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More Frac-ing Skateable Architecture

This Installment of skate able architecture features the Frac Centre located in Orleans, France and designed by Jacob + Mcfarlane [Source: CJWHO Photos: Nicolas Borel] – Thanks to MC for the tip.

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Over-scaled skateable architecture

Zaha Hadid architects have designed the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan? I didn’t even know that was a place. – Thanks to Matthijs for the tip. [Source: The Contemporist]

Skateable architecture, intentionally so!

Factory Youth Movement is a community center in Merida, Spain with skatepark facilities blending into the landscape architecture. Or from a different vantage point, skateable terrain nestling and nurturing the building it was designed for. Pipets loaded and ready. Petri dish courtesy of Selgas Cano. Factory Youth Movement, I ‘m pretty sure I used to […]

Skateable Architecture in Madrid

Here’s a recently constructed house by the architecture firm A-cero out of Madrid. It’s got some nice transitions but the concrete looks a little rough in sections. Still, I’ve seen worse skateparks… That’s a crazy tight miniramp with an extra helping of vert surrounding the front door. More pictures on Freshhome. Bonus shot of another […]

Skateable Architecture of yesteryear

There are a few architectural relics left standing from the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York, but unfortunately the Kodak Pavilion isn’t one of them. This would have been at or near the height of the skateboard craze in the 60’s, so it;s possible a few pioneering street skaters may have gotten away with hitting […]

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Epicly skateable architecture

We’ve covered marginally skateable architecture, so now we travel to Punta del Este, Uruguay for this apartment complex surrounded by waves of bricked banks. This corner is a JAWBREAKER, since the first time I passed by this corner during the 80’s I felt in love with the arquitecture. Good that It was free to ride […]

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More marginally skateable architecture

Here’s a roundup of some more skateable architecture. These aren’t just fantasy proposals. The top two are scheduled for construction and the bottom two have already been built. I titled this collection “marginally skateable” not because the terrain is barely skateable, but because the skateable features are just a small part of the overall design.

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Disciplinary architecture and Ocean Howell

We pretend to be a legitimate source of information on skateboarding and culture here at SnA, but really we’re just a couple of guys wise cracking at a keyboard. Nothing illustrates that more than the fact that I have two links in this post that were supposed to be related, but I’ve lost my notes […]

Aruma Split Garden

Aruma Split Garden in Indonesia was designed by RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + Architecture). Despite its name, the primary function appears to be the restaurant underneath the roof garden. Looks like fun, unfortunately the opposite side of the transition is a dead end. It would be interesting to see this concept replicated in a skatepark either symmetrically […]