Everyone are desperate to get their hands on second edition of The Modern Architecture Game, newly launched. The first edition was launched on 30 August 1999 by NEXT Architects. It was the first project collaboration involving the four partners at NEXT architects and was distributed in the private environment of Delft University of Technology.

Now, ten years later, they have produced a revised version of The Modern Architecture Game. This edition is an international version, in the sense that it is produced in English, but also that the questions range right across the breadth of modern world history, allowing an extremely broad and international group of architecture enthusiasts to test their knowledge of the greatest architects, their famous buildings and legendary quotes.

Granted, it isn’t cheap but how often do you get to play a board game with pieces like Koolhaus’ CCTV Tower, or Foster’s Gherkin? If you want to buy a copy of the game may be picked up at the NEXT Architects office in Amsterdam, however please call in advance. UnBeige also reported seeing the board game for sale at Architectura & Natura Booksellers in the Netherlands. You can also buy the game online here.

These days are quite cold in Spain and more than one is already planning to spend the afternoon playing with friends,  some are already thinking to call the Koolhaas' CCTV Headquarters! Here’s a short trailer. Good weekend everyone!!

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NEXT architects is an international architectural firm founded in 1999 by Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers and John van de Water. The practice works on research and design projects in the fields of urban planning, architecture, interior design and infrastructure. The office is based in Amsterdam, and in 2004, it opened a second studio in Beijing.

In recent years, NEXT has demonstrated its capacity to develop large and complex projects commissioned by provinces, municipalities and private clients such as COD, Amvest, Lingotto and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The studio has built an international reputation through projects that operate at the intersection of architecture, urbanism and landscape, often developed through multidisciplinary collaborations and focused on creating places of connection within their social and environmental contexts.

NEXT has received various awards for its work, including the Nationale Bouwprijs (2017), the NRP Gulden Feniks (nomination, 2017), the Geurt Brinkgrevebokaal (nomination, 2016), and the Dutch Design Award (nomination, 2016). NEXT has also been featured in national and international publications and media, including WIRED, Monocle, Financial Times, Het Financieele Dagblad, Elsevier and CNN.

Recent projects include the residential tower Stork in the Oostenburg district of Amsterdam (2024), developed as part of a mixed housing complex combining student accommodation, housing for elderly residents and shared workspaces. Another recent work is the wooden Watchtower Einderheide in Bergeijk, conceived as a nature-inclusive observation tower that incorporates habitats for bat species and was longlisted for the Archello Awards 2024 (Small Project of the Year).

Today, the firm operates with an international team of around thirty architects and designers working from its Amsterdam studio in the Kauwgomballenfabriek creative complex, collaborating with a broad network of international partners on projects ranging from housing and cultural buildings to infrastructure and landscape interventions.

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Published on: February 3, 2012
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metalocus, PEDRO NAVARRO vía NEXT architects
"The Modern Architecture Game by NEXT Architects" METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/modern-architecture-game-next-architects> ISSN 1139-6415
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