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LEGO has spread its wings in almost every genre and arena. And if you’re a movie lover, then this list is for you! Some of your favorite movies have been immortalized in LEGO form! And, we’ve curated a collection of immaculate and precise LEGO builds inspired by and based on your favorite movies. From a Godzilla in LEGO form to a LEGO build of Kung Fu Panda – LEGO has managed to incorporate your favorite movies in LEGO format. Which LEGO build would you want to try at home?!

1. LEGO Godzilla

LEGO builder Matthew Esposito decided to make a LEGO version of Godzilla since we almost have ten or more movies, but not a single LEGO Godzilla! It is a small-scale version of the city-smashing reptile, and it is modeled after the ‘King of Monsters’ Godzilla’ (from the 2019 movie). It stands only a few inches tall, but it is amped with a hefty body and, a super long tail, and can blow blue flames in any direction, burning down entire cities in minutes!

2. The Sorting Hat

If we’re talking about LEGO builds from our favorite movies, then we obviously need to include something from Harry Potter! The LEGO Group finally launched the Sorting Hat! It is a dedicated LEGO version with a concealed sound box that will let out loud and randomized phrases in English, which we’ve all heard before. It stands at 9.5 inches tall and is 7.5 diameters in length, and can be displayed proudly on a stand that features Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw house symbols.

3. LEGO Kung Fu Panda

This submission to the LEGO Ideas Forum features a LEGO Kung Fu Panda from the first movie in the franchise! The adorable Po is armed with a dragon scroll, and a bowl of noodles, and he can even perform the epic Wixu Finger Hold. The brick character has a completely positionable body with movable hands, legs, head, fingers, and even eyebrows. In fact, Po even has a jiggling belly that bounces if you touch it!

4. Seven Dwarf’s Cottage

LEGO has brought the Seven Dwarf’s Cottage from the iconic Disney animation The Snow White movie to life! The lavish and intricate build is made using 2228 pieces and features 10 mini figurines. The cottage has been detailed with a lot of care and precision, creating an intriguing little structure that reminds us of all the interesting and memorable bits of the tale. The LEGO house is also equipped with Snow White’s glass coffin, the Evil Queen with the forbidden red apple, the Prince, and of course the Seven Dwarfs.

5. LEGO Captain America Shield

This life-size LEGO Captain America shield is built using 3000 pieces and measures almost 18.5 inches in diameter. The shield is also accompanied by a tiny Captain America Minifigure! The shield isn’t made from vibranium, of course, but it really does look and feel like the real deal, and if you’ve ever accidentally stepped on a LEGO brick, you know it is as tough as vibranium when you take the shooting pain that courses through your body in consideration.

6. LEGO Dobby

LEGO immortalized another beloved character from the Harry Potter world! Dobby the House Elf got his own little LEGO kit. It is built using only 403 bricks, making it one of the easier LEGO builds. It features a few heartwarming and distinct design details, such as moving limbs, a rotating head, adjustable ears, and repositionable fingers that let Dobby snap fingers, point at things, look around, or even grip little items like the sock that freed Dobby.

7. The LEGO® Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: T. rex Skull

The LEGO® Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: T. rex Skull (76964) is a fantastic LEGO set intended for museum-like display. In fact, it is one of the first Jurassic World sets designed for such a style of display. It includes 577 pieces and contains a T. Rex skull with an opening jaw and a stand to present and display it. It includes an info plaque, an amber piece at the back, as well as an intriguing fossilized footprint.

8. The LEGO Avengers Set

The LEGO Avengers set is 35.5 inches tall and was designed as a part of the 60th anniversary of the Avengers. It is meant to be one of the tallest sets when it is put together. If you look closer, you will notice the Quinjet, Leviathan, and two Chitauri flyers from the 2012 Avengers Assemble. The interior showcases scenes from the Infinity Saga, Age of Ultron party, and Endgame.

9. LEGO Quidditch Trunk

The LEGO Quidditch Trunk may not be the most complex or difficult Harry Potter build, but it is quite interactive and entertaining! It involves 599 bricks and features a comprehensive Quidditch setup that includes various brooms, players, hoops, and a launcher that allows you to shoot disc-shaped qauffles through the hoops.

10. LEGO Miller’s Planet Scene

Designed by LEGO builder Minibrick Productions, the iconic Miller’s Planet scene from the Interstellar movie has been immortalized in this little LEGO-based build and showcases the ranger aircraft, astronauts Cooper and Brad, and the shapeshifting robots TARS and CASE. The two robots feature repositionable arms that let them walk like humans, while Hathaway and McConaughey wear their space suits.

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Based on the Toyota Land Cruiser chassis, the Infanta 4×4 Inkunzi camper is a South African camper cruiser designed for off-grid living with an impressive design to showcase. It looks like a random ride on the unbeaten paths when closed, but the moment you open its wings (slides and pullouts) you have a camper most delightful to see and use.

For the love of adventurers at the park or campsite, the Inkunzi, which translates to bull in Zolo, is fitted with an electric pop-up roof and has big windows in canvas covers to keep the interior both airy and fresh. The roof lifts at the push of a button, while the passenger side of the camper has five hatches, one of which houses the kitchen and the other the bed.

Designer: Infanta 4X4

The Infanta 4×4 Inkunzi camper cruiser is designed to share the “same personality traits of a bull,” from where it gets its name. “Stubborn, strong-willed” in equal measures; the camper, molded from composite aerospace pre-impregnated fiber, weighs 644 kg when packed with all the accessories, and has a body measuring 9.8-foot-long. With all the versatile sliding and folding antics, the Inkunzi is effortless to setup, and takes only two minutes

The space within the camper is more focused on space utilization while all the things like the shower, kitchen and even the bedroom are designed to open outwards. The bed is placed in the front bedroom cabin that slides out from the main body and is provided with a headboard and storage cubies. Infanta uses the standing height space on the entry for dressing, while its slide-out kitchen on the passenger side spans almost the entire length of the camper.

Situated directly behind the cabin area, the fold-down kitchen has a two-stove burner, dishware, cookware, and utensils. Other kitchen compartments feature a 90-L fridge, shelves for storage, a collapsible basin, and a second worktop. An outdoor shower enclosed by drop-down curtains draws water from an onboard 120-L water tank connected to a 220V water heater.

Since the stout Inkunzi is made for off-roading, it comes with a 105-Ah battery, Victron charger and battery monitor, and an option to include an inverter and solar panels. The camper starts at R524 000, roughly $28,000 (without the truck), and has the option to add a 270-degree awning for additional usable outdoor space.

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Local architect Julio Sanchez Arimayn has converted an industrial warehouse building into creative studios interspersed throughout two stories and punctuated by mezzanines in Buenos Aires.

Called Espinosa Estudios, the 900-square-metre building contains seven studio spaces, cooking areas, a porch, restrooms and a cafe to host creative programming.

“It was a warehouse, with a series of buildings inside,” said Arimayn’s team. “A house upfront converted into offices, a chorizo house in the centre, a large industrial mezzanine – a concrete structure without much meaning. It was a great sum of moments and patched needs, all under a large tin roof.”

On the ground level, Arimayn placed studio spaces of increasing size along one side of the building, creating an internal “street” that runs alongside them.

The building’s entrance lies at the beginning of the ground-level hallway, while a cafe was placed directly to its side. Bathrooms and kitchens are located at the centre of both floors and surround a staircase.

“All the workspaces are linked to this street, allowing and encouraging interaction, the possibility of crossover, collaboration,” said the team.

This hallway runs the interior length of the building and is semi-covered by second-floor openings, mezzanines and a tile-floor porch located at the centre of the building.

The largest of the ground-level spaces sits at the end of the building and is double-height, exposed to the building’s curving roof.

In the same space, a white insertion creates a gallery or stage space, further denoted by curved corners that hit the otherwise concrete floor.

On the first floor, the creative spaces are much larger and connect to the building’s open-air porch, or “lung”.

“A porch on the first floor generates a common outdoor space and functions as the lung of the project,” said the team.

The interior is lined with translucent polycarbonate panels, and has double-height spaces and openings so that it receives natural light from the large, glazed openings in the domed roof.

Some openings and gaps throughout the first floor connect directly to the outdoors.

Arimayn used concrete, galvanized steel and white-washed walls to make up the majority of the interior, while textural details were interspersed throughout.

“[The materials] were selected to create the large surfaces we needed without the need for external suppliers, but rather could be manufactured on-site,” said Arimayn. “This is how we were able to lower construction costs considerably.”

Other material details include a small wall section covered in fluted concrete, white-washed brick, French doors, and one studio topped with lighting scattered along metal strips.

“The construction of Espinosa was a process of experimentation, of tests in the place, of material search,” said the team. “There is a balance between the old-existing-murario, and the new: lightweight – industrialized space closures and dividers.”

Espinosa Estudios will be used for private studios and co-working, as well as public gallery shows and other events.

“In Espinosa, there is an air of simplicity, rationality and truth of materials. There is no ornament. It’s like a blank sheet for things to happen,” said the team.

Julia Sanchez Arimayn is a Buenos-Aires-based architect who studied and worked at the University of Buenos Aires. After twenty years of experience working in the construction industry, he has since opened an eponymous studio. Espinosa Estudios is his first project.

Other recently completed projects around Buenos Aires include a 1980s home conversion lined with second-floor ribbon windows by Daniel Canda and a small bookstore lined with textured concrete walls.

The photography is by Fernando Schapochnik.

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Dezeen Showroom: as we emerge from the dark winter months, we’ve brought together a range of outdoor furnishings published on Dezeen Showroom including garden seating, dining sets and sun loungers.

The following roundup features an outdoor chair made from hand-carved chestnut wood, a modular picnic bench-style dining set and a sun lounger made out of mahogany.

Dezeen Showroom lists furniture and products for outdoor lounging and dining from a wide array of international brands, makers and manufacturers.

Panigiri dining system by Extremis

Picnic benches were the starting point for Belgian furniture brand Extremis‘ modular dining table system, which combines a range of seating styles.

The Panigiri dining system can be specified with integrated bench seating, which in turn can be fitted with slide-on legless seats, or space can be left for conventional chairs. Both of these seating options can be combined for additional functionality.

Find out more about Panigiri ›

Dongo modular outdoor sofa by Studio Segers for Todus

Belgian design practice Studio Segers worked with furniture company Todus on the release of a modular sofa designed for use outdoors.

All elements of the Dongo modular outdoor sofa are designed to withstand the elements – from the waterproof upholstered cushions to its sturdy stainless-steel frame.

Find out more about Dongo ›

Kida armchair by Stephen Burks for Dedon

German outdoor furniture brand Dedon has designed a chair with a basket-like seat that is finished in playfully coloured fibres.

The Kida armchair was developed in close collaboration with the brand’s weavers in the Philippines and is characterised by the wrapping technique that adorns its aluminium frame.

Find out more about Kida ›

Kilt chair by Marcello Ziliani for Ethimo

Outdoor furniture design brand Ethimo has created an outdoor seat that is informed by traditional kilts worn in the Scottish Highlands.

The Kilt chair‘s fringe-like integrated back and armrest are supported by a slender frame available in either teak or aluminum. The rope comes in a selection of colourways.

Find out more about Kilt ›

Nisswa Lounge Swivel outdoor chair by Loll Designs

American outdoor furniture company Loll Designs integrated a swivelling mechanism into the base of this outdoor armchair.

The Nisswa Lounge Swivel features an angular stainless-steel frame softened by rounded weatherproof cushions, allowing it to be left outdoors in all weather conditions.

Find out more about Nisswa ›

Stave chair by Farlam & Chandler and Bibbings & Hensby

Garden design studio Farlam & Chandler worked with British carpentry workshop Bibbings & Hensby on a low-slung garden chair made out of timber from sweet chestnut trees.

The Stave chair‘s seat and backrest are made from pieces of wood that all have a whittled, notched texture.

Find out more about Stave ›

Riviera sunbed by Seora

A lozenge-shaped base made from mahogany characterises this sun lounger by British brand Seora.

The Riviera sunbed has an in-built mechanism that moves the top section of the bed into an inclined position, allowing the user to either sit or recline.

Find out more about Riviera ›

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Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled the design for a sports performance centre on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.

A future home of the NBA team the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 210,000-square foot (19,510-square metre) development “is slated to be one of the world’s largest training facilities”.

Known as the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center, the development will offer training and care for professional and community athletes, and it will be the first vertical development in the Cuyahoga Riverfront Master Plan, a $3.5 billion (£2.7 billion), 35-acre urban transformation project spearheaded by Bedrock Real Estate and designed by Adjaye Associates that prioritizes accessibility and sustainability for the city.

The design for the performance centre is guided by three core principles: embracing the Cuyahoga River, creating a “local icon” and elevating the athlete’s experience.

“Populous’ design of the Global Peak Performance Center will catalyze the Cuyahoga Riverfront development and energize the City of Cleveland,” said senior principal at Populous Jonathan Mallie.

“The building’s design and aesthetic connects the movement of the river with the motion of the athlete, blending seamlessly with the industrial character of its environment.”

The form of the structure will bend around the riverfront, following the path of a newly revitalized and preserved Eagle Road that allows pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular connectivity with the surrounding context.

“The center takes inspiration from the colors and curvature of the Cuyahoga River and the surrounding valley, creating core-to-shore connectivity that adds new dimension to the coastline,” the team said.

The inset ground floor –  housing the Cavaliers’ designated space – will be of cast-in-place concrete with integrated LED lighting.

Above, the second and third floors will hover over the public zone with a swooping curtain wall in fritted glass. Bronze-toned aluminium blades will run vertically up the facade, shading the expansive glass while expressing a sense of horizontal movement around the curved corners.

To serve as a “local icon”, the performance centre will be located just blocks from the Gateway Sports Complex and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, where it will tie into the existing sports and entertainment infrastructure of Downtown Cleveland.

“Revitalizing our waterfronts is crucial for the longevity and sustainability of our cities,” Mallie told Dezeen. “Our team at Populous is proud and committed to shaping the landscape of Cleveland’s future, not only for elite athletes but for the health and wellness of all Clevelanders.”

The centre will not only cater to professional athletes – it will have training, treatment, nutrition and recovery services for athletes from all walks of life. The facility will be the only Cleveland Clinic-backed professional facility open to the public and provide a platform for the Cavs Academy, a program that serves 50,000 regional youth athletes annually.

The team plans to break ground on the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center before the end of 2024, pending approval.

In addition to Adjaye’s master plan, other high-profile projects in Cleveland include the future expansion of IM Pei’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism and a light-filled medical academic building for Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University by Foster + Partners.

The renderings are courtesy of Populous.

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