e-Research topic 4
SK8 Upgrade
The City Messenger, 3rd April 2002, p.6, reported that the City Skate Park,
City-SK8, would be expanded. "SK8 is widely recognised as one of
Australia's premier skate and youth facilities," said City Councillor Judith
Brine. Write an illustrated critique of the SK8. Shape your
critique on a similar piece of work for any project in Landscape
Australia, the journal of the Australian Institute of Landscape
Architects.
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"Sk8
skate park set to take a $200,000 improvements jump", City
Messenger, 3rd April 2002, page 6
"City SK8 Wins Award", City Messenger, 6th December 2000,
page 13
Morgan, Peter. "Skate
balls of fire", Advertiser, 19th December 2000,
page 29.
Books
Borden, Iain. "Body
Architecture: Skateboarding and the Creation of Super-Architectural Space"
in Occupying
architecture: between the architect and the user. London, Routledge,
1998.
Main Collection 720.103
H646o
Borden, Iain. "Beneath
the Pavement, the Beach: Skateboarding, Architecture and the Urban Realm"
in Strangely
familiar: narratives of architecture in the city. London;
New York, Routledge, 1996.
Main Collection 720.103
B728s
Articles
Media Release, 27 September 1999 "City
Council confirms commitment to Youth Skate Park" .
"Board
Meeting", Advertiser, 19th December 2000, page 27.
"Kiosk
for skate park opposed", Advertiser, 19th December 2000,
page 5.
Landscape
Australia
Main Collection 712.05
L2632
To find articles in this journal on recreational
facilities and/or other projects, use the database ARCH.
Use Search Builder,
select Source and then type
the title landscape architecture
then click on Search.
Use Search Builder again,
this time select DEMJ
and DEMI and then type recreation
then click on Search.
At the search screen, scroll down to Search
History, click in the box to the left of the search result lines
and combine with the AND operator.
Landmark
Main Collection 712.05
L257o
Web sites
Adelaide City Council. Live
Skate Park pictures now on web See also Council Press
Releases on City Sk8.
ENCYCLOPAEDIAS and HANDBOOKS are useful sources for
background information.
Encyclopedia
of architecture, design, engineering & construction.
Wiley, New York, 1990.
Reference collection
720.3 W682e
"Recreational facilities", vol.5, pages 492-510.
Ching, F. D. K. Visual
dictionary of architecture. Wiley, New York, 1997.
Reference collection
720.3 C539v
Instead of an alphabetical listing, the information
is clustered around basic aspects of architecture with words placed in
their visual context. Included are fundamental terms relating to
architectural design, history and technology. 'Design' pages 54-59,
'Material' pages161-165, 'Structure' pages 238-245.
The following handbooks present guidelines for architectural design
over a range of activities, building types, and environments.
These follow European or North American precedents, remember to check with
Australian
codes.
Architect's
data. 3rd ed. Oxford, Blackwell Science Publishers,
2000.
Reference collection
721.0212 N482a.3
"Skateboarding', page 521.
Time-saver
standards for landscape architecture: design and construction data.
2nd ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Reference collection
712.0212 H313t.2
Section 520, "Recreational and athletic facilities"
includes design elements for "Skateboard Parks" (8.4)
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