17 May 2011

J U S T L I K E T H E M O V I E S

Haven’t we all wished at some point that life was like a Disney movie?  Patkau Architects may have more than most, having realized these Skating Shelters in Canada’s Winnipeg that bear more than a passing resemblance to the dancing mushrooms in the Disney classic Fantasia. Located along the city’s skating trails, these elegant, temporary shelters provide comfort and shelter from the harsh winter winds that can make minus 30 feel twenty degrees colder. Formed from thin, flexible plywood and rotated to counteract allsorts of solar and wind conditions, these nifty little structures create a community in the most unlikely of places.     

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