Mister Blandings

One of my favorite films celebrated its 61st anniversary this month.



If you're a designer, builder, developer, agent, or hobbyist; you should see this film.

Starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas as the Lawyer and Reginald Denny as the Architect.

In the Spring of 1948, 73 identical houses were raffled off as a promotion for the film.



Based on Eric Hodgins' novel of the same name, there have been many imitations of this film over the years, but none with the same charm and chemistry as the original.

The original house that was the basis for the book still stands in New Milford, Connecticut.

Lego Architecture Series

I have always loved Legos, from the moment I first played with the giant red "Duplos." (Remember the big red 2x6 block with the bright yellow wheels? You could build all kinds of crazy structures on that.)

Now aging generations of architecture lovers, who probably owe their early inspiration to these simple blocks, can rejoice and play again.

Lego and Brickstuctures, Inc. have announced a collaboration to create collectors sets of great architecture.

Click on the images for larger detail. Links follow.

Landmark Series:
Empire State Building

John Hancock Tower

Seattle Space Needle

Sears Tower


Frank Lloyd Wright Series:
Falling Water

Guggenheim Museum


The packaging design and accessories that each set comes with is impressive.

Lego's Architecture series website here.

Brickstructure's Website here.

No news as to when these will be available.