LEGO Architecture Reviews

Themes

	Name	Theme	Release	Pieces	Minifigures	Review	Price (£)	Buy
	10276 Colosseum	Creator Expert	2020	9036	0	Read here	449.99	LEGO.com	10276	8
	21052 Dubai	Architecture	2020	740	0	Read here	54.99	LEGO.com	21052	17
	21051 Tokyo	Architecture	2020	547		Read here	54.99	LEGO.com	21051	92
	21044 Paris	Architecture	2020	649	0	Read here	14.99	LEGO.com	21044	211
	21043 San Francisco	Architecture	2020	565	0	Read here	44.99	LEGO.com	21043	245
	The LEGO Architecture Idea Book	Architecture	2020	0	0	Read here	20.99	LEGO.com		260
	21047 Las Vegas	Architecture	2020	501	0	Read here	34.99	LEGO.com	21047	286
	21042 Statue of Liberty	Architecture	2020	1685	0	Read here	89.99	LEGO.com	21042	301
	19710 Sears Tower	Architecture	2008	68				AMAZON.com	19710	574
	19720 John Hancock Center	Architecture	2008	69				AMAZON.com	19720	575
	21003 Seattle Space Needle	Architecture	2009	57				AMAZON.com	21003	576
	21004 Solomon Guggenheim Museum	Architecture	2009	208				AMAZON.com	21004	577
	21005 Fallingwater	Architecture	2009	811				AMAZON.com	21005	578
	21002 Empire State Building	Architecture	2009	77				AMAZON.com	21002	579
	21006 The White House	Architecture	2010	560				AMAZON.com	21006	580
	21007 Rockefeller Center	Architecture	2011	240				AMAZON.com	21007	581
	21008 Burj Khalifa	Architecture	2011	208				AMAZON.com	21008	582
	21009 Farnsworth House	Architecture	2011	546				AMAZON.com	21009	583
	21010 Robie House	Architecture	2011	2276				AMAZON.com	21010	584
	21011 Brandenburg Gate	Architecture	2011	363				AMAZON.com	21011	585
	21013 Big Ben	Architecture	2012	346				AMAZON.com	21013	586
	21014 Villa Savoye	Architecture	2012	660				AMAZON.com	21014	587
	21015 The Leaning Tower of Pisa	Architecture	2013	345				AMAZON.com	21015	588
	21016 Sungnyemun	Architecture	2012	325				AMAZON.com	21016	589
	21017 Imperial Hotel	Architecture	2013	1188				AMAZON.com	21017	590
	21018 United Nations Headquarters	Architecture	2013	597				AMAZON.com	21018	591
	21019 The Eiffel Tower	Architecture	2014	321				AMAZON.com	21019	592
	21020 Trevi Fountain	Architecture	2014	731				AMAZON.com	21020	593
	21021 Marina Bay Sands	Architecture	2013	602				AMAZON.com	21021	594
	21023 Flatiron Building, New York	Architecture	2015	471				AMAZON.com	21023	595
	21024 Louvre	Architecture	2015	695				AMAZON.com	21024	596
	21026 Venice	Architecture	2016	212				AMAZON.com	21026	597
	21027 Berlin	Architecture	2016	289				AMAZON.com	21027	598
	21028 New York City	Architecture	2016	598				AMAZON.com	21028	599
	21029 Buckingham Palace	Architecture	2016	780				AMAZON.com	21029	600
	21030 United States Capitol Building	Architecture	2016	1032				AMAZON.com	21030	601
	21031 Burj Khalifa	Architecture	2016	333				AMAZON.com	21031	602
	21032 Sydney	Architecture	2017	361				AMAZON.com	21032	603
	21033 Chicago	Architecture	2017	444				AMAZON.com	21033	604
	21034 London	Architecture	2017	468				AMAZON.com	21034	605
	21035 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum	Architecture	2017	744				AMAZON.com	21035	606
	21036 Arc de Triomphe	Architecture	2017	386				AMAZON.com	21036	607
	21037 LEGO House	Architecture	2017	774				AMAZON.com	21037	608
	21038 Las Vegas	Architecture	2018	487				AMAZON.com	21038	609
	21039 Shanghai	Architecture	2018	597				AMAZON.com	21039	610
	21041 Great Wall of China	Architecture	2018	551				AMAZON.com	21041	611
	21045 Trafalgar Square	Architecture	2019	1197				AMAZON.com	21045	612
	21046 Empire State Building	Architecture	2019	1767				AMAZON.com	21046	613
	21050 Architecture Studio	Architecture	2013	1210				AMAZON.com	21050	614
	21054 The White House	Architecture	2020	1483				AMAZON.com	21054	615
	21055 Burj Khalifa	Architecture	2019	333				AMAZON.com	21055	616
	20210 World Architecture	Master Builder Academy	2013	0				AMAZON.com	20210	11776

About LEGO Architecture

In 2008, architect and LEGO Certified Professional Adam Reed Tucker teamed up with Paal Smith-Meyer in the LEGO New Business Group to produce two short-run, limited edition sets that featured the LEGO logo subtly in the bottom left corner of the box. Those early sets, 19710 Sears Tower and 19720 John Hancock Center, were early test releases to see how the concept would work, with only 1,250 of each produced.
 
It was not long until the official versions of the models arrived, with 21000 Sears Tower and 21001 John Hancock Center officially launching the LEGO Architecture theme. It is no coincidence that both of those sets are based on Chicago landmarks, as it is the US city that Adam Reed Tucker hails from. 
 
Those first two sets established a lot about this very different LEGO theme. Unlike traditional play sets, these were explicitly targeted at adults. Each release still comes in a sleek, black box and features a premium booklet with facts about the landmark and architect as well as the instructions to follow. 
 
While the single-coloured, simple designs of some of the early releases have evolved to become more sophisticated, the theme favours a single colour for a stylised representation that differs from the usual multi-coloured LEGO models. 
 
Buildings recreated in the theme over the years have included structures admired by architects, such as 21005 Fallingwater and 21009 Farnsworth House, alongside recognisable landmarks, such as 21006 The White House and 21013 Big Ben.
 
After a few years, Tucker’s name stopped appearing on the LEGO Architecture boxes and it is now entirely handled by the LEGO Group’s in-house design team. In 2016, the Skyline subtheme was introduced, allowing for a neat little model depicting an entire city. This new interpretation of LEGO Architecture began with 21026 Venice, 21027 Berlin and 21028 New York City.
 
With over 50 sets launched since LEGO Architecture’s inception, it is a LEGO theme that has gone from small beginnings to become a fan-favourite. It brings a different flavour to the LEGO portfolio for those with a discerning palette, offering something for those who enjoy a building experience beyond the typical minifigure compatible models.