RNL hires director of architecture for MENA region
RNL has appointed Nigel Craddock to the position of regional director of architecture for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) practice.
Craddock will be based at the architecture, design, and planning outfit’s Abu Dhabi office, which is best known for its work on the masterplans of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and The Villages developments.
With more than a decade’s experience in the Middle East region, Craddock has worked on large-scale projects within the fields of hospitality, residential, commercial, retail, education, mixed use, and military.
Commenting on Craddock’s appointment, Patrick M McKelvey, senior principal at RNL, said: “The breadth of Nigel’s expertise, combined with his significant experience in the region, made him the clear choice to lead RNL’s architecture practice in the Middle East and North Africa region.
“Additionally, his holistic and forward-thinking approach to sustainable design closely mirrors RNL’s own. In the Middle East in particular, through RNL’s extensive master planning work, we’ve seen an increasing desire to push the envelope in terms of creating spaces and places that support sustainability and wellbeing.
“We are confident that our architectural practice in the region is well positioned to address that demand under Nigel’s direction,” explained McKelvey.
Prior to joining RNL, Craddock served as Stride Treglown– Dubai & Abu Dhabi, UAE’s regional director of the MENA region. He became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and earned his certificate of architectural professional practice in 2003.