We’re excited to share that the Aretian Urban Analytics and Design team will be participating in the Harvard Startup Career Fair, organized by Harvard University, this coming Friday the 13th at the Harvard Innovation Labs. Born out of the Harvard Innovation Labs, Aretian brings together urban science, AI, and design to help cities and regions around the world tackle their most pressing challenges, from urban design, housing, and mobility, to innovation and economic competitiv

Our Founder and CEO was invited by the Unión de Agrupaciones de Arquitectos Urbanistas de España to participate in the third session of the Dialogues of the Working Group on New Technologies Applied to Urbanism. The session focused on the role of digital twins and advanced urbanism in supporting urban design and city management, and featured a dialogue between our CEO and Bernat Nadal, representative of the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de las Islas Baleares. Together, they

On December 8th, our Founder and CEO Ramon Gras was invited to contribute as a panelist at the Resilient Cities Forum, held at The Conduit in London. Ramon presented Aretian Urban Analytics and Design’s boutique urban design and masterplanning projects, as well as the development of the Aretian City Digital Twins, which was received with great enthusiasm by the audience. He joined a panel discussion alongside Lucy Lyons (CEO at Kestrix) and Regina Mamidy Yillah (Founder and C

From November 4th to 7th, 2025, Aretian Urban Analytics and Design participated in the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) in Barcelona, joining global leaders, city representatives, researchers, and innovators to discuss how data, AI, and design are reshaping the future of cities. Throughout the week, the Aretian team showcased how advanced City Science research, developed in recent years at Harvard University, combined with Aretian’s expertise in urban design and economi

On November 3rd, 2025, Aretian Urban Analytics and Design proudly unveiled the Barcelona Metropolitan Digital Twin, a groundbreaking digital platform developed in collaboration with the Torras-Lombana Family Foundation and Barcelona Global. The launch event, “Un Digital Twin per a la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona: Quan la ciència de les ciutats revoluciona l’urbanisme”, brought together more than 300 participants, including representatives of the government of Catalonia, s

On October 29th, 2025, Ramon Gras, founder and CEO of Aretian, shared insights on how data-driven city science is reshaping urban planning at a presentation hosted by the Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC). The event, part of COAC's ongoing series exploring the intersection of technology and urbanism, highlighted how analytical frameworks can guide evidence-based decision-making for sustainable urban development. Bridging technology and urban planning During the pres

Ramon Gras Alomà, the Aretian Urban Analytics and Design founder and CEO and co-author of the book “City Science: Performance Follows Form”, was recently invited to contribute to the panel “Advanced Geospatial AI for Policy Advising” at the Harvard Urban AI conference on April 19th...