We’re excited to announce that the Atlas of Popular Transport has been nominated for the Equitable and Sustainable Media Architecture category at the 2025 Media Architecture Biennale Awards. LCAU researcher Gaby Carucci will be presenting the project on November 22, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Atlas was created by the Civic Data Design Lab with the support of the Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism (LCAU). It was first exhibited at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
The Atlas of Popular Transport tells the story of sixteen cities that created missing data on their transportation systems. By leveraging mobile technology, local actors in each city mapped the routes of their popular transport networks. The installation invites audiences to explore the data from these cities and, in doing so, highlights how the democratization of data can build empowerment.
Visit the project website: https://atlasofpopulartransport.mit.edu.
