designMENA Quiz welcomes over 200 industry
professionals for its third round
For its third cycle, the designMENA Quiz, organised by Mid-
dle East Architect and its sister title Commercial Interior
Design has fast become a regular annual event for industry
professionals based in the GCC.
Building on the success of its previous two editions, the
designMENA Quiz brought in more than 200 designers, ar-
chitects and suppliers from the UAE, who participated in a
light-hearted evening of creative games and networking.
The event was held at On42 at Media One Hotel in Dubai’s
Media City on 24 April, 2019. Dubai-based radio, television
and events presenter Tom Urquhart was the host of the night.
Those who attended represented regional industry compa-
nies including Aedas, JT+Partners, National Engineering Bu-
reau, Herman Miller, Kohler, Cosentino, La Casa and Wilson
& Associates, among many more.
Featuring seven rounds, the quiz night included rounds
on general knowledge, film and music, as well as rounds that
centred on architecture and design. The creative round, held
at the end of the evening, tasked participants with creating a
team pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai involving the use of a sin-
gle block of Plasticine, as well as building materials supplied
by the round’s sponsor Cosentino.
The creative round saw enthusiastic participation from the
designers and architects alike, who used the given materials
to create humorous and inventive structures. The winner of
this round was Huda Lighting, which won eight brunches at
Media One Hotel’s food and beverage outlet, Garden on 8.
The evening ’s first place prize went to Pallavi Dean’s ROAR
team, while JT+Partners came in a close second.
This year’s sponsors included Cosentino, USM, Herman
Miller, NVC Lighting, Sunon, Kohler, Franke, Danube and
Huda Lighting.
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