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Lego Architecture: Towering Ambition National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. (www.nbm.org) In the 19th century, skyscrapers embodied the American dream. Looming monuments to the promise of the future, they were born and raised in the polyglot cities springing up across a vast rural landscape, where commerce was becoming king and frontiers were finally closing. After Chicago …
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