the court as canvas: how sports grounds became one of design's favorite public spaces
from neighborhood basketball courts to rammed-earth tennis facilities, artists and architects experiment on one of the city's most familiar public spaces.
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basketball
basketball includes news on courts, gear products, stadiums and other applications that the sport might have in the design world.
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lakwena brings bold basketball court art with a meaningful message to pine bluff, arkansas
with a rhythmic approach to color and pattern, the artist employs words and acid-bright hues to respond to elements of popular culture.
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grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 
2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 
CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
Rework by xFigura: An Adaptive Reuse Ideas Competition $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 29th, 2026 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 all competitions
grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 CLASSICS the Small Luxury Design Award 2027 $ 1,026.00 USD deadline: january 31st, 2027 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 Rework by xFigura: An Adaptive Reuse Ideas Competition $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 29th, 2026 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
