Head of Business Development at Carlo Ratti Associati
Marco Pedrazzo is a trained architect and Ms in Strategic Design and Management in Parsons (NY), with a focus on calculation in design. His projects range from humanitarian design (Open Source Emergency Shelter) to urban systems (Social Computing for Urban Mobility, with MIT Senseable City Lab).
Marco graduated from Alta Scuola Politecnica, and served as an active leader for Design Studio, Technology Studio and thematic workshops at Politecnico di Torino, where he is currently a visiting researcher.
Categorías de conocimiento
Today’s cities are not sustainable, at least not as they are being designed and used. In fact, over the last decades, urban sprawl and informal settlements have increased, up to a point where 56% of the world’s (urban) population accounts for 66% of energy consumption and 70% of emissions.
Low Earth orbit (LEO) offers unique microgravity opportunities for research and technology advancement, as well as for developing new drugs through future space projects.
With the appropriate political and economic actions, 50-90% of the Net Zero target could be met in as little as 5 years, and at no additional cost, says expert Dimitri Zenghelis.
