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In the July issue of the garden + landscape magazine a report on the skate park in Bethlehem, Palestine is included. “Concrete can look beautiful or not. It all depends on what you make of it.” More on this topic and the skate park in Bethlehem can be read in the article here.
Ralf Maier works through the German Sport University in the DIN standards committee skate and parkour facilities. The Working Committee is responsible for the standardization of skate facilities. The product standards apply to installations for users of inline skates, roller skates, skateboards or similar roller sports equipment and BMX bicycles. The committee defines general and specific requirements and test methods for equipment used in unsupervised areas. Important aspects are eg. security-related requirements for characteristics, test methods, marking and serviceability. [Excerpt […]
Physical education with a difference! Workshop with children and young migrants in Gummersbach. Once again it appears that skating and BMX knows no boundary between cultures. We have presented the state of planning for the sports and leisure park Gummersbach and answered questions, then we went to the gym of the high school. After a short demonstration, the kids and teenagers were rode the skateboards and BMX by themselves. Thanks to skate-aid and the People’s Store for the support with […]
The Architects Newspaper published an article about the skatepark Bethlehem. The Architect’s Newspaper serves up news and inside reports to a niche community of architects, designers, engineers, landscape architects, lighting designers, interior designers, academics, developers, contractors, and other parties interested in the built urban environment. Read the article online: “German landscape architecture firm Maier Landschaftsarchitektur has designed a very colorful addition to Bethlehem, a town you’d be forgiven for foremost associating with the birthplace of a certain Biblical character. Built […]
FLL – research and development company for landscape development and landscape construction The FLL pursued by statute exclusively charitable purposes for the promotion of science and research for landscape development and landscaping in areas fundamentals, planning, design and production as well as the preparation and dissemination of policies and guidelines in these areas. Ralf Maier is director of the rules committee for the “design, construction and maintenance of skate and bike facilities”. Currently the “recommendation for the design, construction and […]
Visit us at the trade fair FSB in Cologne from 27th 30th October 2015, at the planner forum. We have the chance to communicate the topic of design and construction of bike and skatepark to municipalities, architects and other landscape architects in a series of lectures by the association of German landscape architects nrw.
The international IAKS Congress in Cologne will be from 27th – 30th October 2015. Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Maier participates this year to give a lecture on “Urban Spaces of Movement”. There is also a seminar on the topic: “Urban space for skate and bike activities”.
For the issue 05/2015 of the international Trade Journal for Play, Sports and Leisure Areas – the Playground@Landscape, we wrote a text: “Much ado about nothing– Noise emissions from biking and skateparks. Notes on the application of VDI guideline 3770.” → Read here (.PDF)
From the 02nd-10th of octobre 2015 „the international festival for urban explorations – urbanize!“, will held again in Vienna, Austria. On the festival ground are refugees housed as well. That’s why we will build a “Skatepark in a box” together with and for the refugees. „Skatepark in a box“ is our latest idea as an urban module for a personal skatepark construction. Supported by Skate-Aid there will be Skateboard workshops as well.
The city of Bonn, Germany is planning to build two sections for MTB bikes at the Venusberg location in Bonn, NRW, Germany. We were entrusted with the a feasibility study.
In the current issue of the “WLA Magazine (World Landscape Architecture Magazine)” is a report about our project “Skatepark SOS Children’s Village Bethlehem, Palestina“. → read the article (.pdf)
From 27.-28. of june 2015 there was the “Day of architecture” in Oberhausen-Holten. The Skatepark Oberhausen-Holten was designed by us and built by Yamato Living Ramps in 2013. German-Facebook-Site: M:AI Museum für Architektur und Ingenieurkunst NRW
In the current issue of the Außenraum magazine (external space magazine, a magazine about planning, implementation and maintenance of outdoor facilities) an interview with Ralf Maier on the subject skate and bike equipment can be read. → Beitrag lesen (.pdf)
The current issue of the SB (International magazine for sports, leisure and recreational facilities) includes a report about our project Skatepark Panna, India. → read report (.pdf)
In cooperation with the company Westeifel we have created the bench “sit or ride”. The bench is available in various versions and formats (length/ size/ color/ material) and available only through Westeifel. This bench is designed in a way that it can not be damaged by the use of skaters and bikers!
We designed a special element for the group “Flensburger Sportpiraten” (Sport pirates of Flensburg) for their BMX- and Skatepark: A manualpad with chinawall made out of granite!
FLL – research and development company for landscape development and landscape construction The FLL pursued by statute exclusively charitable purposes for the promotion of science and research for landscape development and landscaping in areas fundamentals, planning, design and production as well as the preparation and dissemination of policies and guidelines in these areas. The FLL symposium greens care wil ltake place on the 4th of June 2014 in Bochum, Germany. There, the new sports ground maintenance policy is presented. This […]
The current issue of the “SB (International magazine for sports, leisure and recreational facilities)” includes a report about our project Skatepark SOS Children’s Village Bethlehem. → read report (.pdf)
We are pleased to inform you that, together with skate-aid, we received an international architectural Award of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and IAKS (International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities) for our project “Skatepark Tansania, Africa“. INFO: veroffentlichungen/sb-52013-skatepark-tansania/ skate-aid.org
The construction of the dirt park in Lingen, Germany was started in early May and completed in June 2013. The opening was held on 24 August 2013 with a dirt jam. With great weather all kids and visitors could test the finished course.
Cologne is without question one of the BMX-bike-skate capitals in Germany. But there is no public (inner-city, free entry) place for BMX, MTB, Inlineskating and Kickboard! What is missing is Cologne is an inner-city public Bike- and Skatepark, which is not only tailored to the needs of small groups or do discriminate particular groups. A public Skatepark for all! BMX-Riders, Skateboarders, Inlineskaters, Mountainbikers and Kickoarders etc. That’s why we (the Cologne BMX-Riders) have joined forces and organized
We created a Skateplaza by combines the many elements of BMX and skateboarding in a optimal way. On the website of the City Ratingen, you can see pictures of the workshops.
We are very pleased that in the current edition of the “SB (international magazine for sports, leisure and recreational facilities)” two of our projects are featured. First, a text about the recently opened leisure center including a concrete bowl in Ratingen, NRW, Germany. Second, a report on our project with skate-aid, the Skatepark Tanzania, Africa. Read SB 4/2012 here (* PDF 6.7 mb)
Here you will see a short video-documentation about our project “Skatepark in Karokh, Afghanistan“. Enjoy Mit dem Laden des Inhalts akzeptierst du die Datenschutzerklärung von YouTube. Inhalte von YouTube immer ladenAkzeptieren und Anzeigen
We are very happy to announce that we, together with Titus Dittmann (skate-aid), received an international Architecture Award from IOC (International Olympic Committee) and IAKS (International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities) for our project “Skatepark in Karokh, Afghanistan“. Here are some pictures from the ceremony on 26th October 2011 that took place during the FSB 2011 (the International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities) in Cologne. Ride/ Skate/ Build on!
Once again, Europe’s biggest Mountainbike Freeride Festival “DiRTMASTERS” are happening in the Bikepark Winterberg from 2nd till 5th of June 2011. As we planed the ‘Giro-Bowl’ for the Bikepark in 2009, this year there will be the ‘Giro Bowl Best Trick’ competition. This huge festival is so much worth to see. Visit www.dirtmasters-festival.de .
Participation in the competition “Reclaim the Streets“. Read/ View Presentation (*PDF 2,58mb)
Close to the sports field of the township Much (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany), a Dirtjump-Area for BMX and MTB (mountainbike) will be created. The Dirtjump-Area shall be built in summer 2011.
In cooperation with the company Camp Ramps (www.camp-ramps.com) we have planned this Dirtjump-Area. It includes a BMX- and MTB-Park with various Dirt-Lines. The tower is simultaneously used as a climbing tower. It is a trend-setting, functional link between the sports BMX/ MTB and climbing with an exceptional design.
The existing skate facility in Görlitz-Königshufen was completely redesigned. In our design, the existing asphalt surface and the “ramps” would be gone. We created a Skateplaza! The Plaza consists of two levels, would be completely made of concrete and would have an area of approximately 330m2. Unfortunatly in 2010 there was a massive flood that destroyed so much in this area, including the budget and plans for that skateplaza.