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"Originally designed by Asturian architect Manuel del Busto in 1912, the church of Santa Barbara in Llanera, Asturias, was abandoned for years and crumbling from neglect. Luckily, a group of enterprising individuals lead by a collective called the 'Church Brigade,' with help from online fundraising and Red Bull, the church was salvaged and turned into a public skate park dubbed Kaos Temple."

"Il est le supporter le plus fameux de la Major League Soccer nord-américaine : Timber Joey, de son vrai nom Joey Webber, est un inconditionnel de Providence Park à Portland, l'antre des champions d'Amérique en titre. A chaque but marqué par son équipe, il découpe un rondin de bois à la tronçonneuse face à la tribune des ultras. Tout l'art de l'entertainment à la sauce US."

"But something is changing. By 2012, the river earned a B+, according to William Walsh-Rogalski, an attorney for EPA's Boston-based Region 1. It's even clean enough, apparently, to swim in. Last Saturday, the Charles River Conservancy hosted the first recreational swim in the Charles River since public swimming was banned in the 1950s. In groups of about two dozen, 144 swimmers jumped off a dock along the city's Esplanade park and splashed around in an enclosed swimming area.   "

"Mais le plus inquiétant, c'est qu'on observe une disparition des filles des loisirs après l'âge de 12 ans. De plus, les loisirs publics extérieurs sont destinés aux garçons, comme les skate parks, les city stades. Bien sûr, cela ne veut pas dire que les filles n'ont pas le droit de faire du skate, mais elles sont beaucoup moins nombreuses (environ 20%). Globalement, les politiques publiques envisagent la ville comme un espace de loisir pour les hommes."

"Des dizaines de légendes du basketball ont commencé leurs carrières sur des terrains de rue, dans leurs quartiers respectifs aux Etats-Unis. C'est sur le bitume du mythique terrain de Rucker Park, le «jardin d'Harlem», que des stars telles que Julius Erving, Stephon Marbury et Rafer Alston (pour ne citer qu'eux) ont fait leurs preuves et cultivé leur style, attirant des foules de spectateurs obligés de s'assoir sur les toits, ou de se hisser sur des branches pour avoir une vue dégagée sur le match."

"Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal defends accusations that his team played a long-ball style against West Ham by producing a dossier of statistics in a news conference. Speaking ahead of United's match against Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday, Van Gaal explained the reasons for his tactics at Upton Park by referring to a printed handout featuring diagrams and data, which was then distributed to the assembled journalists."

"Entre battles et festivals, répétitions et représentations, parkings et centres commerciaux, Raphaël Stora, ancien danseur, retrace en quinze années d'archives personnelles, "

"Inspired by a long-standing feature of Chinese public parks, cities around the world seek to keep ageing populations healthy with dedicated senior playgrounds. "

"for the stadium, zaha hadid architects has conceived a pioneering design made almost entirely from wood. the scheme sits low on the terrain, intended to complement the existing meadow landscape. the venue's roof is covered with a transparent membrane, which helps turf to grow naturally. importantly, the arena has been designed to allow for future expansion - constructed initially for 5,000 spectators, the stadium could potentially double in size depending on the club's success.  "

"A vertically positioned skatepark isn't common (the designers claim this is the first of its kind), and indeed you can see how a plan like this could be an engineering and safety challenge, given the heft of the concrete, the undulating floors, and the kind of activity it will have to support. Hollaway says his team is still exploring the potential of what a vertical skatepark could be, and they're currently readying the proposal for city approval, so it's not a done deal quite yet. Still, the concept is likely to exist in any young skateboarder's dreams."

"The practice of scaling skyscrapers to take dizzying photographs has been hit by security crackdowns and arrests. Shouldn't these thrill seekers have the right to take risks, asks academic geographer and urban explorer"

"- si le running devient un moyen de transport à part entière, pourquoi ne pas obliger  les bureaux à se doter d'espaces de vestiaires et de douches ?  - si le running devient un des modes de la mobilité quotidienne, pourquoi ne pas inventer ne nouvelles escales pour sportifs en mal de vestiaires et de douches La voiture à donner naissance à la station service.  On attend toujours l'espace de transit du sportif urbain"

"Exercise boom among over-65s as country battles rising welfare bill of older population"