Architects and urban designers. symbiosis designs ltd was founded in 1991 by architect Khalid Nahhas and nominated for The Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2010. s y m b i o s i s was founded by architect Khalid Nahhas. Nahhas received a bachelor’s degree in Geographic and Economic Planning from the University of Victoria in 1985, and a second bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of British Columbia in 1989, producing in the final year a thesis entitled Phenomenology and The Use of Polarities in Architecture. He has been practicing architecture since 1989, beginning his professional career in Vancouver, at Spaceworks Architects. In 1991, he co-founded Symbiosis Designs.He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Children Museum, and the Chairman of its Board of Directors. Also He is on the Board of Directors of the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts and the Jordan River Foundation. He was appointed member of the Amman Commission at the Greater Amman Municipality and served for three years advising on the new urban master plan. In addition, Nahhas, under his philosophy of “Total Architecture,” founded two successful businesses, constructing the vision, branding, architecture, and operations for the Blue Fig restaurant and the Vy fitness club and restaurant. In 2002, he received the first Dubai-based Cityscape Young Architect Award.