EP22: Life as a ”MIT Professor of Technology and Urban Planning” with guest, Sarah Williams

Introducing

Sarah Williams is an Associate Professor of Technology and Urban Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she is also Director of the Civic Data Design Lab and the Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism.

Williams’ combines her training in computation and design to create communication strategies that expose urban policy issues to broad audiences and create civic change. She calls the process Data Action, which is also the name of her recent book published by MIT Press.

Entreprenural Initiative

Williams is co-founder and developer of Envelope.city, a web-based software product that visualizes and allows users to modify zoning in New York City. 

Before coming to MIT, Williams was Co-Director of the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation (GSAPP).

Art X Design

Her design work has been widely exhibited including work in the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Venice Biennale, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum.

Acclaim and Recognition

Williams has won numerous awards including being named one of the top 25 technology planners and Game Changers by Metropolis Magazine.

Reasons to Listen

Listen in to hear Sarah share her wisdom and insights on how the combination of big data and urban planning are helping to shape the world around us.

You’ll also hear about many of her other fascinating projects, responsibilities, organizations she is part of, her business and her latest book. It’s a wide ranging talk that will surely satisfy any curious minded listener.

Plus you won’t want to miss the story Sarah shares about her one of her past projects. As a teaser, it does involve the Associated Press, the Dean of her university, the Chinese government and of course Sarah, herself. It may just be the top Water Cooler Segment story of all time here at LIFE AS A..!

You can connect and follow Sarah here:

Civic Design Data Lab

MIT Norman B. Leventhal Centre for Advanced Urbanism  

Envelope City

Twitter

Linkedin

 

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