Dive summary:
- It's possible that many an architect's or engineer's passion for building was nurtured in a world of plastic bricks and chubby little "people" from the Scandinavian world of LEGO.
- Artist and master builder Warren Elsmore has a new book about working in that world and creating LEGO version of world-famous architectural icons new and old, including the Empire State Building and the Colosseum.
- Elsmore figures he is among fewer than two dozen people who have found a way to make an adult living by crafting structures from children's toys.
From the article:
"I don't have to worry about earthquakes and high winds," he says. "I do have to worry about actually picking the buildings up and carrying them around." ...
