Design Director
New Line Skateparks
San Diego, California
Kanten is Design Director for New Line Skateparks. Growing up in Southern California Kanten quickly became a leading figure in the region’s skateboarding scene and was a professional skateboarder for 12 years. He transitioned into Skate Park design professionally for the last 16 years.
Kanten has led the design process of over 300 skate parks including one of the world’s first “green” skate parks in St. Cloud, Minnesota; a skate plaza in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which converted a brownfield into an active space to help combat childhood obesity; and the Alga Norte Community Skate Park in Carlsbad, California.
SAT-C04: Tactical Recreation—Activating Urban Spaces through Recreation
Saturday, October 28, 2023
3:45pm – 5:00pm CT