SPINDRIFT-SCAPE

-Housing as Intervention of Physical Activity + Wellness of Teens-
_{Austin, Chicago, IL}

_{“Skateboarding gives you a community
to inspire you,
guide you, and challenge you.
Through skateboarding you are exposed
to people with different ideas
and from different backgrounds.
This develops tolerance."

-----Oliver Percovich,Founder and Executive Director of SKATEISTAN}

^Focus:

_{Emphasizes the dynamics of African American urban culture and reflects the
vitality of the community.

The movement brings the interaction of people's movement with buildings and public facilities.}

^Site:

Austin, Chicago

_{Former Robert Emmet School
(closed in 2013, acquired by Westside Authority Health in 2017)}

^{Street Sports & African American}

_{Culture Access to Cultural and Sports Amenities}

_{Street sports are an important part of African-American culture. The core of this culture is a spirit of rebellion, opposing the mainstream and promoting freedom and individuality. This culture spans skin color and ethnicity and is loved and grown by teenagers. The movement interacts with many public spaces and facility designs, create another dynamic connection about the public amenities with young people other than their originalfunctions.}

_{Physical Activity + Wellness of Teens}

_{Sports can prove young people with opportunities to develop self esteem and social competence.

Sports Center provided for social interaction and social integration, along with the development of social skills, self-esteem, cooperation and respect for self and others}

^{“The best thing about skating is that it keeps us away from the streets and drugs."}
^{-----Johannesburg,Outreach student.}

_{The skateboard had the pull with youth of all socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities and genders. Skateboarding quickly created a community that overcame social divisions}

_{The design inspired by the changeable natural landforms.

Its natural spatial change brings new vitality to the community, also enriches the development and interaction of space by skateboarding.}

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SPINDRIFT-SCAPE

^Focus:

^Site:

^{Street Sports & African American}