Mark van der Zalm | van der Zalm + Associates

Tactical Urbanism:  Action Sports recreation and the City

October 7, 2022 @ 3:30 p.m. MDT

About the Lecture:

Over two decades of practice has given Mark and his consulting firm a unique perspective on how adults and youth adapt urban environments for recreation.  With work specifically in Parkour, Skateboarding, and BMX facility design – Mark’s team has questioned the current perspective on placing all ‘play’ in parks or sanctioned facilities. 

Through engagement, observation, and absorption of youth culture – the VDZ+A team has prepared facility design to support socialization, and skill development for non-traditional sports. 

In recent years, greater emphasis on supporting diversity, inclusion of varied backgrounds, skills, and abilities have come center stage. There has been a larger push to adapt the city to recreation in a safe and engaging way, making transportation, or a trip to the corner market – more of a recreational experience! 

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