The New LEGO Farnsworth House & A Look At The Original by Mies van der Rohe.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiUtwrTCoicf6ezOBWY7qJw-B8NVU71H0rO6wgC6UKltDtldGJIiVslzccGdzFFbd2cePx-_UCzapu7dvRhmAYB45-vG3vdFR_rkqrxxcF6MYskSOGJkEgG4hvqjRIvckr8vRHw45SmQ/s1600/alt+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177869584016450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiUtwrTCoicf6ezOBWY7qJw-B8NVU71H0rO6wgC6UKltDtldGJIiVslzccGdzFFbd2cePx-_UCzapu7dvRhmAYB45-vG3vdFR_rkqrxxcF6MYskSOGJkEgG4hvqjRIvckr8vRHw45SmQ/s400/alt+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 412px;" /></a><br /><br />The latest addition to <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-lego-architecture-series-by-adam.html">LEGO<span style="font-size:78%;">®</span> Architecture series</a> is the stunning <a href="http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/index.htm">Farnsworth House</a> built in 1951 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Dr. Edith Farnsworth. The house, which has endured floods and other ravages of time, is now a historically protected landmark by the <a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/">National Trust for Historic Preservation.</a> (Images and info about the original Farnsworth house are later in this post).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7j-jYRxatUuAiuW7cX27HidNO5EC1kpcZ73GuGrixbocwx_qhXoc7d18pdfYNQMxaZnNLNKkNm4C8yEC2jZRTEK_zGeKIHaKkk-VkN8u_YhyKlZuFfUZR6C-NtA5YXelPSXZjGfVURc/s1600/lego-farnsworth.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595151014762936994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7j-jYRxatUuAiuW7cX27HidNO5EC1kpcZ73GuGrixbocwx_qhXoc7d18pdfYNQMxaZnNLNKkNm4C8yEC2jZRTEK_zGeKIHaKkk-VkN8u_YhyKlZuFfUZR6C-NtA5YXelPSXZjGfVURc/s400/lego-farnsworth.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><br />LEGO Architecture is a collaboration between the LEGO Group and Chicago architect Adam Reed Tucker.<br /><br />LEGO Architecture products come in two types: Landmark and Architect. The Landmark series features well-known buildings, while the Architect series focuses on the work of important architects. Mies van der Rohe is the second architect to be featured after Frank Lloyd Wright.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dsh800HCwGOcxNYUJtyJ9Jj8AsXTFRdvYmWvYtxu3igH-Qnn-42YNGihnWjaOoYoHEeBjAydATQGj6tWhkUNJt2IEdgb2zOVLQVONXxl3CNxT_duLb59suSvoViZOvVDWD8trPpDlTs/s1600/DD20110411-LEGO-Farnsworth-House.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595150431581874898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dsh800HCwGOcxNYUJtyJ9Jj8AsXTFRdvYmWvYtxu3igH-Qnn-42YNGihnWjaOoYoHEeBjAydATQGj6tWhkUNJt2IEdgb2zOVLQVONXxl3CNxT_duLb59suSvoViZOvVDWD8trPpDlTs/s400/DD20110411-LEGO-Farnsworth-House.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 265px;" /></a><br /><br />“We are proud to introduce Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, a new chapter in architectural history for LEGO Architecture. Our main job has been to capture the essence of this iconic design with our own celebrated icon, the LEGO Brick. We hope the model and the story behind the building will be an inspiration to kids and adults around the world” said Paal Smith-Meyer, Head of New Business at the LEGO Group.<br /><br />A Word from the Artist, Adam Reed Tucker:<br /><blockquote>Farnsworth HouseTM celebrates our 10th model in the LEGO Architecture series. As a minimalist “Steel & Glass” modernist symbol of the 1950s, it delicately balances clean lines, volume of space, minimal structure, and expansive glazing, creating an inviting relationship between the natural and built environments.<br /><br />In order to effectively replicate the balance between the refined white structural elements and expansive clear glazing, I started with the smallest cross section I could make for the vertical exterior columns. After several attempts, the most promising turned out to be using basic 1x1 bricks. Everything else essentially fell into place: the inviting steps, the floating floor and roof decks, the understated furnishings and cleverly designed built-ins. It’s fitting that recreating a minimalist symbol of modern architecture was done so with the simplest of LEGO bricks, the humble 1x1.</blockquote>The assembled Farnsworth House model is over 10” (25cm) wide on a base with printed name label and includes a booklet with facts about the building, its construction and history.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P9tp7rvyjcUi0NGOT2ceT3tpNVIeSO__7Rnmi6Oe76P-9IuYaCq9IFuj_xeVvAvgfdEkR3uWJT4VPn_0I4vg79_Qdk_Bbzbe1yMAhuF1vCOdcwwK92AAvj9BHz0JKWGO1jHEQ0BH4qQ/s1600/assembled.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177956654145714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P9tp7rvyjcUi0NGOT2ceT3tpNVIeSO__7Rnmi6Oe76P-9IuYaCq9IFuj_xeVvAvgfdEkR3uWJT4VPn_0I4vg79_Qdk_Bbzbe1yMAhuF1vCOdcwwK92AAvj9BHz0JKWGO1jHEQ0BH4qQ/s400/assembled.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: assembled LEGO Farnsworth house courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightfury21/5567494337/sizes/l/in/photostream/" style="font-style: italic;">nightfury 21</a></span><br /><br />* Architectural replica of the real-world Farnsworth House™<br />* Booklet included with details on design and history. (English language only)<br />* Measures over 10” (25cm) wide and 3” (7cm) tall<br /><a href="http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=21009">Buy It Here</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8W67tJeTt8mTRywPYcfmxZZUhjHl651CIC9COS1583Sd1NPuE8eBTJgpDvLOE0duZ1dQOtq45fKOfANaUuIjwiX0DJhD8ftmgJA8xXAu8l24RAdFgXnyjZi_RNRo645oI9ezerzlSSA/s1600/47279B_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158981598105282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8W67tJeTt8mTRywPYcfmxZZUhjHl651CIC9COS1583Sd1NPuE8eBTJgpDvLOE0duZ1dQOtq45fKOfANaUuIjwiX0DJhD8ftmgJA8xXAu8l24RAdFgXnyjZi_RNRo645oI9ezerzlSSA/s400/47279B_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 344px;" /></a><br /><br />Meis van der Rohe's Farnsworth House was designed and constructed between 1945 and 1951 as a one-room weekend retreat, located in a once-rural setting, 55 miles (89 km) southwest of Chicago on a 60-acre (240,000 m²) estate adjoining the Fox River, in the city of Plano, Illinois.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpcGRR22FkS0i0cvZAz2QV8xaBKI6h9VziUw9sXYh5jRac1PmSPtV3_31tEdYWAk0xKzT7H3KL1kfv4yWHUSmM7Oigs_vmeZ3r3PLMPMuY1aQr5Egji3PM3Kv9lZUARs8jZSrEVJs0R0/s1600/Farnsworth+Open.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595150021019188082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpcGRR22FkS0i0cvZAz2QV8xaBKI6h9VziUw9sXYh5jRac1PmSPtV3_31tEdYWAk0xKzT7H3KL1kfv4yWHUSmM7Oigs_vmeZ3r3PLMPMuY1aQr5Egji3PM3Kv9lZUARs8jZSrEVJs0R0/s400/Farnsworth+Open.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR14hRu6m1lXUzS8C3uN4HMOhQ1BhXncu3YT-1Hy1SYktFVWeqrLHfzW2WvTgoKlyf_zavjX4NQzDkaWisj96J9L9pSwkwYUaeUueTC_GoACm8n_E6Jba_z0HzcHp_kX_Ns7uTnqvzVE/s1600/fh_exterior_april_5_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595176307409903730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR14hRu6m1lXUzS8C3uN4HMOhQ1BhXncu3YT-1Hy1SYktFVWeqrLHfzW2WvTgoKlyf_zavjX4NQzDkaWisj96J9L9pSwkwYUaeUueTC_GoACm8n_E6Jba_z0HzcHp_kX_Ns7uTnqvzVE/s400/fh_exterior_april_5_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />The steel and glass house was commissioned by a prominent Chicago medical specialist, Dr. Edith Farnsworth. She was highly intelligent, articulate, and intent on building a very special work of modern architecture. Her instructions to the architect, Mies van der Rohe, were to design the house as if it were for himself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1yfDS8vea1kviRVU4lozY7tVf9TOXI3fXA88-FLhIK5j8tnf0Zc2d6OPOPCtdCMh2NMshiyk_qKbnI-pOTsxTgUa7EtKDb_EzfeR8kISO3HQuCzeRwnyL6p64IW9Ae4orLhYqqcNjQU/s1600/histhomes-10-farnsworth-house.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595155266191145746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1yfDS8vea1kviRVU4lozY7tVf9TOXI3fXA88-FLhIK5j8tnf0Zc2d6OPOPCtdCMh2NMshiyk_qKbnI-pOTsxTgUa7EtKDb_EzfeR8kISO3HQuCzeRwnyL6p64IW9Ae4orLhYqqcNjQU/s400/histhomes-10-farnsworth-house.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDBpxNAHPS7j3nTy97YBwCOEIcTvAULwB7wgdLuaQswjWWV_DHDmcBZWnfvJpqRUfMAfNmCBlXl-wBH2HiRFV2nkhaq8yqMUFfnOZnVkVYINr_OmykxlP0Qj2l84bCq3KsVfoAqkuu5w/s1600/fh_exterior_april_2_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595178146166199586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDBpxNAHPS7j3nTy97YBwCOEIcTvAULwB7wgdLuaQswjWWV_DHDmcBZWnfvJpqRUfMAfNmCBlXl-wBH2HiRFV2nkhaq8yqMUFfnOZnVkVYINr_OmykxlP0Qj2l84bCq3KsVfoAqkuu5w/s400/fh_exterior_april_2_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />Mies created a 1,585-square-foot (140 m²) house that is now widely recognized as an architectural masterpiece. The home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006 after being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is currently owned and run as a house museum by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yQLHG9UezirBieLScSlkUa632_GHypBdoGDMnbZ7vtFZdg87oPEz2jZRMLaaArCyMp1El-RyOgEp-q14Dgyu97CRy5kMtSgTj12fT_876a-gZdAuabp5fCWAxPELWmCHfuC_NZFGATw/s1600/Farnsworth+House.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595150189408274162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yQLHG9UezirBieLScSlkUa632_GHypBdoGDMnbZ7vtFZdg87oPEz2jZRMLaaArCyMp1El-RyOgEp-q14Dgyu97CRy5kMtSgTj12fT_876a-gZdAuabp5fCWAxPELWmCHfuC_NZFGATw/s400/Farnsworth+House.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 163px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0brq8wkK41vIXjXt2NwJtN4iS98S4TFq181qjYIp_-lewcjWMgTUmYV5xqQ7ByM6WBUrrowNlP3iiCWpDmRd4RXq8gXpF-KgRklxTA_KAzEH07LZynG3AZDygru6QAX4hJgNsl7F0W4/s1600/farnsworth-house3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595173202384855218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0brq8wkK41vIXjXt2NwJtN4iS98S4TFq181qjYIp_-lewcjWMgTUmYV5xqQ7ByM6WBUrrowNlP3iiCWpDmRd4RXq8gXpF-KgRklxTA_KAzEH07LZynG3AZDygru6QAX4hJgNsl7F0W4/s400/farnsworth-house3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />The essential characteristics of the house are immediately apparent. The extensive use of clear floor-to-ceiling glass opens the interior to its natural surroundings to an extreme degree. Two distinctly expressed horizontal slabs, which form the roof and the floor, sandwich an open space for living. The slab edges are defined by exposed steel structural members painted pure white. The house is elevated five feet three inches (1.60 m) above the flood plain by eight steel columns, which are attached to the sides of the floor and ceiling slabs. The end of the slabs extend beyond the column supports, creating cantilevers. The house seems to float weightlessly above the ground it occupies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SPkffv46AX0Z1UwetPq1jNhyphenhyphenuwvL84WAZRZzBn_DxbngOYupmAF71w3yrIQFGJzCC37qYzEToOfYwTmIzwkZUfWdbyFUFl4kzodl39PGEW6uElg0hdiEyryVVEeJ_ebuyme6zTcrvgY/s1600/4549009197_41990f7171_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160017214929170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SPkffv46AX0Z1UwetPq1jNhyphenhyphenuwvL84WAZRZzBn_DxbngOYupmAF71w3yrIQFGJzCC37qYzEToOfYwTmIzwkZUfWdbyFUFl4kzodl39PGEW6uElg0hdiEyryVVEeJ_ebuyme6zTcrvgY/s400/4549009197_41990f7171_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionXJRED6HfP0I8SsD0qPJMVkDFyjG_t0mYfdiheMWaz78MwPJs3PNVz2N_pYGWvBSlhtPoth6YukrsxpaIgFxh1VYv2J1J4e6vt3sSGVyP6GLjrfhhqx_Zx86_Z2Z0NNJRfiYOm7d1vs/s1600/47279F_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595175625700718738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionXJRED6HfP0I8SsD0qPJMVkDFyjG_t0mYfdiheMWaz78MwPJs3PNVz2N_pYGWvBSlhtPoth6YukrsxpaIgFxh1VYv2J1J4e6vt3sSGVyP6GLjrfhhqx_Zx86_Z2Z0NNJRfiYOm7d1vs/s400/47279F_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 673px;" /></a><br /><br />The interior appears to be one large room filled with freestanding elements. The space is sub-divided but not partitioned, and flows around two wood blocks that Mies called “cores,” one a wardrobe cabinet and the other a kitchen, toilet, and fireplace block. The larger fireplace-kitchen core appears almost as a separate house nestling within the larger glass house. The materials used are quietly luxurious – travertine floors, primavera paneling and silk curtains – and the detailing minimal and meticulous.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ztjBuwWcBzWFsAwwk1vwuFTAPhqNvbB8Q04EvJ9YZh87nzbDybDtJ_JLFB0sihyhyphenhyphenR6ztCrA0GG4Pcy8HblibFWi3gHavzhUVDFqZ1mzWPrJ4KDep-9qAHgDM0jaGgsGV9iANqfjYvo/s1600/fh_interior_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595166784659188706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ztjBuwWcBzWFsAwwk1vwuFTAPhqNvbB8Q04EvJ9YZh87nzbDybDtJ_JLFB0sihyhyphenhyphenR6ztCrA0GG4Pcy8HblibFWi3gHavzhUVDFqZ1mzWPrJ4KDep-9qAHgDM0jaGgsGV9iANqfjYvo/s400/fh_interior_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP4NH1Okxu0WqG6Ko938HQUWI4N-9L2m3pG9lAWoHPfOyvnqnIPxSXV8W9wACo_zsPu-HQFmWB1XaNojSwoXnUl-32V-jijkTqyUToMFWobkKrQ2_bpO_1LhXhz7CH7u8aU05GsSsY6Q/s1600/fh_2592002-R1-035-16_3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595166160798203138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP4NH1Okxu0WqG6Ko938HQUWI4N-9L2m3pG9lAWoHPfOyvnqnIPxSXV8W9wACo_zsPu-HQFmWB1XaNojSwoXnUl-32V-jijkTqyUToMFWobkKrQ2_bpO_1LhXhz7CH7u8aU05GsSsY6Q/s400/fh_2592002-R1-035-16_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 668px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS387s-NF87zYAV1Guzxzzm5chyN7pYXzlr8LRn0YNAMQmYt-f0AHDSAUEtwnN-lmN-wdpDNN6xH3qn50qYR0MCG9I9fmZyOXEFZgBnYfMxwrjeFlYAgehX9l0ZnE4Dfkfx2XG7-nxG4U/s1600/fh_2592002-R3-050-23A_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595165892280846370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS387s-NF87zYAV1Guzxzzm5chyN7pYXzlr8LRn0YNAMQmYt-f0AHDSAUEtwnN-lmN-wdpDNN6xH3qn50qYR0MCG9I9fmZyOXEFZgBnYfMxwrjeFlYAgehX9l0ZnE4Dfkfx2XG7-nxG4U/s400/fh_2592002-R3-050-23A_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX7Jy2xibjPDdMA0toNcGax5EEkhGlcv4EFHASnmhXUdc9GLZANJreRTBW66TkWaiD0LOVx6EUfClOYIcJmfzjfchMMJjYoflfiESufnppnuwK_UaRG-H6OXrfE8lZBI5Aa8lcmQHE-g/s1600/fh_2592002-R3-052-24A_.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595160448446635442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX7Jy2xibjPDdMA0toNcGax5EEkhGlcv4EFHASnmhXUdc9GLZANJreRTBW66TkWaiD0LOVx6EUfClOYIcJmfzjfchMMJjYoflfiESufnppnuwK_UaRG-H6OXrfE8lZBI5Aa8lcmQHE-g/s400/fh_2592002-R3-052-24A_.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 344px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPo_H5xbW2_7IQq4utKlsQBw_2_GBj17zh2d2xMqoZJSsmFk-KpMCx_-HySn2yFt2begFk8YmADW-hgiAHFSm2h97ysl8pm9PHcX_xnVpemk1wJW5ukts1pn0s0g8_HNhE7i75Mke0FWc/s1600/47279A_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595175720031000514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPo_H5xbW2_7IQq4utKlsQBw_2_GBj17zh2d2xMqoZJSsmFk-KpMCx_-HySn2yFt2begFk8YmADW-hgiAHFSm2h97ysl8pm9PHcX_xnVpemk1wJW5ukts1pn0s0g8_HNhE7i75Mke0FWc/s400/47279A_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 424px;" /></a><br /><br />On its completion, Farnsworth House™ received accolades in the architectural press. The timeless quality of this house is still regarded with reverent fascination by new generations of architects and designers around the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdg8tgqAHovzwtddIcsTl_E6SBR9QT_uNtrscYC2uIdAS6SFpfSl5zgCQXnpPgXsXuywWSt3Tytu1leJlZdL97_IpbWkoJ1Lk8vwJHEYq1maFZF3XJPiW2y-wkvzthla5MIG4xSTXR8Y/s1600/fh_4010-00278a_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595174739209978466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdg8tgqAHovzwtddIcsTl_E6SBR9QT_uNtrscYC2uIdAS6SFpfSl5zgCQXnpPgXsXuywWSt3Tytu1leJlZdL97_IpbWkoJ1Lk8vwJHEYq1maFZF3XJPiW2y-wkvzthla5MIG4xSTXR8Y/s400/fh_4010-00278a_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />Facts about <a href="http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/">Farnsworth House</a><br />Location: Plano, Kendall County, Illinois, USA<br />Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe<br />Building type: House. One-room weekend retreat<br />Materials: Steel and glass<br />Style: Modern<br />Date: From 1945 to 1951<br />Floor area: 1,585-square feet (140 m²)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/store/2051/donate/1435">Donate to help preserve the original Farnsworth House here<br /></a>

The New LEGO Farnsworth House & A Look At The Original by Mies van der Rohe.

The latest addition to LEGO ® Architecture series is the stunning Farnsworth House built in 1951 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Dr. Edit...

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Lego CL!CK: Short Film, Art & Free iPhone App For Lego Lovers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepeI2MvwvPV-0z3RTj2Uq7fjhxl5wNlfeKSIQnZBcJdH2vYqEONLoZUeltgFwD1zXkCtpdyUxqanquYMu3LMRSYUwnv3DgZysllzMkiv-gVEQcbi151sZzZCF1mMow0EdTlXUwV7maOY/s1600-h/LEGOCLIkhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427402501236006786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepeI2MvwvPV-0z3RTj2Uq7fjhxl5wNlfeKSIQnZBcJdH2vYqEONLoZUeltgFwD1zXkCtpdyUxqanquYMu3LMRSYUwnv3DgZysllzMkiv-gVEQcbi151sZzZCF1mMow0EdTlXUwV7maOY/s400/LEGOCLIkhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lego CL!CK</span> is a newly launched site from Lego® that inspires people to share the Lego Love. The site has featured content, videos, photos and more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTyz3Wp4MeRE_E76q72gV49Jva1zBwwvz37SElzYJMEnN2ynfx-EeSMeAjEr8avU6o-P1lI2GFGUqyVm4qsgx6sdv4pBaNfZyI8QlKy4-eopzKx26EZiClxloP16Ie02wX9LPEDYG1u8/s1600-h/legoclick.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427049162562931970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTyz3Wp4MeRE_E76q72gV49Jva1zBwwvz37SElzYJMEnN2ynfx-EeSMeAjEr8avU6o-P1lI2GFGUqyVm4qsgx6sdv4pBaNfZyI8QlKy4-eopzKx26EZiClxloP16Ie02wX9LPEDYG1u8/s400/legoclick.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><br />The site welcomes inventors, explorers, tinkerers, artists and ideas from people of all ages. A little place on the Internet devoted to the moment when your brain suddenly finds the answer you’ve been seeking. The moment all the pieces come together.<br /><br />They invite you to share what makes you CL!CK… Tweet using <span style="font-weight: bold;">#legoclick</span> and tag your photos on Flickr with <span style="font-weight: bold;">legoclick</span>.<br /><br />Below are a few examples from the site:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >FILM</span><br />A short film by Thibault Choay utlizing Lego®s<br /><object height="320" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OinrOnjzH_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OinrOnjzH_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="320" width="530"></embed></object><br />The film is shown above (screen grab below)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f6Gyuzpejscmc440wqGAIuyD-vCSaVEebLi11ujkEZdGhyphenhypheniqYaOCF2lBeFQfsPNsCwnYxSHoonsIap2-hI-GuiZUUUYwSiYqwcPQ2tOXbp6_MTn-OtnkwqEOxF_rGd2uS9OsJie2mms/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427048059604999874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f6Gyuzpejscmc440wqGAIuyD-vCSaVEebLi11ujkEZdGhyphenhypheniqYaOCF2lBeFQfsPNsCwnYxSHoonsIap2-hI-GuiZUUUYwSiYqwcPQ2tOXbp6_MTn-OtnkwqEOxF_rGd2uS9OsJie2mms/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 279px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >ART</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjZrXxIyPYXEoUXnqGaH8Px4UFL_DiWzl_zJL5dBLRoq4zUF-IZNxGDdCbQG-4w6xl5MuG_O4gPQeKToUauc3CVydcQli44lX5kLrI24RySkW40_PkM1YqbDEnFfeIZez9VVFUmOB5E/s1600-h/246357799_c085efc56a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427043166207140002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjZrXxIyPYXEoUXnqGaH8Px4UFL_DiWzl_zJL5dBLRoq4zUF-IZNxGDdCbQG-4w6xl5MuG_O4gPQeKToUauc3CVydcQli44lX5kLrI24RySkW40_PkM1YqbDEnFfeIZez9VVFUmOB5E/s400/246357799_c085efc56a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />above: Part of an exhibition of young artists at the National Gallery in Oslo, this work is by Olafur Eliasson. Outside in the carpark behind the main gallery, 3 tons of Lego bricks were dumped onto the floor next to a large table area. The public have been invited to build their 'dream gallery/museum" and the area was full of adults and children sitting about building and playing with Lego bricks.(via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37653327@N00/">Nick Scando</a>)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >PHOTOS</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmObz7988zwbjmkpWXOPzOo9yTl_-VsOBQnYf-Q9NpwQ_DZUwdlE5hN2GfP4QI22CgF_Q2zOrBFGOa7u2B0fqzgWh6O8SrGN_-wSOT8hfd0NyHRSjeBAzooMg8sLmPwNYSkWY8RyuxWHU/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427046872720859970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmObz7988zwbjmkpWXOPzOo9yTl_-VsOBQnYf-Q9NpwQ_DZUwdlE5hN2GfP4QI22CgF_Q2zOrBFGOa7u2B0fqzgWh6O8SrGN_-wSOT8hfd0NyHRSjeBAzooMg8sLmPwNYSkWY8RyuxWHU/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 261px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5rJO_sgQhZEqF8x_9kZviufpcv2G2ztavZNBwnPMATPRE6buevgAOnEIx7SWMBRagX6utGsd-bPQzcOJMmBKFKBsJoMHvGfVnTr9RmL6EQ-KlsrJ0Yp-RSdLKkdldphisHqc3ntlLRU/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427046518309587842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5rJO_sgQhZEqF8x_9kZviufpcv2G2ztavZNBwnPMATPRE6buevgAOnEIx7SWMBRagX6utGsd-bPQzcOJMmBKFKBsJoMHvGfVnTr9RmL6EQ-KlsrJ0Yp-RSdLKkdldphisHqc3ntlLRU/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 261px;" /></a><br />above: To kick off National Inventors’ Month, which is celebrated each August, the Lemelson Center collaborated with LEGO Systems, Inc. to build the supersized light bulb, the universal symbol of a big idea.<br /><a href="http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2009/08/how-to-build-an-8foottall-light-bulb-out-of-lego-bricks-1.html">Learn more about how the lightbulb took shape.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >APPS</span><br />A fun free Lego app for your iPhone!<br />screenshots:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYph-fTd2B3hwqUz8t0TityYZbd1ZxxWyto3T1Xg-5stJHK-bP5DFSWWCpOcRPSoPAui7cmYCGCIJkVYD1vC4VQ3dZ5UUWYSf6or1GXOGEfOvimdWaDuarYvxgTscVneMvOOgDwCG4ekQ/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427042096223340658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYph-fTd2B3hwqUz8t0TityYZbd1ZxxWyto3T1Xg-5stJHK-bP5DFSWWCpOcRPSoPAui7cmYCGCIJkVYD1vC4VQ3dZ5UUWYSf6or1GXOGEfOvimdWaDuarYvxgTscVneMvOOgDwCG4ekQ/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 387px;" /></a><br />get it at the iTunes store.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3RnvQKW6N2CCYCoO_aSGYh_kZ3K9mD83V26dZc3KomPGeLo7UKB1uqSyywfD2K8ABn9SalV5cHoU6HQGeAtXP6kIb5X61dSI0GOqMR-I8Ih3gbjUmen36DLevYrHm_fxwiabse2i-Fk/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427042232618968642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3RnvQKW6N2CCYCoO_aSGYh_kZ3K9mD83V26dZc3KomPGeLo7UKB1uqSyywfD2K8ABn9SalV5cHoU6HQGeAtXP6kIb5X61dSI0GOqMR-I8Ih3gbjUmen36DLevYrHm_fxwiabse2i-Fk/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 196px;" /></a><a href="http://www.legoclick.com/"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">visit Lego® CL!CK here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Other Lego links:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKEHKY4rnN2LB6IWV_INm8bGgrIznbUi_jZoWbeGVTdzo5T0XBJPNY-lTxSAyv7Qid9Qh07YWhOfAJjtn91hMzlBPtZh4KSVbgSKiXGzmVqBkC6Op1XNNycRN6Ala9v4Lo8UdU5PlnJM/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427398441102865042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKEHKY4rnN2LB6IWV_INm8bGgrIznbUi_jZoWbeGVTdzo5T0XBJPNY-lTxSAyv7Qid9Qh07YWhOfAJjtn91hMzlBPtZh4KSVbgSKiXGzmVqBkC6Op1XNNycRN6Ala9v4Lo8UdU5PlnJM/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 432px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/full-sized-legos-for-grown-ups.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">•Full Sized Legos For Grown Ups: LunaBlocks by Lunatic Construction</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Dmw925XxlKX_jfCDDQw6xmZkx2MtZQ4jTer6v5ejGL8PynZK4j5JgBW_WRBAoTbWzgpOngBwZ5gBCzFJbA_kYEjFhauunYj5-K4onq_SIscTjzbeQx5lo2SPwg6T7FtqruJvAWQ6MM/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427398891712108194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Dmw925XxlKX_jfCDDQw6xmZkx2MtZQ4jTer6v5ejGL8PynZK4j5JgBW_WRBAoTbWzgpOngBwZ5gBCzFJbA_kYEjFhauunYj5-K4onq_SIscTjzbeQx5lo2SPwg6T7FtqruJvAWQ6MM/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-lego-architecture-series-by-adam.html" style="font-weight: bold;">•New LEGO Architecture Series By Adam Reed Tucker</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3i7DkCvyinkC6Ozne1U3Ob8mCaDwhOf8bT-XcGWuwFpzKNMci-Mu1w306r-J1spcgTfCXXYoC5-OrC96_m80wgOrxFPOWoVz1-Bk1abtBMk1QeD0P5NSgKPpv8ktldVisW3myTX5AX4/s1600-h/lego&real.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427399314685394162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3i7DkCvyinkC6Ozne1U3Ob8mCaDwhOf8bT-XcGWuwFpzKNMci-Mu1w306r-J1spcgTfCXXYoC5-OrC96_m80wgOrxFPOWoVz1-Bk1abtBMk1QeD0P5NSgKPpv8ktldVisW3myTX5AX4/s400/lego&real.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 534px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/replicas-of-eames-corbusier-and.html" style="font-weight: bold;">•Lego® Replicas Of Eames, Corbusier and Michelle Kaufmann Homes</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLllvWwyybVqUyDgc8PO4ecD3QudYmx1fmd_evry2WfGjegbzoJaRsJJBC4EAeyAJwdqQiPsHGCI6NLvXaTA0SDHk2qVKpcVQf5TVwQMt9MYuWVf2XD7T8Z357L_A43FR7_4He9I4USI/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427399689191806594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLllvWwyybVqUyDgc8PO4ecD3QudYmx1fmd_evry2WfGjegbzoJaRsJJBC4EAeyAJwdqQiPsHGCI6NLvXaTA0SDHk2qVKpcVQf5TVwQMt9MYuWVf2XD7T8Z357L_A43FR7_4He9I4USI/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 445px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/08/all-things-lego-except-for-lego-bricks.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">•All Things LEGO. Except for LEGO® Bricks.</span></a>

Lego CL!CK: Short Film, Art & Free iPhone App For Lego Lovers

Lego CL!CK is a newly launched site from Lego® that inspires people to share the Lego Love. The site has featured content, videos, photos a...

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New LEGO Architecture Series By Adam Reed Tucker

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F4GrRhY5p5koB2AUlcTaTNeGxWmNql3rKEYeF_wNU8NfWJFXnTKVSquu0V9gZdspBf512fZzT5dLBb2hCxwe5DsFEExhXCxYi7E-cm2oAS1H6SSTfjP0yIYPF1JLilpqqp9Lncd256rj/s1600-h/legoarchhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337998408747468578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F4GrRhY5p5koB2AUlcTaTNeGxWmNql3rKEYeF_wNU8NfWJFXnTKVSquu0V9gZdspBf512fZzT5dLBb2hCxwe5DsFEExhXCxYi7E-cm2oAS1H6SSTfjP0yIYPF1JLilpqqp9Lncd256rj/s400/legoarchhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lego.com/"><br />The LEGO© Group</a> and <a href="http://www.brickstructures.com/">Brickstructures™</a>, Inc. have just unveiled a new product line called LEGO Architecture, an unprecedented collaboration between The LEGO Group and Architectural Artist Adam Reed Tucker of Brickstructures, Inc.<br /><br />Initially, in 2008 LEGO Architecture featured a pair of Chicago's most famous landmarks: The Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center. Showcasing America's West and East coasts in 2009 will be Seattle's Space Needle & New York's Empire State Building.<br /><br />Also, just added is the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, thus far consisting of two of his most famous buildings; Fallingwater and the Solomon H. Guggenheim Museum.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">As an Architectural Artist my desire is to capture the essence of a particular landmark into its pure sculptural form. I first and foremost do not view my models as literal replicas, but rather my own artistic interpretations that harness the landmarks overall appeal. Beyond its identity as a toy, The LEGO Brick is not initially thought of as a material typically used in creating art or used as an artist's medium. It is the pure sculptural form that I have translated from reality using The LEGO Brick.</span>-- Adam Tucker<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection:</span><br /><br />Fallingwater<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi-tfp4dpuHDzdhwzU-CdqDdVcrzODdimwBtLLgOfEgWl8WQmY6F4QgEgcwnYjksN7cKH5XolqmmV9tCbN8VnKERJj_egrp6OS1RfBFiSCMDg8Rn1kPCVqWNvXFNjs1sfPShe3G3NIb1r/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_FW_1b-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337993501853750050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi-tfp4dpuHDzdhwzU-CdqDdVcrzODdimwBtLLgOfEgWl8WQmY6F4QgEgcwnYjksN7cKH5XolqmmV9tCbN8VnKERJj_egrp6OS1RfBFiSCMDg8Rn1kPCVqWNvXFNjs1sfPShe3G3NIb1r/s400/LEGO_Architecture_FW_1b-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 370px;" /></a><br />details:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw5hAUSXHUO1MtR-lwAgMCh3PEwOGA9ScCvMDrPwYKRDYrO7lA4yUop-c_V_X6XYLU9lRjzwHT4jd0l4NdJxFTWANo09UYkigeCiQfC5wACnmUnUpestLYgMRxtUN5FLK8E8n5-mD23A2/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_FW_2-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337993443055443666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw5hAUSXHUO1MtR-lwAgMCh3PEwOGA9ScCvMDrPwYKRDYrO7lA4yUop-c_V_X6XYLU9lRjzwHT4jd0l4NdJxFTWANo09UYkigeCiQfC5wACnmUnUpestLYgMRxtUN5FLK8E8n5-mD23A2/s400/LEGO_Architecture_FW_2-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 491px; height: 368px;" /></a><br />Guggenheim<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji-MmgjKjApl_tO6HI3qeDPl-KtklMhIm7KZ-sFLuMTm1WXtzmduNEsV3JOYsQTMnauk3DT7vGNYhtFJcVm-56_G55qK4N-DWpemM4S4ZvgCfoo4cbHk0DcwyejZwdG5mdgfL2qV6kBHX/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_GMa-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337993346939294834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgji-MmgjKjApl_tO6HI3qeDPl-KtklMhIm7KZ-sFLuMTm1WXtzmduNEsV3JOYsQTMnauk3DT7vGNYhtFJcVm-56_G55qK4N-DWpemM4S4ZvgCfoo4cbHk0DcwyejZwdG5mdgfL2qV6kBHX/s400/LEGO_Architecture_GMa-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 486px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Landmarks:</span><br />John Hancock Tower<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbfcX5UOEH7-hqNMNDOOP5D8P0fPDSa_pj89MEOIbItxIC0NpbRhVa6wlWF_oTBDiMJLmupd8ECsQ6rz6JGHRc1WzFOXPFd9KDDH8wRyiyXVbIMnz2GgIfIH4iSgHqhv_jATPVOPlPm3B/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_JHC-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337993070953083266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbfcX5UOEH7-hqNMNDOOP5D8P0fPDSa_pj89MEOIbItxIC0NpbRhVa6wlWF_oTBDiMJLmupd8ECsQ6rz6JGHRc1WzFOXPFd9KDDH8wRyiyXVbIMnz2GgIfIH4iSgHqhv_jATPVOPlPm3B/s400/LEGO_Architecture_JHC-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 483px; height: 362px;" /></a><br />Empire State Building<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LgmZZT_GNdt_mILvW5MQt3GUsI4TL2k7LDkn_jbhfaSMBloCDZZvpAYcPWnYZSKayC3hpVafMXIww_zDWmjtPGeeJBaW1phbNzoGrvY4_rTx7Jb1S3AaaAtNK6o3KuL7hRad4L56ddsh/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_ESB-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337993594479540706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LgmZZT_GNdt_mILvW5MQt3GUsI4TL2k7LDkn_jbhfaSMBloCDZZvpAYcPWnYZSKayC3hpVafMXIww_zDWmjtPGeeJBaW1phbNzoGrvY4_rTx7Jb1S3AaaAtNK6o3KuL7hRad4L56ddsh/s400/LEGO_Architecture_ESB-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 360px;" /></a><br />Seattle Space Needle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZJL5N8Yz6_z3kLHMdTCuZmsF829u5DsMJYoX1Rf44jbiBqB9U3QHXVFePmyy8vwkE5NdTLK9NqLPVSV9E4Pk5tEEd7aIHFs1236Xb46mMhMpu2Tg_Ae5JpOCWMC1DDoYwzvHuoE2bYfJ/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_SSN-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337992990469005842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZJL5N8Yz6_z3kLHMdTCuZmsF829u5DsMJYoX1Rf44jbiBqB9U3QHXVFePmyy8vwkE5NdTLK9NqLPVSV9E4Pk5tEEd7aIHFs1236Xb46mMhMpu2Tg_Ae5JpOCWMC1DDoYwzvHuoE2bYfJ/s400/LEGO_Architecture_SSN-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 476px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />Sears Tower<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ-JMUFRfAAvnqUaB3O6wYEKHO0EdHRrCNjbnPvYcmjPCElgSihN9TjjKbc_mycbNsqZwL3F37_0h3Zl0YRblqtfjykuGI40DweT8h2LG64UqCuchpir84i59zGmS5o_bgZhwv8ERV3me/s1600-h/LEGO_Architecture_ST-800x600.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337992928790635282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ-JMUFRfAAvnqUaB3O6wYEKHO0EdHRrCNjbnPvYcmjPCElgSihN9TjjKbc_mycbNsqZwL3F37_0h3Zl0YRblqtfjykuGI40DweT8h2LG64UqCuchpir84i59zGmS5o_bgZhwv8ERV3me/s400/LEGO_Architecture_ST-800x600.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 474px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />Each Building Set Includes: Specially printed Landmark name plate. Inspiration Booklet containing: Skyscraper Facts, Architectural Significance, Points of Interest. Model Instructions and Artist Statement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where To Buy Them:</span><br />Lego has not yet put them up for sale, but you can buy each landmark separately or as a set of four and the 2 Frank Lloyd Wright building sets online <a href="http://www.brickstructures.com/SiteStore.html">here.</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />UPDATE:</span> My autographed set arrived! Here's some photos and of course, I'll post the finished product as well!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_MVJLWbCjPPp6dGH1P0m4lWfqNTQsvT45o5Rkg84eJ8kZNlT5uDn9rDJK1FGJ4XAMMKf9NOSrKwKE3QX9UVg3DqXrh1cpFBAp_rVk75PnU1tJ1cccHdjvStwuPOG6gAn470S9bifMJKj/s1600-h/autographedlegos.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339801815128466434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_MVJLWbCjPPp6dGH1P0m4lWfqNTQsvT45o5Rkg84eJ8kZNlT5uDn9rDJK1FGJ4XAMMKf9NOSrKwKE3QX9UVg3DqXrh1cpFBAp_rVk75PnU1tJ1cccHdjvStwuPOG6gAn470S9bifMJKj/s400/autographedlegos.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VB-TrGEqXYVg4Oz2ls_Ti7pLnlZgWv0yIEcFapa0u0DaRLe-5f09Of9hSW6X7oU2KK-9ZEz8lFXqduSGvY29PtwvgGU87D1hcotVMMzgsr9kntOdVf_vubvpfgtutY87gWqPMfaUXrV8/s1600-h/DSC_0035.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339801983372386242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VB-TrGEqXYVg4Oz2ls_Ti7pLnlZgWv0yIEcFapa0u0DaRLe-5f09Of9hSW6X7oU2KK-9ZEz8lFXqduSGvY29PtwvgGU87D1hcotVMMzgsr9kntOdVf_vubvpfgtutY87gWqPMfaUXrV8/s400/DSC_0035.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZVyCTkFtIbiKd9c4D8Hac1pkJ5C0lPWg7jSLs8q9lQ3Xhv1tpy3OhDzxHzXYAsgcXXuS5oCa2bPcnubKjL_VgBjSgIi4flrQgQAA5zYRdqA3aTTxXPdVcyR-rDgoZzyiYZEuC7GI4rpk/s1600-h/DSC_0037.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339802172475709618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZVyCTkFtIbiKd9c4D8Hac1pkJ5C0lPWg7jSLs8q9lQ3Xhv1tpy3OhDzxHzXYAsgcXXuS5oCa2bPcnubKjL_VgBjSgIi4flrQgQAA5zYRdqA3aTTxXPdVcyR-rDgoZzyiYZEuC7GI4rpk/s400/DSC_0037.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 665px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.brickstructures.com/SiteStore.html">Buy these from Adam Reed Tucker here.</a><br><br>

New LEGO Architecture Series By Adam Reed Tucker

The LEGO© Group and Brickstructures™ , Inc. have just unveiled a new product line called LEGO Architecture, an unprecedented collaboration ...

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