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  1. "Brick by Virtual Brick: Exploring BuildTheEarth"

    Abstract

    Launched in 2020, BTE brings together amateur and experienced builders who use real-world data, personal memories, and local knowledge to rebuild the world block by block. In doing so, the project becomes a form of digital storytelling; a way for people to document their surroundings, histories, and cultures through interactive, community-driven design. While BTE’s scope is impressive, the project is not without its challenges—its fragmented team structure can make collaboration difficult, onboarding is far from intuitive, and its reliance on volunteer builders raises questions about sustainability. Even so, BTE offers a fascinating look at how virtual spaces can hold human stories, making it a unique and ambitious attempt to archive the world through play.

    Author(s)

    Iain Graham

    Issue

    Issue 3

    Tags

    digital storytelling blog archive game mapping community digital culture open access
    Published: Sat 22 November 2025
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  2. "AI and Landscape Architecture"

    Abstract

    The Urban Atlas of Barcelona, Spain was a cityscape analysis project for the Bachelor's of Landscape Architecture (BLA) program's community design studio course. The team used storytelling to design how the urban fabric design of Barcelona impacts the way of life for current Catalonians. We focused on highlighting how the urban planning concept and application of SuperBlocks (3x3 apartment grid with reduced inner traffic) influences factors like religious values, community, pedestrian and vehicular circulation and more. For this project programs like Google Gemini, Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT were used for graphics and analysis. The most applicable program was Aino, an AI powered GIS platform for geographical data analysis. Overall, our team was able to focus on manipulating the AI to produce our creative ideas and story tell how superblocks show a different way of life in Barcelona.

    Author(s)

    Emily Pham Krish Jain Natasha Rees

    Issue

    Issue 3

    Tags

    architecture mapping artificial intelligence AI geography
    Published: Wed 19 November 2025
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