NEOM - The Line
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Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed as a delivery partner to provide consultancy services for a linear city that forms part of the Neom development in Saudi Arabia.

Atkins has been awarded a five-year contract under a framework agreement for consultancy services on the Line.

It will provide project and construction management consultancy services for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of the project, together with the management of the critical interfaces that the linear city shares with adjacent Neom projects and logistics. This will be done in collaboration with Neom City and other delivery partner organisations.

Source: https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/atkins-to-provide-consultancy-on-saudi-megaprojects-linear-city-16-02-2023/

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NEOM has taken a giant step towards its AI-driven future after announcing a collaboration with tech partners Oracle and NVIDIA on the sidelines of the LEAP23 event in Riyadh. Through its tech subsidiary TONOMOUS, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM will deliver ground-breaking AI across the development.

From left, Jaap Zuiderveld, Vice President EMEA at NVIDIA; Fabio Fontana, CEO of ZeroPoint DC; Nick Redshaw, Senior Vice President – Tech Cloud, Middle East and Africa, Oracle; Joseph Bradley, CEO of TONOMUS

Source: https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/technology/neom-announces-ai-technology-partners-at-leap23

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What will life feel like in the city of “new future”?

“The Line” presented as a never seen before state-of-the art city is on its path to overthrow the established way of urban living. As with every other innovation, before it is brought to life, it is beyond challenging to get a glimpse of everyday life in such an environment. Below you will find an imagined interpretation of a normal everyday life in an abnormal city.

A neomian, a resident of the neo city will be at the centre of the cognitive environment that is the “The Line”. By placing the human in the centre surrounded by the elements of eternal sun, constant wind and plentiful water, a truly sustainable city operating fully on renewable energy is created. This green ambition is enabled by the unique and self-sufficient geography of the Neom, more balanced than the rest of the GCC, ranging from sunlit beaches to snowy mountains. As a result, a neomian will be free of cars and public transportation, instead being able to reach all necessities within 5 minutes.

A neomian can expect the “new future” to commence right after the moment of purchasing the flight tickets. As a reactive and autonomous city powered by AI based technology, a neomian will not be subjected to queues at the airport or taxi lines. While the luggage is delivered directly to the relevant address, the taxi powered drone transports a neomian without any manual work required. Once a neomian arrives at the accommodation of choice, the fridge is filled with the necessary ingredients based on the individual choices and preferences. A digital twin of a world-class chef enabled by the robotic arm prepares a dinner of choice.

As a truly inclusive and diverse environment, the neo city allows for creation of a digital twin, mimicking behaviour, reactions and features to assist in cooperation with the fellow neomians. This can be manifested in allowing the digital twin to process your native language and translate to any other language to foster global communication.
If the aforementioned is not revolutionising enough, imagine a way of defying the laws of space and time, by allowing your hologram enabled by remote presence technology to be in two places at once, boosting your efficiency.

The city by the name of The Line reminds us that the only constant in life is change. The new future is here, as efficient, autonomous and transformational as ever before.

References

Podcast: Neom’s head of technology describes his vision for the future city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl5O_SENW7k&t=82s&ab_channel=TheNationalNews

What is Neom
https://www.neom.com/en-us/about

We now know the names of 12 architecture studios involved in Neom's The Line.

According to Architects’ Journal and later Dezeen, the 12 architecture studios are working on the project include Adjaye Associates, Morphosis, Studio Fuksas and Coop Himmelb(l)au, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Tom Wiscombe Architecture, Oyler Wu Collaborative, HOK, CHAP, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects and UNStudio.

It is unclear, at present, which studio will be responsible for what. And given that all are refusing to comment, this information is going to, if ever, be revealed at later stages of the build.

source: https://hoteldesigns.net/2023/12-studios-named-as-architects-on-the-line-in-saudi-arabia/