Sure, you’ll find a skateboard in your local mall, but mall grabs are a lot different than mute grabs. Face it, a majority of big businesses in the United States love making money off skating, but hate the skater. We even saw that Skate Stopper video which uncovered full-time skate stopper employees who actually make money by destroying our prized ledges, and even Nate Sherwood from Skateboard.com boycotted Loews after he discovered they skate stopped their ledges!
But don’t be fooled by the heartless”liability” freaks here Stateside, because out in Europe, skaters are actually commissioned to help in the architectural design process. Yup, you read right. As today’s structural aesthetics are getting a bit too “square” and redundant, free-spirited architects are relying on skateboarders, who are experts in “twisted planes”, to help create free-flowing and visually appealing edifices. Parks in Barcelona and the Phaeno Science Center in Germany were designed with skaters in mind (not a huge surprise), and the latest building stealth outdoor skate park is Norway’s Oslo Opera House (above). Designed by Snøhetta , the super-structure is inspired by the image of two glaciers colliding, but that’s just an artsy way of saying it’s skate heaven…with a massive body of water at the bottom of the embankment - no room for mistakes.
Read the full article HERE, which gives insight to the actual “skate spots” and see a list of tricks (after the jump) that skater’s are encouraged to do at Oslo, yes, there’s an actual list of tricks - wow. There’s even one trick for you fruit booters called the “Downhill Slalom”, and nope, sorry fixie riders, you’re not even cool in Norway.
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