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Block by Block

Block by Block Foundation / UN-Habitat, Mojang, Micorsoft

Block by Block logo in the top left corner of the image. 3D model of an urban space in the game Minecraft. House facades are shown in the right part of the image. A street is shown in the centre of the image. Between the two parts of the image are
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"Block by Block" graphic project presentation on a white exhibition wall in the "Playful Architectures" exhibition.
lock by Block Foundation / UN-Habitat, Mojang, Micorsoft, »Block by Block« 2012, project; exhibition view »Playful Architectures« 2022
© Block by Block Foundation; Photo © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe; Photo: Tobias Wootton
3D model of an urban space in the game Minecraft. House facades are illustrated in the right-hand part of the image. A street is located in the center of the image. Green and colorful plants are shown between these two parts of the image.
3D Minecraft Model of Community-Designed Public Space in Pristina, Kosovo
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Urban space with high beige facades on the right-hand side of the photograph. There is a low wall in front of it. In the foreground is a gravelled area.
Block by Block, Building Peace In Kosovo, 2015, video still
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Minecraft view of a representation of the urban space. House facades are shown in the background. A wall of coloured and grey blocks is located in the middle ground. A playground is shown in the foreground.
Block by Block, Building Peace In Kosovo, 2015, video still
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Wall view in front of which the lettering "Before" is displayed in Minecraft style.
Block by Block, Building Peace In Kosovo, 2015, video still
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Minecraft view of a representation of the urban space. House facades are shown in the background. In the foreground, plants are placed in front of a wall.
Block by Block, Building Peace In Kosovo, 2015, video still
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Minecraft view of a representation of the urban space. A tree is shown in the centre of the image. Behind it is a wall in grey and coloured blocks.
Block by Block, Building Peace In Kosovo, 2015, video still
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Wall view with graffiti art. In front of it is the Minecraft-style lettering "After".
Block by Block, Building Peace In Kosovo, 2015, video still
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»Block by Bock« is a non-profit project that was launched in 2012 by UN-Habitat, the United Nations program for human settlements and sustainable urban development.

It uses the popular video game »Minecraft« as a tool to involve local communities worldwide in urban planning processes in order to create a more liveable and sustainable urban environment. With more than 100 projects worldwide and around 30,000 participants, »Block by Block« is one of the most widely used game applications for real-world construction projects.

The exhibition »Playful Architectures« takes the project »Building Peace In Kosovo« as an example. The city of Pristina, Kosovo was one of the first locations selected by UN-Habitat to apply the »Block by Block« methodology in Europe. 70 citizens of Pristina took part in the redesign of the former Sunny Hill marketplace in September 2015. Gardens, comfortable rest areas, a playground and Kosovo's first skate park were among the created facilities.

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    For more details, click here to visit the website of the »Block by Block« project.

    Project page Building Peace In Kosovo
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    All details about the process and how to carry out your own »Block-by-Block« projects are explained in the playbook.

    View the playbook
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BLOCK BY BLOCK: Kosovo

2:56 min (English)

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