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Two of the City Science group's mobility projects will be featured at the FAB26 Boston Expo, on display at the MIT Media Lab exhibit in the…
Special Report Launch: Good Citizen Robots
From August 25-26, members of the City Science Network will take part in Hábitat LATAM, one of the region's most important gatherings on su…
The City Science Summit is an annual gathering of the City Science Network and other thought leaders in the fields of urban science, planni…
Urbanism for the First Machine Learning Age
The City Science Network meeting took place on July 7th and featured a presentation by the City Science Lab @ Biobío team. During the sessi…
From June 15 to 18, City Science Biobío 2026 will open the doors of an unprecedented exhibition that showcases four years of innovation, da…
OverviewLearn from Kent Larson and Luis Alonso on how creative design can make transformative changes in communitiesAbout the SpeakersKent …
AI Agents for Hybrid Community BuildingAs communities increasingly span physical and digital spaces, new forms of coordination and collabor…
In this workshop, City Science affiliate, Parfait Atchade Adelomou, will share insight on quantum computing for urban analysis and dec…
Join researchers from the MIT Media Lab's City Science group as we welcome esteemed Tea Master, Soryo Matsumura. This two-part session…
The session will showcase how we are already using quantum and hybrid quantum-classical approaches today to address real urban challenges, …
Researchers from MIT City Science will welcome guests from Andorra Research and Innovation, Andorra Telecom, and the Andorran Governm…
Rethinking the role of food in creating the world we want to live in.Cities are centers of innovation, cultural exchange, and consumption—b…
We are honored to welcome Dr. Frank B. Hu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Hea…
The project explores how data-driven methods and participatory approaches can be combined to better understand community needs and inform d…
Our City Science Network meeting took place on February 24, featuring a presentation by City Science Lab Be’er Sheva at NUR – Israel’s Nati…
We’re excited to welcome Ozoz Sokoh as our next speaker on February 10. A culinary researcher, writer, and educator, Ozoz Sokoh explor…
This event is an in-person forum in San Francisco - 5:30 to 7:00pm PST. San Francisco has advanced Family Zoning, but zoning alone doe…
GASTRONOMY AND BEYOND LECTURE SERIESOn January 27, Gastronomy & Beyond welcomes Chef Paco Morales for a conversation that explores gast…
At our City Science Network meeting on January 27th , the City Science Lab Hamburg, presented two of their …
Leticia Izquierdo, a PhD student in the Media Lab's City Science research group, will be presenting at the Madrid International Urban Forum…
The City Science group will participate in COP30 in Belém, Brazil, presenting a series of events that explore the intersection of tec…
The Imaginary Atlas: Amazonia imagines new urban futures where traditional knowledge meets emerging technologies.
City Science Group at the MIT Media Lab, and the Master’s Program in City Science at the University of Guadalajara are pleased to open this…
Academic Collaborations with Implementing Agencies for Climate Solutions
2:30 to 4pm Belem TimeThe City Science Network is an international community advancing research and innovation to create more livable, equi…
10:30am to 12:00pm Belem TimeWe invite mayors and city leaders to explore the formation of a new network dedicated to using advanced modeli…
9:30 to 10:30am Belem TimeDiscover how cities are using AI, data, and systemic portfolio design to accelerate climate action. This session …
Cities in TransitionThe City Science Summit is an annual gathering of the City Science Network and other thought leaders in the fields of u…
Climate Week NYC is one of the largest global gatherings of the energy and climate community. The City Science Group is presenting two…
9am to 3pm Madrid TimeWorkshop: Governance Spaces for Climate Action Organized by: City Science Lab Gipuzkoa in collaboration with the MIT …
In April 2025, Luis Alonso, Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab’s City Science group, visited Concepción, Chile, to mark the official l…
The City Science Lab in Gipuzkoa will share their research vision for the group.The team will present various strategies for enhancing regi…
City Science Director, Kent Larson is Co-Director of the Institute.From the Norman Foster Institute: 'The second academic year of the Norma…
nur (Negev Urban Research) is the newest member of MIT’s City Science Lab Network, now joining 9 other labs worldwide. Located in the heart…
As we navigate the digital age and witness the rapid obsolescence of electronics, a new frontier emerges: urban mining.
Transformative Communities
The City Science Lab @ Shanghai is based in Tongji University. In the past few years, we have initiated projects including CityScope Living…
The City Science Lab in Andorra, managed by Andorra Research + Innovation, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! We…
The Gastronomy and Beyond series facilitated by the City Science group will host award-winning, 5 Michelin star chef Eneko Atxa; Joxe …
We at the City Science Lab consider Hamburg our urban testbed. In almost all projects we collaborate closely with …
Disrupting Mobility is a collaboration network and conference series hosted by leading mobility and cities research centers internationally…
Kent Larson recently traveled to Shanghai, China to meet with collaborators at Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation. The tri…
On May 12 researchers from the City Science Lab @Shanghai hosted a workshop at the Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation to f…
The City Science Lab@Guadalajara focuses on creating innovative interventions in vulnerable urban environments.
The City Science Lab@Taipei is an interdisciplinary team that focuses on the application and development of emerging technology to enable su
The City Science Lab @ Biobío strives to create a more livable, equitable and sustainable future for regional communities.
The NFI's "Opening Act" introduced the first cohort of students and included talks from experts in industry + academia. Watch the videos!
Members of the Media Lab community participated in the 54th Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum. Watch videos of selected sessions!
Reimagining Mobility: Unlocking Open Data in Gipuzkoa is an event co-organized by MUBIL, the City Science Lab @ Gipuzako and the City Scien…
Kent Larson was invited to present at the International Guadalajara Book Fair, also called Feria Internacional del Libro Guadalajara or FIL…
This event brings together academia, industry, and creativity—connecting leaders with novel viewpoints and solutions for planetary health.
Hosted by MIT Technology Review, in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab City Science group
Distinguished Lecture byPresident Ricardo Villanueva LomelíPresident of the University of Guadalajara (Mexico)
Two Mobility Futures 0∞ is a research project that encompasses storytelling, a democratic decision making platform, a city model, and …
Exploring Local Solutions to Global Challenges: Reimagining the Costanera de Concepción is an event that encompasses a public program on th…
On February 28, 2023 the MIT City Science team hosted an event to formally announce the start of the City Science Lab@Gipuzkoa, a region in…
Structurally, zero gravity means that we do not have to contend with architecture's greatest arch-nemesis, gravity.
This two-day talk series will feature a number of MIT and Media Lab speakers, and friends of the Lab.
Hyper-LOCAL Solutions to GLOBAL Challenges
MIT Technology Review’s conference on technology solutions for climate change
Emerging Ideas that will Transform the World
A research project that encompasses storytelling, a democratic decision making platform, a city model, and an immersive exhibit.
ReImagining Mobility: Designing Zero-Commuting Cities is an event welcoming thought leaders in transportation, urban planning, and policy a…
SoCity is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that aims to establish an ecosystem that promotes prosocial, pro-sustainability beh…
The City Science group presents an immersive window into the worlds of three women in three rapidly urbanizing areas of the world.
Hyper-LOCAL solutions to GLOBAL problemsCo-hosted by MIT City Science and Taipei Tech This event was hosted virtually in October of 2…
Places for Change & Transformation2020 was a global experiment that profoundly altered human activity patterns. When public facilities …
"On the morning of April 22, 2021, the opening ceremony of the City Science Lab @ Ho Chi Minh City (CSL @ HCMC) was successfully celebrated…