March 2009
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar in partnership with Icograda concluded day four of the Icograda Design Week in Qatar with the first of its kind event in the world, Design Debate Doha.
On 3 March 2009, the much-anticipated debate saw a packed atrium debate on the topic, ‘This house believes Globalisation harmfully subverts culturally unique sensibilities’
Panelists for the motion included writer and design critic from the UK, Rick Poynor; Dr. Sami Angawi, founder and General Director of the AMAR Center in Saudi Arabia; and Australian educator and designer, Russell Kennedy.
Panelists against the motion included Qatari architect, Ibrahim Jaidah; Roger Mandle from the Netherlands, Head of the Qatar Museums Authority; and Petra Blaisse, founder of design studio Inside Outside.
Both sides put forward very strong arguments for their case and the audience asked questions which were just as passionate.
In the end the audience voted 47% for the motion and 53% against.
The debate was moderated by Al Jazeera English presenter, Kamahl Santamaria.
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