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Nicholas Bonaventure Featured in Bahrain This Month's Britain in Bahrain Special Edition...

FutureScape Global 2026 provided an excellent opportunity to connect with industry leaders, exchange ideas and explore the trends shaping the future of the built environment across the region...

The separation of Concept Design into a standalone project phase has created a distortion within the development process...

At nicholas.design, we believe successful projects are built on more than design excellence. They are built on relationships, trust, commitment and a relentless focus on outcomes...

Some buildings compete with the landscape. Desert Rock Resort in the Hejaz Mountains settles into it. 54 villas carved from rock, drawn from the memory of Nabataean civilisation, shaped by geology rather than placed upon it.‍..

The future of great cities is built on shaping great places.‍ That is why the team at nicholas is excited to be exhibiting at FutureScape Global 2026, taking place in Riyadh on 8–9 June...

As FutureScape Global approaches, we are increasingly looking forward to spending time in Riyadh and engaging with the people shaping the next generation of places across Saudi Arabia...

As Middle Eastern cities continue to grow and densify, urban parks have an increasingly important role to play in shaping healthier, more connected and more resilient communities...

Much contemporary urban development focuses on buildings as individual elements. Yet the long-term success of cities depends on something far more fundamental: the organisation of the ground plane...

I’m looking forward to participating in FutureScape Global in Riyadh on 8–9 June, where nicholas will be exhibiting and showcasing a selection of our projects from across the region...

For centuries, the souk shaped how Gulf cities were organised. Narrow passages, shaded arcades, the overlap of commerce and conversation. Then came wide roads, gated compounds, and hermetically sealed interiors...

Across much of the Middle East today, we are seeing two parallel conditions emerge in architecture and urbanism: presence and absence...