LEGO Architecture @ BrickArchitect.com
My book, The LEGO Architect is coming out later this week! In preparation for the book’s release, I’ve built a new website dedicated to LEGO Architecture. The new website has two sections: A news...
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How my photo of a Lighthouse ended up in Windows 7
I’ve worked at Microsoft on the Windows team for a long time, and this resulted in a unique opportunity to share one of my photos with the world. Learn how a photograph I took on vacation in Canada ended up on millions of PC’s running Windows 7.
LEGO Challenge: ‘LEGO House’ Competition Entry
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted photos of my building projects, but I’m excited to share a neat little model I created to submit into the “LEGO House” competition at New Elementary,...
From buckets to bins: How to sort a lot of Lego
This article looks at strategies to sort a lot of Lego bricks efficiently, and different ways to store your bricks once they are sorted. I explain the process I used to sort 60 pounds of Lego before separating most of it into their original sets.
Top 10 bricks missing from the Lego Architecture Studio
While the Lego Architecture Studio includes a great selection of bricks for creative architectural sketching, I found the selection of bricks is lacking in two main areas: bricks needed for advanced building techniques, and...
Lego Architecture Studio 30-day challenge
Update: The 30-day challenge described in this article took place in 2013. These early experiences inspired me to write the The LEGO Architect, a bestselling book which was published by No Starch Press in...
A Burning Man story
I arrived at Burning Man with CJ, my best friend from college on Tuesday night. He had never been, and I had only been once before, 9 years ago. I knew that attendance has...
Adapting an existing website to a Modern Application
This post explores some of the design challenges in adapting an existing website to a touch-first modern application. While the focus is the Windows 8 design language, most of these points are also applicable...
The National Park Checklist
I worked on Amy’s birthday present for about a week, using source material from the National Park Service to create a detailed map and checklist of the 58 National Parks administered by the National Park...
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