Carlo Ratti

The City of Tomorrow by Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudel features an internationally renowned architect, urban planner, and scholar who describes the major technological forces driving the future of cities. Since cities emerged ten thousand years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artefacts of humanity. However, their evolution has been anything but linear—cities have gone through moments...

Atlas of the Senseable City is a fascinating exploration of how the growth of digital mapping, spurred by sensing technologies, is affecting cities and daily lives. What have smart technologies taught us about cities? What lessons can we learn from today’s urbanites to make better places to live? Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti argue that the answers are in the...