The Sport District
Dezeen Competitions: TerraViva’s latest competition, The Sport District, tasks designers to reimagine the transformation of Italy’s Codroipo’s main sports district into a contemporary urban campus.
Designers should propose a place where “sports, culture and everyday life” converge into a vibrant community hub.
This competition is now closed
Organiser: TerraViva
Competition: The Sport District – Codroipo’s athletic grounds reimagined as social hubs
Judges:
- Francesco Garofalo, founder of Openfabric
- Alessandra Baldin, technical officer at the Municipality of Codroipo
- Alessandro Verona, founder of AVS
- Giovanni Aurino, general coordinator at Officina d’Architettura (Od’a)
- Silvia Gelain, founder of Atelier Chony
- Raffaele Sciascia, PMO technical manager at EUR SpA
- Sara Gelibter, founder of Sara Gelibter Architecte
- Octavio Montestruque Bisso, coordinator of the Master in Architecture and Project Culture at the University of Lima
Submission deadline: 27 February 2026
Winner announcement: 30 March 2026
Prizes: the first prize is $7,000, the second prize is $2,000, and the third prize is $1,000. Five golden mentions will receive a coupon for a free TerraViva membership and ten honourable mentions will receive a coupon for a free competition. Thirty finalists will be published on TerraViva’s channels
Competition overview
This competition challenges designers to imagine the transformation of Codroipo’s main sports district into a contemporary urban campus: a place where sports, culture and everyday life converge to shape a vibrant civic hub.
Participants are asked to develop a comprehensive masterplan capable of integrating existing facilities with new public spaces, improving accessibility and usability across the entire area.
At the heart of the competition lies the design of a new multipurpose gym, a flexible and dynamic structure that can host sports events as well as cultural activities and gatherings.
Beyond the required elements, the contest encourages proposals that activate the district with informal spaces – skateparks, fitness paths, intergenerational areas – or new community functions through the reuse of existing buildings.
The Sport District aims at redefining the role of sports in today’s cities – not just as competition – but as a catalyst for urban and social regeneration.
The proposals should be a new model of diffused sports squares, open to all, at all times of the day and year.
Eligibility and judging criteria
The competition is open to architects, designers, students, urbanists, engineers, artists, enthusiasts and anyone interested in the fields of design and architecture.
The jury will evaluate all the proposals according to the following principles:
- Originality of the concept
- Integration with the context
- Creative interpretation of the programme
- Sensitive use of materials and textures
- Structural and spatial innovation
- Climate resilience strategies
- Graphic representation
Projects that express sensitivity towards heritage preservation and quality architectural solutions will be appreciated.
How to enter
Participants are required to submit two A1 panels and a brief text describing the project.
For more information, visit the competition’s website.
Submission deadlines
The submission deadline is 27 February 2026 and winners will be announced on 30 March 2026.
About TerraViva
TerraViva is a platform dedicated to the organisation of international architecture and design competitions.
The organisation connects talented designers around the world with partners and stakeholders looking for high-quality projects to rehabilitate a building, redesign an urban plot, or transform an entire district.
In addition to the organisation’s focus on architecture, it also works on graphic design contests, providing the ideal platform for international creatives to showcase their visual communication skills and contribute to innovative projects.
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