LEGOs Hack Bridge in Germany

  • 07 Jul 2012
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Bridge by MEGX

Architects love LEGOs, this is a well-known fact. So what could be better than a real-life bridge made out of the colorful toys themselves?

Unfortunately, of course, the LEGOs are actually an optical illusion designed by street artist Martin Heuwold of MEGX - but that doesn’t make the project look any less awesome. The bridge, painted last fall, is part of an Urban renewal project in the city of Wuppertal meant “to reinvigorate the city and increase residents’ quality of life.” The High Line-style bridge is actually part of a larger 10-mile cycle path being built on what was once the city’s Northern Railway.

More pics of the LEGO Bridge, as well as a LEGO forest & a real-life Monopoly board on the streets of Chicago, after the break…

Story via A/N Blog and Colossal

LEGO Bridge by MEGX.

 

LEGO Bridge by MEGX.
“LEGO Forest” is an art installation that has been set up in a small, isolated mining town called Broken Hill, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of LEGO in Australia.
The anonymous artist (or artists) known as “Bored” told Colossal that this project came about due to dissatisfaction with the lack of quality street art around Chicago. “The goal of this entire project has been to present something different than a stencil painted on the ground or a poster pasted to a wall. Something 3-dimensional that can be picked up, beaten down, kicked, yanked, grabbed, and broken.”
Cite: Quirk , Vanessa. "LEGOs Hack Bridge in Germany" 07 Jul 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed 19 May 2013. <http://www.archdaily.com/252552>

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    Though optical illusion, it’s at least lovely one and permanent. The real LEGO house made for BBC had been destroyed forever!
    LEGO is so hot these weeks.

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