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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competitions 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Bellano Cotton Mill Museum deadline: may 25th, 2027 
Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 
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 all competitions
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Bellano Cotton Mill Museum deadline: may 25th, 2027 Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 2027 NYX Design Awards deadline: april 29th, 2027 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 Compasso d’Oro International Design Award 2027 deadline: january 20th, 2027 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 
