Details of the controversial Neom project in Saudi Arabia have become clearer over the past year, with 23 architecture studios believed to be working on the multi-region mega-development. This is what they are saying about it.
Once shrouded in mystery, a flurry of announcements from Neom ? along with several exhibitions and a documentary ? have shed light on some of the project details, including its designers.
Currently, 23 architecture studios, including Morphosis, BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, OMA and UNStudio, are known to be working on the controversial scheme.
The Line still shrouded in mystery
As part of our recent feature exploring whether studios should reconsider working on Neom due to growing awareness of human rights concerns, Dezeen reached out to each of the 23 studios. However, none of them were willing to talk about the project. The architects designing the majority of resorts on the Gulf of Aqaba have been officially revealed, while the architects connected to the other projects have been featured in exhibitions created by Neom in Riyadh and Venice.
The Line remains the most shrouded in mystery. It is understood that US studio Morphosis designed the masterplan, while studios including Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, HOK and Cook Haffner Architecture Platform were featured in a Discovery channel documentary on the project and others including Studio Fuksas and Oyler Wu Collaborative were part of an exhibition focused on the scheme.

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