Archinect - News 2024-05-02T00:46:28-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150303735/legoland-replica-of-sofi-stadium-the-largest-lego-stadium-in-the-world Legoland replica of SoFi Stadium the largest Lego stadium in the world Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-03-22T17:09:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b61976b5d3809fdec478c32d812e884.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Inglewood&rsquo;s futuristic SoFi Stadium is considered an architectural feat. Now, the structural marvel has been rendered in miniature form. A Lego model of the stadium &mdash; where the Rams recently captured their first Super Bowl title in the L.A. area &mdash; will be unveiled to the public Thursday at the Legoland theme park in Carlsbad. But don&rsquo;t call it small.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The miniature <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1659831/sofi-stadium" target="_blank">SoFi Stadium</a> is now the largest <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2938/lego" target="_blank">Lego</a> stadium in the world. It will join Legoland California&rsquo;s Miniland U.S.A. attraction, an area of the park that features models of U.S. cities, such as San Francisco and Washington D.C.&nbsp;</p> <p>Video courtesy CBS Los Angeles</p> <p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/hksinc" target="_blank">HKS</a>-designed stadium is made from around half a million Lego bricks and is 30 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. Its assembly required more than 6,000 hours of work by 25 professional model builders. The structure arrived at the park in more than 60 pieces and was assembled on-site, which took place over the course of four days.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62cd5d7e362539096c4e4531dc2dde9d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62cd5d7e362539096c4e4531dc2dde9d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Legoland California</figcaption></figure><p>The stadium&rsquo;s distinctive roof reportedly required 3,500 pounds of Legos. Inside the model lies a recreation of the L.A. Rams&rsquo; starting roster for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150298272/the-architecture-of-sofi-stadium-home-of-super-bowl-lvi" target="_blank">Super Bowl LVI</a>, along with an audience of 3,000 Lego people. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23b90cc23c142bbd31d07f5e40a52a18.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23b90cc23c142bbd31d07f5e40a52a18.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150298272/the-architecture-of-sofi-stadium-home-of-super-bowl-lvi" target="_blank">The architecture of SoFi Stadium, home of Super Bowl LVI</a></figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/149955981/tallest-lego-model-in-the-u-s-unveiled-one-world-trade-center-in-all-its-pixely-might Tallest Lego model in the U.S. unveiled: One World Trade Center in all its pixely might Alexander Walter 2016-07-05T12:55:00-04:00 >2016-07-14T01:34:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/tu/tu7n1zpcbmomi1n8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Just in time for the Independence Day weekend, Legoland is showing off an extensive remodel of its New York miniland, dominated by a towering replica of Manhattan&rsquo;s One World Trade Center. [...] Nearly a year in the making, the redesigned New York area includes a number of new buildings, a dozen more moving automobiles and a subway system with new cars and tracks that are illuminated and feature sound effects that mimic the real thing.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The Legoland announcement proudly boasts these details:</p><p>"The One World Trade Center LEGO model is built with more than 250,000 LEGO bricks, and took eight Master Model Builders more than 1200 hours to build. This dynamic structure weighs more than 1,000 pounds and towers at a record breaking 26 feet, making it the tallest LEGO model in the U.S. For the first time ever, guests can use a special LEGO tower viewer giving them a skyscraper view of Miniland U.S.A. The area also features LEGO model replicas of the 9/11 Memorial&rsquo;s twin reflecting pools, the grove of memorial trees and the impressive World Trade Center Transportation Hub."</p><p>Related stories in the Archinect news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/132489224/lego-architecture-launches-new-student-acoustic-design-challenge-to-restore-a-destroyed-music-theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LEGO Architecture launches new student acoustic-design challenge to restore a destroyed music theater</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/131272622/lego-to-ditch-oil-based-plastic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lego to ditch oil-based plastic</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145511680/move-over-lego-kengo-kuma-creates-elegant-wooden-tsumiki-blocks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move over, Lego: Kengo Kuma creates elegant, wooden Tsumiki blocks</a></li></ul>