Found: Toothpick mason builds second world

By Antoinette Siu

Stan Munro is not your average engineer. He isn’t your average guy at all. Munro, who calls himself a toothpick engineer, started building toothpick renderings of well-known architecture 10 years ago. In about a year and a half, he had built his first Toothpick City—complete with the Sydney Opera House, Chrysler Building, Taj Mahal, Washington Monument, and Taipei 101.

Before toothpicking, Munro worked as a TV reporter for a morning show. Ever since toothpicks became his full-time job, Munro can’t imagine doing anything else. And 200 buildings later, he’s even more excited for Toothpick City II to come together.