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Saudi Arabia lowers predicted number of residents at The Line by 2030

Deezen

The Line mega-city, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, will allegedly house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030, down from an original goal of 1.5 Bloomberg has previously reported that the wealth fund is trying to find new cash sources to help finance the project.

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Saudi Arabia’s The Line Megadevelopment Gets A Lot Shorter

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The controversial planned city was supposed to cut across 105 miles of desert. Last month, The Guardian and Bloomberg CityLab reported a massive scaling back of the development’s footprint: By 2030, a completed segment of The Line is now predicted to house just 300,000 people and be less than 1.5 Now, not so much. miles long.

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Saudi Arabia denies Neom human rights abuses in response to UN report

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It added that Ibrahim al-Huwaiti was additionally accused and convicted of "financing of terrorism and supply of weapons and ammunition to terrorists for use in terrorist operations". An initiative of Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Neom is being developed on a 10,200-square-mile site in the northwest of the country.

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Mya and The Shop SLC, Salt Lake City, Utah

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of its successful predecessor at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans) features 30,000 square feet of flexible workspace, a roof deck, multiple meeting rooms, and comprehensive amenities aimed at stimulating local entrepreneurship and small business development. The Shop (version 2.0

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Sustainable architecture efforts hindered by "sloppiness" says UN climate ambassador

Deezen

This could involve securing private investment to develop low-carbon material innovations and construction techniques, as well as focusing on local, low-cost solutions – especially in the Global South where climate change is already wreaking havoc. And therefore, you've got the case for financing.".

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HOK Architects: Architecture Office News

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Internationally, his projects included 7 million square feet of development within the New Songdo City Development in Incheon, Korea, and the Brigade Gateway mixed-use development in Bangalore, India. Louis, he has focused on significant projects in and around the city. Louis CITY SC’s CITYPARK stadium.

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3D Printing: The Sustainable Solution to Global Housing?

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In 2016 the United Arab Republic, which imports upwards of 70 percent of its labor, became the first country to promote 3D printing in its construction industry, setting a 25 percent target by 2030. A comprehensive solution will require rethinking and innovation across the entire housing value chain.