Blog of Josh Hall » buildings http://sixf00t4.com Peace, Love, and Ambition. Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Pittsburgh in LEGO bricks – a “mini” series http://sixf00t4.com/2011/11/pittsburgh-in-lego-bricks-a-mini-series/ http://sixf00t4.com/2011/11/pittsburgh-in-lego-bricks-a-mini-series/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:00:38 +0000 sixf00t4 http://sixf00t4.com/?p=1497
I once set out to create a model of Pittsburgh out of bricks.  It didn’t turn out well.  Scale is a hard thing to maintain when constricted to the shapes of LEGO bricks.  So, the mini-series was born.  As I’m inspired, or as requested, I’ll set out to recreate individual buildings and landmarks.  Here’s what [...]]]>

I once set out to create a model of Pittsburgh out of bricks.  It didn’t turn out well.  Scale is a hard thing to maintain when constricted to the shapes of LEGO bricks.  So, the mini-series was born.  As I’m inspired, or as requested, I’ll set out to recreate individual buildings and landmarks.  Here’s what I got so far:

The Civic Arena:

The US Steel Tower:

The Cathedral of Learning:

 

I’ll probably set out to create a “larger scale” version of the cathedral of learning, but I just couldn’t resist this one.

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This goal is certainly not very likely to happen, but the idea of it really appeals to me.  If I was ever capable of making a large donation to a university or institution, I’d love them to name the building “Josh Hall”.]]>

This goal is certainly not very likely to happen, but the idea of it really appeals to me.  If I was ever capable of making a large donation to a university or institution, I’d love them to name the building “Josh Hall”.

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Here are the top 10 Precarious Building according to TIME.  I’m particularly fascinated with the Sutyagin House, Archangel, Russia, because when I look at all these buildings, I think about how they were built and how they got the materials to where they ended up. Modern structures are easy to fabricate when you have a [...]]]>

Here are the top 10 Precarious Building according to TIME.  I’m particularly fascinated with the Sutyagin House, Archangel, Russia, because when I look at all these buildings, I think about how they were built and how they got the materials to where they ended up. Modern structures are easy to fabricate when you have a bunch of heavy equipment and cranes and such. When your building is on a crazy rock formation, or you’re doing it all by yourself, that’s truly impressive.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1995297_1995295_1995294,00.html

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