Inspired by the book ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’ by pioneering urbanist, activist and writer, Jane Jacobs, this exhibition highlighted the potential for data mining to enhance our understanding of urban spaces and how they’re used. The exhibition also put the practice of city planning, and how we’ve sought to understand city life, into a historical context. Research by the MIT Senseable City Lab was shown alongside other projects, exploring how data could be the key to better urban design.
The exhibition opened in conjunction with the London Design Festival in September 2018, and ended in January 2019.
Exhibition design: Thomas.Matthews