Browsing: The Line

The highly anticipated utopian project that raises question marks in everyone’s minds, The Line. For the first time, a publicly spoken documentary was broadcast through the mouths of those involved in the project. So how do they convey their excitement and questions?

In a new 45-minute documentary, architects such as Thom Mayne, Peter Cook, and Roger Soto have provided insight into the thought process behind The Line, a megacity that is currently in the planning stages.

According to an article in the journal NPJ Urban Sustainability, researchers Rafael Prieto-Curiel and Daniel Kondor from Complexity Science Hub Vienna have assessed the potential mobility challenges that may arise in The Line linear city in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia has been working on several large-scale projects to transform the country into a global economic powerhouse. Here is a look at seven ongoing megaprojects set to transform Saudi Arabia!

During an event at the NEOM exhibition in Venice on 20 May, Peter Cook expressed their opinion about the linear desert city that is currently under construction. They referred to the city as an “amazing absurdity” and stated that the proposed height of 500m was “stupid”.

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.

UN experts raised concern about the probable execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe, a large Judhami tribe in northwestern Saudi Arabia, and asked authorities to stop the procedure.

NEOM unveils details of the work behind THE LINE’s design, which was created in partnership with the worldwide architecture community. Morphosis, Sir Peter Cook, UNStudio, Fuksas, Oyler Wu, DMAA, and Adjaye are among those who have contributed.

NEOM’s Head of Tourism told The National, they expected two million “Neomians” to move to the city within the next decade. “From 2024 you will see a lot of movement as our first tourism assets begin to open,” McEvoy said.

British multinational engineering and design company, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, Atkins has been assigned as a delivery partner organization for THe Line in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM region.