The Arches DIY – Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow is a post industrial city on the west coast of Scotland and somewhere within it, in a location that is pretty central and easily found on google maps, is The Arches DIY.
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Glasgow is a post industrial city on the west coast of Scotland and somewhere within it, in a location that is pretty central and easily found on google maps, is The Arches DIY.
The funny thing about DIY, is that we spend so much time trying to explain them, community, repurposed space, a reaction to poor government, and they’re not wrong, but they’re missing something. In an era of Street League sponsorships and skateboarding selling cars, DIY spots are a symbol. They are proof that some people still care about the thing itself.
We started building this DIY called Bay Area about five years ago in Ise, Mie prefecture. It began at a different spot but road patrol found it…
The Vladimir Film Festival is a fascinating event that attracts people from all around the globe to a small village in Croatia without a lot of advertising…
Habash Skate – a bunch of creatives and craftsmen – invited to the annual Beton Fiesta at the skatepark in Näfels. People from all over Europe came together to build the new feature – a roller to miniramp. It’s the first extension of the park area in the last 10 years.
…10 years later, a big part of the European DIY skate scene were there in Chamrousse, to celebrate the spot who shaped an entire generation, and inspired people like me, to build their own DIY.
Against all the odds, Suvilahti DIY keeps on evolving and delivering. Even though the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland did not give in to the skaters’ complaints and held its decision to demolish the biggest DIY of the Nordics, the community finished yet another massive transition and is carousing the annual Södervik Mästare championships once again this July.
he kind of just wanted a little warm-up surf spot type thing and I kind of talked him into a little bit more of a bowl thing…
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Built in April of 2021, money for materials by United States government stimulus checks and donations. Builders paid in room and beers, food and mushrooms.
A few bags of crete mix can make a huge difference and build community in your local area. Get out there and make a difference!
The new wall came out pretty gnarly, but it really added a challenging feature to the bowl. With DIY spots we get to experiment and take risks, and this time it paid off!