This week on Dezeen, we investigated how architecture studios working on the Neom mega project are maintaining their silence over human rights concerns.
Dezeen's editor Tom Ravenscroft spoke to human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and ALQST, which said that architecture studios "can't ignore" abuses connected to Neom anymore and must "urgently reflect" on their involvement in the project.
In an interview ALQST's head of monitoring and advocacy Lina Alhathloul said Neom is "is built on the blood of Saudis, and migrant workers, for the benefit of western and international companies".
We also listed 23 architecture studios that are believed to be working on Neom, including Morphosis, BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, OMA and UNStudio and revealed what they are saying about the project. We interviewed the architect of America's tallest skyscraper
In another interview this week, US editor Ben Dreith spoke to the architects of Legends Tower, a skyscraper that gained approval to have an unlimited height and is now set to reach 581 metres.
"We knew it would be a landmark for the city," Bruce Greenfield of architecture studio AO said of the Oklahoma City tower. "You're gonna see it from all over the city. We didn't want it to be crazy or gaudy."
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