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Completed in 1910, Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago's affluent Hyde Park neighborhood is considered to be Frank Lloyd Wright's most accomplished Prairie-style work. This style is acknowledged as the first truly American style, and is characterized by dominating horizontal lines, banded rows of windows and spacious, open floor plans. F.C. Robie commissioned Wright to design a home that would provide beautiful vistas of the surrounding neighborhood, while maintaining privacy for his family. The final 9,062-square-foot design met the brief perfectly, combining a large window space to give an abundance of light, impressive views of the park and flowing interior spaces. This LEGO Architecture series interpretation of Robie House was designed by US architect Adam Reed Tucker in collaboration with the LEGO design team.
- Interpretation of real-world architectural icon Robie House.
- Booklet included with details on design and history (English language only. Other languages available for download).
- Measures 4.5" (11.5cm) tall, 16.5" (42cm) wide and 7.5" (19.2cm) deep.
- Collect the entire Landmark and Architect series sets.
- LEGO® Architecture inspires future architects, engineers and designers.
LEGO Architecture Robie House 21010 Reviews
LEGO Architecture Robie House 21010 Reviews
| 60 of 61 people found the following review helpful  An Amazing Set Despite Its Cost, By = Durability:  = Fun: = Educational: This review is from: LEGO Architecture Robie House 21010 (Toy) Right off the bat, I might be a bit biased. I'm an AFOL. My girlfriend and I have all of the Architecture sets to date. I have purchased and loved the last 5 Modular Houses. You might want to keep these things in mind when reading this review.Like everyone else, I also felt that the set was really expensive. I've never spent $200 for a lego set. The most I've spent was the $150 for the Modular Houses, and even that made me cringe a bit. They're so darned fun and detailed that I just can't help myself. From a price to piece standpoint, the set is still less than 10 cents per piece. That's still on par with 90% of the lego sets out there (certainly with the larger, licensed sets). My girlfriend and I were fortunate enough to go to the unveiling of this set at the actual Robie House in Chicago. We didn't initially have plans to buy the set, but after seeing the actual house and comparing it to the set, we couldn't resist. There are soooo many little... Read more 18 of 18 people found the following review helpful Here Is Why The Robie House Is Worth The Money, By Grandjete (San Diego, CA, USA) - See all my reviews = Durability: = Fun: = Educational: This review is from: LEGO Architecture Robie House 21010 (Toy) Lego is doing a great service to Adult Fans of Lego (AFOL) by taking a chance with the adult models, including the Architecture line of models. These, including the Robie House, Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water", and the new Brandenburg Gate, are not going to be hot sellers like, say Star Wars or Harry Potter. Lego has to amortize its engineering and development costs over a smaller number of sales than it can get for its sure things for the kids. So, it really needs to get its price from us.The Robie House is beautiful. The Dark Red pieces are a great color, far removed from the toy-like primary colors of a standard lego set. When you get done, you have a model that is nearly a work of art. It looks great in the living room or, for that matter, on the corner of your desk at work. It is not as large or complex as the gorgeous Tower Bridge, but you also do not need 3 1/2 feet of your coffee table to display it. Also, I do not think you really could buy the pieces... Read more 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful Nine Hours Later, It Is Done, By Greg Polansky (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews = Durability: = Fun: = Educational: This review is from: LEGO Architecture Robie House 21010 (Toy) This is now my fifth Architecture Lego set that I have completed. It was by far the most arduous to complete, but its appearance is the most pleasing as well. If you love the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, if you love architecture in general, and if you love buildings inspired by Japanese design, this piece will be for you. Putting it together requires a big enough surface area and enough time to devote to putting it together. For me, between breaks for eating and checking out the Patriots win, it took about nine hours.Maybe I am slower than average, but I try to take my time and ensure I make no mistakes because a mistake on something like this can wreck havoc. Right now, though, now that I done, I feel inspired by its beauty. This was a Christmas gift for me and it's one of the best I have ever received. Seriously, despite the cost, get it - it will probably last you a lifetime and give whatever corner you put it into a little piece of perfect beauty. |
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