With this in mind, it becomes easier to understand Tucker’s vision for the original LEGO Architecture designs and how they differ from the more modern sets, which appear to strive for a more literal interpretation of their intended real-world landmarks. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of play materials for children.

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It’s not only considered to be Wright’s greatest architectural achievement, but one of the greatest architectural achievements ever. The ground is built up with 1 x 6 earth green plates, and reddish brown 1 x 1 round plates will form the trunks of the trees.Fallingwater was like stepping back to my childhood, when all I had were bricks and plates and it was up to me to figure out what I could make from them. Tucker introduced the new LEGO set today at Fallingwater with Doug Volker, director of licensing and product development for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and Lynda Waggoner, director of Fallingwater and vice president of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Only five grille plates are used in the build, plus ten SNOT bricks to place the waterfall and Fallingwater sign. That being said, I feel that the LEGO version of Fallingwater failed to capture the :nature” side of Fallingwater. Grille plates have become a signature look for the Architecture series, especially in the skyline sets.

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Fallingwater primarily uses ordinary bricks and plates in its 811 parts, with no sloped pieces or Technic parts. In fact, only a single stud is used to connect the home to the base, and no studs are used to connect the five house segments together. The LEGO instruction book describes Adam Reed Tucker’s LEGO design philosophy as follows: “As an Architectural Artist my desire is to capture the essence of a particular architectural landmark into its pure sculptural form. The house is built separately in five segments, which slide together more like puzzle pieces than LEGO bricks. The new Fallingwater LEGO set was introduced today at Fallingwater, the internationally renowned Frank Lloyd Wright house in Mill Run, Pa.The transparent tiles used for Bear Run and the waterfall that gives “Fallingwater” its name didn’t quite hit the mark for me. But more color should have been integrated into the set, to better capture the natural beauty of Fallingwater. Fallingwater was actually the first LEGO Architecture set to use them, and they would not appear again until a few years later with the Big Ben set.

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Adam is a LEGO Certified Professional and co-founder of Brickworld, one of the largest LEGO conventions in the United States. The use of simple tiles and wall elements perfectly captures the cantilevered terraces that give Fallingwater its signature look. The front of the box provides a view of the completed LEGO model, plus the standard details on the set’s size and target age group.The beginning of the booklet includes photos and architectural sketches of Fallingwater, plus a brief biography of Frank Lloyd Wright and the history of Fallingwater. In the beginning of this article, I said that Fallingwater has been at the top of my LEGO wish list for years. The creek (Bear Run) is made of transparent 1 x 2 tiles, with light stone grey 1 x 1 round plates added as rocks. For that reason alone it’s the best instruction book I’ve ever used, with no seams or pages that want to fold over on their own, making you constantly lose your place.