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Bounding Through Russia’s Wilderness on an Enormous Trampoline

by Steph Spencer

Fast Track ©Srchstoyanie
A highlight of this summer’s Archstoyanie festival was an installation called Fast Track consisting of a 170-foot-long trampoline installed amidst the wildnerness of rural Russia.

The installation aims to highlight the concept of infrastructure that takes into account local context and evokes an emotional response from users. A new addition to Nikola-Lenivets Park in the Kaluga region, Fast Track seems to delight everyone who uses it and it is certainly a most unusual kind of “road.” The project was designed by the firm AB Salto Architects from Estonia.

Learn more about the project on Colossal

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About the Author

Stephanie Spencer is a freelance travel writer from Canada who has been held captive by the travel industry for over 13 years. An incurable smart aleck, notorious purple fanatic, hat person, and ukulele player of questionable abilities, Stephanie explores the geeky side of travel on her blog A Nerd At Large, and dispenses random quirkiness as @ANerdAtLarge on Twitter. She truly believes that anything is possible with enough determination and copious amounts of chocolate.