A Dinosaur in Paris: Rebuilding the City of Love
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The instructions suggested a Paris skyline. We ignored them and used the pieces from the LEGO Architecture Paris set to build a dinosaur fossil instead!
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Building Confidence in Microscale: The John Klesh Challenge
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What happens when a fellow builder challenges you to shrink your work to its smallest recognizable form? For Wayne Tyler, it sparked a journey through microscale, self-discovery, and the power of mentorship in the LEGO community.
Read MoreThe Art of Castle Building: Designing the Emerald City from Wicked
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To celebrate the film Wicked, builder Juan Rodriguez Lopez unveils his most complex castle yet with 33 unique towers in shimmering green and gold. From every angle, this LEGO Emerald City captures the wonder of Oz.
Read MoreCastle on a Hill: An Architectural Tour of Himeji Castle
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LEGO photographer Masayuki Muraki takes us on a journey to Himeji Castle—both the real one and its stunning LEGO counterpart—sharing cultural context, architectural admiration, and the story of a long-awaited set done right.
Read MoreDivergent Ideas: How LEGO Themes Evolve
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LEGO themes aren’t static. They are sculpted over time by fans, designers, and a few corporate curveballs. From Art to Ideas, we explore how LEGO themes outgrow their origins and reshape their purpose, all while trying to stay true to their core.
Read MoreLEGO’s Greatest Hits: Why Some Sets Keep Coming Back
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Why does LEGO keep remaking Star Wars ships and City fire stations? Remakes are part of a long tradition of revisiting and refining classic sets from Architecture to vehicles. So let’s dive into the real reasons LEGO loves to rebuild the same subjects again and again.
Read MoreExpanding and Reimagining the French Café
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The new LEGO French Café gives builders just a taste of the beauty of French architecture, but what if there was more? Guest contributor Brickproject has done just that in reimagining and expanding the set, with instructions included.
Read MoreTwilight and Timber: An Architectural Study of LEGO’s Hoke House
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Is the LEGO Ideas Twilight set really an Architecture set in disguise? Join us as we take an in-depth look at the modernist design of the Hoke House and how its clean lines and geometric shapes translated into its brick-built counterpart.
Read MoreThe Shifting Landscape of LEGO Architecture
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In recent years the LEGO Architecture theme has seen fewer set releases, but has its influence truly diminished or has it simply evolved into something greater? Let’s look at the data to see if architecture is in decline or if it is experiencing a resurgence in unexpected ways.
Read MoreThe Secret of the Old Dutch Villa in the Masterpiece Gallery
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Victor van den Berg's Old Dutch Villa now graces the Masterpiece Gallery at LEGO House, but the journey to this achievement is just as remarkable as the build itself.
Read MorePaul Hetherington’s Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show
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Melissa Rekve takes us to British Columbia, Canada, to check out an architectural preservation project that uses LEGO bricks as the building medium. Read on to find out all about it!
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part II
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Join us for the second part of our interview with Rocco Buttliere about his monumental project to recreate ancient Rome in LEGO bricks. We discuss NPU, details, cost, Elton John... and find out what comes next!
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to Rome: Building the Eternal City, Part I
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We sit down with Rocco Buttliere, master of giant microscale replicas of real buildings, cities, and even a whole country, to get a behind-the-scenes look at his latest project: Rebuilding ancient Rome... all of it.
Read MoreBuilding Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall: A Journey of Faith and Bricks
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Today we talk with University of Notre Dame alumnus Father Bob Simon about his contemplations and creativity while building a LEGO version of McKenna Hall, including learning how to gild LEGO with gold leaf.
Read MoreInside the Cathedral: Restoring the Stained Glass Windows of LEGO Notre Dame
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Join us as we venture inside LEGO Notre Dame to appreciate the stunning architecture and restore a bit of color and light missing in the original design.
Read MoreAround the World in Microscale: Global Mini Modulars
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Are you ready to travel the world at microscale? We talk to Thomas Carlier about his Mini Modulars, how to express cultural identity through architecture, and how he shares that knowledge with the LEGO community.
Read MoreSquaring the Circle: Building Round Shapes Using LEGO
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How do you build round things out of square LEGO bricks, what math tricks are involved, and how does Minecraft play into it all?
Read MoreIn Search of Tranquility
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Looking for a bit of tranquility in your hectic, daily life? Maybe the LEGO Icons Tranquil Garden is just the thing you need! Today we head to the Montreal Botanical Gardens to see if this set is legit.
Read More10 Things I Learned by Building LEGO Skyscrapers, Part 2
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Continuing our guest article on building LEGO skyscrapers from Deep Shen, learn the SNOT tricks, Pythagorean triples, and jumper techniques you need to know to build big architecture!
Read More10 Things I Learned by Building LEGO Skyscrapers
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Building LEGO models of real-life skyscrapers is more complex than it seems. How do you get the right scale, nail the details, support the weight, and make the MOC portable!? To help answer those questions, we are pleased to feature a guest article from Deep Shen on LEGO architecture.
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