Brickmania 'commander in chief' designs Lego military kits
Dan Siskind rummaged through bins full of assorted Lego pieces, searching for just the right one. At last he spotted it: a thin red brick he snapped snugly into place. Then it was back to the endless...
View ArticleA Nation of Nations (American University)
(Source: American University) The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island still conjure up images of the nation's immigrant history. Rise of Trumpism At the outset of Donald Trump's bizarre but surprisingly...
View ArticleFans offer vast quantities of LEGO to Ai Weiwei after his order was refused...
Ai Wewei has been inundated with offers of LEGO bricks after the artist said a bulk order intended for a new project was denied by the Danish toymaker. The Chinese dissident often uses LEGO bricks to...
View ArticleColonial-era church emerges from the water in a reservoir in Mexico
Leonel Mendoza fishes every day in a reservoir surrounded by forest and mountains in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. But in recent days, he also has been ferrying curious passengers out to see...
View ArticleCan you spare a brick, brother? China's Ai Weiwei starts a global LEGO hunt
Coming soon to a city near you – a LEGO collection point so that you can send your second hand bricks to beleaguered Chinese superstar artist Ai Weiwei. Mr. Ai announced Monday he would set up a...
View ArticleWork starts on immense towers at Barcelona's Gaudi church
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's breathtaking La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by visionary architect Antoni Gaudi, has begun its final phase of...
View ArticleAll about Ivanka: Trump's daughter, muse and deal-maker
WASHINGTON — Six-year-old Ivanka Trump was furious: She'd gotten a Barbie for Christmas while her two brothers got Legos and an Erector Set. So she grabbed some super glue, locked the bedroom door and...
View ArticleWorld’s largest Lego exhibit opens in Cincinnati
You’ll be tempted to go digging in your attic or basement for that old box of Legos once you’ve seen the amazing sculptures...
View ArticleLego sculptures deck out the new Gainesville gardens
If you're looking for a fun staycation this fall, head out to the Atlanta Botanical Garden's new Gainesville location to check out the Art with Lego Bricks display. Running through January 3, 2016,...
View ArticleCaesars Palace Las Vegas Announces New $75 Million Julius Tower; The Newest...
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 50th Golden Anniversary beckons, the evolution of Caesars Palace Las Vegas continues with the reimagining of the iconic hotel's original tower, the Roman...
View ArticleFull steam ahead for exhibitions marking Palace Museum's 90th anniversary...
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Oct 10 marked the 90th anniversary of the Beijing Palace Museum's founding. Besides opening four new sections to tourists this month - mainly the Cining Gong, the...
View ArticleAppeals court rejects zoning variance for Palisades tower
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey appeals court has nixed a town's zoning decision that would have allowed a company to...
View ArticleUNCC’s Belk Tower deteriorating, will it come down in December
For 45 years, the Belk Tower has been the meeting landmark for students and visitors to UNC Charlotte. As the centerpiece of the university’s “free speech zone,” dozens of protests, remembrances of...
View ArticleThe leggiest woman in America doesn’t date short guys
Modal Trigger The leggiest woman in America doesn't date short guys Posted: October 19, 2015 View Thumbnails Previous Next Advertisement Holly Burt’s 49.5-inch legs are the longest in the United...
View ArticleCaravan built of 215,000 toy bricks
A caravan made from more than 215,000 toy bricks has been put on display at the NEC near Birmingham. Twelve people took more than 1,000 hours to make the replica caravan which includes working...
View ArticleMuseum Center announces interactive companion gallery to The Art of the Brick...
(Source: CMC - Cincinnati Museum Center) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2015 MEDIA CONTACT: Cody Hefner (513) 287-7054, chefner@cincymuseum.org CINCINNATI - The Art of the Brick features over 100...
View ArticleAre Big Ben's bongs about to fall silent?
London (CNN)The bongs of Big Ben have echoed across London for more than 150 years, thrilling tourists who throng the pavements below, jostling to have their photographs taken alongside the iconic...
View ArticleThe world’s tallest statue will be built in India, but not by Indians
By April 2018, India will be home to the world’s tallest statue. The colossal monument, known as the Statue of...
View Article'Ninja Turtle' thief takes Lego toys worth thousands from Brunswick East store
Victoria Police are trying to piece together a crime in which a thief took Lego toys worth thousands of dollars from a store in Brunswick East. Jim Draks, the owner of Lygon Street toy store Shopforme,...
View ArticleModern Ireland in 100 Artworks: Cork County Hall by Patrick McSweeney
As Cork County Hall soared more than 60m into the sky, the bombast of its rectangular bulk and grey concrete cladding gradually diminished. The pair of figures in Two Working Men, a bronze by the...
View ArticleAn idea to build multi-storey towers with shipping containers in Mumbai's...
Imagine this: bang in the middle of one of India's largest slums, Dharavi, a skyscraper rises. It's no ordinary high-rise made of bricks and cement. This 400-meter tall tower will be constructed with...
View ArticleLego KidsFest coming to Farm Show Complex: get the details here
Lego fanatics can celebrate their love of the tiny building blocks by climbing atop a literal pile of Legos at...
View ArticleThe next generation of Gotham’s grooviest skyscrapers
New York is undergoing a skyscraper evolution with a slew of towers ranging from 800 feet tall to nearly twice that; and all clamoring for a spot on the skyline. The demand for tall, taller and tallest...
View ArticleLego Refuses To Send Its Toy Bricks To Ai Weiwei, Artist Says
ImageContent(562d0a01e4b0aac0b8fd329d,562d09201400002200c7ac57,Image,HectorAssetUrl(562d09201400002200c7ac57,Some(),Some(jpeg)),ASSOCIATED PRESS,) Lego has refused to send Chinese dissident artist Ai...
View ArticleStudent builds University of Texas Tower entirely out of Legos
A University of Texas at Austin student built a four-foot-tall replica of the university's iconic Tower entirely out of Legos. ......
View ArticleMovie review 'The Walk': Up in the sky
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, César Domboy, Ben Schwartz, Steve Valentine, Clément Sibony Director: Robert Zemeckis Rating: 3.5 stars The Walk tells the...
View ArticleAi Weiwei is not alone: LEGO's history of hiding from politics
(CNN)Ahead of an upcoming joint exhibition of Ai Weiwei and Andy Warhol's work at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia this December, Ai Weiwei has once again made headlines. In an Instagram...
View ArticleWork begins on immense towers of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia
Work on Barcelona's breathtaking La Sagrada Familia Basilica, designed by visionary architect Antoni Gaudi, has entered its final phase of raising six immense towers that will make it Europe's tallest...
View ArticleWorld’s largest Lego art exhibit opens in Cincinnati
The world's largest and most elaborate display of Lego Art is now open in Cincinnati, Ohio. The artist, Nathan Sawaya, explains why his art is so approachable: "If someone goes to museum and they see a...
View ArticleKnaus Tabbert unveils LEGO T@B caravan at Motorhome & Caravan Show
German recreational vehicle manufacturer Knaus Tabbert GmbH, today unveiled the world’s largest caravan built with interlocking plastic LEGO bricks at the 2015 Motorhome & Caravan Show at the NEC...
View ArticleLego refused to sell Ai Weiwei bricks for Australia art exhibit
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is known as much for his art as his politics, and that is exactly why his latest work, which was to use Lego bricks as a centerpiece, may not come to be. It turns...
View ArticlePeople are donating Legos to Ai Weiwei after the company refused his order
He was told he couldn't order Legos in bulk for a forthcoming art exhibit in Australia. But that didn't stop Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei from using the bricks. In fact, he has been inundated...
View ArticleArtist Ai Weiwei vows to accept offers of Lego from around the world
The Danish toy company refused to sell the Chinese artist a bulk order on political grounds...
View ArticleAi Weiwei swamped by Lego donation offers after ban on use for 'political'...
Chinese artist receives offers on social media to crowdsource enough bricks for him to complete an artwork about free speech for an exhibition in Australia...
View ArticleThis Lego caravan is the only holiday home you'll ever need
LONDON — The ultimate cruising wagon for Lego enthusiasts was unveiled at the Motorhome and Caravan Show in Birmingham this week: a record-breaking caravan constructed of the iconic plastic bricks. The...
View ArticleThe highest Lego tower in the world was just unveiled in the Netherlands
There are Lego towers, and then there are Lego towers. A new one in Utrecht, Netherland, has set a new record — it soars to an impressive height of 115 feet (35.16 meters). The...
View ArticleAi Weiwei: supporters to donate Lego via collection car scheme
Parked cars at National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne and other sites around world allow donations of toy bricks after company’s refusal to help artist...
View ArticleAtomic Fiction Takes The Lead To Bring Robert Zemeckis' "The Walk" To New...
CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- To achieve the groundbreaking and jaw-dropping visual effects in his critically acclaimed motion picture The Walk, Academy Award®-winning director...
View ArticleMinifigure ghosts lurk in this Lego 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse set
Finally, a place to park that Ecto-1. On Tuesday, Lego shared the first official photos of its Ghostsbusters Firehouse set. The two-story house features living quarters, a...
View ArticleVictorians turn out to back Ai Weiwei on free speech, one Lego brick at a time
‘He’s going to have to build something massive,’ says Wolfgang Maltby, seven, as he joins others at the National Gallery of Victoria to donate his toys to the artist who was refused a bulk order of...
View ArticleAi Weiwei displays the art of megalomania in Lego row
Dismaland, a dark theme park that opened for a month in Britain this summer, was a big hit. A creation of the famous British street artist Banksy, the park was clearly intended to be a spoof of...
View ArticleThe World's First Live Work on UHV Line with Double Circuits on Same Towers...
(Source: State Grid Corporation of China) The World's First Live Work on UHV Line with Double Circuits on Same Towers Implemented Successfully On October 12, as equipotential workers left the field...
View ArticleEngineering Art and the Logic of Luxury (WSP Global Inc)
(Source: WSP Global Inc) New York has shaped a new breed of skyscrapers - super slender and ultra-luxurious residential towers offering spectacular views of Manhattan. 432 Park Avenue, the highest...
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