Monthly Archives: February 2012

Demomentia

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Pop quiz—What do these three buildings have in common?       They all need to be demolished. At least according to prevailing attitudes. These are just a few of the buildings on the city of Chicago’s chopping block, according to … Continue reading →

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Blocky beauty

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

I’m blown away by Mike Doyle’s Lego renditions of abandoned old houses. He built the one above, Three-Story Victorian with Tree, out of about 60,000 Lego pieces, putting in 450 hours of work. What attracted me to these at first … Continue reading →

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