Block by Block (program)
[5][6] The program follows in the footsteps of Mina Kvarter, a similar Swedish initiative that used Minecraft to modernise apartment complexes.[9] The project allows young people who live in those environments to participate in designing the changes they would like to see.Carl Manneh, Mojang's managing director, called the game "the perfect tool to facilitate this process", adding "The three-year partnership will support UN-Habitat's Sustainable Urban Development Network to upgrade 300 public spaces by 2016."The first pilot project began in Kibera, one of Nairobi's informal settlements, and is in the planning phase.According to Manneh, the project was a helpful way to visualize urban planning ideas without necessarily having a training in architecture.