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Who am I?

My name is Simon Chun Kwan Chui, I have a PhD in architecture, and I have an interesting in the potential for Minecraft as an educational tool.

What is this?

This is a video series where we learn architecture and spatial design concepts through exercises in Minecraft. Videos alternate between lectures to introduce concepts, and exercises to learn through practice.

The Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuaLEJlFw2gNZygcS-g6jqEo9LuYdw8Cn

The Exercises:

You can download the template and follow along with the exercises yourself. The design exercises are open-ended, so you're free to come up with your own designs and solutions.

Template: http://www.mediafire.com/download/rqf2a5i52m5vd5b/ARCHMINE100_exercises_template.zip

Map: http://www.mediafire.com/view/wypvd9xh96ohjfs/ARCHMINE100_exercises_map.jpg

The Videos:

Videos are scheduled to come out every weekend, starting with the lectures on Friday and the exercises from Saturday onwards for however many days it takes.

Dec 5
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #1.1: Introductions lecture


Dec 6
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #1.2: Town Statue exercise


Dec 12
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #2.1: Interior / Exterior lecture


Dec13
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #2.2: Shops exercise


Dec 19
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #3.1: Scale and Proportion lecture


Dec 20
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #3.2.1: Temple exercise part 1


Dec 21
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #3.2.2: Temple exercise part 2


Dec 26
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #4.1: Colour lecture


Dec 27
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #4.2.1: Residences exercise part 1


Dec 28
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #4.2.2: Residences exercise part 2


Dec 29
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #4.2.3: Residences exercise part 3


Jan 2
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #5.1: Light and Shadow lecture


Jan 3
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #5.2: Mausoleum exercise


Jan 9
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #6.1: Landscape lecture


Jan 10
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #6.2.1: City Park exercise part 1


Jan 11
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #6.2.2: City Park exercise part 2


Jan 12
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #6.2.3: City Park exercise part 3


Jan 16
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #7.1: Public Space lecture


Jan 17
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #7.2: Town Square exercise


Jan 23
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #8.1: Infrastructure lecture


Jan 24
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #8.2: Roads exercise


Jan 30
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #9.1: Theatrics lecture


Jan 31
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #9.2.1: Transition exercise part 1


Feb 1
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #9.2.2: Transition exercise part 2


Feb 2
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #9.2.3: Transition exercise part 3


Feb 6
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #10.1: Monumentality lecture


Feb 7
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #10.2.1: Monument exercise part 1


Feb 8
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #10.2.2: Monument exercise part 2


Feb 13
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #11.1: Ethics of Design lecture


Feb 14
ARCHMINE100 with SCKChui #11.2: Clean Up exercise

Kinda surprised I'm the first to post a response here, this project really deserves more views. I just wanted to thank you for the amount of work you've put into it. I've been following it for a long time and have done all the exercises which I'm just now putting the finishing polish on and have just been largely silent on the forums because I mostly followed it on Youtube (where I've done all my commenting). Hope you don't mind if I give it a bit of a shout-out on my texture pack thread. I'm interested in seeing how other people will tackle the exercises.