Saudi Arabia’s NEOM "Gigaprojects" Explained

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What is more likely to happen is that in 30-50 years, there will be some very fantastic-looking ruins scattered across the Arabian Peninsula.

Gotta love that part that shows the person FLOATING IN THE AIR, goes to show you how grounded these ideas truly are.

The port is the only one I see having potential success. But it looks like it's overdimensioned for what they actually have a use for there.

I think it would be better if they tried to incorporate their traditional architecture and art into it and also be fitting of Arabia environment instead of being tacky projects.

I still can't believe they've actually started digging the line. What's the controversy around the Foster and Partners airport? I think it would have been cool to see where all of these projects are in relation to each other and how they're connected, since several of them are part of NEOM. Would love to have a proper long-form video on the logistics/feasibility of these projects when more information comes out (if more information comes out, and this isn't as much as we'll learn until they're all started/built.)

I could imagine that in the next decades these megaprojects will become massive slums like in some dystopian Sci-Fi movies.

They learnt nothing from Dubai's failed projects then. If these projects are supposed to be a diversification of the economy from oil, that implies they expect them to bring money into the country in the long term. They need to understand that there's a very limited number of people who can spend the kind of money these projects will have to charge to make a profit.

1 million passengers a year by 2030? Thats what the biggest airports in the world now do in less than a week..

They could try making a new rain Forest?

I love how they have practically infinite space, and still choose to build half an octagon ON THE OCEAN while restricting access to their 'mega port'. Truly 4D chess

My prediction: Apart from the airport, none of these projects will ever be realized. But they make for great headlines.

The Borg Cube actually makes a lot more sense than the linear City.

This is gonna make some contractors, architecture firms, designers, and highly skilled workers really really rich. Being an engineer I wish I had a job in some NEOM project lolz.

They are NOT on a "mega projects building spree". They are on a "futurist 3D render spree".

Lots of potential for lost places videos of giant abandoned building sites!

What’s crazy is that the airport makes the most sense even though it’s outlandish

In 50 years these projects will be dystopian movie sets.

If they count urban exploring as tourism, I think they will definitely succeed.

Starting to think that a lot of these announcements and animations are more for Global PR than any kind of actual action plans.