Cultural District Exhibition (Prototype)

From 2022–2024, Cara served as Creative Director and Exhibition Designer for a confidential prototype exhibition celebrating the architecture and art of a new cultural district in the Middle East. Commissioned by an internationally renowned curator, the project translated a developing collection and a series of landmark buildings into a spatial narrative exploring heritage, innovation, and identity.

Due to the confidential nature of the commission, the material presented here focuses on conceptual intent, spatial design, and the atmosphere of the prototype.

Working within a 15,000-square-foot volume, Cara designed eleven bespoke galleries, each conceived as a distinct yet interconnected environment. Together, they charted a journey through time—from the region’s nomadic origins toward a future shaped by creativity and cultural exchange.

The prototype’s design language drew on the rhythm and geometry of the surrounding landscape, evoking intangible culture through light, reflection, and scale. Every space was a mediation between art and architecture, material and atmosphere—a physical story about transformation and belonging.