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Utamo events space,  Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia,
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura,
Image courtesy of Neom.
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By perceiving deserts as frontiers for experimentation, the developers of these real estate projects facilitate the disappearance of fragile ecologies – like that of the saguaro cactus – not only representationally, as in Telosa’s renders, but also materially, causing the very ruin early generations of settlers projected onto such arid landscapes. As our ecological crises solidify, such imaginations of devastated landscapes are becoming globalised, leading humans to perceive the planet itself as a test bed, open to experimentation for those advancing speculative design solutions, technological innovations and business models to mitigate the climate emergency, with little understanding or consideration of their future impacts. Desert cities such as Telosa, Neom and Masdar, and the capital that funds them, are complicit in both the demise of deserts themselves and the planet more broadly. While presenting themselves as inventive solutions to various ecological crises, these supposedly post‑carbon utopias in fact squander the opportunity humanity possesses today to effectively address the climate catastrophe. 
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b-r-o-w-n-o · 20 days
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themancorialist · 4 months
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Shudehill, Manchester.
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mapsontheweb · 1 year
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Map of the under construction city of Neom, Saudi Arabia, including ‘The Line’, a planned linear city.
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unbfacts · 1 year
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The Worst of All Possible Worlds #113 - NEOM: The Line
Riley Quinn (Trashfuture) and the lads bear witness to the highs of TROJENA and the lows of OXAGON as they dive deep into the theoretical quackery and architectural absurdity that is the Saudi Arabian “city of the future” project known as NEOM. Topics include the inspirations for NEOM, the logistics of constructing Venice II, and the horrifying reality of building a toaster prison in the middle of the desert.
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heavensdoorways · 3 months
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Utamo events space,  Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia,
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura,
Image courtesy of Neom.
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kramlabs · 5 months
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ilikeit-art · 2 years
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Have you heard about the project "NEOM"?
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heyyyyyy I strongly agree on (formerly)muscular, cubby Bain and he had hands-on heisting days in the past 😫😫😫 HC about Bain had supported OG on the field at the beginning of the Payday gang started criminal life and this is one of the reasons OG admirers and respects him… he is a good leader but also he was so cool on the scene, but sadly only OG saw Bain on the field and new heisters doesn't believe the fact that he is good at physical too until hell's island. I want to hear about your HC about Bain's past days ◕‿◕
Neom, you are so right <3
It's taken me some time to reply to this because I wanted some time to gather my thoughts... and now I have.
We know from in-game text-lines that along with Dragan, Bain was a cop. My HC is that this is how he learned how to quickly and efficiently negotiate to get his crew free if they ever go into police custody during a heist. He either knows the exact things to say in order to let them walk free, or he has significant leverage on the force which he could release at any time, essentially blackmailing the cops into agreeing to a hostage trade.
... The only part of this that wouldn't make sense is why he didn't release this juicy cop gossip to free Hoxton... maybe the timing wasn't right?
His favourite colour really is blue. This is why the default gloves are blue, so the crew carry a piece of him with them wherever they go.
Bain always had long hair but had to cut it to fulfil some bullshit uniform/dress code/appearance policy to get through police training. As soon as he quit being a cop, he grew his hair long again, and has never looked back since.
I have an occasional HC that he has, in fact, met each of the original 4 crew members at least once. He posed as an... almost an NPC in their lives. He wanted to make sure he was making the right decision in approaching them to form a new 4-man crew (he was, of course, right). Maybe he made some bogus inquiry at the bank and spoke to a smarmy Nathan Steele about loans and life insurance. Perhaps he stuffed some cash into Wolf's harness when he worked as a stripper (but that's another HC for another day). Posed as a new member in one of Chains' running clubs. Approached Hoxton when shopping in the international supermarket section, complaining about how all the chocolate digestives had sold out.
I think he probably owns several safehouses and sleeps in different places regularly.
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tachyonpub · 2 months
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Participation in The Line—an indoor, climate controlled mall only conceivable in a state absolutely drunk off oil money that will almost certainly never get built and, if it does get built, will come at the cost of massive human suffering—is not just an embarrassment; it should be nullify the progressive reputations of all firms involved. For a very long time, architecture firms have talked out of both sides of their mouths, espousing reverence for resiliency, egalitarianism, and environmentalism all while working for some of the most despotic regimes on the planet.
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By default, ethics are blurred in the industry, especially under capitalism, where, as the tired adage goes, there is no ethical consumption. Projects like NEOM are not particularly novel: Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid have conceived of superyachts for the obscenely wealthy and luxury trifles for despots in the Middle East—like the Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar, one of the major venues for the 2022 World Cup. On occasion, this status quo can be challenged, as evidenced by those firms who have ceased their Russian projects as Putin and his cronies continue their imperial misadventure in Ukraine.
However, as far as pie-in-the-sky vanity projects go, NEOM feels different. Even if it’s never completed, the environmental havoc, displacement, and immiseration it will inflict should puncture once and for all the image of architecture as some kind of world-bettering public service exempt from the horrors and temptations of capitalism. To take on a project like NEOM is objectively and profoundly unethical. To take on any project bankrolled by dictators, oligarchs, petro-regimes, as well as the carceral state here at home, is unethical.
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saddayfordemocracy · 1 year
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Three Men Sentenced To Death In Saudi Arabia For Resisting "Displacements" In Neom Project.
Three men have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for resisting "displacements" in Neom project site by Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court (SCC), according to a report by ALQST, an independent human rights organization.
The organization reported that the three men, Shadli al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim al-Huwaiti and Ataullah al-Huwaiti, had been sentenced to death on October 2 after being "forcibly evicted and displaced to make way for the Neom mega project".
The $500 billion Neom mega project is currently under construction in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia.
The three men were convicted on 2 October by Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court for organizing against the forced eviction program of the local people who criticized the $500 billion Neom mega project and came into force to pave the way for its construction.
According to ALQST, "even before the April 2020 killing of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti, other members of the Huwaitat tribe had been arrested for refusing to be evicted from their homes, and others have been arrested since."
"Some have been sentenced to extraordinary prison terms: Abdullah and Abdulilah al-Huwaiti were each sentenced in August 2022 to 50 years," said ALQST.
The three men are members of the Huwaitat tribe, a tribe has largely given up nomadic lifestyle and live in villages.
"These shocking sentences once again show the Saudi authorities' callous disregard for human rights, and the cruel measures they are prepared to take to punish members of the Huwaitat tribe for legitimately protesting against forced eviction from their homes," said ALQST's Head of Events Abdullah Aljuraywi.
The organization reported that Ibrahim al-Huwaiti, one of the members of the group, was one of the local residents' delegation in Tabuk province that met with Saudi government officials in 2020 to secure the Neom land.
Ataullah al-Huwaiti's conviction is also reported to be the reason of being seen "in several videos talking about the misery his family and all the other displaced residents were facing as a result of the decision to evict them".
Repotedly, "Shadli al-Huwaiti is the brother of Abdul Rahim al-Huwaiti, shot dead by security forces in April 2020 in his home in Al-Khariba," the group added.
"ALQST categorically rejects the death sentences"
"What these examples all demonstrate are the arbitrary and despotic methods by which the Saudi authorities pursue their plans, with no respect for people’s rights to decent housing, and without those who wish to raise complaints having any recourse to justice. Not only are the authorities persisting in this course, but they are now going even further by sentencing to death those who object to their unjust decisions or complain about the consequences," said ALQST.
The group added that "ALQST categorically rejects the death sentences passed on Shadli, Ataullah and Ibrahim al-Huwaiti – and use of the death penalty in principle – as well as the lengthy prison sentences handed down earlier on Abdullah and Abdulilah, and it calls for pressure on the Saudi authorities to quash these unjust sentences."
"It also has grave fears concerning the increasingly harsh approach the Saudi authorities are taking toward members of the Huwaitat tribe detained for resisting eviction from their homes," added the group.
Saudi Arabia builds 170-kilometre-long mirrored skyscraper: The Line
A 100-mile-long (170-kilometre) linear city, known as The Line, is being built as part of Neom project in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia which will incorporate smart technologies.
Alongside The Line proejct, another mega project, called Trojena, offers a series of facilities designed by world-renowned architects, including Zaha Hadid Architects, UNStudio, German architecture firm LAVA, global architecture firm Aedas, Australian architecture studio Bureau Proberts.
Currently, Saudi Arabian artist and photography company Ot Sky revealed a drone video from the construction of The Line.
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hadi37 · 3 months
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Northwest Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 NEOM
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mapsontheweb · 1 year
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Skiing in the desert, flying taxis… “Neom”, the Saudi city of the future.
by @leparisieninfog
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