LEGO Architecture Skylines: Dubai 21052 Building Kit, Collectible Architecture Building Set for Adults (740 Pieces)

Cool new addition to Lego Architecture! Fun build.

My 11yr boy loves it. He also collected Lego Architecture.

A trip to Dubai is on my bucket list. Ive always been intrigued with the architecture and development there and truly hope to make it there someday soon. But until then, this piece will keep me happy. I ordered it and couldnt wait for it to arrive. The box is the usual classy black card of Legos Architecture series, featuring images of the set on both front and rear. The back of the box has real-life photos of the five Dubai landmarks included, allowing you to compare the microscale LEGO versions with their inspiration. The set depicts the Dubai Fountain, the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, the Dubai Frame, the Burj Al Arab hotel, and Burj Khalifa — the tallest building in the world. The box contains 5 numbered bags and the instruction booklet. Two of the bags are smaller, both containing lots of Transparent-Blue 1×1 round studs. No less than 149 of these pieces go into Burj Khalifa’s glazing, making up a full 20% of the set’s part count. The 112-page manual takes you through the 169 construction steps required to complete the model, and as is traditional in Architecture sets, features double-page photo spreads providing information on the landmarks depicted. The instructions are peppered with further trivia and images as you move through the build. Bag 1 constructs the diorama’s base. A long, thin strip of plates, studded with attachment points for the buildings to come. There are sideways-facing studs to attach the smooth tiles, and a “Dubai” printed tile to label the display. After putting together the base, Bag 2 starts building some actual buildings! The Jumeirah Emirates Towers are first, and almost straight away there are some interesting techniques. Loose parts are held in place by the bricks around them rather than being attached. The Towers are smartly-designed, and look good from both front and rear. I particularly liked the way the bottoms of the towers were built to lock them in place at an interesting angle on the base plate. With the addition of some tiny palm trees, and the simple construction of the neighboring Dubai Frame, this section of Dubai looks lovely. Bag 3 is for assembly of Burj Khalifa itself. Make sure as you start off each section of the tower, to use the correct light grey one, NOT the dark grey one. One of the best things about Legos is that they present well in the back as well as the front and thats true with this set as well. Dubai looks beautiful from both sides. Im very pleased with this set and am thrilled to have it on my desk to look at often. Im interested now in checking out some of the other Lego Architecture sets. Two thumbs up, five stars.

I got this to do with my seven year old grandson, who is very into legos and has put together some pretty advanced legos on his own. Given his experience, I didnt really take heed to the fact that this lego was geared for adults. Boy, I should have! This lego set has tons of tiny pieces, which were too small and hard for him to place. His 7 year old hand just didnt have the dexterity needed, even though he was able to tell me exactly where each piece was supposed to go. All-in-all, we were able to build it, but took a lot longer than expected, and I had to place the vast majority of pieces. So, if you are an adult and love legos, this is a great set, if you are thinking you are going to do it with your kids (or grandkids), I would look at getting a different set. Beyond the fact its not suited for kids, I love this thing, It is super cool and I now have it by my desk, and it looks great!

My son loves the Architecture sets. This one isnt the best, but its still nice. First good thing is that it comes under the 10 bucks per hundred pieces I like to see Lego hit. But thats not difficult with the Architecture sets since they usually have smaller, simpler parts, not nearly as much plastic compared to normal sets with the same number of pieces. They tend to hit the right price more often than the normal sets. The buildings were less impressive than some of the other sets, mostly due to the uniqueness of the original buildings these are modeled after. So I cant be too hard on them, these are difficult sets to replicate in miniature with Lego pieces. They did a good job though considering the challenge. Build time wasnt bad, a few points of repetition but thats generally the name of the game with the architecture kits. Nice addition to our collection though. Looks nice when finished.

Took nearly 3 hours to assemble this one. Instructions were clear and plenty of extra pieces were provided which was helpful! looks great on my window seal

Bought it to give as a gift to a Lego lover. They loved it! The set came with a few missing pieces (as per the gift receiver), but they were able to pick them up at their local Lego store!

Weve built a bunch of the Architecture series. This one kind of sucked. If you are on the fence about this or another one, Id choose the other one. Even if you live in Dubai. If you live in Dubai and they build their buildings like this, Id probably move outside of the radius of the height of the Burj Khalifa. Uninspired.

It is a amazing Lego get it

My Grandson is collecting and enjoys the Lego Architecture series. I purchased the Dubai set advertised as new as a Christmas gift. It arrived as scheduled in a bubble wrap package. When I opened the package I found the box damaged and had large stickers on the box. The shipping packaging had no damage so it was damaged before shipping. Very disappointed as I paid more than full price for this item as a gift. The product itself is wonderful although expensive for a small set.