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<div id="urb-ads-toc-box" class="post-ads-toc-box urb-ads-toc" style="display:none;"></div><p>Chances are, you&rsquo;d notice all of the vacant lots in your city if massive LEGO structures were used to call attention to the wasted space. <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/05/06/habit-makes-us-blind-by-espai-mgr/">&lsquo;Habit Makes Us Blind&rsquo; is a concept by Spanish studio Espai MGR</a>, digitally filling in unused areas of Valencia with colorful fantasy buildings suggesting how the space could be used.</p>
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<p>As years go by, vacant lots &ndash; often walled off with ugly temporary fences that are soon covered in spray-painted tags &ndash; can almost become invisible to those who pass them on a regular basis.</p>
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<p>With urban populations continuing to grow, space is at a premium. While the LEGO structures by Espai MGR aren&rsquo;t practical in a real-world sense, they do illustrate just how much vertical space is still available, leading one to wonder what it could potentially become.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;This photographic work aims at calling people&rsquo;s attention, just like painting those isolated walls yellow would. It demands the recreational use of those vacant lots through the eyes of a child, by filling them with impossible constructions, surrealistic installations in line with the problem. A children&rsquo;s game as a neighbour&rsquo;s shout, demanding the right to take part in their city.&rdquo;</p>
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