Review: #10325 Alpine Lodge (Winter Village)
After 15 years of the LEGO Winter Village series, those sneaky elves keep finding creative new ways to celebrate. Let’s find out if the latest installment lives up to the holiday spirit!
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Review: #21343 Viking Village
From persistent LEGO ideas submission to release. 21343 Viking Village has been highly anticipated, especially for fans of the 2005 Vikings line. Let’s delve into whether this set lives up to the hype and if it’s a must-have day one purchase!
August 2023 LEGO News Roundup
More than just a toy company, let’s look at the business of LEGO through the lens of recent news and some great LEGO articles from around the web.
Review: Adidas Ultraboost DNA × LEGO Plates Shoes
Let’s take a closer look at the closest thing we’re likely to get to a ‘buildable’ LEGO shoe that you can actually wear.
July 2023 LEGO News Roundup
Let’s take a closer look at the new sets for August, including in-depth reviews of a few of them which are of particular interest to Adult builders.
Review: #21060 Himeji Castle
Easily the most beautiful addition to the LEGO Architecture series in years, this set also features a new element and a good value — but is it one of the best sets in the series?
Review: #42146 Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000
An awesome LEGO Technic set that has a heavy lift to justify the hefty price tag. Let’s find out if it’s worth it!
June 2023 LEGO News Roundup
Fresh LEGO reviews, a music video inspired by this website, and some great articles from around the web.
Review: #75290 Mos Eisley Cantina
Is this 2020 LEGO set worth adding to your collection before it (likely) retires later this year? Let’s find out by exploring the architecture, the 21 diverse minifigures, and overall value.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
The robots are not coming for your LEGO…
In the interest of transparency and to further the important discussion about the long-term role of AI technologies in our society, I have added an AI Policy section to our About page. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts about our approach, or additional AI technologies we should consider that align with our goals and values. The following is an excerpt of our Artificial Intelligence Policy.
Here at Brick Architect, we take pride in creating in-depth LEGO content that is written by humans, for humans. We also recognize that a number of Artifical Intelligence (AI) technologies can help us create better content.
Our Goal: Even with the introduction of advanced generative AI built on neural network architectures (such as ChatGPT), we will continue to write our own stories and complement them with great photography. If we decide to include AI-generated images or text in future articles, they will be clearly marked.
We are currently using AI technology in the following ways:
- Image Editing
- Text Editing
- Summarization
- Translation
- Transcription
Lastly, as more and more content from around the web is replaced with AI generated content, we aim to continue offering rigorously researched articles written by humans. We’ve always include links to source material when appropriate, but we will make a greater effort to include more citations to reputable sources that help us write the best content possible.
As always, we would love to hear your thoughts about our approach, or additional AI technologies we should consider that align with our goals and values.
How are you using AI? Leave a comment or email me at tom@tomalphin.com — Thanks!
Review: #10320 Eldorado Fortress
This sprawling remake of the 1989 classic is The LEGO Group’s boldest plea for nostalgia-fueled spending yet — Can five times as many parts make it 5x better than the original set?
Review: #41747 Heartlake City Community Kitchen and #41748 Community Center
Let’s take a closer look at these two modular LEGO Friends sets that can be combined to create an even taller tower — are they better apart, or better together?
