Civic Data Design Lab

We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a 2023 Gold Winner at the @anthemawards in the ‘Humanitarian Action & Services’ category for ‘Best use of data’ for our project "Distance Unknown". Read our official press release here: t.ly/hPpFh

Congrats to @CivicDataDesign & @WFP whose project Distance Unknown has been named a 2024 @anthemawards winner for 'Humanitarian Action & Services!' Distance Unknown seeks to raise awareness on the complicated realities of migratory peoples. Learn more: bit.ly/distanceUnknown

Congrats to @datasew and the @CivicDataDesign Lab!!

Join us to celebrate the ten year milestone of the LCAU through an exploration, critique, and discussion of the evolving relationship between urbanism, emerging technologies, and climate change. regenerate.mit.edu @MIT @MITLCAU @mitsap

Meet Dietmar Offenhuber - a speaker on the Urbanizing Artificial Intelligence Panel on Friday, November 17 at 9:30 a.m. He is Associate Professor and Chair of Art+Design at Northeastern University in the areas of information design and urban affairs.

Meet Santi Garces - a speaker on the Urbanizing Artificial Intelligence Panel on Friday, November 17 at 9:30 a.m. He has built a career on making government systems more efficient and citizen-centric, leveraging his early experiences in Bogotá, Colombia.

Meet the speakers on the Urbanizing Artificial Intelligence Panel on Thursday, November 17th, at 9:30 a.m. for the LCAU’s 10th anniversary conference, REGENERATE.

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Meet former Costa Rican President, Carlos Alvarado-Quesada, who will be offering the keynote address on Thursday, November 16th at 5:00 p.m about Decarbonizing Costa Rica at REGENERATE: A Critical Intersection of AI, Urbanism, and Climate Change at the LCAU @MITLCAU @CarlosAlvQ

Civic Data Design Lab is hiring a Research Associate! For more details on how to apply for this position, visit: civicdatadesignlab.mit.edu/hiring

How does #foodinsecurity affect irregular migration? A collab btwn @MITdusp’s Civic Data and Design Lab, @IFPRI & @WFP looks at irregular migration in West Africa: migrant origins, transit experience, where their journey stalls or ends mitsha.re/NF0X50Pmauz @CivicDataDesign

Check out our recent project in collaboration with @WFP and @IFPRI: “Migrants on the Move.” Mapped routes, illustrations, and data visualizations show the risks of West African migrants. Visit: migrantsmove.migration.mit.edu @UNmigration @Mixed_Migration @MITdusp @datasew @adebrauw

Today @civicdatadesign @WFP and @IFPRI release “Migrants on the Move,” an interactive website that visualizes the risks, vulnerabilities, and food insecurity of West African migrants traveling to Libya. Visit: migrantsmove.migration.mit.edu @UNmigration @Mixed_Migration @MITdusp

On July 20, join @IFPRI & @WFP to discuss case studies of the south-central Saharan Ténéré desert crossing for Malian & Libyan migrants. 👉bit.ly/FS-WestAfrica @CivicDataDesign @IFPRIResearch @UNmigration @Mixed_Migration @MITLCAU @CGIAR @adebrauw @datasew @dogilligan

Join @civicdatadesign @wfp and @ifpri on Thur, 7/20 at 9:30am ET to launch “Migrants on the Move,” a study on West African migration: bit.ly/FS-WestAfrica @MITdusp @IFPRIResearch @UNmigration @Mixed_Migration

Today, MIT @civicdatadesign and @WFP Ecuador County Office release Vida Migrante, an interactive tool that invites users to experience the difficult choices migrants make to sustain life and teaches the ways in which we can provide assistance. Visit: vidamigrante.migration.mit.edu

The @WFP and @CivicDataDesign will inaugurate “Distance Unknown”, a data-based exhibition on hunger and migration, at Palazzo Bembo (European Cultural Centre) in Venice with a walk-through on 21 May pa2023 at 1100 CET to coincide with the opening of #TimeSpaceExistence2023.

We are proud to announce that we've been awarded the winner of @MetropolisMag 's Responsible Disruptors program for our exhibition Distance Unknown in collaboration with @WFP ! metropolismag.com/projects/civic…

Congratulations to @MITLCAU for the Sueños con Fibra/Madera, Tierra/Concreto pavillion being nominated for the @ArchDaily Small Scale & Installations Building of the Year 2023 Award! Cast your vote to support here: boty.archdaily.com/us/2023/candid…