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Sleepy
04-27-2010, 01:12 PM
Something one would be able to turnaround quite quickly..interesting to boot.

Reclaiming the Street Design Competition (http://www.showroommama.nl/texts/reclaiming_the_street.cfm)


‘Reclaiming the Street’ is an open-submission competition aimed at established and emerging artists, architects and skateboarders who have or wish to establish a relationship with skateboard culture. We are looking for unpublished and unrealised concepts for the (re)organisation of urban public spaces in order to create a place for multiple user groups including skateboarders. Whereas in the past skateboarders were driven away from public spaces and then ‘caged up’ in purpose-built skateparks, we envisage a new phase in which youth culture and skateboard culture will be integrated within the public realm. In addition to our wish to provide a valid place for skateboard culture, we see skateboard culture as an instrument for improving the quality of certain public spaces.

adk
04-28-2010, 12:11 AM
Really interesting one Sleepy ... cheers for the heads up :thumbsup:

archijam
04-28-2010, 01:53 AM
Nice find!

If you are ever in Rotterdam, mama on the Witte de With Straat has some great little events since .. for ever.

Would be great to see some entries.

Exception's office is just round the corner .. how about it Tom ? :)

Edit: nice to see the aussies active round here (from Freo myself ...)

adk
04-28-2010, 02:14 AM
Nice find!

If you are ever in Rotterdam, mama on the Witte de With Straat has some great little events since .. for ever.

Would be great to see some entries.

Exception's office is just round the corner .. how about it Tom ? :)

Edit: nice to see the aussies active round here (from Freo myself ...)

I'm planning on a beer with Tom somewhere around there soon(ish) so cheers for the tip :D you in those parts as well archijam ?
I reckon he should definitely give it a shake if he has the time.


PS: I did this piece eons ago (1997ish) in LW, specifically to avoid skateboarders :D so kind of poetic me finding this thread

Sleepy
04-28-2010, 04:19 PM
^ Nice one! That lowest rail would definitely have eyes rattling in their sockets.

Sounds like providence, time to get busy balancing the universe. :D

adk
04-28-2010, 10:16 PM
^ Nice one! That lowest rail would definitely have eyes rattling in their sockets.

Sounds like providence, time to get busy balancing the universe. :D

Cheers mate & yeah maybe time to do a bit of a back flip & dabble on the other side of the fence :D