The Challenge
The Mayor of London worked with MOBIE, Minecraft Education, C40, Mayor's Fund for London and Croydon Council on a design challenge that aimed to inspire young Londoners to develop an interest in designing beautiful, affordable and sustainable places to live, work and visit.
This design challenge was open to all students across London. Participants had the opportunity to explore a custom built Minecraft world of Croydon Town Centre, and build their solutions block by block in Minecraft.
The finalists
Isis Ciurleo and Thomas Li: Team Leoni
A resilient and inclusive Croydon Town Centre which mitigates climate change
Materials on roofing cover 20% of urban areas and are responsible for highest temperatures of thermal energy. To mitigate UHI we need high albedo roofing materials to reflect solar radiation To what extent can we mitigate UHI through urban design whilst creating efficient, inclusive public places in Croydon Town Centre? Changing Global Temperatures Slower than Average Faster than Average.
Ben So, Yin Shen, Jin Wen Kee and Matt Xi: Team Creative Croydon
Croydon town centre: reviving Croydon's past retail centre
PhD studentship opportunity: Calculation of the Monetary ESGAP (M-ESGAP) indicator
PhD studentship opportunity available at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, exploring the ‘Calculation of the Monetary ESGAP (M-ESGAP) Indicator’.
15 Apr 2025
New Research Finds ‘Substantial’ Global Disparities in Covid-19 Vaccine Accessibility
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, showed major disparities between access to vaccines across 54 surveyed countries, with vaccine deserts in both high- and low-income regions.
15 Apr 2025
TERRITORIES OF CO-COGNITION Symposium
TERRITORIES OF CO-COGNITION is a half-day symposium curated by Bartlett academics, critically examining the intersections of artificial intelligence, ethics and the built environment.
14 Apr 2025