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ExperientialGulf27 Sep 2023

Media City Amphitheatre design competition

Dubai Media City opened a design competition to its own tenant community, asking creatives to submit artwork on environmental sustainability and green space for installation across the 15,000-seat Media City Amphitheatre ahead of COP28 in Dubai. A jury drawn from TECOM Group, the Dubai Lynx Festival and NordStella picked the winning entry.

The brief
Creatives working in Dubai Media City's own tenant community, ahead of COP28 in Dubai.
The idea
Dubai Media City invited its tenants to submit artwork on sustainability and green space for the 15,000-seat amphitheatre, judged by a jury from TECOM Group, Dubai Lynx and NordStella.
BrandDubai Media City
AgencyNot named on the source
TalentNot named
Channelsdigital, on-ground
SourceTECOM Group

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