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Lego Architecture
Sub‑themesLandmark Series
Architect Series
SubjectBuildings
Availability2008–Present
Total sets40 + 10 special editions
Official website

Lego Architecture is a sub-brand and product range of the Lego construction toy, which aims to “celebrate the past, present and future of architecture through the Lego Brick”.[1] The brand includes a series of Lego sets designed by ‘Architectural Artist’ Adam Reed Tucker, and each contain the pieces and instructions to build a model of a famous architectural building in micro-scale.

Development

Adam Reed Tucker earned a degree in architecture at Kansas State University in 1996.[2] While there, he sought a method to join his two passions of art and architecture, and hit upon the idea of using Lego bricks. From this, he founded Brickstructures, Inc., and began to design and build models of famous landmarks. His work was noticed by the Lego Group, and together they formed a partnership to release some of his models as commercially available Lego sets under the Lego Architecture brand.

Sets

Sets in the product line contain a premium booklet, that – besides the build instructions – also include various information and pictures of the building itself.

By the beginning of 2009, six sets had been released in the range, under two 'series'. Within the 'Landmark Series' are models of the Sears Tower (21000), John Hancock Center (21001), the Empire State Building (21002), and the Seattle Space Needle (21003). Within the 'Architect Series' are models of the Guggenheim Museum (21004) and Fallingwater (21005).

In the beginning of July 2010, a seventh set, the White House (21006), was released. An eighth set (21007) was released in November 2010: New York's Rockefeller Center. The ninth set (21009), Farnsworth House (Plano, Illinois), was released in April 2011. A tenth set (21008), The Burj Khalifa, was released in June 2011. The Willis Tower (21000) was also released in 2011, this kit was a re-issue of the original Sears Tower kit; the only change was the printed tile to reflect the building's renaming.

An eleventh and twelfth set, the Robie House (21010) and the Brandenburg Gate (21011) were released in September 2011.[3][4]

In January 2012, it was announced that the next Architecture set would be 21012 Sydney Opera House. The set was released in March 2012.

In June 2012, Big Ben (21013) was released. In July 2012, the Namdaemun Gate (renamed Sungnyemun Gate) (21016) was released. In September 2012, the Villa Savoye (21014) was released. The Eames House (21015) was scheduled and then canceled, as it never came out as a set.

In June 2013, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (21015) was announced for the Lego Architecture series. Its set number (21015) replaced the original Eames House after it was canceled. United Nations Headquarters (21018) came out next. In October 2013, Marina Bay Sands and the Eiffel Tower were both announced.

Set Series Name Location Released Number of
pieces		 Retired
product		 Image
21000 Landmark Sears Tower[5] United States Chicago 2008 69 Yes File:Lego21000-1.png
Willis Tower 2011
21001 Landmark John Hancock Center United States Chicago 2008 69 Yes
21002 Landmark Empire State Building United States New York City 2009 77 Yes
21003 Landmark Seattle Space Needle United States Seattle 2009 57 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21003 - Seattle Space Needle (7134945845).jpg
21004 Architect Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum[6] United States New York City 2009 208 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21004 - Solomon Guggenheim Museum (7127221927).jpg
21005 Architect Fallingwater[6] United States Mill Run, Pennsylvania 2009 811 Yes
21006 Architect The White House United States Washington, D.C. 2010 560 Yes File:Lego Architecture, The White House (21006).jpg
21007 Architect Rockefeller Center United States New York City 2011 240 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21007 - Rockefeller Center (7127220823).jpg
21008 Landmark Burj Khalifa[7] United Arab Emirates Dubai 2011 208 Yes File:Lego burj khalifa 21008.jpg
21009 Architect Farnsworth House[8] United States Plano, Illinois 2011 546 Yes
21010 Architect Robie House[9] United States Chicago 2011 2,276 Yes
21011 Landmark Brandenburg Gate Germany Berlin 2011 363 Yes Lego Architecture Brandenburger Tor (21011)
21012 Architect Sydney Opera House[10] Australia Sydney 2012 270 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21012 - Sydney Opera House.jpg
21013 Landmark Big Ben[11] United Kingdom London 2012 346 Yes Lego Architecture Big Ben (21013)
21014 Architect Villa Savoye[12] France Paris 2012 660 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21014 Villa Savoye.jpg
21015 Landmark Leaning Tower of Pisa Italy Pisa 2013 345 Yes File:Tour de pise lego architecture.JPG
21016 Landmark Sungnyemun Gate[13] South Korea Seoul 2012 325 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21016 - Sungnyemun 숭례문 崇禮門 (7539110138).jpg
21017 Architect Imperial Hotel (1923–1968)[14][15] Japan Tokyo 2013 1,188 Yes File:Lego 21017 imperial palace.jpg
21018 Landmark United Nations Headquarters[16] United States New York City 2013 597 Yes File:Lego Architecture 21018 - United Nations Headquarters.jpg
21019 Landmark The Eiffel Tower[17] France Paris 2014 321 No Lego Architecture La Tour Eiffel (21019)
21020 Landmark The Trevi Fountain[18] Italy Rome 2014 731 Yes File:Lego Architecture Trevi Fountain 21020.jpg
21021 Landmark Marina Bay Sands Singapore Singapore 2014 602 Yes
21022 Landmark Lincoln Memorial[19] United States Washington, D.C. 2015 274 Yes
21023 Landmark Flatiron Building United States New York City 2015 471 Yes
21024 Landmark Louvre France Paris 2015 695 Yes File:Louvre lego architecture 1.JPG
21026 Skyline Venice Italy Italy 2016 212 Yes File:Lego 21026 Venise.jpg
21027 Skyline Berlin Germany Germany 2016 289 Yes File:Lego 21027 Berlin.jpg
21028 Skyline New York City United States United States 2016 598 No File:Skyline new york lego architecture.JPG
21029 Landmark Buckingham Palace United Kingdom London 2016 780 No
21030 Landmark US Capitol United States Washington, D.C. 2016 1,032 No File:Lego Architecture 21030 US Capitol.jpg
21031 Landmark Burj Khalifa United Arab Emirates Dubai 2016 333 Yes File:Lego burj khalifa 21031.jpg
21032 Skyline Sydney[20] Australia Australia 2017 361 No File:Lego21032sydney.png
21033 Skyline Chicago[20] United States United States 2017 444 No File:Lego Architecture 21033 Chicago.jpg
21034 Skyline London[20] United Kingdom United Kingdom 2017 468 No File:Lego Architecture 21034 London.jpg
21035 Landmark Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum United States New York City 2017 744 No
21036 Landmark Arc de Triomphe France Paris 2017 386 No
21037 Landmark Lego House Denmark Billund 2017 774 No
21038 Skyline Las Vegas United States United States 2018 487 No Number changed due to the 2017 Mandalay Bay hotel massacre (Hotel Exchange in the Skyline) --> 21047
21039 Skyline Shanghai China China 2018 597 No File:Shanghai Lego Set.jpg
21041 Landmark Great Wall of China China China 2018 551 No
21042 Landmark Statue of Liberty United States New York City 2018 1,685 No File:Lego21042.jpg
21047 Skyline Las Vegas United States United States 2018 501 No
21043 Skyline San Francisco United States United States 2019 ??? No
21044 Skyline Paris France France 2019 ??? No
21050 Lego Architecture Studio[21] — 2013 1,210 Yes File:Lego21050.jpg
Special editions
Set Name Location Released Number of
pieces		 Retired product Comments Pictures
4000002 LOM Moulding Mexico Monterrey 2011 174 Given to employees
4000005 KOM Moulding Denmark Billund 2012 315 Given to employees Kornmarken Factory is the first and largest LEGO moulding and production factory File:Kom moulding 2012.JPG
4000006 Kladno Campus Czech Republic Kladno 2012 250 Given to employees File:Kladna 2012 Campus (1600x1200).JPG
4000009 HMV Production Denmark Billund 2013 285 Given to employees HMV is the name of the packing factory at LEGO Billund, which this set is based on. File:HMV production 2013.JPG
4000010 LEGO House[22] Denmark Billund 2014 250 Only sold in Billund Lego House is the Brand new Lego House opening in Billund approx. 2017,
4000011 Nyíregyháza Factory Hungary Nyíregyháza 2014 327 Given to employees Factory of Lego File:Nyiregyhaza Factory 2014.JPG
4000015 LOM Moulding B Mexico Monterrey 2014 215 Additional packing building. A building, which expands the footprint of the existing facility
4000016 Billund Airport Denmark Billund 2014 281 Only sold at Billund Airport Billund Airport was made for the 50th anniversary of the Airport. File:Billund airport (1600x1200).JPG
4000018 Kladno Campus Czech Republic Kladno 2015 412 Given to employees Kladno campus is the name of building C at the Czech Lego factory, which this set is based on File:Klando campus 2015.JPG
4000023 Jiaxing Factory Mainland China China 2016 407 Given to employees Set of the, at the time, new Lego factory in Jiaxing, China.[23][24]

Impact

The product range has been reviewed favourably by many commentators. Journalist Jenny Williams said "The scale on these kits is pretty small, though, so don’t expect exquisite detail. But creating with Lego bricks is quite a fun way to pay homage to great architects".[25]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lego Architecture.

References

  1. ^ "About Lego Architecture". Lego Group. Retrieved 29 December 2009.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Brickstructures". Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ^ Official Announcement: 21010 Robie House, 13 July 2011
  4. ^ Sarah Firsheinn (8 August 2011), Lego to Eternalize the Brandenburg Gate in Architecture Series, Curbed Network
  5. ^ "Sears Tower now named Willis Tower" Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. CNN. July 16, 2009
  6. ^ a b "Release of two Frank Lloyd Wright Collection sets from LEGO Architecture". Lego.com. May 9, 2009
  7. ^ "The world’s tallest building in LEGO® bricks". Lego.com. May 25, 2011
  8. ^ "Modernist architectural icon immortalised in LEGO® bricks". Lego.com. April 4, 2011
  9. ^ "Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House Joins LEGO® Architecture series". Lego.com. September 19, 2011
  10. ^ "Sydney’s revered opera house immortalized in LEGO® bricks". Lego.com. February 21, 2012
  11. ^ "LEGO® Big Ben celebrates Victorian London’s greatest landmark". Lego.com. April 18, 2012
  12. ^ "Le Corbusier’s French masterpiece becomes a LEGO® Architecture model". Lego.com. August 31, 2012
  13. ^ "A Korean landmark recreated as LEGO® Architecture". Lego.com. May 14, 2012
  14. ^ Imperial Hotel in Tokyo impresses with blend of old and new The Australian 7 November 2014
  15. ^ "Revisit the Imperial Hotel with LEGO Architecture" Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Lego.com. March 1, 2013
  16. ^ ". BrickExtra. May 15, 2013
  17. ^ Lego Architecture: Der Eiffelturm – das ist Spitze Ukonio.de 14 Oktober 2014
  18. ^ BREAKING: Trevi-fontein wordt volgende Lego Architecture set Madpac.nl 13 January 2014
  19. ^ Série LEGO® Architecture incluirá o Lincoln Memorial e o Edifício Flatiron Archdaily.com
  20. ^ a b c "Architecture | 2017". Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  21. ^ ". Brickset. June 29, 2013
  22. ^ Exclusive: 4000010 LEGO House Brickset.com 17 March 2014
  23. ^ "LEGO Group to build factory in China".
  24. ^ Ruijter, Michiel de (28 November 2016). "Exclusieve LEGO 4000023 Jiaxing Factory set - Bouwsteentjes.info".
  25. ^ Jenny Williams (23 May 2009). "Frank Lloyd Wright + Lego = Awesome". Geekdad. Wired.
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