May 28, 2009
Lego Old Main
After I enjoyed building Starbucks with my two kids, I decided we needed another project. So we have recently set out to conquer University of Arkansas’s Old Main, the historic classroom building on the Fayetteville campus.
Enjoy! We sure did.
Fun details include both towers are very different from each other including the width of the windows going up the tower, the design of the round windows at the top, and the heights of the roof and entire tower. I enjoy making note of the difference in heights (the north tower is an estimated 2.8 meters taller than the south tower) due to the rumor that the architect, who was from the North, made the north tower just a little bit taller than the south tower as an expression of support for the victory that the North had over the South during the Civil War.
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Loibners: Peter Whitney Wilson & Campbell
sarabethjones said,
June 1, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I salute your nerdiness.
jerusalem said,
June 1, 2009 at 7:48 pm
that is amazing. really glad Nathan hasn’t tried this yet. can’t imagine the years it would take off my life.
beeps said,
June 5, 2009 at 9:54 am
i’ll send my kids over to topple it
phobos said,
June 11, 2009 at 8:35 am
This is incredible! I’m always impressed when people make realistic designs out of legos. I never would have expected someone to do Old Main, though.
Kudos from a UofA alum!
Meri Harrison said,
June 11, 2009 at 12:04 pm
That is so incredible!!! I love it!!!!
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Janet said,
June 22, 2009 at 10:25 am
Wow, this is fantastic!
Now what will you do with it?
Marc said,
June 22, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Love it! I actually went to a pep rally celebrating the re-opening of Old Main in 1991. Weird concept — a pep rally for a building. Go Hogs! U of A Class of 1996. Look on the sidewalk for my name near the Old Main Lawn.
BLatham said,
June 22, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Very Nice. Now, to include the Senior Sidewalks radiating from the building…I’m class of 1991, just to the Southeast of the South tower.
Ccastle said,
June 22, 2009 at 7:11 pm
When I was a student in the ’70s some restoration work was done and they shut down Old Main from holding any classes. I actually had 2 classes there before they did this. Lots of high scaffolding all over the exterior. The joke on campus was that they were installing aluminum siding…..
Laura said,
July 20, 2009 at 9:46 am
Hi Peter,
I was hoping I could print the picture of the Lego Old Main in the upcoming issue of the alumni magazine. I couldn’t find a phone number or email address for you. Please contact me at your convenience.
Thanks,
Laura Jacobs
Editor, Arkansas magazine
laura@uark.edu
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