LEGO Is My New Bicycle

We all remember LEGO fortresses, castles, ships, planes trains and automobiles, don’t we? In fact, you may even say that they were the building blocks of many gen-x and y (and millennial) households.

Anyway, for those of you too proud to continue building the ingenious little Star Wars vehicles and rugged desert outposts with 7+ printed on the corner of the box, LEGO has something new, and entirely cool: LEGO architecture.

That’s the Guggenheim, designed by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Here’s the real thing:

Here’s a slightly more accurate, and equally cool, Frank Lloyd Wright piece: Fallingwater, the most beautiful private home anywhere in the world (IMO).

The real deal:

When I say canti, you say levered!

Don’t act like you’re not impressed. In addition to just the building blocks and instructions, LEGO also provides biographical and historical information and booklets on the buildings. And there’s more; for your edification, the long-legged lasses of the LEGO Architecture skyscrapers!

Two of these buildings reside in the world capital of urban architecture, Chicago, Illinois. Or, if you prefer, the Chi.

What I’m saying is, Chicago FTW.

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More Gehry

Just to wash the taste of that hat out of our mouths:

Gehry's early sketch for the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Gehry's early sketch for the Walt Disney Concert Hall

And the finished product:

Yep.

Yep.

It gets better, and more whimsical; here is one of his building in Prague, nick named the Fred and Ginger House after the famous dancing couple.

Going into a swoon.

Going into a swoon.

And the finale:

Stick to building, Frank. You're pretty good at it.

Stick to building, Frank. You're pretty good at it.

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These are some excellent bedroom sets from Presotto Italia, gleaned from the completely absorbing blog of Kanye West.

Members of Broke Phi Broke need not apply.

Members of Broke Phi Broke need not apply.

Some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross, a little Anita...

Some Marvin Gaye, some Luther Vandross, a little Anita...

For when you degrees aren't keeping you warm.

For when your degrees aren't keeping you warm.

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Prairie Home Companion Furniture

Some Frank Lloyd Wright furniture and interior design from his “prairie style” homes:

A 100 year old design recently uncovered.

A 100 year old design recently uncovered.

FLWlongchair

FLWbarrelchair

FLWlamp

FLWstainedglass

Not bad.

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