Originally envisioned as an extravagant 105-mile-long smart city, the Line is reportedly shrinking into a pragmatic data ...
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The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead

Razing Hell / It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable. Kate Wagner Of all of contemporary architecture’s many sins, perhaps the most ...
Saudi Arabia ‘scales back plans for 100-mile desert megacity’ after concerns raised over billions spent - A Saudi official ...
Officials weigh scaling back the futuristic city amid funding pressures, delays and environmental concerns over the project.
This comes as NEOM awaits the outcome of a strategic review launched last year that is expected to result in the project’s ...
NEOM, the ambitious megacity rising from the Saudi Arabian desert and once heralded as a symbol of futuristic urban planning, seems to be stuck in a sandy storm. A combination of falling oil prices, ...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s flagship project Neom is set to be significantly downscaled and redesigned as a ...
Saudi Arabia wants The Line to be a high-tech "eco-city." Officials say the city will have no cars or emissions and run on 100% renewable energy. However, architects and other experts have questioned ...
A new report details chaos and feuds among bosses working on the Saudi Arabian Neom project. The Wall Street Journal said two people working on the project got into a physical fight. Saudi Arabia is ...
Despite Trojena’s cooler high-altitude climate at NEOM, limited snowfall and challenging terrain pose significant engineering and logistical hurdles ...