Nadia Maqbool Al-Lawatiya, a leading Riyadh-based architect and urban designer who is closely familiar with Salmani architecture, joins The 966 to share her journey and discuss some of the themes and thinking behind the new style emerging from Saudi Arabia. Nadia listened to a previous episode of The 966 on Salmani architecture and joins for this episode to discuss the style and answer some questions from the hosts. We learn about the underlying thinking and strategic vision behind the style, and explore some of its more distinctive elements. Before the conversation with Nadia, The 966 hosts reflect on 100 episodes of The 966 and note that this is just the beginning. The hosts also discuss last week's inaugural The 966 golf invitational and, just one day after their golf outing, Lucien's amazing hole-in-one!
MESSAGE FROM THE HOSTS: "The hosts want to thank the loyal, growing listenership and viewership of the program for making it a success and number one in the space. There are tens of thousands of you around the world in over 100 countries and that number keeps growing. It's a privilege and genuinely fun to be doing this - thank you!"
10:30 - Richard's One Big Thing this week is an update on the mining and minerals strategy that Saudi Arabia is executing on now.
26:12 - Lucien's One Big Thing is Saudi Arabia's invitation to join the BRICS group, and some thoughts on the pros and cons of Saudi Arabia joining the group.
45:40 - Nadia Maqbool Al-Lawatiya, a leading Riyadh-based architect and urban designer who is closely familiar with Salmani architecture, joins The 966.
1:31:32 - Yallah! 6 top storylines on Saudi Arabia to get you up to speed heading into the weekend.
•A video published by the UAE-based The National shows Mecca’s Clock Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the world, being dramatically struck by a bolt of lightning amid heavy rains that caused localized flooding.