Check out the new @Toposphy podcast to hear Block by Block chair James Delaney share the importance of #Minecraft (and kids!) in designing public spaces. @unhabitat #urbanplanning #playstreets #Philadelphia open.spotify.com/episode/0UhvUh…

Today is the opening day of London's Young V&A!

We had a great time building a permanent Minecraft exhibit for this brilliant museum, bringing together many amazing builds by the Minecraft community into one virtual museum!

Special thanks to LadyAgnes for the voiceover!

We're honoured to bring a British TV icon to #Minecraft with our latest project, #ComeMineWithMe - available now on the Minecraft Marketplace!

Thanks to MultiStory Media , Come Dine With Me, Metavision and the brilliant voice of Dave Lamb💙 for our trailer!

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First signed commitment in #Minecraft ?

Great to see the start of the Young Gamechangers Initiative with Fondation Botnar, UN-Habitat and Block by Block - signed by Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Stefan Germann inside the game!

Excited to have my first journal article published with Urban Planning - exploring #Minecraft as a democratic design tool. Thanks Andrew Hudson-Smith for the support!

Join us for a free online talk on child-centered urban design this Tuesday, 3/22, at 15:00 GMT. Register👉bit.ly/3Il1zlg #childfriendlycities

Open spaces that work for children also work for mothers. When housing is dense &small, children, young adults, women and the elderly ⁦thrive in community spaces that keep them socially connected and safe ⁦Block by Block⁩ ⁦⁦UN-Habitat⁩ ⁦Minecraft⁩

We're incredibly honored to share that our Kosovo project won for #Innovation in the 2021 UK National #UrbanDesign Awards! Thank you to all who made this city-shaping work possible. 💙 Proud to be part of such an inspiring group of changemakers. udg.org.uk/events/nationa…

🟠WINNER | NATIONAL URBAN DESIGN AWARDS 2021
Congratulations to the Block by Block Foundation and their Building Peace in Kosovo project, this year’s Innovation winner
Find out more: udg.org.uk/events/nationa…

We’re so honored to be among these amazing #UDGAwards Finalists for our community revitalization efforts in Kosovo using #Minecraft . Urban Design Group #citiesforpeople #gamesforgood
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We've been working hard to create the first ever virtual expo for #Expo2020 in #Dubai . Now available for free on the Minecraft Marketplace, explore this 1:1 recreation of the amazing Expo 2020 Dubai site and all it has to offer!

Learn more: virtualexpodubai.com/virtual-experi…

Want to know how you can use #Minecraft as an engagement tool in your city?
Join us for the launch of the #BlockbyBlock Playbook!
When: 30 September 2021 at 5pm EAT
Register today here: blockbyblockplaybook.confetti.events

The next Keynote Speaker is JAMES DELANEY (James Delaney), founder and Managing Director of BlockWorks. He will be presenting the work of Block by Block and their use of Minecraft.

Check out their work!
#SeriousGames #Codesign

We're excited to announce the release of Climate Warriors in partnership with NRMA Insurance and Thinkerbellads - a new #Minecraft experience to educate young Australians on the increasing risk of natural disasters. Available for free on Minecraft Marketplace and Minecraft Education! 🌍

Designing cities from one perspective is just wasting time - marginalised voices and quiet majorities must be heard.

Great to talk with James Delaney of Block by Block on how we do this.

#ideasSPACE with Urban Design Group + Urban Movement 🌍.

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The Uncensored Library celebrates its 1 year anniversary. To honour “world day against cyber censorship”, 2 new countries have been added to the library: Belarus and Brazil. Learn more about this project and join the live stream at 3PM GMT:

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Join us on #InternationalWomensDay 3/8 for the launch of Her City toolbox, a new open-source initiative by @UNHabitat @GlobalUT to get more girls involved in city planning. Our own @deirdre206 and @thomas4melin will be on the panel. Details here: her-city-launch.confetti.events #IWD2021

Nairobi youth reimagined one street using #Minecraft , and it “triggered an avalanche of community empowerment initiatives” that continue today, via ArchDaily. 💙 🇰🇪 #childfriendlycities #citiesforpeople archdaily.com/951250/how-can…