The Line was unveiled as one of the most ambitious elements of Saudi Arabia's NEOM development, promising a radically different approach to urban life. But enormous construction costs, engineering ...

It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable. Of all of contemporary architecture’s many sins, perhaps the most pernicious is its ...

Almost a decade ago, in 2017, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched plans for the country’s first futuristic, fully automated mega-development project, NEOM. The high-tech ...

Ambitious plans for a 100-mile-long megacity in Saudi Arabia – a key part of the kingdom's $2 trillion redevelopment project – have been put on hold so they can be scaled back. Now, however, the ...

In late 2025, word began leaking that progress on The Line, a futuristic project planned for northwestern Saudi Arabia, had stalled. This came as little surprise to many who had followed the wildly ...

It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable. A migrant worker at a Riyadh construction site.(Jaap Arriens / Getty) Of all of ...