As interactive public spaces and tactile surfaces, skate parks have slowly begun to shape the way we think about urban design. Beyond the boundary of parks themselves, skaters look at the architecture of the built environment outside of its intended purpose, and in turn, are rethinking how we...
“It’s on the school curriculum, you’ve got Vans paying for free access skate parks in central London, social enterprises using skateboarding to help hard to reach youth. It is being gradually integrated into the mainstream [but not in a way] that destroys its essence.” “It’s encoura...
We’ve featured Brinkworth’s beautifully designed skate parks on the site before when they launched Nike’s BaySixty6, a community project under London’s Westway that invited people of all ages to pick up a deck and try their hand on the ramps. The initiative was such a success that ...
in the air), Franklin Stephens, Olly Todd, Blayney Hamilton, Dave Chesson, Spanish ripper Emilio Arnaz, Channel Five's Mark Churchill, professional clown Dan Cates and Welshman Chris Pulman.The tour takes the skaters to a select few parks throughout the country, like Radlands in Northampton,...
From event and competition galleries to sneak peeks of new parks, exhibition galleries, skate jam pics and brand's tour galleries. Flick through photos from team and crew trips to get an insight of what went down. With photos from top skateboarding photographers, we're showcasing the best ...
skateboarding has raised heated discussions in areas where the activity, although legal(合法的), has damaged stone works, steps, benches, and parks. Certain cities oppose the building of skate parks in their neighborhoods, for fear of increased crime (犯罪) and drugs in the area. The disagree...
Creating your own skate parks in the game is available for anyone from the main menu, but this is some serious dedication to the craft. AsGamespot pointed out, Skrambles has designed quite a few custom maps forTHPS 1+2, includingPeach's Castle fromMario 64andHyrule Temple fromSmash Bros....
A style of roller skating performed in skate parks. Axle This is a part of the skate allows an axis rotation of the wheel. Bail When a skater fails to execute a trick by falling rather than going through with it. Banked track These are tracks used in roller derby that have a slant an...