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Mahiga Rainwater Court: Nike Gamechangers

The Rainwater Court is a multi-purpose, full-size basketball court designed for the St. Joseph Mahiga Primary School and community of Nyeri, Kenya. Learn more on the Open Architecture Network: http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/node/5252 Photos by Greg Elsner
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a large group of people standing in front of a yellow structure with a sky background
Sustainable Architecture
Natural Building
Open Architecture
Building Contractors
Green Architecture
Building Projects
Construction Management
What Do You See
To The Rescue
Mahiga, complete!
a group of people sitting on the ground under trees
Nike
Group Shots
Primary School
Kenya
Dolores Park
Group shot after lunch.
a woman reaching up to hit a basketball in front of a group of people on the beach
Basketball
Architecture
All Eyes
All About Eyes
All eyes on her.
an abandoned building sits in the middle of a dirt field under a dark sky with storm clouds
High School
Rural Village
Mountain Range
Arch
Shed
Outdoor Structures
Cabin
The rains roll in.
a young man holding a basketball on top of a dirt field next to other people
Riding Helmets
Basketball Court
Baller.
a group of people standing in front of a yellow structure with the word mahiga written on it
Design
House Styles
A crowd gathers to watch a game.
a man standing in front of a building
Architects
Africa Architecture
Rain Jacket
Human
Pleased with the final product!
a large group of people standing in front of a crowd
Grand Opening
Turn Ons
Everyone turns out for the grand opening!
two men standing next to a building with the word mahiga court painted on it
Painting on the name.
many people are standing in the dirt near some trees and other things on the ground
Everyone pitches in for a quick cleanup.
two pairs of shoes sitting on top of a wooden floor next to a graffiti covered sign
The Team
Novelty Sign
Signs
The team took turns to sign the final truss.
two men standing on top of a wooden structure with an american flag in the background
A Flag
Utility Pole
Flag
A flag goes up on the final truss!
some people are standing near a building under construction
Go Up
The Building
Louvre
Building
The trusses go up, and the building begins to takes its form.
a construction site with scaffolding on the ground and people standing in the background
The Sky
Working in the sky.
two men standing next to each other in front of a basketball hoop on top of a wooden pole
A new backboard is installed.