People-Powered Gen AI
Cities globally have begun experimenting with using generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) for civic engagement
Benchmark NSW
Benchmark NSW is an experimental temporary outdoor seating initiative designed to understand how women girls and gender diverse people use public spaces.
Unboxed City: critical explorations of [ai] and cities
"Unboxed City: critical explorations of AI and cities" teaches us how generative AI algorithms work by literally being immersed within one
Tackling water and food shortages in Maicao, Colombia
This project seeks to tackle the pressing issue of water and food shortages in Maicao a region in Northern Colombia severely affected by drought due to climate change.
Migrants on the Move
Research visualizing the combined risks of migrants traveling from West Africa to Libya along the Central Mediterranean route
Vida Migrante
A mobile simulation to understand the financial tribulations and difficult choices made by Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador
Living Heritage Atlas | Beirut
Design-based research that renders visible the social heritage of Beirut's craftsmanship with its crafts public spaces and local knowledge
DISTANCE UNKNOWN
An interactive exhibition that explores the risks and opportunities of migration in the Americas
Central American Migration
Research that investigates the motivations outcomes and cost of migrants from El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras
Open Collectives: Venice Biennale Architettura 2021
An immersive installation featuring digital and urban architectural platforms that empower market labor care and co-living
Spending $1.9 Trillion to Rescue America
An immersive installation featuring digital and urban architectural platforms that empower market labor care and co-living
Living Data Hubs
A collaborative project seeking to address the critical data gap found in informal communities through community data collection and training
Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
How to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression
Visualize NYC 2021
Virtual Exhibition leading up to New York City’s 2021 Elections
Sierra Leone's Data-Informed COVID-19 Response
A collaboration between MIT GovLab and CDDL in using surveys and mobility data to inform the Government of Sierra Leone's response to COVID19
Moving in Nairobi
The research team generated our own Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database for Nairobi
Digital Matatus
The transit map had a powerful social impact—for the first time everyone in Nairobi could see it as one system
Unmasking Tourism in Venice
How tourism dynamics unfold within the built environment
NextStop
An analog and digital experience developed as a part the exhibit “The Road Ahead: Reimagining Mobility” at Cooper Hewitt
Global Network Mapping Transit
Global Network Mapping Transit is bringing together innovative methodologies for mapping urban transit systems
BenchMark
Automating the measurement of public life through sensors
The Bight Coastal Urbanism
The bight will protect and adapt instead of holding the line
Connecting The Unconnected
Determine the locations where the development of internet infrastructure will serve those on the margins
Atlas of Lighting
Explore the relationship between a metropolitan regions lighting infrastructure and economics
Riyadh Mobility Gender & Driving
Gender shapes gender shapes the cities and mobility in ways not found elsewhere in Saudi Arabia
4C: Foreseeing the Region of the Future
A vision 50 years in the future where the Tri-State Area has been partially submerged as a result of climate change
Ghost Cities of China
Determine the location of Ghost Cities using data scraped from Chinese social media sites and Baidu
City Digits
Our tool uses data to investigate the urban environment to support mathematics learning
Pollution Through Chinese Eyes
Visualize the politically sensitive topic of pollution through the use of crowd-sourced social media data
Rebuild by Design
Identifying vulnerable landscapes using data can help to make sure we address areas in need first
Cypress Hills Air Quality
Raising awareness of environmental risks associated with poor air quality in Cypress Hills in New York
Cities That Talk Back
Social media sites have created the ability to describe the modern city through the voice of its people
StillspottingNYC
Highlight unusual sources of silence in a space inhabited by more than 8.3 million residents
Mapping America
The Mapping America exhibition illustrated the complexity of the American election and electorate through a collection of infographics based on 2012 election data
We Are Here Now
Revealing how social media users explore the city and how they broadcast their exploits
Industry In Motion
Proximity matters to the garment industry and this research allowed us to quantify the extent
Made In Midtown
Understanding how changes to the Garment District would affect the industry - neighborhood - city
The Geography of Buzz
Revealing the New York and LA social scene through their own imagery
Beijing Air Tracks
Can the Olympics be a way to expose air quality issues in China?
Envisioning Gateway
Transforming the future of Gateway National Recreation Area
Nairobi Free The Data
The Nairobi Free the Data project helps policy makers acquire the spatial data they need to make informed decisions about future development
Prisoner Re-Entry and Work
Uncovers the employment geography of formerly incarcerated people as they return home
311 Sanitation Complaints
311 complaints help identify problems in our system and develop strategies for fixing them