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WHOA: You've Never Seen A Gingerbread House Like This Before

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Gingerbread houses have their place -- at the kids' table and in our childhood Christmas memory bank for the most part -- unless, that is, they're one of the incredible works of architectural x culinary genius making their debut at Miami's Art Basel show this week.

The work of photographer Henry Hargreaves and chef Caitlin Levin, these iconic structures only look like the famous art museums we've come to know. But a closer inspection (or color photo) reveals layers of gingerbread and candy cleverly manipulated to look like the real thing.

Commissioned for a Dylan's Candy Bar display at the annual art fest, Levin and Hargreaves project is next-level gingerbread baking at its best. (Read: Don't even think about recreating these at home.)

Check out the edible masterpieces and what they're made of in the photos below, or in person at Dylan's Candy Bar in Miami Beach when they go on display on December 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Tate Modern, London. Modern extensions by Herzog & de Meuron

Gingerbread, hard candy, cotton candy, bubble gum.

Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, by Fernando Romero

Candy balls, gingerbread, sour rolls, taffy.

MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts, Rome, by Zaha Hadid

Gingerbread, hard candy, lollipop sticks.

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Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS), Antwerp by Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Gingerbread, lego candy, hard candy, sesame candy, chocolate, bubble gum, sour rolls.

The Louvre, Paris, Pyramid extension by I.M.Pei

Gingerbread, hard candy, licorice.

Karuizawa Museum, Nagano, by Yasui Hideo

Chocolate, gingerbread, hard candy, cotton candy, sour flush.

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, by Frank Lloyd Wright

Icing, gingerbread, cotton candy, candy wrappers, licorice, sugar.

Photos by Caitlin Levin and Henry Hargreaves.

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Architects' Homes

Zaha Hadid's London Apartment(01 of10)

Hadid’s own flat is more of a showroom of some of her iconic art and design pieces rather than a cozy personal home. Almost entirely devoid of traditional furniture, the place reflects her style as an architect and designer, yet tells little about her personality.For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://www.abitare.it/en/being-zaha-hadid/62617/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Abitare" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.abitare.it/en/being-zaha-hadid/62617/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="22" data-vars-position-in-unit="30">Abitare</a></em>)

Sean Godsell's Kew House(02 of10)

Because this building forces one to confront oneself, then if you don’t really feel good about yourself, you probably don’t like the building. There is nowhere to hide in that sense.

Sean Godsell for ABC: In the mind of the architectFor more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewwood/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="flickr user andrewwood" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewwood/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="20" data-vars-position-in-unit="28">flickr user andrewwood</a> </em>)

Günther Domenig's Stonehouse(03 of10)

Domenig's own house became a personal manifesto. With more than 20 years of construction, it was an outlet for the architect's technical and formal experiments over the years, about which he states:

“I have reached my limits in every respect. Here we shall see what I really can carry out in architecture."

For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="17" data-vars-position-in-unit="25">lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com</a></em>)

Vanna Venturi's House by Robert Venturi(04 of10)

Architect Robert Venturi designed and built this home for his mother, Vanna Venturi. The house is situated in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.For more images & information, click here. (credit:Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63541240@N00/4521147497/in/photolist-7Tw4CV-4iwQGE-4isKUa-4isLux-4iwPLw-4iwQp5-5T5pie-5T5p2n-oxth2-5T9L91-7Cxu6N-7CxtE7-2nUQKx" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Dan Reed/Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63541240@N00/4521147497/in/photolist-7Tw4CV-4iwQGE-4isKUa-4isLux-4iwPLw-4iwQp5-5T5pie-5T5p2n-oxth2-5T9L91-7Cxu6N-7CxtE7-2nUQKx" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">Dan Reed/Flickr</a>)

John Henry's Research House(05 of10)

'Just a tin shed" is the way architect John Henry described his Research House, when years ago it was shortlisted for the Interior Design Awards. Executed in Henry's typical hands-on approach, this relatively cheap house (less than 300 000$) features an interior garden and a cascade of stairs and levels filled with the architect's collection of modern furniture.For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://www.johnhenryarchitects.com.au/photo.html" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="John Henry Architects" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.johnhenryarchitects.com.au/photo.html" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="20">John Henry Architects</a></em>)

Dominic Stevens' House(06 of10)

Architect Dominic Stevens and his artist wife built their own biodegradable house in Ireland's countryside. Stevens designed a modular system in which boxes can be added and subtracted according to changing spatial requirements. In his own words,

It’s not the house as a product, it’s more the house as a process. Over the life cycle of our family growing, it can constantly adapt to the needs of different ages of children. The house is amorphous as opposed to static.

For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/emerald-in-the-rough.html?slide=5&c=y" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="dwell magazine" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/emerald-in-the-rough.html?slide=5&c=y" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">dwell magazine</a></em>)

Ricardo Bofill's House(07 of10)

Ricardo Bofill discovered an abandoned cement factory in 1973 comprised of over 30 silos, underground galleries and engine rooms. He bought it and not so long after, transformed it through a diverse program featuring his own architectural office, exhibition spaces, guest rooms and a home for him and his family. For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em> Image: <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/A-former-Cement-Factory-is-now-the-workspace-and-residence-of-Ricardo-Bofill" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Yatzer" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.yatzer.com/A-former-Cement-Factory-is-now-the-workspace-and-residence-of-Ricardo-Bofill" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Yatzer</a></em>)

Terunobu Fujimori's Takasugi-An(08 of10)

Architect Terunobu Fujimori's "tea house placed too high" (as the name translates loosely) responds to an ancient tradition, in which tea masters were designing and building their teahouses themselves. Placed on two chestnut trees, the house is accesible through free-standing ladders and sways in the wind.For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://www.edmundsumner.co.uk/site/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Edmund Sumner" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.edmundsumner.co.uk/site/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Edmund Sumner</a></em>)

Susanne Nobis' Nobis House(09 of10)

Susanne Nobis designed this house for her own family of four. The two shed-like volumes feature areas for daily life and work, carefully separated from each other, yet preserving the feel of an aesthetic and functional entity. For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://www.thecoolist.com/nobis-house-by-susanne-nobis/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="thecoolist" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.thecoolist.com/nobis-house-by-susanne-nobis/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">thecoolist</a></em>)

Ray & Charles Eames' House(10 of10)

The design of the house was proposed by the Eames as part of the famous Case Study House program (1944-1966), which commissioned major architects to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes after the end of World War II and the subsequent housing boom. The project which later became their own home and studio reflected Eames' own needs: a young couple's space to live, work and enjoy in harmony with nature.For more images & information, click here. (credit:<em>Image: <a href="http://lucagrosso.wordpress.com/art-design-in-context-2/articles/charles-and-ray-eames/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Luca Grosso" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9db142e4b03a1dcc8b8f5c" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://lucagrosso.wordpress.com/art-design-in-context-2/articles/charles-and-ray-eames/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Luca Grosso</a></em>)

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