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It's Salone time again! CRA is excited to share our contribution to this year's Milan Design Week.
From the world's first Internet-of-Things sofa created with the support of VITRA, to a project with Transsolar that could mitigate climate change in cities, to an innovative digitally-fabricated stool for Miocugino workshop, and a seres of talks around the city... Come and celebrate wth us during Salone del Mobile!
WORLD'S FIRST INTERNET-OF-THINGS SOFA
TO DEBUT AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK
Designed by Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) with the support of VITRA, Lift-Bit is a modular, Internet-connected furniture system that allows a sofa to seamlessly turn into a chair, a chaise longue, a bed, a lounge room, and a myriad of other configurations.
Images and press release are available on the website Lift-Bit.com
Lift-Bit draws on the potential of Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies to transform our interior landscape, giving form to an endlessly reconfigurable environment. Come and try Lift-Bit at Milan’s Triennale, within the "Rooms. Novel living concepts" show organized by Salone del Mobile.Milano.
Learn more about the project on Lift-Bit.com
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| During 2016 Milan Design Week, together with German engineering firm Transsolar we will present Pick Your Climate, an installation on a photonic membrane which can reverse climate change in our cities (shown in the INTERNI Open Borders event). And we will unveil an innovative digitally-fabricated design for Miocugino workshop (find more about the Back to Stool competition). |
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| The future of learning? Might be in a garden. We are excited to contribute to the creation of The Greene School, Mei and Jeff Greene's latest initiative part of the Giving Pledge campaign. In Palm Beach, Florida we have designed a progressive educational environment shaped by technology and nature. Discover more about the project on the website TheGreeneSchool.com. |
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In this newly-released video, Carlo and
BIG's Bjarke Ingels discuss their visions
for the EuropaCity project, an experimental
living lab which tests the impact of digital technologies on our urban life - just a
stone throw's away from Paris.
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OUR TALKS DURING MILAN DESIGN WEEK
INTERNI OPEN BORDERS
11 APRIL 2016, h. 14:30
At the presentation of the Pick Your Climate installation, a conversation with Carlo on the challenges of multidisciplinary design.
BOCCONI UNIVERSITY
11 APRIL 2016, h. 17:00
In this seminar organized by Accenture and DEVOLab, Carlo will delve into the market impact of technological transformations.
IoF - INTERNET OF FURNITURE
14 APRIL 2016, h. 9:30
How technology will change our interiors? Carlo discusses with Reto Wettach (IXDS) and Alessandro Masserdotti (dotdotdot)
TEDx SAN DONATO MILANESE
14 APRIL 2016, h 21:00
Carlo gives a talk about the future of our cities, between Big Data analytics, self-driving cars, and intelligent buildings.
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YOU CAN ALSO FIND CARLO AT...
EIT DIGITAL CONFERENCE
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 12 APRIL 2016
At the "Driving Europe's Digital Transformation" forum, Carlo's keynote speech will address the challenges of Senseable cities and the digitization policies in the continent.
TERADATA UNIVERSE 2016
HAMBURG, GERMANY, 18 APRIL 2016
How is Big Data analytics changing our cities? Carlo will illustrate the main innovations impacting sectors from mobility to waste management.
BIT & BRICKS: FORUM ON FUTURE CITIES
BOSTON, MA, 22 APRIL 2016
Carlo will give a talk at this MIT-organized conference which investigates the future of our metropolis at the convergence of digital information (bits) and physical environment (bricks).
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The Washington Post
/ 4 MARCH 2016
Joining an online discussion on the evolution of mobility, Carlo tackles a least-considered issue. That is, the future of parking spaces and garages in an urban future dominated by self-driving vehicles. |
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BBC
/ 31 MARCH 2016
How will tomorrow's office look like? This overview of leading trends that will shape our workplace includes a glimpse of future projects by Carlo Ratti Associati, both in Europe and in Asia. |
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The Guardian
/ 27 FEBRUARY 2016
This feature on The Guardian's Weekend Magazine - including an interview with Carlo - investigates how offices worldwide are getting more and more flexible, often blurring the boundaries between work and play. |
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Dezeen
/ 25 FEBRUARY 2016
The Mile, our design for a record-high vertical park and observation deck, gained a vast press coverage last month. CRA is currently in talks with several city officials to kick-off the construction of this 1609-metre high structure. |
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Il Sole 24 Ore
/ 3 APRIL 2016
In this article filled with personal anecdotes, Carlo remembers Zaha Hadid: "In a time in which architects explore new frontiers of digital interaction, her "digital baroque" appears like a great source of inspiration". |
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The Network by Cisco
/ 22 MARCH 2016
This long report documents the construction of the Ciudad Creativa Digital, an innovation hub to be realized in Guadalajara, Mexico, according to the masterplan developed by CRA and MIT Senseable City Lab in 2012. |
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We have a new Instagram account! Follow us to get an insider's look in our daily work, to rediscover projects from our archive, and to enjoy some exclusive previews. Look for @Crassociati and join the conversation #carlorattiassociati
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