For parents

From Minecraft builder to real architecture

Does your child spend hours building houses in Minecraft, The Sims or Bloxburg — and keep asking for something "more advanced"? That's not wasted time. It's the start of thinking like a designer.

A group of young Archimakers showing the model they made — Young Archimakers proudly showing the model they designed and built together.

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You're not the only parent asking

One UK parent described it like this: their daughter "spends lots of her time making houses in the sims, Minecraft, and bloxburg… asking if there are some more advanced things." Many parents feel the same — they can see the interest, but aren't sure what the real-world next step is.

Archimake is that next step: art, architecture and design workshops for 7–18 year olds, led by experienced designers.

A child drawing a design plan by hand at an Archimake workshop — From blocks on a screen to a plan drawn by hand.

How game skills become design skills

Building blocks to a plan

In the game they place blocks. In Archimake they learn to draw a plan and section — how real architects show a building before it exists.

Decorating rooms to designing for people

Sims players already think about who lives in a home. We ask why: where does the light come from, how do people move, who is the space for?

Screen builds to models in their hands

Children make physical models, so they feel scale, materials and structure in a way a screen can't give them.

Showing friends to presenting ideas

Regular mini-presentations and a termly Project Review build the confidence to explain and defend their design choices.

Two children building a colourful model together — Making real models: scale, materials and teamwork.

Children and tutors building a tall stick-and-joint model structure — Building big with tutors who are qualified and early career architects.

Where it can lead

Returning students can work towards national qualifications — most are GCSE equivalent — so a game hobby can grow into something that counts at school and beyond.

Choose what suits your family: Guided Workshops at home at a time you choose, live online sessions, or weekend workshops in person at Paternoster Square, London (booked places only). Partner schools UK wide.

Try it for £1

Start with a £1 Trial Guided Workshop your child can do at home. Bursaries available — nobody priced out.