We like to keep up with news and events in NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the surrounding area. Here are some of the news sites we read regularly.
A $500 billion rewilding effort in Saudi Arabia, which is helping to regreen the desert and reintroduce native species, recently hit a milestone. In 2022, the sanctuary welcomed a group of animals including ibex, sand gazelles, mountain gazelles, and the Arabian oryx, an antelope that hadn't walked NEOM's sands for over a century. This group of animals had 60 babies during the first breeding season, as Arabian Business reported.
MBC GROUP’s “Top Chef” chooses NEOM for latest season production. Contestants set to take on challenges that will require innovative thinking and a sustainable approach, from using locally sourced ingredients to integrating energy-efficient cooking methods.
NEOM will build an integrated health, well-being and biotech ecosystem that goes above and beyond traditional medical care — an unparalleled end-to-end system entirely centred on the individual. With world-class treatment and inclusive care, NEOM will harness innovative technology, research and education to become a global benchmark in the field.
SIBS has just signed a design-and-build contract. It includes the design, production, logistics, assembly, and finalisation of 1,300 apartments spread across 22 buildings, totalling approximately 100 000 m2 of GFA. The sale is attributed to SIBS business segment, industrial sales, and delivery is in the form of project sales, where it will deliver turn-key buildings from a finalised bottom slab upwards. The entire project will be commissioned and delivered by Q4 2024.
Saudi Arabia aims to turn its arid capital into a desert oasis, though the ambitious project may encounter issues that have plagued the kingdom's other sustainability-focused initiatives. Nicknamed "Green Riyadh," the urban forestation effort aims to improve the air quality and reduce the temperature in the capital. Characteristic of the kingdom's recent efforts at urban regeneration, the big-budget transformation of Riyadh into a verdant metropolis would be a significant victory for Prince Salman's Vision 2030.
Saudi Arabia is could become the world’s largest construction market as the kingdom pours vast amounts of money into projects aimed at overhauling and diversifying its economy, according to a report from real estate consultancy group Knight Frank. the UK-based firm projected that Saudi Arabia’s total construction output value will reach $181.5 billion by the end of 2028.
NEOM has extended the tender closing date for Type B precast tunnel works for the marina section of The Spine, which is the infrastructure corridor running alongside THE LINE. The closing date is now 14 July.
Saudi Arabia has garnered strong interest from British investors in its renewable energy sector and sustainable infrastructure, aligning with its Vision 2030 for green initiatives in environmental projects. This came at the UK-Saudi Sustainable Infrastructure Summit in London on June 24, where opportunities within the Kingdom’s top five projects — NEOM, Qiddiya, the Red Sea Project, ROSHN, and Diriyah — were highlighted, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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.
Vision 2030 has taken years in the planning and represents one of the most fascinating and expensive economic transformation projects in the world. The plan to turn an oil-dependent economy into a major service and tourism-based economy is visionary, exciting and hugely expensive, capturing the attention of airline and airport CEOs throughout the region.
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM has awarded an estimated SR4bn ($1bn) design-and-build contract to deliver infrastructure and building works for Terminal 1 of the port at the OXAGON industrial city development. The contract was awarded to a joint venture of local firm El-Seif Engineering Contracting, Egyptian contractor Hassan Allam Construction and Beijing-headquartered China Harbour Engineering Company.
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