Category Archives: City

Rosenwald Apartments are impressive and tiny

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Microscale is challenging in its own right, despite it’s tiny tiny size. Rocco Buttliere is a master of this impressive scale, and we’ve featured his work before, notably with his Houses of Parliament and 40 Wall Street.

This newest addition to his tiny empire is certainly more understated than what we’ve featured before and no less impressive. The Rosenwald Apartments, named after former president of Sears and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, feature lovely landscaping and the tiniest art deco I’ve ever seen. I particularly love the use of the grill tile, held in place presumably by sheer will, that gives the impression of tiny windows. It’s very effective!

Centrum Excentrum

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Courtesy Vasby Centrum by Skrytsson
Stockholm, Sweden- (BTT) If all malls in Sweden look like this, I’m just going to pick up and move tonight. Actually, this is a model of a mall’s front, built for a display by AwesomeProject. The building itself is great, but it’s only the beginning of the model. The brickwork, wastebasket, signage, curved window, and glass skylight all scream “Mall”, while still being interesting and visually appealing. If only their prices were as amazing as this building!

Modern Architecture

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Vee Building
Courtesy Vee Building by Brickapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana- (BTT) Apartments aren’t always blocky, boring, and repetitive. Sometimes, they’re freestanding and unique. This fine building falls right into that category. From the “Vee” rooftop, to the glass-encapsulated bottom floor, this has all the traits of a modern city building. Apparently, it’s not new enough to escape the touch of modern street art, or as the rest of us know it, graffiti. The large brick built street helps to draw the eye to the building, then it steadily progresses up to the skylight at the top, ending in a pleasing overall view.

Abundance of Dark Orange

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Courtesy cheops from Brickshelf

A testimonial to why Dark Orange is such an awesome color, and yet, why is it seemingly impossible to obtain in large quantities (LUGs are an exception)? Take this as a hint, LEGO. People want this color, and it can do wonders for a model.

It’s far too expensive on Bricklink and Pick a Brick does not even offer it. I understand  that it might be a bit more expensive to produce such a color (especially just for adults), but wouldn’t it be more applicable to everyday models (sand/dirt, buildings, roads, terrain, etc.) compared to say, Bright Blue or Bright Yellowish Green?

So what do you as builders think?  Leave a comment or thought if you wish.


Matijaville

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Architectural genius Matija Grguric brings us this elegant train station and other town buildings in grand detail. Down to a shopping center and up to a skyscraper, everything’s there. This is a true inspiration for anyone wanting to build something, so take heed and look through these magnificent creations.

The incredible train station. Well positioned with a very imposing style.

Color variation is just excellent. Dark blue, dark red, light blue, light gray — it’s all there.

 …and then there’s that awesome Honda billboard (closer image here). I really like how these two buildings just work together. The contrast is perfect.

Check out the whole town display over at Matija’s Flickr photostream!

The Cafe is Now an Embassy

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There’s been a lot of Cafe Corner mods over the years, many of them seem redundant and lack any unique concept whatsoever. Flickr user, Atom For Peace, however, is an exception. Take a gander at the new Legoland Embassy. As well as being a terrific idea all in itself, the MOC is just fun to look at. The “under construction” look came across very well, and the white stands out perfectly for a government embassy. Keep up the great builds, Atom!

Blue Bard’s Weird Social Club

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A great little building with two floors for the strange and funny. Visit the second floor for some music or hang out with the old lady and her cat on the first. Do this all while watching an RC plane on the roof and some gun sight adjustment for a dummy. Every city needs that “weird part of town”, and Blue Bard addressed that issue first hand.

19th Century Office Tower

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Now this is what I’m talking about. MOCpages user Jonas James writes this:

This design incorporates the use of light and dark contrasting to emphasize form and conceals roof structures with a decorative crowning parapet.

And it works perfectly. Great building, can’t wait to see more!

Storybook

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What I enjoy most about this is the European look to it. The horizontal lines cutting across the facade makes for a simple, but realistic structure. The arched windows also make for a very appealing look. Good work, Profound Whatever!

Dive Shop

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Rarely is orange seen in MOCs of any type, but MOCpages builder Brian Lyles put it to good use. The simple storefront makes way for a good interior. Not overdone on the details, this building is a great display of architecture.