What does it take to make a city liveable, sustainable and desirable? To answer this question, we turned to architect Carlo Ratti, who uses raw data to find solutions to some of the biggest issues facing cities. Also, Chicago architect Jeanne Gang discusses the importance of urban ecosystems; and award-winning writer Nicholas Hune-Brown on the end of starchitecture. Plus: The high points and product innovations from NYCxDesign and NeoCon.