Ali Al-SammarraieWhat would David Harvey say about The Line in Saudi Arabia?First things first: Who is David Harvey?Mar 10, 20231Mar 10, 20231
Ali Al-SammarraieWhat should have been yesterday’s SuburbiaSuburbia is transforming American lifestyle since the early 1900s, it provides ease of access with the addition of the automobile…Oct 23, 2018Oct 23, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityA Human, Sensible Future CityPlanning can be a confusing field of study for a designer, especially for those who have understood the profession from a tectonic lens…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityThe Future of Cities Within the I and 0“Ideology does not grow at the same pace as Technology” was a concluding statement of Liam Young from Tomorrow’s Thoughts Today in his…Apr 30, 2018Apr 30, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityAre Shared Economies Exploiting Our Cities?We spent the last few seminars talking about great ideas in Tech And The City, and the relationship of technological advancement with…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityComputational Social Science and CitiesWhen Mark Zuckerberg was creating Facebook out of his Harvard dorm, he was not thinking about the political and sociological implications…Apr 17, 2018Apr 17, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityTechnologies and Our Own HumanityIdeas on technological advancements in visualization, urban simulation, and emergent technologies with respect to our cities…Apr 9, 2018Apr 9, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityAutonomous Vehicles and Our CitiesWhen I first heard about autonomous vehicles (at the time they were still fictitious and I little), the idea drowned my imagination with…Apr 3, 2018Apr 3, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieinMIT Tech and the CityBig Data and Urban FormOn a cold Friday evening, I was having coffee with someone I just met and we were talking about the science (or lack thereof) of urban…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Ali Al-SammarraieReflections in theory by an Urban DesignerDisclaimer : In writing these reflections, I will try to relate the ideas to the physical world as that, I believe, is fundamental in…Mar 21, 2018Mar 21, 2018
