The Line megacity "to pose a substantial risk to migratory species"
The impact that The Line megacity in Neom could have on birds has been named among the most pressing conservation issues for 2024. More
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All 10 regions that will make up Neom now revealed
The 10 regions that will make up the Neom mega project in the northwest of Saudi Arabia have now been announced, including an "upside-down skyscraper" and mirrored linear city The Line. Here we look at all 10. More
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"Why would architects let themselves be so vitiated?"
A recent documentary about The Line mega-project in Saudi Arabia paints a bleak picture of the architecture profession, writes Dana Cuff. More
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Working on The Line a "tricky argument" for studios boycotting Russia says Wolf Prix
Austrian architect Wolf Prix, who designed a section of The Line, hints at the hypocrisy of studios working on the Saudi mega-project and criticises the "main idea of the whole thing" in this exclusive interview. More
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This week The Line architects explained the thinking behind the megacity
This week on Dezeen, architects designing The Line including Thom Mayne and Peter Cook explained the thinking behind the planned megacity in Saudi Arabia in a documentary. More
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The Line architects explain Saudi mega city in Discovery Channel documentary
Architects including Thom Mayne, Peter Cook and Reinier de Graaf have explained the thinking behind planned megacity The Line in a recently released 45-minute documentary. More
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The Line will "keep proving" critics wrong says Saudi crown prince
Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has dismissed scepticism of The Line and claimed personal involvement in the design of the mega city in a recent documentary. More
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"The era of mega-cities should be over" says Helle Søholt
Mega-projects such as The Line should be avoided in favour of improving urban design within existing cities, Gehl Architects CEO Helle Søholt says in this interview. More
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Researchers propose Saudis turn The Line into The Circle to improve mobility
Complexity Science Hub Vienna researchers Rafael Prieto-Curiel and Daniel Kondor have calculated the mobility issues that The Line linear city in Saudi Arabia is likely to experience. More
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The Line height "is a bit stupid" says Peter Cook
British architect Peter Cook, who is working on the controversial The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, has reportedly questioned whether the project will be realised according to plan. More
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The Line "does not touch the poetry of the desert" says Massimiliano Fuksas
The founders of Italian practice Studio Fuksas have spoken to the Italian press about their designs for The Line mega city in Saudi Arabia, which are on display during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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Dezeen Agenda features BIG's masterplan for octagonal port city Oxagon
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG being named as the masterplanner of the floating city of Oxagon, which is part of Saudi Arabia's Neom development. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
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Neom designs presented at exhibition during Venice Architecture Biennale
Large-scale models of The Line and other developments at the controversial Neom project in Saudi Arabia are being presented at the Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
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Atkins appointed as delivery partner for The Line in Neom
UK architecture and engineering studio Atkins is the latest studio to have been officially announced as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. More
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This week we created an explainer to Saudi mega-project Neom
This week on Dezeen, we compiled an explainer of all the key facts you need to know about the Neom development in Saudi Arabia and its megacity The Line, which is proving to be the most controversial architecture project in recent history. More
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Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom
Neom is arguably the world's largest and most controversial architecture project. Here, we explain the key details of the development in Saudi Arabia, which includes The Line megacity. More
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This week the architects of The Line were named
This week on Dezeen, studios including Adjaye Associates, Morphosis, Studio Fuksas and Coop Himmelb(l)au were named as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. More
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Adjaye Associates, Coop Himmelb(l)au and Morphosis named among architects working on The Line
International architecture studios including Adjaye Associates, Morphosis, Studio Fuksas and Coop Himmelb(l)au have been named in a Riyadh exhibition as working on The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia. More
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"All those complicit in Neom's design and construction are already destroyers of worlds"
Architects working on the Neom mega-project in Saudi Arabia, including the 170-kilometre city The Line, must decide whether they are content to be complicit in an "ecological and moral atrocity", writes Adam Greenfield. More
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"Wait, this wasn't a joke?" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing drone footage that has revealed The Line megacity is under construction in Saudi Arabia. More
