S2o Design - Reinventing Whitewater http://www.s2odesign.com Whitewater Parks, Whitewater Design, Engineering and Consulting Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:54:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 S2o Whitewater Park Design’s Use of Technology Highlighted by Chipmaker Intel http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-whitewater-park-designs-use-of-technology-highlighted-by-chipmaker-intel/ http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-whitewater-park-designs-use-of-technology-highlighted-by-chipmaker-intel/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:54:07 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1459 Great story about how S2o Design and Engineering is pushing the boundaries of whitewater park design through the use of technology

http://iq.intel.com/iq/27143649/to-revitalize-a-city-just-add-water

]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-whitewater-park-designs-use-of-technology-highlighted-by-chipmaker-intel/feed/ 0 Plastics Today: Rapidblocs tune whitewater park to precise specifications http://www.s2odesign.com/plastics-today-rapidblocs-tune-whitewater-park-to-precise-specifications/ http://www.s2odesign.com/plastics-today-rapidblocs-tune-whitewater-park-to-precise-specifications/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:31:39 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1392 Boats aren’t the only plastics featuring in water sports. The London Olympics whitewater kayaking course was constructed using Lyons, CO-based S2O Design’s proprietary RapidBloc plastic blocks instead of concrete and permanently embedded obstacles. The blocks can channel water to precise specifications, and, because of the lightweight plastic-block construction, the course can easily be reconfigured for more recreational use.

http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/plastics-power-olympic-performance-head-toe-turf-08022012c

]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/plastics-today-rapidblocs-tune-whitewater-park-to-precise-specifications/feed/ 0 Wired Magazine: Exciting new technologies of the Olympics–Rapidblocs http://www.s2odesign.com/wired-magazine-exciting-new-technologies-of-the-olympics-rapidblocs/ http://www.s2odesign.com/wired-magazine-exciting-new-technologies-of-the-olympics-rapidblocs/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:28:02 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1389 The Olympic Delivery Authority — the folks responsible for developing and building Olympic venues — gave Shipley’s team a concept. The design requirements state the channel be an average of 1.4 meters deep, though it can vary from 40 cm to 2 meters, and a 5.5-meter drop. Once they designed a course that met those parameters, S20Design created an obstacle system in which all the boulders in the channel can be easily moved to change the behavior of the course and make the water rougher or smoother. The system, called Rapid Blocs, uses stackable blocks on rails.

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/07/olympic-tech-canoe-kayak/

]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/wired-magazine-exciting-new-technologies-of-the-olympics-rapidblocs/feed/ 0 S2o featured on NPR for the Design of the London Olympic Channel http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-featured-on-npr-for-the-design-of-the-london-olympic-channel/ http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-featured-on-npr-for-the-design-of-the-london-olympic-channel/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:23:55 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1386 National Public Radio visits S2o’s offices to learn more about S2o’s role as the designer of the London Olympic Whitewater slalom venue for 2012.  This profile explores the challenges and design process that led to this industry leading whitewater park.

http://www.kunc.org/post/rocky-mountain-whitewater-takes-center-stage-london-olympics

]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-featured-on-npr-for-the-design-of-the-london-olympic-channel/feed/ 0 Smithsonian Magazine Features S2o and Rapidblocs http://www.s2odesign.com/smithsonian-magazine-features-s2o-and-rapidblocs/ http://www.s2odesign.com/smithsonian-magazine-features-s2o-and-rapidblocs/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:20:03 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1384 The Smithsonian Magazine profiles Rapidblocs, S2o, and their role in designing the London Olympic Whitewater Venue as well as inventing and implementing a completely new movable obstacle system for the Games.

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2012/08/the-lego-like-building-blocks-of-the-olympic-slalom-canoe/

]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/smithsonian-magazine-features-s2o-and-rapidblocs/feed/ 0 S2o’s RapidBlocs featured in Sports Illustrated http://www.s2odesign.com/s2os-rapidblocs-featured-in-sports-illustrated/ http://www.s2odesign.com/s2os-rapidblocs-featured-in-sports-illustrated/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:47:31 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1379 http://www.inthehopper.org/sustainability/plastics-helping-olympians-go-faster-longer-more-colorfully/

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]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-featured-for-their-design-work-on-london-2012/feed/ 0 S2o’s Lead Designer Profiled by ICF after designing the London Olympic Course http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o%e2%80%99s-lead-designer-profiled-by-icf-after-designing-the-london-olympic-course/ http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o%e2%80%99s-lead-designer-profiled-by-icf-after-designing-the-london-olympic-course/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:27:07 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1308 Scott Shipley brings a varied background to the table. A three time Olympian (’92, ’96, ’00) and holder of four world titles, Shipley is among the best-known American kayakers in the world today. Having retired from elite competition Shipley went back to school to earn a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Shipley’s combined expertise in both Whitewater and Engineering Design has made him the go-to designer for some of the world’s most demanding whitewater design projects. He has been credited with driving innovation in the whitewater park industry by pushing the design envelope; his achievements in whitewater course design may just supersede his world titles and his accolade of America’s best ever slalom kayaker.

Shipley has also been involved in the design of the Whitewater Package Course—the world’s first purpose-built club training and instructional center as well as the Africa Club-House Project—an unprecedented design project tasked with bringing secure clubhouses for sports of all kinds, including kayaking, to Africa. His company S2o Designs designed the features in the Lee Valley White Water Center, the Canoe Slalom venue for this summer’s Olympic Games in London.

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]]> http://www.s2odesign.com/s2o-featured-on-outside-magazine%e2%80%99s-t-v-program/feed/ 0 Denver Post: Colorado kayaker Scott Shipley shapes London Olympic whitewater venue. http://www.s2odesign.com/colorado-kayaker-scott-shipley-shapes-london-olympic-whitewater-venue-denver-post/ http://www.s2odesign.com/colorado-kayaker-scott-shipley-shapes-london-olympic-whitewater-venue-denver-post/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:24:09 +0000 scottshipley http://www.s2odesign.com/?p=1303
S2o Engineer Scott Shipley working on the Physical Model of the Lee Valley Whitewater Centre

Scott Shipley adjust the hydraulic model of the London 2012 Whitewater Venue

The teens gather in Scott Shipley’s garage in Lyons, grabbing kayaks and paddles before joining the three-time Olympian for a weekly kayak session on the St. Vrain River.
The water-born mentoring is yet another example of Shipley giving back to the sport that has defined his 40 years.
With four world titles and three Olympic showings, Shipley has been long considered America’s greatest slalom kayaker. But his latest contribution to paddling — almost a decade after stepping away from competition — might just eclipse his accomplishments in the boat.
From his home office in Lyons, Shipley’s S2o Design company developed the hydraulic features in the 2012 London Olympics whitewater course.
Read more: Colorado kayaker Scott Shipley shapes London Olympic whitewater venue – The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18171994#ixzz1zb4PM9HR
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