Dubai, UAE – 13 November 2025: Dubai Holding Entertainment, a leading force in the UAE’s leisure and attractions sector, proudly unveiled the “Dome of Inclusion” at Dubai Design Week 2025 — an awe-inspiring installation created in partnership with Canadian University Dubai’s Department of Architecture and ImInclusive, the UAE-based social enterprise for disability inclusion. The installation stood as a powerful celebration of accessibility, creativity, and the boundless artistic talents of the People of Determination community.
The Dome of Inclusion is a multisensory masterpiece, its sustainable cardboard structure of interlocking hexagons and pentagons was infused with symbolism. Each hexagon reflects one of the six guiding values that shaped the project — Collaboration, Creativity, Inclusion, Empowerment, Innovation, and Unity — while each pentagon represents the five dimensions of disability that inspired its design — physical, sensory, neurodivergent, intellectual, and psychosocial.
Suspended within the dome, soft hanging drapes, each colour and fabric chosen with intention. The inclusion of locally sourced fabrics from the UAE rooted the piece in cultural authenticity, while the artwork inside brought the structure to life.
What makes this installation truly special is the process behind it. Architecture students and faculty joined hands with commissioned artists from the People of Determination community, blending academic insight with lived experience. Together, they co-created a structure that not only celebrates inclusive design, but also shines a light on artistic abilities that are too often overlooked in society.
“We had the privilege of creating a platform that brought to the surface the extraordinary artistic abilities and creative voices of People of Determination,” said Al Anood Al Hashemi, Vice President of Organisational Culture and Impact at Dubai Holding Entertainment. “The Dome of Inclusion is an example that inclusion happens when we create together and allow every individual’s light to shine.”
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, honoured the installation with her visit during Dubai Design Week, highlighting the importance of inclusive cultural participation and the power of design to connect communities.
Presented as part of Dubai Design Week 2025, the Dome of Inclusion reinforces Dubai Holding Entertainment’s ongoing commitment to inclusive culture, creative partnerships, and purposeful placemaking.
About Dubai Holding Entertainment™:
Dubai Holding Entertainment is one of the largest diversified entertainment groups in the region. It develops, operates and manages some of Dubai’s most iconic attractions and family destinations, creating exceptional experiences, attracting millions of visitors each year. The portfolio includes Dubai Parks™ and Resorts, the Middle East’s largest theme park, comprising of MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, the largest Hollywood-inspired theme park in the region, LEGOLAND® Dubai Theme Park, LEGOLAND® Water Park, and the region’s only LEGO® themed LEGOLAND® Hotel as well as Real Madrid World, the first ever football theme park together with RIVERLAND™ Dubai, a themed food and dining hub that connects the destination. LAPITA™, Dubai Parks™ and Resorts, Autograph Collection, a 5-star Polynesian-themed family hotel that is part of Marriott International, offers guests a stay just steps from the world-famous parks T-REX Glamping, also at Dubai Parks™ and Resorts, is the world’s only dinosaur-themed glamping experience. Owned and operated by Dubai Holding Entertainment, the destination offers premium short-stay accommodation in air-conditioned tents and family suites, alongside themed dining and dinosaur-inspired entertainment. Coca-Cola Arena, one of the region’s largest multipurpose indoor arenas; Wild Wadi Waterpark™, Dubai’s original family-friendly waterpark, with views of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah; ROXY Cinemas, offering a premium cinema experience across Dubai including Roxy Xtreme, the largest screen in Middle East and North Africa; The Green Planet Dubai, the Middle East’s only indoor tropical rainforest with an outdoor Nature Park, Global Village, the region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment (between October and April); Ain Dubai, the largest and tallest observation wheel in the world, The View Palm Jumeirah,the highest vantage point on Palm Jumeirah with 240 meters above ground with 360-degree views; Arabian Radio Network (ARN), the largest radio network in the region; MPN, a multimedia sales house operating premium out-of-home assets, video production, event sponsorship, and activations; among many others.