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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2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 all competitions
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
