#162 – Prof. Carlo Ratti, Carlo Ratti Associati, MIT: Leverage for more sustainable cities

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What's important for cities in the face of the climate crisis

Prof Carlo Ratti talks to Klaus Füner in the podcast about his work as an architect and professor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The specialist in the interface between architecture, technology and urbanism is also Curator of the 19th Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2025. Although he is not concerned about the issue of overpopulation, he is very much concerned about how to deal with the climate crisis. At MIT, he is researching this with "big data" and the "5-minute city", i.e. the concept of the "wakable neighbourhood". His motto is: Never let a crisis go to waste. And: don't take anything for granted. He explains exactly what that means in this episode. carloratti.com haushahn.de klimafestival.heinze.de Klimafestival Gutschein AF2024 wiki carlo ratti