PSA: LEGO Architecture sets are amazing for building projects

Dec 11 min read

Not gonna lie, I was skeptical about these LEGO Architecture sets but we got the Colosseum one for my 10yo and we built it together over like 3 weekends. It's way more interesting than regular LEGO for us 'adults supervising' because the designs are actually cool.

Bigger pieces, real instructions that don't make you want to scream, and at the end you have something that actually looks like something. We've done 4 now. Worth every penny if you're looking for a longer-form building activity.

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MMike F.Regular21h ago

Wait the Architecture sets are actually good? I thought those were just for adults. Might grab the Colosseum for my 11yo then

PPhil K.Regular1d ago

Just built the Big Ben one with my 10yo and honestly yeah, the instructions are so much clearer than regular LEGO. No weird steps where you have to disconnect everything

BBen L.Regular20h ago

How long did the Colosseum actually take? Like real time, not 'we did it over 3 weekends' - because that could mean 3 hours total or 15 hours

LLarry K.Regular14h ago

Did your 10yo actually care about building it or was he just humoring you? Because my kids will build whatever I suggest but they only get EXCITED about sets with moving parts or mini-figures.

MMarcus L.Regularjust now

The bigger pieces part is key. My kid gets frustrated with fiddly LEGO. This sounds way more chill to build together

MMike F.Regularjust now

How long did the Colosseum actually take you? Asking because my wife wants to do a 'project' with our 11yo but I need to know if we're looking at 3 weekends or 3 months lol

MMarcus J.Regularjust now

The bigger pieces thing is real. Watching a 10yo struggle with tiny LEGO parts is painful. Architecture sets actually make sense to follow too, not like "oh this random gray piece goes... somewhere?"

NNolan J.Regularjust now

This is smart. Regular LEGO builds get tedious for adults which kills the whole vibe. Architecture sets actually look good when you're done so you want to display them instead of immediately taking them apart.

GGreg W.Regularjust now

Just bought the Big Ben set based on this. Fingers crossed it doesn't become a dust collector like the last 'family project' we attempted 😅

RRob P.Regularjust now

The fact that you said it's more interesting for adults supervising is the real sell here. So tired of pretending regular LEGO is fun when I'm just standing there