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Architecture

The Architects Who Stayed: BIG, Zaha Hadid, OMA, and the Moral Calculus of Building NEOM

Morphosis left. Adjaye left. Norman Foster left. But BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, and OMA stayed — even after the death sentences, the worker deaths, and the ITV documentary. The complete record of who stayed, who left, and what it costs.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

The Mukaab

A 400-metre cube-shaped structure planned as the centrepiece of the New Murabba development in Riyadh, designed to be the world's largest building by volume.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

The Mukaab: Inside Saudi Arabia's $50 Billion Cube and Why It Was Suspended

The definitive analysis of The Mukaab — the 400-metre cube at the centre of Saudi Arabia's New Murabba megaproject. Why construction was suspended, what it signals for Vision 2030, and what comes next for the world's most ambitious building.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

What Is Jeddah Tower?

Guide to Jeddah Tower (formerly Kingdom Tower), the planned world's tallest building at over 1,000 metres in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Updated Apr 18, 2026