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What we learn, and what is happening

Two things in one place: in-depth pieces written for local authorities, and news from our sites, openings and events.

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Design · Events

Hosting a competition: six trade-offs settled at concept stage

A local facility can host elite competition, provided it was planned for. What FASU 2026 in Gap and Vibrations Urbaines in Pessac taught us about what gets decided before the first spade goes in.

August 2026 · 8 min read
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News

What is happening right now

Sites in progress, openings and events across our projects. Evolving Skatepark is delivering three facilities by the end of 2026, and four more in the first half of 2027.

Gap skatepark (05)

Opening · July 2026

Gap opens its international skatepark

From 11 to 14 July 2026, during the 24th FASU: 2,000 m² at the Parc de la Pépinière, France's largest freestyle park optimised for skating.

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Opening · 18 October 2026

La Motte-Servolex opens its action sports complex

A concrete area for beginners and skateboarders, a modular area open to every discipline. The street area opened in August and the freestyle area in September: the official opening takes place on Sunday 18 October.

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Freestyle park in Pessac (33)

Event · 11 September – 11 October 2026

Vibrations Urbaines at the Bellegrave skatepark

For its 28th edition, one of France's oldest urban culture festivals is holding two of its three riding contests on our Pessac design.

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What comes next

Coming next

These questions come up in almost every conversation we have with local authorities. We will answer them here, one by one.

Budget

Why two skateparks of the same size do not cost the same

Ground conditions, services, earthworks, finishes: a real cost broken down item by item, across two comparable schemes.

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Accessibility

A riding facility genuinely open to wheelchairs

What France's first inclusive pumptrack, at Bois d'Arcy, forced us to rethink — with MOBIL'iKi.

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Public procurement

Design and build: when it is the right choice

The conditions under which this route delivers on its timescale promises without sacrificing build quality.

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Community engagement

Involving riders without promising them the impossible

The workshop method we use, and the three mistakes that sink a consultation.

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Maintenance

What a skatepark costs after handover

Real material lifespans, how often work is needed, the annual budget to set aside.

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Multi-discipline

Skateboard, skates, scooter, BMX: four conflicting demands

How we settle between needs that pull against each other, rather than designing for one group alone.

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Let's talk

A project, a refurbishment, or simply a question?

We answer a town launching its feasibility study just as readily as an authority still weighing up whether a facility makes sense at all. The first conversation costs nothing and often clears up a great deal.