June 11th, 2024 6:00 pm
Join us for Ramon Gras in conversation with Serena McIntosh and Gregory Haley on the occassion of the publication of the inaugural book from Aretian Urban Analytics and Design. They will discuss the Aretian team's city science methodology for evaluating the relationship between city form and urban performance.
The conversation will be followed by audience Q&A and a book signing
SpeakErs:
Ramon Gras (MDE 18)
Principal, Co-founder, Aretian Urban Analytics and Design
Serena McIntosh
Digital Strategy Manager, Bloomberg Associates
Gregory Haley AIA AICP LEED AP (MAUD 98)
Associate Principal, Henning Larsen
Ramon Gras (MDE ‘18) is a City and Infrastructure Researcher and Designer from Barcelona, working on the urban innovation space. At Harvard, Ramon graduated from the inaugural cohort of the Harvard MDE program, where he developed research around design criteria for innovation districts operating in synergy with logistics hubs. Prior to developing his joint thesis with Jeremy at Harvard, Ramon worked at Ferrovial’s Innovation office in London, where he led design and technology projects at the London Heathrow Airport and the London Underground. Ramon developed at MIT urban design projects for the Kendall Square expansion and Somerville Innovation Districts in the Boston Area. Ramon’s thesis at MIT addressed the consolidation problem in air freight transportation by designing an advanced Business Intelligence platform. He expanded his training at MIT after working as a designer in major infrastructure projects involving bridge design, maritime infrastructure, high speed rail, and architectural design (a Richard Rogers project). Ramon’s early research at BarcelonaTech focused on bridge design, high performance materials, and nanotechnology applications for structural engineering. Ramon is interested in enhancing innovation around Cities, Technology and Infrastructure, by designing creative and rigorous interdisciplinary solutions to address large, complex challenges facing the cities of the future.
Serena McIntosh joined Bloomberg Associates in June 2022. She works to help cities build their media and digital portfolios through strategic engagement. She comes to the organization with 10 years of data and analytics experience in the transportation and housing sectors. Her background in municipal data strategy and policy is key to sharing best practices on technology and digital operations in cities around the world.
Prior to joining Bloomberg Associates, Serena worked as a Deputy Director for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) under the de Blasio and Adams administrations. At HPD, she led the agency’s internal and external data strategy, contributing to the city’s open data policies agencywide, new tool development and collaboration for enhancing the agency’s data practices.
A native New Yorker, Serena has a Masters in Environmental Policy from Bard College, and a B.A. in International Policy from American University in Washington, D.C.
Gregory Haley AIA AICP LEED AP (MAUD ‘98) is an Associate Principal with Henning Larsen. Based in NYC and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYC College of Technology, CUNY. Gregory received his Masters of Architecture in Urban Design from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, and his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Minnesota. He is the board president of the Harvard Alumni Architectural and Urban Society, co-chair of the Global Dialogues committee of AIANY ,and a member of the GSD Alumni Council. He is a fellow of the Urban Design Forum and a design resource team member for the Mayors' Institute on City Design.
Organized by
ACTAR, Aretian, and Rizzoli
Location
Rizzoli Bookstore
1133 Broadway, New York, NY 10010