How did these plastic bricks become part of so many of our childhoods? Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and appeal of the colourful toys that architects love. Lego, the ubiquitous plastic toy ...

Other pooch shelters, dreamt up by leading builders, architects and artists, feature glass mosaic tiles, coloured tennis balls and toy bricks.

Lego has a line of modular city buildings ... classic architecture from Americana and some European cities. There's one from 2007 called Café Corner ... and that goes for $2,000 to $3,000 ...

Kite Bricks' Smart Bricks look and fit together like Lego blocks (pictured) Furthermore, the blocks come ‘finished’, so no extra work is needed to waterproof the buildings, or similar.

Or, Pressman said, perhaps Legos will be used to help rehabilitate patients. “The brick itself is far more powerful than just a toy,” Pressman said. For now, Tucker continues to build models.

LEGO Group plans to add a new headquarters in Denmark, and the global hub will be designed by architect C.F. Møller, also from Denmark.

How did these plastic bricks become part of so many of our childhoods? Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and appeal of the colourful toys that architects love. Lego, the ubiquitous plastic toy ...