From a 100-mile city to a desert ski resort: why is Saudi Arabia spending billions on architectural 'gigaprojects'? | Architecture

The Saudi crown prince is creating wildly ambitious projects masterminded by renowned architects, curators and designers. The upshot is either progressive modernisation or image-laundering, depending who you ask

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