It was supposed to be a blueprint for how humanity would eventually live, a linear city stretching 170km through the desert, harnessing the latest technological and architectural knowledge to make the impractical possible
Now, architects of The Line, the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s gigaprojects, are saying the dream of creating an ultra-futuristic city in the east of the kingdom might not be possible, putting into question Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans for a post-oil age that have already cost billions of dollars, according to…
