Top 10: The architecture of computer games (part I) | News | Architects Journal

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The Architects’ Journal selects the finest architecture from the worlds of computer and video games

10. Marioland

Clearly influenced by the work of London architectural practice FAT , Marioland takes the layering of patterned facades in bright colours to another level. The visual vibrancy is further conveyed by the use of rounded forms, echoing the ‘blobitecture’ of Zaha Hadid’s Dubai Opera House .

9. Castle Wolfenstein, Return to Castle Wolfenstein

How can one set foot in the gemutlich Castle Wolfenstein without being transported into a medieval fairytale? This Bavarian gem, with its pretty Romanesque keep, is marred only by the hordes of (sometimes zombified) Nazi stormtroopers. Currently home to a ...

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