LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide - Hardcover

Wilkinson, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1465422862 ISBN 13: 9781465422866

Publisher: DK, 2014

Synopsis

Created in close collaboration with The LEGO Group and Adam Reed Tucker, LEGO® Architecture visionary, LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide takes a deep look at the artists, builders, and inspiration behind the LEGO Architecture series. Beautifully illustrated and annotated, this visual guide allows you to explore the LEGO team's creative process in building and understand how LEGO artists translated such iconic buildings into these buildable LEGO sets. Stunning images and in-depth exploration of the real buildings like the Guggenheim™ or the Empire State Building, on which the LEGO Architecture series is based, provide you with a comprehensive look at the creation of these intricate sets. Learn why the LEGO team chose certain pieces and what particular challenges they faced. Read about the inspiration behind the creative processes and what designing and building techniques were used on various sets. Featuring profiles of the LEGO artists and builders who created the series and packaged in a sleek protective slipcase, LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide is the ultimate illustrated tour of the LEGO Architecture series in all its micro-scale detail.

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LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide

Iconic buildings reimagined in LEGO bricks

Sleek, stylish, and perfectly proportioned, LEGO Architecture models are as inspirational as the landmark buildings and structures they celebrate. Go on a stunning photographic tour of the models, with unique insights into the creative process behind their designs.

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This fascinating guide includes a foreword by renowned LEGO architectural artist Adam Reed Tucker. Tucker strives to capture the essence of a particular architectural landmark in its pure sculptural form. He does not view his models as literal replicas, but rather as artistic interpretations using LEGO bricks as a medium. As he continues to explore how to capture new LEGO Architecture buildings with LEGO bricks and plates, he finds the possibilities and challenges they offer almost magical.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Timeline
• LEGO Artist Profiles
• The Creative Process
• Fallingwater in Development
• Glossary
• LEGO Cityscape in Scale
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Fallingwater
• The White House
• Farnsworth House
• Rockefeller Center
• Robie House
• Brandenburg Gate
• Sydney Opera House
• Big Ben
• Villa Savoye
• Sungnyemun
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Imperial Hotel
• United Nations Headquarters
• The Eiffel Tower
• Trevi Fountain
• John Hancock Center
• Willis Tower
• Empire State Building
• Seattle Space Needle
• Burj Khalifa
• Marina Bay Sands
• Index
• Acknowledgments

Review

"Lego enthusiasts will welcome this remarkable chronological accounting," and the Journal gives the following "VERDICT: Perfect for Lego fans and a great way to transition inquisitive young minds from toys to books." — Library Journal

"[I]t is a celebration of the LEGO models as much as it is a celebration of the original buildings." — A Daily Dose of Architecture

"A fascinating look into the world's iconic buildings and structures... and the LEGO sets that celebrate them." — GeekDad

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1465422862
• ISBN 13: 9781465422866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232