Open Call: Made in Al Quoz
Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced an open call for designers to participate in the first-of-its-kind ‘Made in Al Quoz’ competition - to design public seating to activate the forthcoming Al Quoz Creative District.
Dubai Culture is leading the transformation of Al Quoz Creative District in partnership with: Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office; Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing; Dubai Municipality; and Roads and Transport Authority. It will further consolidate Dubai’s stature as a global destination for creativity, innovation and talent.
In collaboration with Art Dubai Group, the competition asks for proposals for a public seating area to activate under-utilised areas in the Creative District. Entrants are encouraged to work with the array of talent in the UAE as well as with Al Quoz’s fabricators to actualise their design. The seating area should be thought of within the context of Al Quoz and needs to respond to an actual need that the designers have identified during site visits, which will allow them to identify location and best use of the public seats. The competition is open to designers from different disciplines, architects, community members and urban experts who are encourage to form multi-disciplinary teams and submit proposals.
The design has to be suitable for outdoor installation in Al Quoz Creative District with a maximum height of 2.5 metres and should not exceed a surface area of 4 square metres. It must be easily maintained and take into consideration local climate conditions. Once the winning design has been selected through a public voting process; three pieces of the same design will be manufactured and installed entirely within a budget of AED60,000.
The Made In Quoz competition is open to all UAE residents. The winning designs will be locally manufactured and should celebrate Dubai as a global centre of culture, an incubator for creativity and a thriving hub for talent.
Apply on the Dubai Design Week website and the deadline for submissions is 8 January, 2020, after which a shortlist of entries will be selected by the Made In Al Quoz jury and showcased during the Quoz Art Fest by Al Serkal on 24-25 January, 2020. Visitors to the festival will be invited to vote on their preferred shortlisted design.