Architect reacts to NEOM the Line - Buildable or a marketing trick??

Some honest thoughts about the Line from someone with experience working on other super visionary projects in Saudi Arabia. Check out this scale comparison to other world famous projects:    • Neom the Line - Height and length com...   NEOM | The Line is a linear megaproject, 170km long, 200m wide, and 500m tall. What does that mean in terms of architecture, livability, and construction? Is it even possible? What would the budget for such a project be? Really, I raise more questions that I can answer. I am Dimitar, a US licensed architect who's done lots of design competition work in the Middle East from London. I teach architectural design, run courses for using design tools effectively, and make videos on many topics related to architecture and design. 👉 Discord Community: discord.gg/TqzAv5JHbu Courses, 3d assets, & patreon UH Studio Academy Home (courses) - uhstudio.com/academy Patreon (BTS, 3d files and more) - www.patreon.com/uhstudio Gumroad (3d assets) - uhstudio.gumroad.com/ Socials & Merch Newsletter - uhstudio.com/newsletter Instragram - instagram.com/dimitarsp Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/dimitarsp Twitter - twitter.com/dimitarsp TikTok - tiktok.com/@dimitarsp Merch (cool tees & more) - uhstudio.creator-spring.com/ 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Background and the big questions 03:33 - More big questions 04:34 - Let's treat this as a possible real project? 04:54 - Livability - is this the kind of place that people want to live in? 07:27 - The biggest question - funding, ROI and PIF 08:40 - Phasing? 09:00 - Height comparison to other 500m tall buildings? 09:36 - The real deal - 170km Taipei 101? 10:37 - Linear and vertical skyscraper city infrastructure? 12:27 - How should we view this project? #neom #theline #architecture #saudiarabia #middleeast

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