To those who prefer to be on wheels, this shiny, square building with its wide corridors and seemingly endless open spaces indicate something entirely different: a perfect place to skate.

...wanted to shoot it all in his hometown, Okinawa, Japan, and do his entire part without any ollies.

...handcrafted from bamboo and recycled oak...and designed after vintage decks from the ‘70s...

...made using only foam, fiberglass and resin.

Such are the rich possibilities for the Motor City—one of four finalist cities in competition for the ESPN X Games expansion in summers of 2014-2016.

...This results in an entirely different experience between the up-and-coming extreme sport athlete and the “traditional” athlete.

...skate-inspired clothing brand Supreme built a cult following for its tweaked versions of famous logos. It’s mostly gotten away with this sampling of intellectual property, so it was especially ironic that when Supreme found itself embroiled in a trademark suit this year, it was the one doing the suing. 

...a vivid immersion in the hidden skateboarding culture of the former East Germany.