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Extending the Playing Field

The next generation of architects grew up playing immersive world-building games like Minecraft and Roblox. Can it make them better designers?

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Wrong House
Mar 19, 2026
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By Diana Budds

It isn’t surprising that some of the most successful architects trace their interest to toys and games: Charles Renfro, a partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro, told the New York Times a Kenner Girder & Panel building set he received at eight years old crystallized his career path; Bjarke Ingels, founder of the Danish firm BIG, tinkered with…

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