Skateboarder consultants

Photo: Jiri Havran

Very interesting article about architects who design buildings with flow and continuity, two things that skateboarders look for too so they make great resources for designing such spaces.

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.

(Thanks again C-Monster for finding this!)