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Guy Builds 15 Massive LEGO Landmarks
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Think you are The Man because you built some two foot tall LEGO castle? That’s nothing. Adam Reed Tucker has built some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and other buildings using millions of LEGO bricks. Adam is one of the world’s eleven LEGO Certified Professionals, so for him, I guess… |
April 10th, 2012
Canada’s 30-Story Wooden Skyscraper: Let’s Hope It Doesn’t Get Termites
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There are many reasons why people switched from wooden houses to cemented ones: they’re more sturdy, a whole lot safer, and can withstand the elements better. But Canadian architect Michael Green is taking a step backwards and will be building a 30-story skyscraper from wood in Vancouver.… |
March 21st, 2012
Triport Spire is One Insanely Detailed LEGO Creation
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I’ve been impressed by many LEGO creations in the past, but nothing beats the level of OMG WTF how did he do that as this Triport Spire. This is a science fiction themed LEGO build so incredibly detailed you can look at the photos for hours and not take in… |
March 17th, 2012
Truss Robots Could Be Our Future Construction Workers
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A team from Cornell’s Creative Machine Lab have come up with a new robot which can not only crawl along truss structures, but that can actually manipulate them and move them around.… |
February 20th, 2012
LEGO New York Times Building: “T” is for Fun
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Japanese LEGO artist Sachiko Akinaga created this unique LEGO building that resembles the iconic logo for the New York Times Magazine. It’s set in a fictional Central Park. The sculpture will be used as the cover for the winter travel issue of the magazine.… |
November 26th, 2011
10-foot Tall LEGO Trump International Hotel and Tower Would Make The Donald Proud
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LEGO is the geekiest building material on the planet I think. People use the little bricks to make all sorts of awesome projects. The latest LEGO project that I have come across is massive. Artist Sean Kenney has constructed one of the most accurate LEGO buildings I’ve ever seen.… |
September 6th, 2011
Hasbro KRE-O Transformer Construction Toys Hit Stores
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We are all big fans of LEGO bricks around here for building things. I especially like when someone takes the bricks and builds something gigantic. I am more the buy a kit with instructions and build what it shows sort of guy. You might recall back in February I mentioned… |
July 4th, 2011
Is Raleigh, NC Building a Death Star?
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The Death Star plans may not be in the main computer, but it does look like they are floating around Raleigh, North Carolina these days. I spotted the first of these mysterious photos over on Flickr and they sure make it look like a junior Death Star is under construction… |
June 13th, 2011
R2-D2 Observatory Conversion: Star Wars Stargazing
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A bunch of hackers planned an elaborate prank. They decided to convert their campus astronomy building into a giant R2-D2. All in all, it looks awesome! This took place at the Carleton College in Minnesota. The building they dressed up was Goodsell, which has a domed observatory, so it was… |
June 4th, 2010
Famous Landmarks Turned Into LEGO Landmarks
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In yet another LEGO-related post… I found a bunch of different landmarks that were copied using LEGOs. Some of them are merely passable, while others look amazing. There isn’t much information about who exactly made these LEGO facsimiles, but they look pretty close to the original structures to me.… |
February 5th, 2010
