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21,000 laborers so far dead building #NEOM, #SaudiArabia's futuristic city in the desert - boingboing.net/2024/10/31/2100… "Locals have been violently evicted from traditional lands, and workers are faring even worse, according to a new documentary."
It is nonsense. Nothing about the line solves any of the problems you are mentioning.
Beginning with the form: There are reasons why cities are not growing in lines and traditional architecture in hot climate does not look like large solar water heaters.
And ending with the hand wavy hogwash of magic sustainability tec: It’s based on “trust us”.
If #theLine / #neom is the solution for #SaudiArabia’s future, they are doomed.
It’s a depressingly clueless and bland marketing ruin.
Beginning with the form: There are reasons why cities are not growing in lines and traditional architecture in hot climate does not look like large solar water heaters.
And ending with the hand wavy hogwash of magic sustainability tec: It’s based on “trust us”.
If #theLine / #neom is the solution for #SaudiArabia’s future, they are doomed.
It’s a depressingly clueless and bland marketing ruin.
21,000 laborers killed working on Saudi Vision 2030, documentary shows
According to the expose by ITV, more than 21,000 workers have died since 2017 while working on Saudi Vision 2030 and NEOM.Daniel Jonas Roche (The Architect’s Newspaper)
