The intermingling of skateboarders, BMX, inline skaters, tourists, and spectators provides Winnipeg with a skateable sculpture plaza and bowl that is unrivalled in diversity, size, configuration and quality of materials.

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The concept for the skate park was the cultivation of an outdoor sculpture plaza that created a multi-use urban public space, incorporating quality materials such as coloured and contoured concrete, unit pavers, limestone, and granite. Sculpture podiums are located throughout the plaza and are completely ‘skateable’; in some instances, the sculptural pieces are placed on the ground plane and are fully accessible to skateboarders, while others are set back and away from the skateable area.

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Another significant part of the plaza development is the separate, yet site integrated bowl. The traditional skate bowl concept is pushed to the limit to create a world-class skate facility complete with an over-vertical ‘cradle’. The bowl challenges advanced riders and provides great viewing for spectators and skaters alike.

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Awards:

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2007 CSLA National Honour

2007 Consulting Engineers of Manitoba (Infrastructure)

2006 Skaters for Public Skateparks – Public Space Award

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