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The relay to “l’è grand Milan” begins. Today, the Olympic flame was lit in Rome and is now crossing Italy on its way to Cortina and Milan. ✨
Congratulations to all the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympic and Paralympic torch bearers.
The torch was born from the vision of Versalis ...(Official Supporter of the Games), in collaboration with CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati for the design and Cavagna Group for engineering.
🔗 Read more via @milanocortina2026 @olympics @eni @enilive_official #versalis
#IOC #OlympicTorch #MilanoCortina2026 #CarloRattiAssociati #Olympics #paralympics
AquaPraça has officially completed its journey as one of the defining landmarks of COP30 (@cop30nobrasil) — and soon, a lasting cultural landmark for Belém.
Designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) and Höweler + Yoon (@howeleryoonarchitecture), the floating plaza now rests... on the Guajará Bay, rising and falling with the Amazon tides as it hosts cultural events and creates public spaces where people can meet the water at eye level — already welcoming over 25,000 visitors during this year’s climate summit.
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A AquaPraça concluiu oficialmente sua jornada como um dos marcos emblemáticos da COP30 — e, em breve, será também um duradouro ponto cultural para Belém.
Projetada pela CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati e pela Höweler + Yoon, a praça flutuante agora estaciona na Baía do Guajará, subindo e descendo com as marés amazônicas enquanto recebe eventos culturais e cria espaços públicos onde as pessoas podem encontrar a água na altura dos olhos — já acolhendo mais de 25.000 visitantes durante a cúpula do clima deste ano.
@ciheam_bari @connect4climate @italymfa @mase_it @bloombergdotorg @cop30nobrasil
In partnership with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, AquaPraça was made possible thanks to a broad international coalition. AquaPraça will be donated by Italy to Brazil after COP30, becoming a permanent community space dedicated to climate engagement, cultural initiatives, and creative industries in partnership with the State of Pará.
#HowelerYoon #AquaPraça #COP30 #ClimateAction #FloatingArchitecture #PublicSpace #DesignForChange #Belém #VeniceBiennale #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #Intelligens #ArchitectureAndClimate #CollectiveDesign
Join us on the closing day of Biennale Architettura 2025.
From 12:15 to 17:00, the Speakers’ Corner hosts ‘Intelligens Legacy’, a series of short forums exploring how the exhibition’s ideas, materials, and collaborations continue beyond Venice, from research and upcycling to long ...term initiatives.
📍 Corderie dell’Arsenale, Venice
🗓 23 November 2025
We are pleased to welcome contributions from @scape_studio (Craig Douglas and Marco Scano), Mark Wigley (@wig56) and Beatriz Colomina, @cittadellarte (Michele Cerruti), @terreform_1 (Melanie Fessel), @embtarchitects (Benedetta Tagliabue), Luc Steels, Christopher Pierce (@christopher.d.pierce), and Nigel Coates (@nigelcoates_projects).
Don’t miss the chance to see how the Biennale lives on.
@labiennale #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #IntelliGens
Take a peek inside the MAE Museum, the world’s first museum dedicated to carbon fiber.
A hidden industrial archive ignites in Italy’s Motor Valley, unfolding as an immersive lab of discovery and material innovation designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) and Italo Rota ...(@italorotastudio).
Image by @beppemiotto and @marcocappellettistudio.
@mae_museum_ @maechemistrymachinery #MAEMuseum #CarloRattiAssociati #ItaloRota #MotorValley #CarbonFiber
AquaPraça, the floating cultural plaza designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon, has become one of the defining landmarks of the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Having crossed the Atlantic, the platform now sits on the Guajará Bay as part of the Italian ...Pavilion at COP30. Engineered to adapt to the tides, it will serve as a civic stage for dialogue, culture, and climate action throughout the summit.
After its debut in Venice during the Biennale Architettura 2025, developed in partnership with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, and the COP30 Presidency, AquaPraça now takes on its next role as an integral part of the Italian Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference.
AquaPraça was made possible through a unique international coalition, including the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation, CIHEAM Bari and the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate program, and with the support of BF International – Member of BF S.p.A. Group (as AquaPraça COP30 Naming Partner), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Costa Crociere, ENEL, and Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. AquaPraça was constructed by Italian leading advanced steel construction Company, Cimolai. After COP30, Aquapraca will be donated by Italy to Brazil to become a community space for promoting social engagement on climate, cultural strategy, and creative industries, in partnership with the State of Parà, Brazil.
Images: @leonardofinotti
#CRA @howeleryoonarchitecture @ciheam_bari @connect4climate @italymfa @mase_it @bloombergdotorg @cop30nobrasil @cimolai_group
#HowelerYoon #AquaPraça #COP30 #ClimateAction #FloatingArchitecture #PublicSpace #DesignForChange #Belém #VeniceBiennale #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #Intelligens #ArchitectureAndClimate #CollectiveDesign
🔔 Join our research team shaping urban futures: Senseable is recruiting internationally! 🌏
Visit senseable.mit.edu for full list of open positions and to apply.
Questions? Contact senseable-applicants@mit.edu
#recruiting #research #urbanfutures #smartcities ...#applynow
Something is coming. Algo está chegando.
After debuting at Biennale Architettura 2025 (@labiennale), AquaPraça, the floating agora by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) and Höweler + Yoon (@howeleryoonarchitecture), is mooring in Belém for COP30.
A platform for climate ...dialogue, rising and falling with the tides of our planet.
AquaPraça, designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon, was unveiled at the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 Conference in Belém by Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and COP30 Presidency.
AquaPraça was made possible through a unique international coalition, including the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation, CIHEAM Bari and the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate program, and with the support of BF International – Member of BF S.p.A. Group (as AquaPraça COP30 Naming Partner), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Costa Crociere, ENEL, and Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. AquaPraça was constructed by Italian leading advanced steel construction Company, Cimolai. After COP30, Aquapraca will be donated by Italy to Brazil to become a community space for promoting social engagement on climate, cultural strategy and creative industries in partnership with the State of Parà of Brazil.
#CRA @italymfa @ciheam_bari @connect4climate @bloombergdotorg @howeleryoonarchitecture @mase_it @cop30nobrasil @cimolai_group #HowelerYoon #AquaPraça #COP30 #ClimateAction #FloatingArchitecture #PublicSpace #DesignForChange #Belém #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #Intelligens #ArchitectureAndClimate #CollectiveDesign
Only 16 days left to explore the Biennale Architettura 2025 (@labiennale), Intelligens, curated by Carlo Ratti (@crassociati), in Venice.
In the time of adaptation, architecture must draw on all forms of intelligence — natural, artificial, and collective.
Closes November 23. ...
#Intelligens #LaBiennaleDiVenezia #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #CRA
⛰️ Shaped by the mountains themselves.
The bivouac’s design begins with a 3D scan of Alpine rock formations, transforming the landscape’s contours into architecture. The resulting design minimizes visual impact while maximizing functionality, creating a crystalline shelter that ...disappears into its surroundings.
Designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) in collaboration with Salone del Mobile.Milano (@isaloniofficial) ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
#CRACarloRattiAssociati #SaloneDelMobile #Design #MilanoCortina2026 #CircularDesign #Sustainability #Bivouac #CRA
🏔️ A bivouac in harmony with its surroundings.
Unlike traditional mountain shelters painted in bright colors for visibility, this one takes a subtler approach – blending into the landscape around it. A bright red light activates only in fog or low visibility, ensuring safety in ...critical moments.
Designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) in collaboration with Salone del Mobile.Milano (@isaloniofficial) ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
#CRACarloRattiAssociati #SaloneDelMobile #Design #MilanoCortina2026 #CircularDesign #Sustainability #Bivouac #CRA
👉 Swipe for English
Cosa succede quando una visione per un campus più verde e aperto incontra la macchina opaca della burocrazia?
Carlo Ratti (@crassociati) racconta a Corriere della Sera (@corriere) perché ha ritirato la sua firma dal progetto del nuovo campus ...dell’Università di Milano nell’area Expo.
Leggi l’intervista completa su @corriere
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What happens when a vision for a greener, more open campus meets the opaque machinery of bureaucracy?
Carlo Ratti (@crassociati) speaks to Corriere della Sera (@corriere) about why he withdrew his name from the University of Milan project at the former Expo site.
Read the full interview on @corriere
⛰️ Introducing a digitally fabricated bivouac that blends seamlessly with the Alps.
Designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) in collaboration with Salone di Mobile.Milano (@isaloniofficial), the shelter is entirely self-sufficient — producing its own energy and water ...through solar power and air condensation.
Unveiled ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, it is set to appear as an urban pavilion before being airlifted to its final alpine destination, where it will serve mountaineers for generations to come.
#CRACarloRattiAssociati #SaloneDelMobile #Design #MilanoCortina2026 #CircularDesign #Sustainability #Bivouac #CRA
An earthly, Michelin-starred canteen — now longlisted for the Archello Awards 2025.
A project by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) for Mutti (@muttipomodoroit), Quisimangia reimagines the company canteen as part of the landscape, with a floor made from recycled tomato skins — a ...byproduct of Mutti’s production line transformed into design.
Longlisted in the Café / Restaurant of the Year category at the Archello Awards 2025, the canteen emerges from the terrain itself, creating a constant dialogue with nature.
@archello #CRACarloRattiAssociati #Quisimangia #Architecture #Design #Sustainability #ArchelloAwards2025
Speed limits don’t slow cities — design does.
Carlo Ratti shows how the shape of our streets, more than the limits we set, determines how fast we move.
Read the full piece on @citylab at the link in our bio.
@bloomberg #BloombergCityLab #Bloomberg #UrbanDesign ...#StreetDesign #UrbanMobility
As the curtain comes to a close on the ‘Theatre of Life’, the France Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka — designed by Coldefy (@coldefy.fr) and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (@crassociati) — has welcomed over four million visitors. A celebration of connection and creativity, it brings people, nature, ...and technology together through its winding copper staircase and immersive Pulsations exhibition by Justine Emard and GSM Project.
@franceexpo2025osaka @expo2025japan #Expo2025 #FrancePavilion #Coldefy #CRACarloRattiAssociati #TheatreOfLife #Architecture #Design #Innovation
Video: @issamk_films
Images: @julienlanoo
Chortoicetes terminifera, a welcome visitor to ‘The Other Side of the Hill’, Special Project at the 2025 Biennale Architettura 🦗
@crassociati @patricia_urquiola @labiennale
#BiennaleArchitettura2025 #VeniceBiennale #TheOtherSideoftheHill #ArchitectureBiennale
From Athens to Barcelona, cities have always been where democracy grows.
But a new wave of “freedom cities” threatens to flip the script. Carlo Ratti (@crassociati) & Robert Muggah (@igarape_org) argue it’s time to reclaim cities as platforms for collective renewal: places where... democracy, climate adaptation, and social inclusion can take root.
Read the full piece on @prosyn.
The MIT Senseable City Lab is co-hosting a biodiversity mapping event at Carré Laval, the future site of a new urban park & innovation area 🌎. We’re looking for Canada-based volunteers to help crowdsource data on local plants & insects using the ObsIdentify app.
Please sign ...up here: forms.gle/HtgwZqLQbfnsC6sCA, or scan the QR below.
Friday, Sept 26 2025
Two sessions: 10:30–12:00 & 2:30–4:00 (join one or both!)
Bring your smartphone with ObsIdentify installed
Come explore, document, and shape the future of this green space with us!
#volunteers #laval #biodiversity #urbanpark
📍 Venice → 🌎 Belém
This week, we unveiled AquaPraça, a 400 sqm floating cultural plaza designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon. From the @labiennale Architettura in Venice to COP30 in Brazil, AquaPraça embodies adaptability, sustainability, and dialogue in the face ...of climate change.
🌊 A plaza buoyed by the sea
🌍 A platform for global conversations
🌱 A permanent cultural legacy in the Amazon
Developed in partnership with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, and the COP30 Presidency, AquaPraça will soon travel to Brazil to anchor at COP30 in Belém, before establishing itself in the Amazon Basin as a lasting cultural legacy—symbolizing adaptability, resilience, and collective action in the face of climate change.
#CRA @labiennale @ciheam_bari @connect4climate @bloombergdotorg @howeleryoonarchitecture @cornellaap @italymfa @mase_it @cop30nobrasil @cimolai_group #HowelerYoon #AquaPraça #COP30 #ClimateAction #FloatingArchitecture #PublicSpace #DesignForChange #Belém #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #Intelligens #ArchitectureAndClimate #CollectiveDesign
Washington wants classical as the default for federal buildings. Carlo Ratti argues that nostalgia is a poor design brief. In a heating world, architecture should test materials, energy logics, and forms that support civitas.
Read the full piece in our bio.
@financialtimes #CarloRatti ...#Architecture #DesignPolicy #PublicArchitecture #Innovation
Image: DESERTA ECOFOLIE: A PROTOTYPE FOR MINIMUM DWELLING IN THE ATACAMA DESERT AND BEYOND
By Pedro Ignacio Alonso and Pamela Prado, a Special Project featured in the ‘Living Lab’ of the Biennale Architettura 2025
Photo courtesy of @labiennale
A glimpse of vision turning into reality: AquaPraça, designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Höweler + Yoon, is a floating cultural plaza that will debut at the #biennalearchitettura2025 before sailing to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. It is both an architectural experiment and a platform for ...dialogue on climate adaptation and resilience.
#CRA @labiennale @ciheam_bari @connect4climate @bloombergdotorg @howeleryoonarchitecture @cornellaap @italymfa @cop30nobrasil @cimolai_group #HowelerYoon #AquaPraça #COP30 #ClimateAction #FloatingArchitecture #PublicSpace #DesignForChange #Belém #VeniceBiennale #Intelligens #ArchitectureAndClimate #CollectiveDesign
Something is thinning in public space. Using AI, Carlo Ratti’s team compared 1970s footage with today in New York, Boston and Philadelphia: people walk faster and linger less. The fix is design: shade, seats, water, small interventions tested with data. The agora isn’t dead.
Read the ...full piece in our bio. 🔗
Image: AGO Off, a summer series of events in Piazza Sant’Agostino with talks, performances, and tours. It’s part of AGO Modena, the city’s new cultural hub around the former Sant’Agostino complex. Photo by Elisabetta Baracchi and Serena Campanini.
With AI, argues Carlo Ratti in Friday’s Financial Times, we can now measure and optimize this effect, transforming urban forestry from ornament into infrastructure. Read the full piece in our bio.
@financialtimes #CarloRatti #UrbanForestry #Architecture #GreenCities #CityOfTomorrow
The Grand Fendika Cultural Center in the Kazanchis neighborhood of Addis Ababa builds on the legacy of the area’s azmari bets — the music houses now almost gone — and gives them a new home for the next generation.
👥 In collaboration with Melaku Belay & Fendika
💛 ...Supported by TrustAfrica
#GrandFendika #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia #CRAProjects #OpenArchitecture #ArchitectureForCulture #AfricanArchitecture #CulturalHeritage #CommunityArchitecture #UrbanCulture #MusicAndArchitecture #PerformingArts #DesignForCommunity #FutureOfCulture #CulturalSpaces
Inside the new Grand Fendika Cultural Center: a cascade of stages, balconies, and ramps where performance spills into everyday life.
From classrooms to rehearsal spaces to open-air terraces, the building is designed to keep music within earshot - and to make the street itself part of the ...show.
#architecture #addisababa #ethiopia #fendika