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Marina City LEGO model completed

May 21, 2008 – A four-foot version of Marina City, constructed of 12,000 LEGO bricks, is complete and ready for display at BrickWorld 2008. The large exhibit of LEGO structures is scheduled for June 19-22 at the Westin North Shore Hotel in Wheeling, Illinois.

As it neared completion, the model made an appearance May 2 at Looptopia, the dusk-to-dawn artistic celebration. Architect Adam Tucker had been working on the Marina City model since January and recently decided to re-design the parking ramp.

Adam Tucker
(Above) Photo by Adam Tucker of his completed model of Marina City.

Tucker has built LEGO models of 16 skyscrapers using the toy bricks, including Sears Tower, John Hancock Center, and Trump International Hotel & Tower.

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