SPOKANE, Wash. — The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is showcasing Spokane’s architectural heritage through intricate LEGO replicas of the city’s historic buildings.
Six local artists recreated landmarks including the Clock Tower, the Davenport Hotel, and the Campbell House using thousands of genuine LEGO pieces over five months.
“It’s really kind of a love letter to Spokane,” said Robert Alice, one of the artists.
The creation process required extensive research. Artists studied original blueprints, visited buildings for photographs, and used Google Earth imagery for accuracy.
“This was a five month process. These are all genuine LEGO pieces. It takes a lot of research, a lot of going to the actual buildings, taking pictures, looking at Google Earth,” said Bryce Colvin.
The Campbell House replica stands as the most impressive piece. Built by artist Roxy Webster and her team, it’s an “almost exact to the closest to the one eighth of an inch replica of the Campbell House.”
“It is over 10,000 pieces and 150 man hours between the three of us,” Webster said.
The building process involved trial and error to capture architectural details.
“Well, there’s a lot of building it up and then tearing it down. There’s a lot of moving forward 25% and then going back 5%, seeing if it works, what flows, what doesn’t flow,” Colvin explained.
The “Spo-LEGO Landmarks” exhibit runs until mid-June. The museum also offers interactive building classes.
“We have a class that people can sign up that’s brick and brew, and they’ll build a garbage goat, and have a beer or wine with that,” Alice said.
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