Architect and engineer Carlo Ratti teaches at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA) where he directs MIT Senseable City Lab, a research group that studies how new technologies are shaping the way we understand, design and live in our cities. He co-founded the innovation and design international studio Carlo Ratti Associati in Turin in 2004. Esquire magazine has included him in the "Best & Brightes", Forbes in the "Names You Need to Know" and Wired in the list of "50 people who will change the world", Fast Company mentioned him among "The 50 most influential designer in America" and Thames & Hudson among the "60 innovators shaping our creative future". Two of his projects - Digital Water Pavillion and Copenhagen Wheel - were included in the list of "The best inventions of the year" of Time Magazine (2007 and 2014). In 2014, Copenhagen Wheel was awarded the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award.