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LPA Design complete California's largest ice skating complex
by Andrew Manns | 10 May 2019
American architecture studio LPA Design have created The Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena – the largest ice skating facility in the state of California. Located in Irvine, the 280,000 sq ft (26,000 sq m) complex comprises an Olympic ice rink, three National Hockey League (NHL)-size rinks, a multipurpose arena, an amphitheatre, a gym, an artificial beach, and a selection of dining and retail amenities. Described by the American Society
World’s largest ice skating centre likely for New York
by Luke Cloherty | 17 Aug 2018
Former Deutsche Bank executive Kevin Parker and former New York Rangers player Mark Messier have secured funding for phase one of a $350m (€303.6m, £275m) project in the Bronx, New York, which will be home to the largest ice skating centre in the world. The pair have announced that plans are underway to transform the 750,000sq ft (69,677sq m) Kingsbridge Armory from its previous use as a military centre into
World's first multi-level skatepark gets the green light
by Kim Megson | 11 Mar 2016
Guy Holloway Architects look set to develop the world’s first multi-storey skatepark in the British port town of Folkestone after their design received planning approval from the district council. Following a series of public consultations in Q1 2015, detailed proposals were developed by the architects and skatepark design consultancy Maverick for an urban sports facility. That vision has now been unanimously approved by planning committee members at Shepway District Council.
Subterranean skate and BMX park created in renovated Victorian bath house
by Kim Megson | 08 Mar 2016
A BMX and skate park has opened within an old Victorian bathing house beneath the seafront in the British town of Hastings. Source Park is formed of a main park, a plaza and a skating shop in the 1870s White Rock Baths building, which once housed the town’s Turkish Baths and smoking rooms – a popular destination for the country’s first seaside tourists. Since the baths closed, the building has,
Skating to victory: Southbank Undercroft saved by boarders
by Katie Buckley | 22 Sep 2014
Skateboarders in London’s South Bank Undercroft have won their 17-month battle to keep the space under Queen Elizabeth Hall designated for skateboarding, BMX riding, graffiti and urban activities. On 18 September, details of a binding agreement between the Long Live Southbank campaign, the Southbank Centre and Lambeth Council were released; meaning that both parties will withdraw from further legal action and the site will remain open, free of charge, for
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