Lego Challenge #20: Build a castle
Today’s challenge: Build an awesome castle using normal bricks and some advanced building techniques. My castle I started off by trying a couple ways to make a latticed gate. I settled on a design...
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Lego Challenge #19: Calculating Minifig Scale
I have created a new resource which explores this topic in more depth. You can find the newer article at: http://brickarchitect.com/scale/ This article may still be interesting since it looks at the process I...
Lego Challenge #18: Reverse engineering Lego bricks
Today’s challenge: Reverse engineer the Lego brick and other common Lego components. Detailed description of project If you have spent some time with Lego bricks, you have probably noticed some basic facts. For example:...
Lego Challenge #17: Movie Theatre Facade
Today’s challenge: Build a detailed movie theatre facade. Researching historic Movie Theatres I love how older theatres and concert halls have intricate facades which often incorporate the name of the theatre in bold lettering,...
Lego Challenge #16: Happy Halloween!
Today’s challenge: Happy Halloween! Build a holiday-themed model. For today’s project, I’ve drawn inspiration for the upcoming holiday. I thought about trying to make a ghost or a pumpkin, but decided instead to build...
Lego Challenge #15: How to build a Lego set without the instructions?
Today’s challenge: I’ll teach you how to build a Lego set without using the instructions Today’s post is a break from my month of projects based on the Lego Architecture Studio set… Instead, I...
Lego Challenge #14: Mini City
Today’s challenge: Build a miniature city comprised of micro-scale buildings in a variety of styles. This was meant to be a lightweight project where would I construct a couple models in a variety of...
Lego Challenge #13: Build a model in the Brutalist style
Today’s challenge: Build a model in the Brutalist style. Brutalism is an architectural style dominated by massive poured concrete structures. It was initially used due to the low cost of construction, but became a...
Lego Challenge #12: Build and photograph an impossible Escher model out of Lego
Today’s challenge: Build and photograph a Lego model of an impossible Escher drawing. I chose to make a simplified Lego model based on his 1961 illustration Waterfall. I was pretty confident that this would...
Lego Challenge #11: Skyscraper
Today’s challenge: Build a Lego skyscraper inspired by an existing structure.. As you know, I’m past the 1/3 mark for this project. I would hardly call the project grueling, but it does take some...
Lego Challenge #10: Prairie style home
Today’s challenge: Build a home in the Prairie style made famous by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright. I’m not obsessed with Frank Lloyd Wright like many folks, but I can understand why his...
Lego Challenge #9: Fire Lookout Tower
Today’s challenge: Build a model of a Fire Lookout tower in the style common throughout the Pacific Northwest. What’s a fire lookout tower? It’s a small building with big windows that is generally perched...
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