Thursday, July 21, 2011

No Child's Play

I mentioned a couple of days ago that I went to see the Lego Exhibit at the National Building Museum and that it had my inner geek/builder/designer singing with joy {inside that is... ha!}... The exhibit featured a series of iconic buildings building with thousands of pieces of Lego blocks during hundreds of hours of design and execution time.


I love this tribute to the WTC... It took over 14,000 pieces and over 100 hours to design and build


The Hancock building still give me the creeps because I remember when I was there and how terrified I was all the way at the 96th floor. The same I would have to say about the Empire State building, at least I never made it inside the elevators that takes you to the observatory.


This one the Burj Khalifa in Dubai that which stands at 162 stories high it is one of the tallest building's in the world and the tallest at the exhibit.


I do have to say the Marina City rowers in Chicago are amazing buildings that you can see when you take the boat ride when you visit the city and hate to say I didn't photograph them when i was there. On the other hand, as a designer a lifelong dream is to one day go the The Falling Water House by Frank Lloyd Wright.


There are projects that are symbols of a city like the Gateway Arch in St Louis and the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco. Finally, I loved how they captured the details of the columns at the front of the White House with those tiny Lego pieces.

Have a great day and enjoy the wonders of architecture in your cities!
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21 comments:

  1. Caitlin @ Candyfloss & PersieJuly 21, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    oh, I love, love, love, love this!!! Amazing, especially all of the Chicago buildings :) I am obsessed with Marina City so that is just amazing. And who doesn't love Legos? I'm going to send my Brother this post, he'll love it.

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  2. honey my heartJuly 21, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    these are such works of art! the transamerica pyramid and falling water house are my favorites. i wonder how santa barbara would look like made in lego.

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  3. ShannonJuly 21, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    my fiance' would love love love this!!

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  4. very marriedJuly 21, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    this is so neat! thanks for sharing because i probably won't actually make it to the exhibit.

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  5. Krysten @ Why Girls Are WeirdJuly 21, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    These are totally awesome, love this!

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  6. StephanieJuly 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Isn't it amazing? So neat!

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  7. Kristin HJuly 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Great!! I am on the outlook for the Hearst Tower Lego edition. I heard it exist!!!!

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  8. A Crimson KissJuly 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    WOW-the details are so impressive! I love the windows!

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  9. JessicaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Those are neat! I would never have the patience for something like this.

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  10. AlexaJuly 22, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Oh gosh those are incredible! Amazing work that went into those.
    xo
    Alexa
    www.theshortandthesweetofit.com

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  11. Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful}July 22, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    As an admitted grown up kid, I'm all about the Legos...I'm pretty sure my parents still gave me lego sets when I was in high school (seriously, did I just admit to that???) because I just loved putting them together...this exhibit is so rad!

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  12. Audrey AllureJuly 22, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Wow, these are magnificent!

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  13. Jaime @ laviejaimeJuly 22, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    so cool! have a nice weekend!

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  14. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    These are soooo cool and beautiful! I remember being in love with white legos as a kid. I wish I could see this in person. How great that you went to this!

    xo Mary Jo

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  15. GloriaJuly 22, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I was a total Lego fanatic when I was a kid - these structures are unbelievable!!

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  16. Oh to Be a MuseJuly 22, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    wow, my hubby played with legos for a very long time so he would have loved to go to this. how long is it in miami for?

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  17. Emily {Isnt That Charming}July 22, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    This is so fascinating! I love the ones of Marina Towers in Chicago - they really did a great job putting this together!

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  18. little luxury listJuly 23, 2011 at 2:11 AM

    This is so cool and love the WTC! Have a lovely weekend dear!

    xoxo,
    Chic 'n Cheap Living

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  19. ChuckJuly 24, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Aww, what a cute idea.

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  20. Cobalt VioletJuly 24, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Amazing! I have to share this with my sister and nephew. Every time I call I feel like they are putting together legos!

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  21. Sarah KlassenJuly 24, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Okay, okay, I will admit... I love lego and used to spend countless hours creating mansions of all kind when I was younger. I loved it! Thank you for sharing these—how fabulous they are :)

    Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
    xx, Sarah

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