Participatory Churches: A Participation Approach to Preserve the Social Function of Religious Heritage: The Case of St. Dominicus Church Utrecht

This paper explores different participation methods that could be applied in redeveloping religious heritage. Due to secularisation, religious buildings are threatened with vacancy. Churches in particular are difficult to redevelop due to their ecclesiastical and social values. Active community involvement assists in overcoming the gap in...

Space Modders: Learning from the Game Commune & the Binck Twins Case Study: Learning emancipatory practices of space modification through videogames and their introduction to the built environment

The research attempts to investigate the workings and potentialities of videogames as a medium for participatory design and practices of commoning in architecture. The analysis begins with exploring videogames as non-normative experiences and the effects of those experiences on the players which lead to the emergence of the game commune; a force...

Space Modders: Architects, Game Developers and Gamers

This paper will outline the connections between videogames and architecture as a form of representing and experiencing physical or digital space and their potential in participatory design. By analyzing communicative and expressive patterns in the videogame community I attempt to find links between architects, game developers and gamers. The...