Episode 100! Saudi Arabia gets a BRICS invite, a lightning strike on Mecca's clocktower, and leading Riyadh-based architect Nadia Maqbool Al Lawatiya joins The 966
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. Before the conversation with Nadia, The 966 boys 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 hole-in-one! Richard's One Big Thing this week is an update on the mining and minerals strategy that Saudi Arabia is executing on now. Lucien's One Big Thing is Saudi Arabia's invitation to join the BRICS group, and some thoughts on the pros and cons of that. The hosts conclude as always with Yallah!The hosts thank the loyal, growing listenership and viewership of the program for making it a success and number one in the space. It's a privilege and genuinely fun to be doing this - thank you!