Work on Saudi’s Line megacity accelerates, new details revealed

As work continues on Saudi Arabia’s futuristic mirrored megacity, the Line, new details have now been revealed. Government authorities have given an update on the progress so far and named the architects in charge of making this desert dream a reality…. Continue reading Work on Saudi’s Line megacity accelerates, new details revealed

First area of Saudi’s Neom giga-project opens for business

We’ve seen a lot of crazy renders and heard big promises but now Saudi Arabia has finally delivered on the first part of its incredible Neom giga-project. Named Sindalah, it provides an ultra-exclusive luxury island getaway for a select number of well-… Continue reading First area of Saudi’s Neom giga-project opens for business

Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia’s Line megacity

As the Line gigaproject continues to grow in the Saudi desert, some new construction details have been announced that highlight the mind-boggling challenge of turning a huge tract of rugged landscape into a futuristic megacity, including its reported u… Continue reading Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia’s Line megacity

Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia’s Line megacity

As the Line gigaproject continues to grow in the Saudi desert, some new construction details have been announced that highlight the mind-boggling challenge of turning a huge tract of rugged landscape into a futuristic megacity, including its reported u… Continue reading Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia’s Line megacity

Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia’s Line megacity

As the Line gigaproject continues to grow in the Saudi desert, some new construction details have been announced that highlight the mind-boggling challenge of turning a huge tract of rugged landscape into a futuristic megacity, including its reported u… Continue reading Build details showcase incredible scale of Saudi Arabia’s Line megacity

Saudi’s Neom mega-project hails a fleet of electric foiling water taxis

We’ve been following the progress of the incredibly ambitious Neom project since its announcement in 2017, which includes a 105-mile-long, 660-ft-wide and 1,600-ft-tall megacity called The Line. Now we know how some of its tourists and residents will g… Continue reading Saudi’s Neom mega-project hails a fleet of electric foiling water taxis

Saudi Arabia seeks to silence Neom project doubters with images and video

In 2017, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) announced audacious plans to build an extraordinarily ambitious 10,200-square-mile (26,500-sq-km) urban area called Neom at the northern tip of the Red Sea with a US$1.5-trillion budget.Continue R… Continue reading Saudi Arabia seeks to silence Neom project doubters with images and video

Saudi World Cup bid pitches soccer stadium atop 170-km-long skyscraper

Saudi Arabia is bidding to host the 2034 World Cup soccer tournament. If successful, government authorities plan to build a futuristic new stadium within its audacious 170-km-long mirrored city in the desert, the Line.Continue ReadingCategory: Architec… Continue reading Saudi World Cup bid pitches soccer stadium atop 170-km-long skyscraper

Latest Saudi extravagance floats as superyacht marina for the mega rich

Though its initial plans for the Line seem to have been scaled back – by a lot – Saudi Arabia isn’t done wowing us with its wildly ambitious, and at times impractical, vision to remake the desert country into a tourist paradise. Its latest project unde… Continue reading Latest Saudi extravagance floats as superyacht marina for the mega rich

Is Saudi’s vision of a 170-km-long mirrored skyscraper a desert mirage?

Given the mind-boggling size of Saudi Arabia’s planned 170-km (105 mile)-long skyscraper the Line, perhaps it was inevitable that there would be some kind of reality check. Now a new report suggests that the initial phase of the project will be much mo… Continue reading Is Saudi’s vision of a 170-km-long mirrored skyscraper a desert mirage?