2024-05-11T11:58:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150418632/the-people-s-place-in-the-city-of-bits-and-atoms Niall Patrick Walsh 2024-03-06T07:34:00-05:00 >2024-03-05T17:36:30-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/7556837f052a80a315e31bb1465bc7f0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The city of the 21st century represents a confluence of bits and atoms; an organism in its own right that relentlessly spawns information and data about itself, its people, and the invisible flows that support them. What is the relationship between humans and the city in this new condition? What is its future? To explore these questions, we speak with architect, TED founder, and father of information architecture Richard Saul Wurman, 2025 Venice Biennale curator Carlo&nbsp;Ratti, and MIT Media Lab researchers&nbsp;Naroa Coretti and Ainhoa Genua.</p> <p><em>This article is part of the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150348101/introducing-the-archinect-in-depth-artificial-intelligence-series" target="_blank">Archinect In-Depth: Artificial Intelligence</a>&nbsp;series.</em></p>