[citation needed] He came to England when he was fourteen,[1] settling with his family in the town of Winsford in Cheshire.

Kara then worked at Anthony Hunt in London in 1994–1996, before launching AKT in 1996 with Albert Williamson-Taylor and Robin Adams.

[8] Kara was the first structural engineer to be selected for the Master Jury[9] for the 2004 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

In 2009 he was curator for the first-ever solo exhibition of the work of AKT at the Architectural Association in London.

[1] Kara was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to architecture, engineering and education.