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Tell us about yourself.
Born and raised in New York City, I got my first
LEGO set for my seventh birthday in 1967. I never
actually quit, so that means I’ve been playing
with bricks for 42 years. I’ve been a math teacher
for 25.
How long have you been building landmark
buildings?
The first “landmark” I built was my own home.
We had just moved into a new house. I found
the blueprint of the house in the attic, and one
thing led to another. The first true landmark I
built was the Taj Mahal, which got some amazing
press (featured in the Washington Post, Cleve-
land media, and so forth). Later, I built a model
of Lyndhurst Castle, which won a first prize in the
very first contest I entered. With so much amaz-
ing feedback, I continued to build. ...