Carlo Ratti
1971
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Biography
Carlo Ratti is an Italian architect, engineer, inventor, educator, and futurist known for his innovative work in the field of architecture and urban design. He is the founder of Carlo Ratti Associati, an international design and innovation office based in Italy. Ratti is also a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs the Senseable City Lab, a research group that explores how new technologies are changing the way we design and inhabit cities.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The future of the city is about using technology to amplify human senses.
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We are moving from a top-down vision of the city to a bottom-up vision.
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The city is a living organism. It breathes, it moves, it changes.
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Data is the DNA of the city.
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In the future, architecture will be more about software than hardware.