When the Storefront for Art and Architecture renovated its New York City space this past summer, some things had to go. Among the items that got the ol’ heave ho were the iconic letters that adorned its facade since 1993. While the concrete creations by Steven Holl and Vito Acconci are no longer out front for visitors to admire, but that doesn’t mean you’ll never be able to the alphabetical art again. If you’ve got a few bucks you can have a historical memento. The Storefront is holding a 2008 Holiday Benefit Auction for four of these lovely letters ( T,F,G, and O). We recommend getting your bid in before the 12 p.m., December 20th deadline. No low ball offers though, as the the bidding starts at $1000 for each piece.

After enjoying a successful month-plus long run in the hills of L.A., The Storefront for Art and Architecture recently folded up the tents to its Pop-Up Store so they could sprout in another city. This time they’re taking the show across the pond to London as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2008. Their temporary display is opening June 20th and running through July 27th on Exhibition Road and will feature The BIG CPH Experiment, a series of design projects and building models created by the Copenhagen-based architecture firm BIG/Bjarke Ingels Groupe. Known for infusing living essentials such as leisure time, working, and shopping in their work, CPH’s first showing at the Storefront’s New York base was in October 2007, highlighting the housing needs for those of differing attitudes and economical backgrounds. At its center is an impressive rendering of LEGO towers, constructed from 250,000 of the plastic blocks. We’re sure you’ve made some pretty sweet things out of LEGOs in your day, but we’re almost positive these towers dwarf the castle you constructed when you were ten.

In 1982, I was busy wandering around my house wearing kickass Spiderman pjs with footies and learning to put sentences together. Not far away in New York City, the Storefront for Art and Architecture, a not for profit organization ‘committed to the advancement of innovative positions in architecture, art and design’ was being founded. Twenty-five years later, we're both still here. Coincidence? I think not. While after twenty-five years I've ditched the Spiderman PJ's and can string sentences together a little better, the Storefront for Art and Architecture continues to be one of the city's only ‘alternative platforms focusing primarily on architecture and the built environment.’ To celebrate their longevity the organization is expanding their reaches beyond the New York City Metropolitan area with Pop Up storefronts hosting exhibitions in cities all over the world. The first of these opens on April 11th in Los Angeles, and will feature Frédéric Chaubin's CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed exhibit in a partially disused printworks space. The exhibit will show for five weeks before it disappears into thin air…or at least is carried away by truck. We recommend seeing it before the latter happens.

Gothamist has a story today on something that combines two of my loves: NYC and Lego. I spent probably a grand total of at least a few years (cumulatively, I mean) during my childhood occupied by my boxes of Legos and now, the Storefront for Art and Architecture has an exhibit by Copenhagen-based architecture group BIG featuring the city of New York created out of Legos. While that’s pretty damn cool, it has been done before. BIG’s version, however, takes it a step further, incorporating some realistic details including some street art by NY faves like Banksy and realistic NY brands such as NYSC and Deal and DeLuca.

The exhibit is already up and running and can be viewed at The Storefront for Art and Architecture at 97 Kenmare St. You can bet your bottom buck I’ll be there before the exhibit closes on November 24th.