Customer Reviews

LEGO Architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (21004)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I'm a major league Frank Lloyd Wright fan, as well as a Lego lover. But I was disappointed by this product - it's rather pricey, and the item is quite small (as a reviewer on another site mentioned, it's about the size of a US dollar bill, and about four inches tall.

The FLW Fallingwater model was much more interesting, and although more expensive is larger, more fun to assemble, and more true to the architecture of the place. Also, the Fallingwater model has a nice book that gives lots of details about the construction, while the Guggenheim model book has minimal information about the museum.

I bought this for my 10-year-old son who's Lego crazy. Although it was a very simple project for him (It took about 10 minutes), at least it was something different from a Star Wars spaceship. The finished product is a nice keepsake with a nameplate, but it is surprisingly small (not even four inches tall) so it seems like a lot of money for something so small and easy to assemble, but it is one that will remain on display in my son's room. If you like Frank Lloyd Wright it is a cool change of pace as far as toys go.

This is a great set and I love that it is a really good representation of the actual architecture. My only complaint (and I realize I could have figured this out pre-purchase had I carefully read the measurements) is that it is TINY! When spending $50+ on a Lego set I had a certain size in mind for the finished product and it is about a third of the size I had in mind. So it's a bit expensive for what you get, but still a good set.

is look realistic. The LEGO people seem quite adept at circles, but not eccentric circles that veer off of the rudiments of plane geometry. Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue in New York City is a spiral; that was and is a large part of the building's distinctiveness and controversy. Care to verify? There are plenty of pix and a couple of top-notch drawings online. What LEGO has given us looks like a neatly arranged stack of dishes instead. Not realistic at all, nor worth the money IMHO.

Yes, it is small. But if you read the description on the page, you will know how small it is before purchasing it. This was given to me this past Christmas since I love the entire Lego Architecture line and plan on getting all 12. This is my third one, the other two being Fallingwater and the Brandenburg Gate. It was easy putting together, though I once again had a couple tiny pieces left over (seriously, I check and double check when making these and have to assume there are extra pieces). Depending on what you want this for, it is worth the price. As I grew up in NYC, this is a nice little piece I can put on my desk or on the windowsill and just be reminded of the beauty of FLW's work. Seeing it on my windowsill as the snow falls outside just makes me smile.

Buy it if you love the work of FLW. Buy it if you like architecture.

This addition to the Lego Architecture collection is very expensive, and it's rather small, smaller than a shoebox, about the size of an ornate jewel box, maybe smaller. However, it's very interesting, and fun to build. There about two hundred pieces in this set, and it's got very interesting pieces to use in the building. Also, it is the sort of model that you don't want to break, as it comes with a label to put across the bottom of the model, proclaiming that it is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. I recommend this piece if you're willing to spend the money, and don't mind keeping up with it. My mother bought a Lego police set for my seven-year-old sister that, when built, comes out to about the same size as the model. It cost about twelve dollars, compared to the Guggenheim Museum, which costs about forty bucks. We bought this for a unit study we were doing on Frank Lloyd Wright, and this was something that we thought would be fun to do. I would not buy this set again, however. It's just not worth doing it again, so I wouldn't buy it if I had forty bucks to spend.

Gave this as a gift to my architect son. He loved putting it together and will display in his office.

As my third in the LEGO Architecture series (after Burj Khalifa and Rockefeller Center), I was hoping for a lot from the Guggenheim model, but in addition to being smaller than expected, the color of the main building portion is actually WHITE, not the silver glossy look of the picture on the box. Also, like the Rockefeller model, the blackish lines between the tan pieces are MUCH more pronounced in the picture, leaving this part of the actual real world model looking more like a big tan block than a building with a bunch of windows. The net effect of these two disappointments is a bland model of only two colors, looking a bit more like a cheap kids' toy than the adult-friendly LEGO tribute to amazing real world architecture that this set is posing to be.

Still, the model was decently fun to put together, hence its 2/5 star rating above. Unless you're collecting the whole set, I would advise skipping this one.

Awesome! I get these every year for a boyfriend and brother in their 20's and 30's that still have a little kid inside of them :) It's perfect, classy but fun as a gift. And they're awesome to put together!

Bought this for my 25 year old brother who used to love playing with Legos and who also happens to love the Guggenheim museum. He loved building it and how has it displayed in his apartment.