![]() German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung found out that two wellknown architects terminated their participation in the project due to human rights and ecological concerns - Norman Foster and Francine Houben from Mecanoo. The project management had all architects sign confidentiality agreements, which is why there are no references to The Line on any of the websites. The total structure will consist of 135 modules of each 800 metres in length and 500 metres tall. The line will consist of connected communities which are called modules. In October of 2022, drone footage released by Ot Sky confirmed that construction on The Line was underway and excavation works were taking place along the entire length of the project. Įxcavation progress of The Line, October 2022 This raised questions about the merits of the design and environmental issues, with critics concerned that the project would create a "dystopian" and "artificial" facility that had already displaced the Huwaitat indigenous tribe and would impact the migration of birds and wildlife. ![]() īin Salman - also Chairman of the NEOM board of directors - released a statement and promotional video on 25 July 2021, which led to more widespread media coverage of the project. As of July 2022, the first phase of the project was scheduled to be completed in 2030. Earthworks began in October 2021 and the first residents were expected to move in during 2024. The plan for The Line was announced on 10 January 2021, by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a presentation that was broadcast on state television. In the 1960s, the Italian avant-garde group Superstudio presented a radical artistic project: the continuous monument, "an architectural model for total urbanization," which was supposed to cover the entire Earth, but again without any feasibility or real utility.In the 1950s, the French architect Yona Friedman proposed the concept of an integrated, modular and vertical "spatial city" to solve the problem of urban sprawl, but it remained a simple intellectual curiosity. ![]() He applied part of his idea to a neighborhood in Madrid, but never went further due to lack of support.
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