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Portland-based LRS Architects next week will host a holiday-themed LEGO building contest for industry firms.

Each team in the inaugural Bricktastic LEGO Holiday Build-Off will assemble a portion of a cityscape with the plastic toy bricks at the firm’s Pearl District office. All LEGO sets used in the competition will then be donated to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for holiday gifts.

The theme of the competition is urban holiday waterfront, and LRS Architects staffers prepared a special LEGO building code for participants, LRS marketing director Julie Olson said.

鈥淲e realized in order for it to come together as a cohesive landscape we would have to have some parameters,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e actually have a whole manual that was sent out to all the teams.鈥�

Olson said LRS staffers came up with the contest as an engaging way to celebrate the holidays with industry peers and also support Doernbecher.

鈥淲e wanted to do something that was more community outreach, plus it would be fun,鈥� she said. 鈥淓verybody gets excited about LEGOs; I don’t care how old you are. We had no shortage of people at LRS wanting to participate.鈥�

About 25 LRS staffers signed on to compete, Olson said. Other firms participating in the competition include Bremik Construction, Interface Engineering, Nishkian Dean, Cardno WRG, PACE Engineers, R&H Construction, Perlo Construction and 3J Consulting Inc.

The contest entries will be judged Dec. 20, and prizes will be awarded in categories including tallest display, best holiday theme, children’s choice, people’s choice and best in show.