Kent Larson is an architect and Professor of the Practice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Larson is currently director of the City Science research group at the MIT Media Lab, and co-director with Lord Norman Foster of the Norman Foster Institute on Sustainable Cities based in Madrid. His research is focused on urban design, modeling and simulation, compact transformable housing, and ultralight autonomous mobility on demand. He has established an international consortium of City Science Network labs, and is a founder of multiple MIT Media Lab spin-off companies, including Ori Living and L3cities.
Larson practiced architecture in New York City beginning in 1981 with Peter L. Gluck and Partners. He was partner-in-charge of works including "Pavilions and pool at the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe house" in Weston, Connecticut and an addition to Uris Hall of the Columbia Business School at Columbia University in New York City.
Larson began research and teaching in 1998 at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. He currently has a joint appointment with the MIT Media Lab and Department of Architecture.
| Date of Birth | 18th March 1974 |
|---|---|
| Age | 50 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | United States of America |
| Birth Place | Kansas City |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
