[online] Videogames as Architectural Archives: Twentieth-Century Architecture and Beyond
[online] Videogames as Architectural Archives: Twentieth-Century Architecture and Beyond
Thursday 16 April 2026 at 6:30pm to 7:45pm (GMT)
*changed to online event due to scheduling issues*
Did you know that models from Assassin’s Creed were used to help in the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral? This discussion will explore how game designs can be utilised in the preservation of history and culture.
Marie Foulston is an award-winning videogame curator and creative director. She is leads Good Afternoon, a creative studio and was Curator of Videogames at the V&A, where she led the headline exhibition Videogames and served as Guest Director of the experimental games festival Now Play This at Somerset House.
Luke Caspar Pearson is an Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He is co-founder of the architectural design studio You+Pea and co-Director of the Cinematic and Videogame Architecture MArch at UCL.
Natalie D. Kane is Curator of Digital Design at the Victoria and Albert Museum and a Trustee of the British Games Institute/National Videogame Museum. Their work focuses on digital culture, design, and archival strategies within museum practice. Recently, they curated Design & Disability at the V&A.
Hiba Alobaydi is a Trustee of the C20 Society and a historian, researcher, and curator specialising in architecture and design.
C20 Society Member £5;
Non-Member £10;
Young C20 member Free*;
Student £5 **
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The Twentieth Century Society is an IHBC (Institute of Historic Building conservation) recognised CPD provider and a registered charity, no 1110244
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