VDZ+A has completed over 300 high profile municipal skatepark projects throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and South America – establishing ourselves as one of the world’s preeminent skatepark planning/design/construction teams.
This is a sampling of some of our more recent Skate Projects:
Calgary Skateboard Amenities Strategy – Calgary, AB (2011)
2012 CSLA National Citation Award for Planning and Analysis
Pickering Skatepark Strategy – Pickering, ON (2019)
Vancouver Skate Plaza – Vancouver, BC (2004 and 2019)
Grand prairie skateboard Amenities Strategy – Grand Prairie, AB (2017)
Chattanooga Skatepark Strategy – Chattangooga, TN (Ongoing)
The Plaza at the Forks – Winnipeg, MB (2006)
2018 CSLA CSLA Legacy Project Award
Skaters for Public Skateparks – Public Space Award
Arlington Skatepark Master Plan – Arlington, TX (2011)
2011 Texas Planning Award
Seattle Center Skate Plaza – Seattle, WA (2009)
SoMa Skate Plaza – San Fransisco, CA (2014)
Chuck Bailey Covered Youth Park, Surrey, BC (2014)
UBC Campus Skatepark, Vancouver, BC (2013)
Station One Skate Plaza, St. Johns, NB (2008)
Amherst Lions Skate Park, Amherst, NS (2011)
King’s Country Skate Park, Kentville, NS (2019)
Mersey Skate Park, Queens County Liverpool, NS (2017)
Westbank Multi-Use Park – Westbank First Nations, BC (2018)
Ed Benedict Skate Plaza – Portland, OR (2008)
Vandergitt Skatepark, Arlington, TX (2014)
Martensville Skatepark – Martensville, SK (2017)
Melfort Skate Park – Melfort, SK (2017)
Marina Park Skate Plaza – Thunder Bay, ON (2008)
2010 Parks and Rec Ontario Excellence in Design Award
Chinook Winds Skate Plaza – Airdrie, AB (2010)
Banff National Park Skatepark – Banff, AB (2018)
Roanoke Skate Plaza – Roanoke, TX (2015)
NE Community Skate Park, Frisco, TX (2017)
Cold Lake Skatepark – Cold Lake, AB (2015)
Nelson Skate Park, Nelson, BC (2013)
Kingsley comes to VDZ+A with over 6 years of support experience. He graduated from the local puppy socialization class with distinction back in 2016, where he learned to make a positive impact on everyone he meets. Raised in a household obsessed with fluffy pets, Kingsley is accustomed to receiving endless attention and this comes particularly handy at our Vancouver office, where he provides our staff with effortless entertainment by means of borks, boops and sploots. His other tasks include lying in the hallway in the most obstructive way possible, and testing out our Parks projects upon their completion. Kingsley is also responsible for curating our supply of office snacks to ensure that they are as delicious as possible, as this is imperative to overall staff well-being and thus productivity!
Kelly has been with VDZ since 2003 and brings a breadth of experience from the architecture and engineering industry specifically working in business administration and finance operations. Kelly’s primary role is Financial Manager where she is responsible for all client invoicing and specialized reporting. Kelly also ensures both our Vancouver and Fort Langley offices are running at full efficiency – from equipping staff with the tools they need to do their work, to ensuring all services needed behind the scenes are met.
With other 20 years experience in the landscape and Arboriculture industry, Glyn brings with him a considered approach to Urban Forestry. Glyn is an accredited organic gardener, ISA arborist and Qualified Tree Risk Assessor. As a recent graduate of the BCIT Forest Management program, Glyn offers advanced abilities in GIS mapping and Forest management to assist with our windfirm and wildfire hazard consultation services. Glyn also plays a key role in invasive species management programs.
