{"title":"Carlo Ratti","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarlo Ratti’s works explore the dynamic relationship between technology, urban environments, and human experience. His books offer insightful perspectives on how cities evolve, combining data, design, and innovation to shape the future of urban living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e with cutting-edge \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, Ratti’s writing invites readers to reimagine the city as a responsive, interactive organism. Expect thoughtful reflections on the intersection of technology and daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-city-of-tomorrow-by-carlo-ratti-9780300204803","title":"The City of Tomorrow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe City of Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince 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 of radical change, turning points that redefine their very essence. In this book, a renowned architect and urban planner who studies the intersection of cities and technology argues that we are currently in such a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors explain some of the forces behind urban change and offer new visions of the many possibilities for tomorrow’s city. Pervasive digital systems that layer our cities are transforming urban life. The authors provide a front-row seat to this change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir work at the MIT Senseable City Laboratory allows experimentation and implementation of a variety of urban initiatives and concepts, from assistive condition-monitoring bicycles to rubbish with embedded tracking sensors, from mobility to energy, from participation to production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey call for a new approach to envisioning cities: futurecraft, a symbiotic development of urban ideas by designers and the public. With such participation, we can collectively imagine, examine, choose, and shape the most desirable future of our cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854917882092,"sku":"9780300204803","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300204803.jpg?v=1759259280"},{"product_id":"atlas-of-the-senseable-city-by-antoine-picon-9780300247510","title":"Atlas of the Senseable City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAtlas of the Senseable City\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating exploration of how the growth of digital mapping, spurred by sensing technologies, is affecting cities and daily lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat 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 maps we make. For centuries, we have relied on maps to navigate the enormity of the city. Now, as the physical world combines with the digital world, we need a new generation of maps to navigate the city of tomorrow. Pervasive sensors allow anyone to visualise cities in entirely new ways—ebbs and flows of pollution, traffic, and internet connectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how the growth of digital mapping, spurred by sensing technologies, is affecting cities and daily lives. It examines how new cartographic possibilities aid urban planners, technicians, politicians, and administrators; how digitally mapped cities could reveal ways to make cities smarter and more efficient; how monitoring urbanites has political and social repercussions; and how the proliferation of open-source maps and collaborative platforms can aid activists and vulnerable populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith its beautiful, accessible presentation of cutting-edge research, this book makes it easy for readers to understand the stakes of the new information age—and appreciate the timeless power of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430087246060,"sku":"9780300247510","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300247510.jpg?v=1774559773"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/carlo-ratti.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}