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 have one of their 10″ extended dance singles.

[Source: Simple Genius – Photos: Arch Daily] – Thanks to Betsy Gordon for the tip.

Discussion

4 thoughts on “Skateable architecture, intentionally so!

  1. If they built these in the states, they would also have to include a parking lot nearby for ambulance chasers.

  2. You can’t build them in the states because we hate nice things. I like my skatepark filled with trash, drugs, thugs and fire thank you very much.

  3. captian obvious on August 7, 2011 - Reply

    and like any intended for skateboarding space, there’s some douchebags without skateboards sitting on the obstacles.

  4. My youth counsellor was/is my skateboard

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