Aug 14, 2013 11:00 AM

Gallery: A Lego Set for Budding Architects, With No Instructions

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The new Lego Architecture Studio set doesn't come with instructions for any one building.
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The idea is to give budding architects a more sophisticated platform to explore.

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Instead, in the box is a guidebook outlining some basic architectural concepts with exercises for exploring them in Lego.
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Real-world examples help bridge the gap between the plastic world and our own.

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Here, a sample page from the guide book, on surface.
The Nairobi slum Kibera on Google Maps (as compared to the OpenStreetMap at the top of this post)
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A sample building.

Image: Lego
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An excerpt from the guidebook, showing how to explore interior spaces in Lego creations.

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