If you've been around the 'architecture-can-be-fun-too'-focused internet for a while, you may remember Sergej Hein's semi-viral gem of a video, Berlin Block Tetris, which was exactly that: an animated version of the video game classic using building blocks that resembled socialist-era residential... View full entry

MVRDV is further embracing its trademark pixel style with a new commission in the German city of Esslingen: dubbed "Crystal Rock", the design for a new 6,500-sqm, 12-story mixed-use office development sports a part-QR-code-covered/part-reflective facade and a giant Minecraft-style hole that's... View full entry

Dutch Design Week kicked off in Eindhoven over the weekend, with over 600 exhibitions and events taking place across the city as part of the week-long festival. The theme this year is "stretch," with initiatives exploring cutting-edge sustainable design, the role of robots and the future of... View full entry

Aaaand here's yet another Berlin-related post: Berlin Block Tetris from Sergej Hein on Vimeo. Sergej Hein: "It´s kind of a parody about the former socialist building style. They use to build whole cities, without any change in House design or room layout to create cheep housing for workers (we... View full entry