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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tennis courts
Tennis courts where architecture, landscape, and culture converge, from community sports facilities and sculptural pavilions to site-specific art installations that reinterpret the familiar court.
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Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 all competitions
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
