Yahoo

The Line in Neom is a 'completely ludicrous' design with no purpose, a Middle East-focused professor says

The futuristic city is made up of twin mirrored skyscrapers about 650 feet apart. Architects and planners have long questioned the project's practicality and sustainability. The Line — a part of Neom ...
Business Insider

Neom's planners are reportedly worried people won't want to live at the bottom of a 1,640-foot horizontal skyscraper

Neom planners are worried about The Line as costs skyrocket, The Wall Street Journal reported. Planners are reportedly concerned the horizontal skyscraper's design might not appeal to some people. The ...
Yahoo

The Line will be more resort than real city, says consultant for Saudi Arabia's Neom

A sci-fi writer who did research for The Line says Neom will be more of a resort than a real city. Chris Hables Gray carried out work for Neom in 2021, researching aesthetics from science fiction.
NBC Connecticut

Saudi Arabia reckons with its costly megaprojects as $500 billion ‘The Line' is reviewed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is reassessing its flagship $500 billion futuristic city called The Line. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
The News International

How is Saudi Arabia's Neom 'The Line' shaping the future?

Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity stands at the centre of the kingdom’s futuristic plans to encourage economic expansion and societal advancement, Tekrevol reported. It is part of Crown Prince Mohammad bin ...
Daily Mail

Humiliation for Saudi Arabia as it's 'forced to scale back $1.5trillion plans for 106-mile-long city The Line to just 1.5miles with workers already being laid off at desert ...

Saudi Arabia has been forced to scale back its $1.5trillion plans for a 106-mile linear desert megacity, according to reports, in a humiliating climb down for the kingdom. The Line - part of the ...