Low-risk sandboxes for urban experimentation can draw out the needs and aspirations of future end-users. Multi-stakeholder participation has been a longstanding aim of architects, yet we still lack effective methodologies and tools. Participatory Urbanism features three projects from the emerging field of videogame urbanism that could provide an answer to this demand. A participatory urban development platform in Fortnite, the use of Minecraft as a public space design tool, and projects like The Uncensored Library all exemplify the untapped potential of videogames in architectural research and practice.
Participants
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
LONDON, UK
Patrik Schumacher, Germany, 1961. Lives and works in London, UK.
Shajay Bhooshan, India, 1979. Lives and works in London, UK.
Manon Janssens, Belgium, 1972. Lives and works in London, UK.
THE BLOCK BY BLOCK FOUNDATION WITH BLOCKWORKS
LONDON, UK
James Delaney, UK, 1996. Lives and works in London, UK.
Authorial Collaborators
Zaha Hadid Architects: Jamil Al Bardawil, Shajay Bhooshan, Vishu Bhooshan, Ben Binru Wang, Taizhong Chen, Jianfei Chu, Henry Louth, Manon Janssens, Patrik Schumacher, Henry Virgin, Matt Walker
