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Zaha Hadid Architects designs crystalline skyscraper above Neom ski resort

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The skyscraper will stand on a mountain overlooking a lake Announced in 2022, the developers of the project intend for it to be fully complete before the region hosts the Asian Winter Games in 2029. The Neom development in the northwest of Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest and most controversial projects.

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing sinuous lookout at Neom ski resort

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Announced in 2022, the developers of the project intend for it to be fully complete before the region hosts the Asian Winter Games in 2029. The mountain-top building will overlook the resort's central lake. Saudi Arabia responded to the UN by denying abuses had taken place.

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Skyscrapers planned for Indigenous land "look like the future of Vancouver"

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It will provide housing for the city "This gesture increases the openness and porosity through the site, creates natural cover for outdoor areas, and forms a seamless connection between interior and exterior spaces at the ground level," said Kokalov. It will be developed in phases, with the final occupancy planned for 2029.

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Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom

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The 60-square-kilometre skiing and outdoor-activity resort will offer year-round skiing and is set to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. Last year, drone footage was revealed showing site preparation for The Line taking place, while Neom recently released a video showing glimpses of progress on the site.

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MAD Architects unveils Nanhai Art Center

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MAD Architects unveiled the design for the Nanhai Art Center in Foshan City, Guangdong, which covers a total site area of 59,445 square meters and includes three major functions: the Grand Theatre, the Museum, and the Sports Center. Image © MAD Architects The permeable facades allow nature to flow through the site back to the city.

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All 10 regions that will make up Neom now revealed

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The project has been criticised on sustainability and liveability grounds , as well as its human rights record. Human rights organisation ALQST reported that three people who were evicted from the Neom site have been sentenced to death and UN Human Rights Council experts expressed "alarm" over the imminent executions.

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Zaha Hadid Architects wins competition for the development of Zugló City Centre

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The mixed-use Zugló City Centre in Budapest’s 14th district integrates new civic spaces surrounded by nature together with homes, shops and offices on a site of nearly seven hectares between Bosnyák Square and Rákos Creek. The project will create one of the greenest and most sustainable neighborhoods on the Pest side of the capital.