The programmer and the gamer: Information architects and the rise of the videogame as a design tool in 2000s Netherlands [in Greek: Ο προγραμματιστής και ο παίκτης: Οι Ολλανδοί αρχιτέκτονες της πληροφορίας και η ανάδυση του βιντεοπαιχνιδιού ως σχεδιαστικού εργαλείου στην πρώτη δεκαετία του 21ου αιώνα]

In this article, I attempt to define the ways in which contemporary architects enrich their design toolkit by recuperating specific gaming notions. By focusing on the systematic development of these architectural trajectories during the first decade of the 21st century, I examine the work of Dutch architectural practices Oosterhuis-Lénárd (ONL) and MVRDV. Although none of them put the videogame at the forefront of their respective endeavours, I attempt to highlight the notions of gaming that appear within their wider projects of redefining architectural practice in the information age. Kas Oos... Mehr ...