Skateboarding born in the 50s in California on the seaside coast such as Los Angeles or Hawaii. By their long walks tarred along beaches, the cities become the cradle of skateboarding. Indeed, many phenomena such as the expansion of these towns based on an orthogonal pattern (grid, streamlined mesh of the urban fabric, large squares in front of public buildings) have greatly encouraged this urban sport. We can precise that Los Angeles, postmodern city, has not city center which would deploy a set of shops and amenities. Therefore, people are forced to using car. Adding to this constraint, public transports does not respond to a daily mode. Therefore, long tarred roads create a perfect playground for skaters. This finding is enriched by Raphaël Zarka which in its book “Freeride” emphazed the typology of Los Angeles which is specific to the
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It must nuance because in fact skateboarding actually raises the issue of redefining the public space but do not answer. Indeed, they do not broaden the possibilities of the space to other practices. However, in their pursuit of pleasure, they provide a reflection on the appropriation of public space.
Therefore, the examples previously developed have shown how the observation of skateboarding could open a new way of conceiving public space. More or less well received by other pedestrians, these projects still tend to multiply as the sport is rooted in the cities.
The eyes of "plaza skate" studied so we can say that the public facilities that give pride of place to the sport without neglecting the other functions to be answered are those that induce skateboarding and not those who make a real instead of sliding.
While using the public space as a single playing field, it could not rappocher its orgine: a place of interaction, action, debate and
It must nuance because in fact skateboarding actually raises the issue of redefining the public space but do not answer. Indeed, they do not broaden the possibilities of the space to other practices. However, in their pursuit of pleasure, they provide a reflection on the appropriation of public space.
Therefore, the examples previously developed have shown how the observation of skateboarding could open a new way of conceiving public space. More or less well received by other pedestrians, these projects still tend to multiply as the sport is rooted in the cities.
The eyes of "plaza skate" studied so we can say that the public facilities that give pride of place to the sport without neglecting the other functions to be answered are those that induce skateboarding and not those who make a real instead of sliding.
While using the public space as a single playing field, it could not rappocher its orgine: a place of interaction, action, debate and