I?EUR??,,????'???ve been to over 40 skateparks in the Northwest and New York. From what I?EUR??,,????'???ve seen, the ones that are consistently used and appear to have the most significant skater ownership and show significantly fewer signs of vandalism are concrete skateparks. While it is true that not all concrete parks are created equal, those that are skater designed and built are the parks that will draw skaters from across the world to experience the thrills of a playground built by those that know how to play. Those that can?EUR??,,????'???t even stand on a skateboard should not design your skatepark, this includes moving portable equipment to ?EUR??,,????'??create variety with new lines of travel without the dangers and limitations…?EUR??,,????'?? Simply observing skaters and what they do tells me that concrete was made for them. Concrete skateparks are like concrete waves which return the skater back to the roots of the sport. Concrete parks emote ?EUR??,,????'??imagination, creativity, flow, and fanaticism!?EUR??,,????'?? These observations and findings, in my personal opinion, indicate why concrete skateparks are the preferred skatepark surfacing material and why they deserved more significant reference in your article on skateparks.

Rodney Wojtanik, ASLA
Project Manager
Portland, Oregon Parks & Recreation

Re: ?EUR??,,????'??Royal Mirage Arabian Court: An Exercise in Restraint?EUR??,,????'?? (April LASN)

Douglas A. Salin, who did the photography for this feature informed us that the photography was underwritten by the following companies:

• BK Lighting
• Elliptipar
• ERCO
• Greenlee
• Hydrel
• Lucifer
• Lutron

Encinitas Veterans?EUR??,,????'??? Memorial Dedicated (Feb. LASN)

Thank you for your article on the Encinitas Veterans Memorial Dedication. Your article provided nice insight into the concepts of the memorial and recognized the individual who provided its conceptual design (Michael Clarke). However, you did not clarify that this was a collaborative effort and that there were other professionals with significant roles in the project. My firm, the Schmidt Design Group, Inc. was the landscape architect of record for both the Veterans Memorial and Cottonwood Creek Park. We provided both final conceptual design, construction drawings and construction administration for the park and memorial. Mr. Clarke was not involved in the design of the park, in fact, a third firm should be recognized, PELA Landscape Architects of Encinitas, who worked with the community and established the initial conceptual design of the park before we were involved. Thank you for clarifying the roles of the many quality professionals that collaborated on this exciting project.

Glen Schmidt
Schmidt Design Group, Inc.

Correction