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"With 11,506 owners averaging 4.8/5, San Francisco is one of the most beloved Architecture Skyline sets on the market, and its BrickScore of 70.6 reflects a solid display model with clever design choices that reward fans of the city even as the low playability keeps it from broader recommendation."
The LEGO Architecture San Francisco skyline earns a Recommended verdict with a BrickScore of 70.6, recognized for capturing the city's distinct character through clever design choices including the Golden Gate Bridge's suspended cables, the Transamerica Pyramid, and Alcatraz Island using printed bricks. Owner enthusiasm is exceptionally high, with 11,506 buyers averaging 4.8 out of 5 and an 89% would-recommend rate, one of the largest owner samples in the Architecture line. Expert assessment is more moderate, with value (52/100) and playability (45/100) scoring lower, reflecting that this is a display-first purchase with modest build challenge.
Where they split: Agreement is rated moderate, primarily reflecting tension between owners who love the design choices and critics who give the value and playability lower marks. The Golden Gate Bridge color and orientation also divided opinion, with some buyers defending the design decisions and others noting they are departures from accuracy.
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"The landscaping, additional buildings and the clever perspective of the bridge set this skyline apart from others in the series."
Brickset Reviews
"the most striking part of this build is definitely the Golden Gate Bridge representation here which is done in a most interesting way they've added a very very strong forced perspective to it which gives it a certain dep…"
JANG's LEGO Reviews
"I am torn over this set. In many ways it offers a unique Skyline build experience, and it definately captures San Francisco."
Rebrickable Reviews"The landscaping, additional buildings and the clever perspective of the bridge set this skyline apart from others in the series."
"the most striking part of this build is definitely the Golden Gate Bridge representation here which is done in a most interesting way they've added a very very strong forced perspective to it which gives it a certain depth that I find very interesting and different and cool it's kind of artsy and it works"
"I am torn over this set. In many ways it offers a unique Skyline build experience, and it definately captures San Francisco."
Owners overwhelmingly praise the San Francisco set's clever design, realistic detail, and dynamic landscape, but a significant minority struggles with the black instruction paper making dark brown bricks impossible to identify.
Amazon4.8
LEGO.com4.5
