It happened with me. I was asked by an architect to design a skatepark in Madrid. Yes, they are some who think logically, but most of them think differently. Sometimes the most important thing is to make it just to show off. They don’t care if it has real quality or not. For many of them it’s just about politics. Designing skateparks is quite cool, but working with some city halls can be crazy. The La Kantera bowl was my first project of this magnitude and I never stopped since.ĭo you keep finding mistakes made when building skateparks? Then came La Kantera and before I knew it a thousand copies were made of it and I told myself: ‘I have to do more’. We did that because of our natural restlessness. It all started when I was a kid and started making wooden ramps. You have been involved in the construction of more than 100 skateparks in many countries. 'I like skateparks where everything flows.

His prediction? A mix of styles at the same spot. If we want to guess how skateparks will look like in the future, this is one of the guys with a crystal ball. CEO of Zutskateparks, a Spanish builder, who started his journey with La Kantera and since then has been involved in the construction of more than 100 skateparks all over the place. Even that too, explains Txus Domínguez with a naughty smile. It's the Basque word for ‘vertical’, which can be used for almost all kind of stuff that's vertical. Interview with Txus Domínguez, CEO of Zutskateparks Visit Inukjuak skatepark Find out more about Make Life Skate Life Read More But there is a lot of talent and motivation so we're sure that there will be some rippers coming out of the park. We just want to see the locals take up skateboarding and progress. The big advantage for the local kids is that they can do laps around without having to stop.Īny dream trick or link you'd like to see go down in any of the park's features or areas? The skatepark skates super well and all features also work super well together. Is there any feature that you're particularly happy with, that came out really nice or is really fun to skate? The park is beginner's oriented with a long bank with slappy and igloo features on one side, a long quarter with extension on the other, and a tiny rooftop, medium size ledge, flatrail, mannipad and small pyramid in the middle. Inukjuak is very remote and can only be reached by air travel. Inukjuak Skatepark is 300m² and located in the small town of Inukjuak in Northern Quebec, Canada. Introduce us to the park - tell us its name, where it is, what kind of park will it be (more street-oriented, just a bowl, a plaza.), its approximate dimensions, if it's already open to the public, who involved in the construction and design, that sort of stuff. We reached out to Arne, from Make Life Skate Life, to find out more. Caroline brought together a variety of partners from the public and private sectors to make this happen: the Northern Village of Inukjuak, the Nunavik Regional Board of Health, Social Services, CRT Construction, the non-profit Make Life Skate Life, and several local businesses. Her dream was to build a skatepark for the kids who spend their summers in the community, because unfortunately they don't have much to do there. New concrete in Inukjuak, one of the most remote areas in Canada, and you're going to need a plane or boat if you want to skate here.Ĭaroline Gleason, a teacher in the hamlet of about 1821 residents (2021 Canadian Census), was the person behind the whole project. The new Inukjuak skatepark built by Make Life Skate Life is officially open

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