It was supposed to be a launch party for the new Saudi Arabia. Will Smith, Tom Brady and other celebrities gathered on a sandy island in the Red Sea packed with luxury hotels. Superyachts floated ...

NEOM Between Reduced Ambitions And Progress. When it comes to state-funded megaprojects, skepticism is in order, as more often than not, the ambitions of politicians, dictators, o ...

In 2022, Saudi Arabia announced one of its most ambitious endeavors to date: a sprawling ski resort in the heart of the dry Middle Eastern desert. It would feature ski slopes atop luxury hotel roofs, ...

What is an artist’s role in building a city? The inaugural Artists in Residence programme at Neom addresses this question, and there is hardly a better place to investigate the subject than a city ...