2012 London Olympics - Lee Valley White Water Centre

This award winning artificial whitewater course is a landmark multi-disciplinary engineering achievement, created for the London 2012 Olympic canoe slalom events and designed to host 12,000 spectators. Built with sustainability at its core, the Lee Valley White Water Centre features a world first self contained lake with independent pumping stations, enabling rainfall collection, reduced evaporation, controlled water‑level management, and consistently high water quality. 

The new facility building includes a reception area, changing facilities, equipment storage, and spectator spaces. Our multi-disciplinary team addressed the engineering challenges of a flood‑prone site through resilient flood mitigation solutions, slope‑stability analysis, and detailed environmental design to ensure long‑term safety and sustainability. This enabled us to deliver a complex, bespoke major leisure destination that has hosted high profile canoe and kayak competitions.

Damien Dungworth, Associate Director, commented, “Delivering the Lee Valley White Water Centre was a true multi-disciplinary achievement. Despite the challenges of the former landfill site, our team created a world‑class, sustainable venue that performed brilliantly for the 2012 Olympics and continues to thrive as a major leisure destination. It’s a testament of our ability to solve complex engineering challenges and deliver lasting impact.”