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People / LU = 2 workers (restaurants, cafes)

People / LU = 300 customers (Starbucks per day)

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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

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Streetscape Experience Maps

Roppongi Hills, Tokyo

Roppongi Hills, Tokyo

Pedestrian Plynth Experience Maps

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Roppongi Hills, Tokyo

Functional Towers Experience Maps

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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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Walking (Privileged Mode) Shared Bikes Shared eBikes

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Autonomous CityCars

Shared eScooters Mobility-on-Demand Modes

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CityCar, Changing Places Group, MIT Media Lab

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CityCar Prototype Hiriko Unveiling at European 1/2012

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Industrial scale urban agriculture

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Zbode Systems

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Living to BedroomZbode Systems

200ft2 (19m2) Transformable CityHome

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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 KLL@mit.edu