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Issue 2: Letter from the Editor

Issue 2 explores the stories bricks can carry — memory, history, and imagination. From monumental sculpture to wearable art and miniature worlds shaped by light, these pages reveal how builders transform simple elements into meaning.

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Assemblies - Issue 2

A curated showcase of stunning builds from around the world — from biomechanical flowers to monumental architecture — each revealing the artistry and imagination of today’s builders.

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Constructables - Issue 2

Constructables celebrates the joy of building — this ingenious little switch transforms everyday bricks into a tactile mechanism with a crisp click and endlessly satisfying motion.

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THE FUTURE, PRESENT IN HISTORY: Ekow Nimako and the Sculpture of Belief

Ekow Nimako builds monumental Black futures from black LEGO bricks — reimagining history, myth, and memory through sculpture at breathtaking scale.

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MOST INCREDIBLE STUDIO: The Tangible Memories of Syreeta Gates

Syreeta Gates builds memory in brick. Through Most Incredible Studio, she transforms Black cultural history into LEGO compositions that preserve stories through the act of building.

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ONE BRICK LESS: Leidy Klotz and the Power of Subtraction

What if the best solution isn’t adding more — but removing something instead? A simple LEGO bridge built by a child sparked a global line of research into why humans instinctively add complexity, and why subtraction might be the most overlooked tool in design.

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COLOR, CUT, AND CLARITY: The Resonant Jewelry of JacQueline Sanchez

JacQueline Sanchez transforms LEGO bricks into fine jewelry set with real diamonds. Her work blends nostalgia with master jeweler craftsmanship, turning a familiar object into wearable art that sparks recognition, memory, and conversation.

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Anna Bitanga Shapes Light at Four Bricks Tall

Anna Bitanga photographs at four-bricks-tall scale, using LEGO minifigures as her subjects and light as her true medium. Through carefully built scenes and inventive lighting, she turns miniature worlds into intimate, cinematic moments.

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The Missing Piece - Issue 2

The Missing Piece is BRICKA's recurring comic that playfully explores the joys, quirks, and chaos of life as an adult brick-builder. Each issue delivers a lighthearted moment of AFOL truth - told in panels, humor, and heart.