Put together in six easy steps.

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From The Documentarian:

“A quiet, meditative biography of Dr Dre incorporating thoughts on utopian architecture, Le Corbusier and the evolution of rap.”

Do we really need buildings taller than the Empire State Building?

Anyone who has ever been to San Francisco has seen the Transamerica Pyramid. You can’t miss it. Unfortunately for the public, gaining access to the building the and the remarkable views it affords is near impossible. Recently though, Colin M. Day was able to get inside the building and make it all the way up to the top of the spire, which is a full 17 flights of stairs (approx 100′) above the 48th floor conference room where the trip up begins. Here are some photos from his experience which he likens to being “in a greenhouse high above the city.”

Alex Lukas is back with a new zine continuing his exploration of the history of the East Side Railroad Tunnel.

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“The arena of the future” aka the most recent building for sports and entertainment.

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The Skate Park House by LEVEL Architects in Tokyo, Japan.

An enigma to most

Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye gets the Lego Architecture treatment.

For about $11 million you can own the Setsuo Ito designed house where Biggie Smalls’ Juicy video was filmed.

Massive.

Watch a history of the Sutro Baths after the jump

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What a cool building. Designed by ITN Architects in Melbourne, Australia.

A New Zealand man is now in jail for building a hideout in his ex-girlfriend’s house, and using it to spy on her, and eventually threaten to injure her suitor.

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Frank Gehry’s first house completed in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation.

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A Batman worthy speedboat designed by Zaha Hadid for American art dealer Kenny Schachter.

Beginning in “an inoperative ice manufacturing plant behind a strip club in Mexico,” and ending at a random, tiny warehouse in San Luis, Arizona. It’s been called “Extraordinary.”

It took artist Heather Benning close to 18 months to convert an abandoned home in Sinclair, Manitoba into The Dollhouse, a life-size work of art.

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Set designer Sir Ken Adam reminisces about the unique film sets he created for Bond over the years.

Made in tandem with Designing 007, an exhibition at The Barbican celebrating 50 years of Bond Style.

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The coolest summer camp for kids just got a rad new upgrade courtesy of California Skateparks.