LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
The Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO series was launched this year and includes Fallingwater. The sets are available at brickstructures.com, as well as at high-end bookstores, museums, and retailers nationwide (as well as the landmarks).
Photo courtesy The LEGO Group
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
The Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO series was launched this year and includes Fallingwater. The sets are available at brickstructures.com, as well as at high-end bookstores, museums, and retailers nationwide (as well as the landmarks).
Photo courtesy The LEGO Group
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum model was introduced in May at the opening of the Guggenheim’s landmark exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright: From Outward Within.
Photo courtesy The LEGO Group
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
An exhbition at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago features more than 15 architectural LEGO creations, some more than 10-feet high. The creations are designed by Adam Reed Tucker of Brickstructures Inc., based in Northfield, Illinios.
Photo © J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
Buildings represented in the exhibition include China’s Jin Mao Tower, the St. Louis Gateway Arch, and the proposed Chicago Spire. Titled ART + Science = Architecture, the show opened in July and closes in March 2010.
Photo © J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
Buildings represented in the exhibition include China’s Jin Mao Tower, the St. Louis Gateway Arch, and the proposed Chicago Spire. Titled ART + Science = Architecture, the show opened in July and closes in March 2010.
Photo © J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry
LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
Buildings represented in the exhibition include China’s Jin Mao Tower, the St. Louis Gateway Arch, and the proposed Chicago Spire. Titled ART + Science = Architecture, the show opened in July and closes in March 2010.
Photo © J.B. Spector/Museum of Science and Industry
The first four models in the LEGO Architecture series included the Empire State Building, the Seattle Space Needle, and Chicago’s John Hancock Center and Sears Tower. In May of this year, LEGO introduced Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim model at the opening of the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright: From Outward Within exhibition. A Fallingwater model, introduced in July, includes a 100-page-plus hardcover book; all of the other models contain booklets with archival historic material and photographs as well as building directions.
Available through Tucker’s site at brickstructures.com, as well as at high-end bookstores, museums, and retailers nationwide (as well as the landmarks), the models range from $20 to $100, depending on the set. “We are creating a very enriched experience,” says Tucker. “The bricks are just a tool to tell the story.”
In addition to his work for The LEGO Group, Tucker’s expertise as a LEGO artist has earned him an exhibition currently at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Titled ART + Science = Architecture, the show features more than 15 architectural LEGO creations, some more than 10-feet high, representing buildings such as China’s Jin Mao Tower, the St. Louis Gateway Arch, and the proposed Chicago Spire.
What should we expect next in the LEGO Architecture series? Tucker’s wish list includes the Robie House (for its upcoming 100th anniversary), Burj Dubai as an international model, or even historical structures such as the Acropolis. “We have an open mind to this approach,” he says, “and anything is possible.”
ART + Science = Architecture at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry runs through March 15, 2010. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site.
