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The Tashkeel design team was presented with an issue. Skateboarding is a physical manifestation of art yet the facilities skaters inhabit are often artistically void masses of grey concrete. With a location in garden of an Art Gallery/Studio located in an Arabic country the design motivation was to create a skateable art sculpture with an Arabic presence. After countless design iterations we stumbled upon the obvious... The Arabic language. Arabic characters by their very nature have inherent elements that, when put together, could be assembled into a skateable structure. Taking this inspiration we sat down using the logo of Tashkeel (meaning Art) and created a 3 dimensional drawing which was then modified to incorporate skateable elements (stairs, gaps, rails, etc) while still maintaining the authenticity of the Arabic language. The driving factor for the structure was that it must be able to circumnavigated without pushing, be rideable for any skill level, yet challenging enough for expert riders... and ultimately it must be extremely fun. The ramp has been won acclaim from various architectural/design organizations and will be featured in the Middle East's premier design symposium called Design Days. If your interested in finding out more about this structure and the movement of Skateparks as Public Art please contact Tashkeel.org. www.facebook.com/skatebiladi