Lego the white house - 21006 Instruction Manual
“Architecture – a wonderful game”
This was the title, or rather a paraphrase of the French
title (“L’architecture est un jeu … magnifique”) of a 1985
exhibition hosted by the Pompidou Centre in Paris, where
30 young European architects were given the opportunity
to play with the famous Danish LEGO
exhibition hosted by the Pompidou Centre in Paris, where
30 young European architects were given the opportunity
to play with the famous Danish LEGO
®
bricks. The original
idea was actually Dutch, Rotterdam’s Kunststichting
arranging a small event the previous year where ten local
architects were let loose on a large number of LEGO
bricks. Such was the success of this first initiative that the
Pompidou Centre decided to expand the idea to include
30 young aspiring architects from across Europe – their
goal: to each draw an imaginary villa which would then,
brick by brick, be built at LEGO HQ in Billund.
arranging a small event the previous year where ten local
architects were let loose on a large number of LEGO
bricks. Such was the success of this first initiative that the
Pompidou Centre decided to expand the idea to include
30 young aspiring architects from across Europe – their
goal: to each draw an imaginary villa which would then,
brick by brick, be built at LEGO HQ in Billund.
During the event, many a quotation was made
from the history of architecture. For example, the Italian
Renaissance architect Palladio was quoted alongside
modernists such as Mies van der Rohe and Gerit Rietveld,
the quotes relating to architectural projects from oil
platforms to romantic ruins. It was a case of no holds
barred and, even though some of the projects produced
Renaissance architect Palladio was quoted alongside
modernists such as Mies van der Rohe and Gerit Rietveld,
the quotes relating to architectural projects from oil
platforms to romantic ruins. It was a case of no holds
barred and, even though some of the projects produced
by the 30 talents ended in weird and wonderful pseudo-
philosophical comments on opportunities, or rather the
lack of same in the Eighties, it was all nevertheless, a
wonderful game.
philosophical comments on opportunities, or rather the
lack of same in the Eighties, it was all nevertheless, a
wonderful game.
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