USTA Announces Winners of Future Courts Student Design Competition
The U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) revealed the winners of its Future Courts design competition, which attracted 70 entries from 45 different architecture schools. The finalists were announced during the Outstanding Facility Awards held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. The top honor was claimed by a team from the University of Pennsylvania for their project 'The Rainwoven Court,' designed to suit Houston's weather with a timber boardwalk and rainwater harvesting. Second place went to John Graham and Arianna Borromeo for their tennis center located on a former pier in East Boston. Daniel Jaraba and Ines Bici secured third place for their glass-walled pavilion beneath the Manhattan Bridge. This announcement coincided with the U.S. Open, where Ben Shelton triumphed over Carlos Alcaraz in a memorable quarterfinal match.
Key facts
- USTA Future Courts competition winners announced at Outstanding Facility Awards ceremony at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
- First place: University of Pennsylvania team (Teng Long Tommy Lee, Ann Teng Chua, Kotaro Shiraishi, Liam Niland) for 'The Rainwoven Court'.
- Second place: John Graham (Harvard GSD) and Arianna Borromeo (Princeton) for a converted East Boston shipbuilding pier.
- Third place: Daniel Jaraba and Ines Bici (Harvard GSD) for a pavilion under the Manhattan Bridge.
- Competition received 70 submissions from 45 architecture schools.
- Winning design uses 95% biodegradable materials and has a 25-year lifespan claim.
- USTA competition aims to rethink tennis venues amid climate change.
- Ben Shelton defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a U.S. Open quarterfinal ending at 3:33 a.m., the latest finish in tournament history.
Entities
Artists
- Teng Long Tommy Lee
- Ann Teng Chua
- Kotaro Shiraishi
- Liam Niland
- John Graham
- Arianna Borromeo
- Daniel Jaraba
- Ines Bici
- Ben Shelton
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Christian Gabriel
Institutions
- U.S. Tennis Association (USTA)
- University of Pennsylvania
- Harvard GSD
- Princeton School of Architecture
- Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
- USTA's Outstanding Facility Awards
Locations
- Flushing Meadows
- New York
- United States
- Houston
- East Boston
- Manhattan Bridge
- New York City