Skatepark designers Nine Yards
Sean Allsop joins designers Nine Yards, the team behind the 2024 Paris Olympic skatepark, as they work on rebuilding one of Amsterdam's most cherished skating spots.
Nine Yards, the designers behind the Paris 2024 Olympic skatepark, get to work on their next big challenge: the rebuild of Olympiaplein, one of Amsterdam's oldest and most cherished skating spots.
Sean Allsop joins designers Jesper Kuipers and Jeroen Van Eggermond in the Netherlands, as they work through sketches and plans before presenting their vision to local skaters for crucial feedback. Then the team head out onto the building site, with concrete trucks, tight deadlines, and one shot to get the surface smooth for skaters of all levels, before the gates open and a community gets to skate again.
We explore how skating has evolved from an underground sport into an established movement, the community within skateparks, and the intricate detail that goes into every park.
Producer: Sean Allsop
Executive producer: Jo Meek
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