Dubai, Bits & Bricks: Session 2 / Building

New technologies have produced progressive means of constructing the built environment, although resource scarcity has placed constraints on what is built and how it is built. By examining the shifting nature of construction and assessing the entire chain of production, from urban planning to design, materials, construction, post- occupancy, and nally re-use or destruction, we seek to identify how new innovations will impact the construc- tion and composition of the built environment. Speakers Christoph Reinhart / Associate Professor, MIT Architecture Anita Arjundas / CEO, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd Stephania Aleixo / Secretary of International Relations, City of Belo Horizonte, Brazil Carlo Ratti / Director, MIT Senseable City Lab Panel discussions & Audience discussion with panelists --- Bits & Bricks: Forum on Future Cities 2016, hosted by the MIT Senseable City Lab. More information on the event at http://senseable.mit.edu/bitsbricks Cities are undergoing a profound transformation: the convergence of digital information(bits) and physical environment(bricks). As virtual systems become spatialized—entering our world through the Internet of Things—no industry remains unaffected. From utilities to transportation, construction to environmental resilience, the 21st century condition presents new challenges… As well as new opportunities.