Lego Marks Singapore's 50th Anniversary by Asking Kids to Redesign the City

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Leave it to a bunch of 6-year-olds to put urban planning into perspective.

In honor of Singapore's 50 years of independence from U.K. rule, Lego and creative shop Iris created an impressive model of the city, made of the toy brand's tiles, representing what the metropolis might look like 50 years hence—then invited some kids to improve on it.

Today, Singapore is already an impressive, modernistic marvel. Shimmering skyscrapers thrust into space, and dense, complex grids snake through the concrete canyons below.

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