Tag: minecraft | ArchDaily ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[How to Design Spaces for Kids in Marginalized Areas? 3 Examples from UN-Habitat]]> https://www.archdaily.com/947394/how-to-design-spaces-for-kids-in-marginalized-areas-3-examples-from-un-habitat Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:35:00 +0000 Christele Harrouk https://www.archdaily.com/947394/how-to-design-spaces-for-kids-in-marginalized-areas-3-examples-from-un-habitat The Un-Habitat or the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development, whose primary focus is to deal with the challenges of rapid urbanization, has been developing innovative approaches in the urban design field, centered on the active participation of the community. ArchDaily has teamed up with UN-Habitat to bring you weekly news, article, and interviews that highlight this work, with content straight from the source, developed by our editors.

]]> <![CDATA[Lessons from UN-Habitat: How to Design Spaces For and With the People?]]> https://www.archdaily.com/945952/lessons-from-un-habitat-how-to-design-spaces-for-and-with-the-people Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:35:00 +0000 Christele Harrouk https://www.archdaily.com/945952/lessons-from-un-habitat-how-to-design-spaces-for-and-with-the-people The Un-Habitat or the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development, whose primary focus is to deal with the challenges of rapid urbanization, has been developing innovative approaches in the urban design field, centered on the active participation of the community. ArchDaily has teamed up with UN-Habitat to bring you weekly news, article, and interviews that highlight this work, with content straight from the source, developed by our editors.

]]> <![CDATA[MVRDV Brings Minecraft to Life with RED7 Housing in Moscow]]> https://www.archdaily.com/905871/mvrdv-brings-minecraft-to-life-with-red7-housing-in-moscow Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:00:00 +0000 Eric Baldwin https://www.archdaily.com/905871/mvrdv-brings-minecraft-to-life-with-red7-housing-in-moscow Dutch practice MVRDV have unveiled RED7, a housing project for Moscow and the firm’s first building in Russia. MVRDV won the competition to design RED7 for client GK Osnova in December 2017, and the project has been accepted by the architectural committee of Moscow. Designed with a Minecraft-like gradient of blocks, the project was inspired by its neighboring context. As a symbolic gateway into the city center, the design will include 289 apartments with external terraces and expansive views of Moscow's skyline.

]]> <![CDATA[LEGO vs Architecture: BBC Film Explains How It's All Connected]]> https://www.archdaily.com/881186/lego-vs-architecture-bbc-film-explains-how-its-all-connected Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000 Tessa Forde https://www.archdaily.com/881186/lego-vs-architecture-bbc-film-explains-how-its-all-connected Can you even call yourself an architect if you don’t have an old box of LEGO that you can’t bare to throw out stored away in an attic somewhere?

]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Minecraft]]> https://www.archdaily.com/800653/beautiful-minecraft Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/800653/beautiful-minecraft With a bit of imagination and a heavy dose of artistic talent, Minecraft blocks can be used to build almost anything. But as you'll see, some artists are taking Minecraft building to a whole new level.

Beautiful Minecraft is a compendium of stunning artwork built in Minecraft. Using millions of blocks and spending hundreds of hours, these artists have created floating steampunk cities, alien worlds, detailed classical sculptures, fantastical landscapes, architectural marvels, and more.

The results are simply beautiful.

]]> <![CDATA[15 Incredible Architectural Feats Made in Minecraft]]> https://www.archdaily.com/781721/15-incredible-architectural-feats-made-in-minecraft Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0000 ArchDaily Team https://www.archdaily.com/781721/15-incredible-architectural-feats-made-in-minecraft With more than 70 million copies sold worldwide, it would be unfair to refer to Minecraft as just a simple game of textured boxes in a pixelated 3D world. After acquiring the makers of the game (Mojang) in 2014, Microsoft announced on Tuesday, January 19 that it also acquired MinecraftEdu, the official educational version of Minecraft, which is used as a creative tool in more than 10,000 classrooms in 45 countries around the world.

]]> <![CDATA[How Minecraft is Inspiring the Next Generation of Young Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/781644/how-minecraft-is-inspiring-the-next-generation-of-young-architects Fri, 05 Feb 2016 10:30:00 +0000 Kim A. O'Connell https://www.archdaily.com/781644/how-minecraft-is-inspiring-the-next-generation-of-young-architects For many architects, an obsession with design came at a very young age - often, an architectural career begins with toys such as wooden blocks or that old classic, LEGO. In recent years though, a new contender has emerged to inspire young architectural minds: Minecraft. In this article, originally published on Autodesk's Redshift publication as "Minecraft Architecture: What Architects Can Learn From a Video Game," Kim A O'Connell looks into the growing influence of Minecraft in architectural design and education, including the growing presence of the global "Blockworks" team.

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