The LEGO Architect 1st Edition

by Tom Alphin (Author)

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Travel through the history of architecture in The LEGO Architect. You’ll learn about styles like Art Deco, Modernism, and High-Tech, and find inspiration in galleries of LEGO models. Then take your turn building 12 models in a variety of styles. Snap together some bricks and learn architecture the fun way!

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St Paul's Cathedral

Neoclassical architecture emerged in a period of renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman visual art, design, and literature. St Paul’s Cathedral in London is a restrained Baroque design, one of the styles which influenced the Neoclassical period. LEGO model by Alex Mallinson.

Gamble House

The seemingly limitless expanses of the American West inspired Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries to create a new architectural style. The Prairie style emphasizes horizontal lines, open floor plans, and a connection with nature. This Lego model built by Grant W. Scholbrock is modeled after the Gamble House in Pasadena, California, built in 1908 by Greene & Greene.

Art Deco movie theatre

Art Deco is the exuberant architectural style born in the Roaring Twenties. Buildings were clad in elaborate facades fitting of the unprecedented wealth, fashion, and new technology to match the flamboyant times. You can follow the instructions in the book to build this movie theater featuring a prominent marquee supported by stepped piers.

University building

After forty years of bland Modern architecture, Postmodern architects wanted to create a more decorated, historically rooted style. Learn how Postmodern architects applied ornament to economical, modern building techniques. This LEGO model is inspired by the Engineering Research Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, by architect Michael Graves.

Neoclassical

Prairie

Art Deco

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"Stunning...be the Corbusier of LEGO."—Wall Street Journal

"As educational as it is fun, The LEGO Architect is full of bite-sized portions of architectural history, beginning with the first use of columns in ancient Egypt, back when they weren’t tiny and plastic."—The Huffington Post

About the Author

Tom Alphin is a UX Program Manager at Microsoft and a passionate LEGO fan. He maintains a blog about LEGO and other things at tomalphin.com

Age Range: 10 and up
Grade Level: 5 and up
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: No Starch Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593276133
ISBN-13: 978-1593276133
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.7 x 9.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 139 customer reviews
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An excellent "view it and do it" LEGO architecture building book

ByAshley Glennonon September 23, 2015

Format: Hardcover

The LEGO Architect is a richly illustrated volume of architectural wonders featuring real buildings and their LEGO recreations. The book offers a nice blend of history, education, building instructions and jaw-dropping LEGO creations. The text is informative but brief and the photography and instructional renderings are excellent.

I am a huge fan of the “You view it and you do it” genre of LEGO books and Tom Alphin’s The LEGO Architect book is a winner. Alphin introduces you to a particular style and description of architecture, then offers instructions so you can build an example yourself.

Unlike other building books that require a room-full of specialized bricks in a myriad of colors, Alphin sticks to small-scale models using only white bricks. These monochrome creations still look great while forcing you to focus on their defining attributes.

The LEGO Architect begins with an overview of neoclassical architecture and invites you to build a tiny domed building. Next you move on to prairie and art deco styles, modern and brutalist works, then wrap up with post-modern and high tech architecture. There’s a small model you can build that illustrates each style, yet it is pretty interesting to just look at the building instructions.

Alphin wraps up the book by profiling a few LEGO building experts while remaining true to the architectural theme. You will learn about scale, form, detail, color and the various types of bricks you can use to create your own architectural masterpieces.

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Great book for kids to build structures out of legos

ByWeLovePhoenixon April 13, 2016