!!Sustainability: Scalable models for global impact !!!!!!!!Kent Larson Director, City Science Initiative MIT Media Lab [email protected]
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Paris Arrondissements
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LEGO Unit
City of Microcities
!10m x 10m x 1 story = 100SM (1,076SF)
Revenue / LU!Activities / LU
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Modeling with Data Units
10m x 10m x 1 story = 100SM (1,076SF)
People / LU = 2 workers (restaurants, cafes)
People / LU = 300 customers (Starbucks per day)
RETAIL BLOCK (YELLOW)
Modeling with Data Units
Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Modeling form/function
1km2 Districts in Nansha w/ color-codes
CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Kendall Square
Satellite View CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Mobility Modes CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Solar Radiation CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Wind FlowsCityScope
Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
TweetsCityScope
Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
TweetsCityScope
Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Venture Capital CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Land Use CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Walkability - New City In Australia
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Walkability - New City In Australia
29CityScope, Riyadh Urban Design Use CaseWalkability - New District In Riyadh
30CityScope Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Modeling Interactions
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Experience Maps Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Streetscape Experience Maps
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Pedestrian Plynth Experience Maps
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Functional Towers Experience Maps
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo
Real-Time Data Observatory & Urban Transformation Simulator of: !» Movement of people » Movement of vehicles » Flow of goods » Energy flows » Wind flows » Solar access and shadows » Food networks • Creative Collision Zones • Livability • Productivity • GDP • Disease • Crime • Culture Zones CityScope, Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
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(creating alternatives to the private automobile)
Walking (Privileged Mode) Shared Bikes Shared eBikes
On Demand Bus / Tram
Autonomous Shared PEVs
Autonomous CityCars
Shared eScooters Mobility-on-Demand Modes
Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV), Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
CityCar, Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
CityCar (Hiriko), Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
CityCar Prototype Hiriko Unveiling at European 1/2012
CityCar, Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
CityCar Prototype Hiriko Unveiling at European 1/2012
CityCar, Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
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Urban Networks for AutonomyCityScope
Ira Winder, Mohammad Hadhrawi, Carson Smuts, Josh Fabian - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
!• Anywhere pick-up/drop-off • No traffic lights • No parking lots • Redesigned pathways • Multi-modal integrations !
3 Food for Cities
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Caleb Harper, Jason Nawyn - Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab
Industrial scale urban agriculture
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90% Less water
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4 Hyper-efficient Housing
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313ft2 (29m2) Transformable CityHome
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Zbode Systems
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Play Area to DiningZbode Systems
Living to BedroomZbode Systems
200ft2 (19m2) Transformable CityHome
!Hasier Larrea, Dan Goodman, Oier Ariño, Phillip Hampton Ewing
200ft2 (19m2) Transformable CityHome
Smart City Eco-City
Sustainable City Green City
Low-Carbon City Eco-Smart City
Smart City Eco-City
Sustainable City Green City
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Increased Density • Social tie density • Residential density • Employment density • 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
Increased Density • Social tie density • Residential density • Employment density • 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity • Demographic diversity • Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.) • Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.) • Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
Increased Density • Social tie density • Residential density • Employment density • 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity • Demographic & ethnic diversity • Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.) • Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.) • Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
+ New Urban Systems • Compact, dense, walkable neighborhoods • Shared-use personal and public mobility • Micro-units and shared co-working, fab-labs, public spaces, etc. • Local food production and distribution • ……
Increased Density • Social tie density • Residential density • Employment density • 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity • Demographic diversity • Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.) • Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.) • Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
+ New Urban Systems • Compact, dense, walkable neighborhoods • Shared-use personal and public mobility • Micro-units and shared co-working, fab-labs, public spaces, etc. • Local food production and distribution • ……
+ Increased Events • Festivals • Hackathons • Conferences …… !
Increased Density • Social tie density • Residential density • Employment density • 3rd places density (cafes, bars, hotels, parks, etc.) ……
+ Increased Diversity • Demographic diversity • Enterprise diversity (big companies, startups, research centers, non-profits, etc.) • Housing diversity (young professionals, families, elderly, laborers, etc.) • Activity diversity (eating, socializing, working, playing) ……
+ New Urban Systems • Compact, dense, walkable districts • Shared-use personal and public mobility • Micro-units and shared co-working, fab-labs, public spaces, etc. • Local food production and distribution • ……
+ Increased Events • Festivals • Hackathons • Conferences …… !
High Innovation (Eco/Green/Smart/Low-Carbon City)
!!Sustainability: Scalable models for global impact !!!!!!!!Kent Larson Director, City Science Initiative MIT Media Lab [email protected]