Lego - The Building Blocks of Architecture
Tom Dyckhoff explores the contribution of Lego to architecture, and its continuing influence, arguing that it's changed the way we think about buildings.
Tom Dyckhoff explores the contribution of Lego to architecture, and its continuing influence, arguing that it's changed the way we think about buildings.
Lego's plastic yellow bricks were launched in the 50s, and resonated with new visions of rebuilding society - with ethical, imaginative children's play at its heart. Tom meets the artists and architects reared on Lego who are using it to reimagine our cities today, from Bjarke Ingels, the leading architect of his generation, to international artist Olafur Elliasson, whose Collectivity project took three tonnes of Lego to the citizens of Tirana, Albania.
But with Hollywood franchises and huge expansion, has Lego lost its original ethos of creativity and construction? Tom looks at Lego's successors and how cult computer game Minecraft may be set to transform the cities of the future.
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Nils Frahm
Ambre
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Malvina Reynolds
Little Boxes
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Aphex Twin
Goon Gumpas
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tom Dyckhoff |
Participant | Alain de Botton |
Participant | Peter Molyneux |
Participant | Bjarke Ingels |
Participant | Mark Dudek |
Director | Jude Ho |
Series Editor | Janet Lee |
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Feb 2014 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland
- Mon 10 Feb 2014 23:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Tue 4 Mar 2014 01:50
- Wed 2 May 2018 19:30
- Mon 29 Oct 2018 03:00
- Wed 29 May 2019 00:00
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