
Building LEGO Worlds
Making Your Own Mini Masterpiece
Jeff Friesen(Author)
No Starch Press
Will be published approx. on 8. September 2026
Book
Hardback
204 pages
978-1-7185-0484-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jeff Friesen - master microscale builder, photographer, and LEGO artist - teaches readers how to build entire worlds, not just models. With stunning visuals and clear step-by-step instructions, this book reveals the techniques, architectural styles, and creative principles behind his most imaginative scenes. Across more than a dozen fully realized themed worlds, readers learn how to combine landscape, architecture, transportation, and atmosphere into cohesive miniature universes. They'll construct everything from waterfalls, cliffs, and ancient temples to futuristic skylines, ring-based skyscrapers, fairground rides, and steampunk clockworks. This beautifully photographed, full-color book is both a creativity workshop and an art piece - a guided journey for anyone who wants to design LEGO creations with story, style, and a sense of place.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7185-0484-4 (9781718504844)
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Person
Jeff Friesen is an award-winning LEGO artist and professional photographer. He is the author of seven acclaimed LEGO books, including LEGO Micro Cities, The LEGO Castle Book, LEGO Space Projects, and The LEGO Engineer, which has been translated into multiple languages and featured in the Smithsonian gift guide. His builds have earned The Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year award, frequent features on official LEGO social channels, and a dedicated Instagram following of more than 35,000 fans. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.