292I_Anthony Acciavatti, Diana Balmori Assistant Professor at Yale University

What is The Future for Cities?

"It's less interesting how technology changes people than how people change technologies."

Are you interested in urban water management? What do you think about overstressed urban infrastructure? How can we provide water as a right for everyone?

Interview with Anthony Acciavatti, Diana Balmori Assistant Professor at Yale University. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban density, water cycles, infrastructure retrofit, and many more.

Anthony Acciavatti is a historian, cartographer, and architect whose work explores the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and environmental history in South Asia and North America, teaching at Yale University. As a principal of Somatic Collaborative and co-founder of Manifest: A Journal of American Architecture and Urbanism, Anthony has contributed widely to publications such as The New York Times, Cabinet, and Topos. His acclaimed book, Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India’s Ancient River, offers the first comprehensive atlas of the Ganges River basin in over fifty years, crafted from a decade of fieldwork and archival research. Traversing the river basin by foot, boat, and car, Anthony meticulously documented the complex hydrological systems and seasonal rhythms of this vast region. His research delves into the environmental and socio-economic challenges tied to water resources, with Groundwater Earth—his upcoming book—investigating the global impact of groundwater extraction. Anthony's work encourages rethinking our relationship with water infrastructures and the landscapes they shape.

Find out more about Anthony through these links:

• Anthony Acciavatti on LinkedIn
• @anthonyacciavatti_sc as Anthony Acciaviatti on Instagram
• Anthony Aacciavatti at Yale University
• Somatic Collaborative website
• Manifest: A Journal of American Architecture and Urbanism website
• Ganges Water Machine: Designing New India’s Ancient River - book by Anthony Acciavatti

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