Brickworld Awards Nominees and Winners
Chicago 2022
Best Land Vehicle
This award goes to non-train land vehicle showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Daniel Church
Marshall Stoneman
Michael Higgins
Chris Rozek
Philip Straatsma & Maria Straatsma
Best Sea Vessel
This award goes to the sea vessel showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Larry Lippard
Jack Maleczka
Benjamin Kobold
Daniel Church
Nicholas Kramer
Best Air Ship
This award goes to the air ship showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Michael Kanemoto
Philip Straatsma
Nicholas Kramer
Dale Schieman
Simon Liu
Best Spacecraft
This award goes to the spacecraft showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Ben Hauger
Chris Giddens
Spencer Hubert
Adrian Drake
Dan Lachcik
Best Mecha
This award goes to the mechatronic (exoskeleton operated by a smaller being) showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Robert Robinson
Philip Straatsma
William Sabo
Jens Ådne J. Rydland
Jon Walden
Best Creature
This award goes to the creature (can be a bust or a complete creature) showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Marshall Stoneman
Steven Erickson
Pete Strege
Michael Kanemoto
Joe Minieri
Best Constraction
This award refers to a creation that combines construction and action figure. The award goes to the model showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. Details in the build should be significant for the chosen scale of the build.
Winner
Daniel Olvera
Ted Andes
Mark Stefely
Alex DeHaan
Brady Cancian
Best Artwork
This award goes to the non-mosaic art showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Dave Kaleta & Richard Dryden
Winner
Allen T. Hickmon
Winner
Simon Liu
Tim Lydy
Nick Jensen
Best GBC Module
Award for the most innovative, imaginative, and original Great Ball Contraption module. Reliability and overall appeal are key factors.
Winner
Kevin Darke
Best Mosaic
This award goes to the mosaic showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
E.J. Bocan III
Marty Mitchell
Dana Meyrow
Dave Schefcik
Monica Innis
Best Youth Creation
Award for best creation built by a youth fan 12 years old or younger and can be any theme.
Winner
Jeb
Arthur
Christopher
Amelia
Katie
Best Teen Creation
Award for best creation built by a teenage fan 18 years old or younger and can be any theme.
Winner
Caleb
Ben
Roldan
Francis
Casey
Best Star Wars
Award for best Star Wars creation, this can be in any scale.
Winner
Ian Derie
Ashton Douglas
Andrès Cazenave-Tapie
Lee Roberts
Lukas Nyd
Best Large Building
This award goes to the non-medieval period large building showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. A building is considered large if it exceeds 8 cubic feet in volume. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Martin Harris & Bricksnaps
Pete Strege
Matthew Gunning
Michael Kautzer
Heath Flor
Best Small Building
This award goes to the non-medieval period small building showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. A building is considered small if it is less than 8 cubic feet in volume. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Caleb Schilling
Christopher Eyerly
Mark Bumpus
Tom Jacobsen
Andrès Cazenave-Tapie
Best Medieval Building
This award goes to the medieval period building showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. A building is considered medieval if it depicts a construction technique used during that period of history. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Ben Pitchford
Kevin Darke
Caleb Schilling
Casey McCoy
Ben Hauger
Best Microscale
Award for best creation in micro scale. Microscale is defined as anything smaller than minifig scale. Microscale may include both building and non-building creations. Microscale buildings can be in small building or in microscale. Judge Note: anything that is 3 plates for human or smaller, skew away from buildings as that should be covered in Best Small Building
Winner
Beth Hanson
Isaiah Durand
Cecilie Fritzvold
Casey McCoy
Simon Liu
Best Train Layout
This award refers to an integrated layout of creations with an integrated, operational train track constructed by a single individual. This award is mainly about the look of the layout. Including meaningful motion or lighting can contribute to being a better layout. The use of LEGO production sets is discouraged. A nominated layout should be fully integrated. Scale of the layout is not meaningful. Innovation, imagination, and originality are key factors. Details in the build should be significant for the chosen scale of the build. Because train/town layouts tend to change significantly each year, this award can be earned by the same layout in multiple years. Layouts that have been at previous Brickworld events are eligible.
Winner
Empire LUG
Roger Day & GMLTC
Jeffery Fonda
Tim Kaebisch
Eurobricks B-Team
Best Train
This award goes to the train engine or car showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Nathan Flood
Brandon Koller
Rob Hendrix
John Gerlach
Scott Hoffmeyer
Best Special Effects
Award for best creation that has added special effects, such as motion, lights and/or sound. This award is aimed at builds that incorporate elements beyond just the brick building techniques to enhance the presentation or overall concept of the build.
Winner
Kevin Darke
Jarren Harkema
Dan Lachcik
Michael Kautzer
Brian Williams
Best Vignette
This award goes to the vignette (a creation capturing a moment in time from real life, television, or a movie) showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout. The size of a qualifying vignette will be 32 studs x 32 studs or less. And the vignette shall be no taller than 18 inches as a general rule.
Winner
Ted Andes
Joseph Zawada
Casey McCoy
Jonah Schultz
Simon Liu
Best Humor
This award goes to the creation depicting humor showing the most innovation, imagination, and originality. Things such as detail, creative use of color, unique use of pieces, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Pete Strege
Brian Williams
Benjamin Kobold
Brian Szmytke
Christopher Doyle
Best Life Sized
This award goes to the creation that best replicates a real world or video game based object at a 1:1 scale. Proper colors, proper details, and overall appeal are key factors. This creation can be included as part of a layout and nominated separate from the layout.
Winner
Ted Andes
Steven Greenwood
Joe Minieri
Alysa Kirkpatrick
Nick Jensen
Best Pop Culture
Award for the creation that best replicates something in pop culture that is not 1:1 scale.
Winner
Benjamin Kobold
Liam Mohajeri Norris
Allen T. Hickmon
Chris Goddard
Christopher Doyle
Best Individual Small Layout
This award refers to an integrated layout of creations without a train track constructed by a single individual on a small scale/footprint. The key difference between a small and large layout is the footprint/size of the layout. This award is mainly about the look and quality of the layout. Including meaningful motion or lighting can contribute to being a better layout. The use of LEGO production sets is discouraged. All of the elements of a nominated layout should be fully integrated. Scale of the layout is not a consideration. Innovation, imagination, and originality are key factors. Details in the build should be significant for the chosen scale of the build.
Winner
Dana Knudson
Dave Schefcik
Ian Eto-Guilford
Daniel Barwegen
Brady Cancian
Best Individual Large Layout
This award refers to an integrated layout of creations without a train track constructed by a single individual on a large scale/footprint. The key difference between a small and large layout is the footprint/size of the layout. This award is mainly about the look and quality of the layout. Including meaningful motion or lighting can contribute to being a better layout. The use of LEGO production sets is discouraged. All of the elements of a nominated layout should be fully integrated. Scale of the layout is not a consideration. Innovation, imagination, and originality are key factors. Details in the build should be significant for the chosen scale of the build.
Winner
Katie Mitchell
Jeromey McCulloch
Nicolas Pienczak
Tim Lydy
Jesse Mohler
Best Small Group Layout
This award refers to an integrated layout of creations without a train track constructed by a pair or small group of builders. The key difference between a small and large group layout is the number of builders involved. This award is mainly about the look and quality of the layout. Including meaningful motion or lighting can contribute to being a better layout. The use of LEGO production sets is discouraged. All of the elements of a nominated layout should be fully integrated. Scale of the layout is not a consideration. Innovation, imagination, and originality are key factors. Details in the build should be significant for the chosen scale of the build.
Winner
Mark Erickson & Steven Erickson
Mel Brown, Jesse Mohler & Larry Lippard
Tim Lydy & Kristel Whitaker
Elijah Bormann
Philip Straatsma & Maria Straatsma
Best Large Group Layout
This award refers to an integrated layout of creations without a train track constructed by a group of builders. The key difference between a small and large group layout is the number of builders involved. This award is mainly about the look and quality of the layout. Including meaningful motion or lighting can contribute to being a better layout. The use of LEGO production sets is discouraged. All of the elements of a nominated layout should be fully integrated. Scale of the layout is not a consideration. Innovation, imagination, and originality are key factors. Details in the build should be significant for the chosen scale of the build.
Winner
Eurobricks
RebelLUG
WisLUG
OrphanLUG
Patrick Bavier & TwinLug Group
Best Mechanical
Award for best creation that incorporates mechanical movements and will be judged on both the complexity of the overall mechanism as well as the overall build and execution.
Winner
Pete Strege
Mark Bumpus
Calvin Hartley
Dominick Ploeckelman
Evan Koblentz
Brickworld Master
This award winner represents the finest of all builders at Brickworld. It represents a body of work that could span years of building and is not limited to what people display “this year”. It is not about the size of a single display. It is about the combined artistic and engineering innovation, imagination, and originality contained in this individual’s creations. Versatility in building ability can be considered a factor.
