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Sunday Video: What Is This “Line” Thing Anyway?

Ray Dubicki - October 23, 2022

With drone footage showing construction beginning on Saudi Arabia’s half-trillion dollar megaproject called The Line, it’s useful to ask what’s going on in the desert. Stretching over 100 miles inland from the Red Sea, the mirrored, car-less, low-carbon project begs whether the repressive regime is greenwashing its image. Tomorrow’s Build has a breakdown of the project’s promises and expectations, as well as some history on previous linear arcologies.