The Simultaneous Truth by Daniel Dehghani is a Portsmouth exhibition centre proposal shaped around connection, diversity, inequality and opportunity.
The project matters because an exhibition centre can be more than a neutral venue. In this proposal, it becomes a civic space where people, stories and public activity can meet.
Project focus
Daniel developed the project during his final year of Part I studies at the University of Portsmouth. The brief uses the exhibition centre as a way to talk about civic visibility: who is invited in, whose stories are shown and how the city creates opportunities.
Design ideas to notice
- The programme gives culture a public role rather than treating exhibition as a private event.
- The Portsmouth setting matters because the design responds to local diversity and inequality.
- The building is positioned as a place of connection, not only a container for displays.
- Daniel’s work experience and SemSem internship add useful professional context to the student project.
Portfolio lesson from this project
When a project is about inclusion, the drawings need to show how inclusion happens. Routes, entrances, thresholds, gathering spaces and programme should all make the civic argument clearer.
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