I found this article particularly interesting and wanted to share with fellow skaters and skatepark advocates. This is a very interesting new way to build skateparks – as a natural part of the urban environment. It seems that the architects for this opera house in Oslo have embraced the skateboarding culture in order not only to foster healthy physical activity but also to enhance the environment surrounding the opera house. They have seized the opportunity to channel the inspiration and energy of skateboarding youth in a positive way that amplifies the overall experience of the opera house.
“For years, architects have gone to great lengths to protect their buildings from marauding skaters. But as aesthetic trends move toward folded planes that transition seamlessly from wall to ceiling and back to wall, designers have been looking to their former adversaries for a lesson in flow,” says Wired writer Andrew Blum.
