Center—a workspace inspired by the vibrant energy of an Italian piazza. Highlights include:
! A dynamic layout designed to foster spontaneous collaboration
! Flexible workstations & shared creative spaces
! Smart climate control for a healthier work environment
A new era of work calls for new office models—this is our vision. 🌱💡
Studio Italo Rota #INGEMPBP Projema Engineering #ARCHING dsl__studio
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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! /𝟭𝟬
Meet Sandra, Talent Acquisition Manager at CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Group.
A linguistics graduate with a passion for sociology and design, Sandra is dedicated to fostering inclusive and dynamic workplaces at CRA. Committed to eliminating biases, she strives to create environments where people thrive, reflecting CRA’s belief that architecture shapes not only spaces but relationships as well.
While her role isn’t directly design-focused, Sandra has been deeply inspired by CRA projects like The Office as a Playground. This project aligns with her conviction that well-being at work stems from stimulating, interactive, and inclusive environments. “To bring people back from the comfort of pajama Zoom calls, offices must feel like playgrounds,” she says, emphasizing the importance of spaces that encourage connection and creativity.
Sandra applies this philosophy to hiring, utilizing behavioral interviews to build teams that share CRA’s values, enthusiasm, and drive to innovate. Just as CRA reimagines workspaces to inspire collaboration and growth, Sandra is dedicated to creating a workplace culture where people don’t just work, but connect, grow, and find inspiration every day.
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati #SandraSancho
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Ready for the #BiennaleArchitettura2025? On Tuesday 11 February, at 12 noon, don’t miss the presentation of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition #IntelliGens (#Venice, 10 May > 23 November 2025).
Speakers will include #PietrangeloButtafuoco, President of La Biennale di Venezia, and #CarloRatti, Curator.
Watch the live stream on La Biennale's website and social media channels (IS available)!
Read more → www.labiennale.org
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Located in the heart of Singapore’s financial district, this 51-storey marvel by CRA and BIG redefines vertical living:
A Green Oasis: 35m of lush greenery weaving through the core of the building
Urban Farm: Singapore’s tallest, with fresh produce for rooftop dining
Mixed-Use Innovation: Offices, residences, public spaces, and the iconic Market Street Hawker Center
“CapitaSpring combines innovation and nature to create an experience where technology meets greenery,” says Carlo Ratti.
Would you dine, live, or work here? 💭
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group for CapitaLand #CapitaSpring #CRA #BIG #Singapore #GreenArchitecture #HighRise #SustainableDesign #SingaporeArchitecture #GreenUrbanism #BiophilicDesign #CityLiving ... See MoreSee Less
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