Stephanie McDonald . Articles Making use of ‘big data’ to solve urban issues: Carlo Ratti, MIT [PROFILE] A&D interviews Carlo Ratti, an Italian architect who directs the Senseable City Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He tells us about the rise of smart cities and potential of 'big data'. Retail design is an extension of customer values & desires: Russell & George's Ryan Russell [PROFILE] Ryan Russell is director of Russell & George, and has experience as a designer crossing the fields of architecture, interior design, industrial design, theatre and exhibition design. Sound design principles are universally understood: Crone Partners' Ashley Dennis [PROFILE] Ashley Dennis joined Crone Partners in 2009 and works within the design studio on a range of commercial, residential, hotel and public building projects. Inspired by yellow trace: felix.'s Rene van Meeuwen [PROFILE] Rene van Meeuwen is a director of felix. and an assistant professor at the School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts at the University of Western Australia. Renewed vision of hospital's role shifts its design focus: dwp|suters’ Ken Dyer [PROFILE] Ken Dyer leads dwp|suters’ National Health team and is a senior specialist health planner architect who has more than 20 years experience in the planning and design of a diverse range of projects in the health sector. How to market your practice internationally: ORO Group's publisher Gordon Goff [PROFILE] Gordon Goff, publisher and managing director of ORO Group, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.