Architect and engineer by training. Teaches at MIT; directs the Senseable City Laboratory. Founding Partner, international design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati. Leading voice in the debate on new technologies' impact on urban life. Work exhibited in several venues worldwide, including the Venice Biennale, New York's MoMA, London's Science Museum and Barcelona's Design Museum. Two projects – the Digital Water Pavilion and the Copenhagen Wheel – were hailed by Time Magazine as "Best Inventions of the Year". Included in "Smart List: 50 people who will change the world", Wired Magazine. Currently, Co-Chair, Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization, World Economic Forum; Special Adviser on Urban Innovation to the European Commission.
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