The Queensland Children’s Hospital, the LEGO version

The LEGO models of the Queensland Children’s Hospital were made in 2011 by Ryan McNaught. They were commissioned as a way of introducing patients, families, staff and community members to the design of the new hospital.
When the models were unveiled, long-term patients of the Mater and Royal childrens’ hospitals helped put the finishing touches on the buildings.

The models, which include LEGO patients, doctors, nurses, ambulances and helicopters, took him about a month each to build, working 12 hours a day. He used architects’ plans, artists’ impressions and 3D renderings of the hospital to create the LEGO version. Each model comprises more than 170, 000 pieces of LEGO.

Ryan is a former IT worker who was talent-spotted by LEGO after making a replica of an A380 aircraft and posted it on the Internet. He was invited to the United States to become certified as a professional designer of LEGO commissions. He is one of only 13 people licensed worldwide to produce these interesting works of art.