Michael Batty

Nov 27, 2024 | dezwijger.nl | Tan Yigitcanlar |Michael Batty |Yuval Harari |Kars Alfrink

So, you want to know what to read or listen to become a better designer, urban planner, architect, or social activist who integrates cutting-edge technology while putting ethics and inclusion at the heart of your work? Here are a few recommendations from the Designing Cities For All (DCFA) team.

Mar 25, 2024 | nature.com | Michael Batty

AbstractHere, I provide a perspective on digital twins of cities that cover a wide array of different types, ranging from aggregate economic and behavioral processes to more disaggregate agent-based, cellular and micro-simulations. A key element in these applications is the way that we as scientists, policymakers and planners interact with real cities with respect to their understanding, prediction and design.

Mar 19, 2024 | archdaily.com | Michael Batty

How computers simulate cities and how they are also being embedded in cities, changing our behavior and the way in which cities evolve. At every stage in the history of computers and communications, it is safe to say we have been unable to predict what happens next.