The real-time city is real! As layers of networks and digital information blanket urban space, new approaches to studying the built environment are emerging. The way we describe and understand cities is being radically transformed — as are the tools we use to design them. The Senseable City Laboratory’s mission—a research initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — is to anticipate these changes and study them from a critical point of view. This presentation will cover various SCL projects that showcase its engagement with societal issues to create better urban living.
Speaker: Tom Benson
Tom Benson is a researcher and designer who trained in architecture in the UK. Since September 2018, he has been working as a Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Senseable City Lab. He is interested in making cities more livable and sustainable by intersecting architecture, urban planning, and data science. Currently based in Amsterdam, his projects involve studying the built environment through large datasets using computational techniques. Previously, he has worked for Buro Ole Scheeren, Foster + Partners and the British Army.
