Architecture That Senses and Responds

Explore how MIT's Carlo Ratti and his team at SENSEable City Lab harness passive data sets to create innovative visualizations of urban life in this 16-minute TED talk. Discover how they transform everyday information, such as phone calls and waste disposal patterns, into captivating representations of city dynamics. Witness the creation of mesmerizing interactive environments featuring moving water and flying light, all controlled by simple gestures captured through sensors. Gain insights into the future of responsive architecture and how data can be used to reimagine urban spaces.

Carlo Ratti: Architecture that senses and responds