Archinect - News 2024-11-05T03:08:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150435429/morphosis-drops-out-of-the-line Morphosis drops out of The Line Alexander Walter 2024-07-02T19:13:00-04:00 >2024-08-08T12:23:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/45/45bb959f3a53f5fb076e87fc2af70d67.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Saudi Arabia's gargantuan <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2165061/the-line" target="_blank">The Line</a> megaproject appears to be experiencing changes in its design team composition. According to the <a href="https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/more-uk-practices-linked-with-saudi-line-as-morphosis-departs" target="_blank"><em>Architect's Journal</em></a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/morphosis" target="_blank">Morphosis Architects</a> has reportedly left the signature development of the larger $500 billion <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1035435/neom" target="_blank">NEOM</a> initiative.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Thom Mayne-led studio was believed to be <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150313291/saudi-arabia-adds-morphosis-to-project-team-for-its-neom-smart-city-megaproject" target="_blank">behind the initial master plan</a> of the notoriously secretive scheme that was <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150318412/the-line-the-largest-part-of-saudi-arabia-s-ambitious-neom-project-looks-like-a-total-fantasy" target="_blank">first revealed in 2022</a> as a 105-mile-long linear city aspiring to eventually house 9 million people between its 500-meter-tall walls. While NEOM continued to release updates on The Line and other satellite developments' <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150418387/neom-updates-progress-on-the-line-and-other-satellite-developments" target="_blank">construction progress</a> in the Saudi desert, reporting from <em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150423588/neom-s-the-line-is-getting-a-lot-shorter-for-now" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a></em> earlier this year pointed to a scaled-back schedule and emphasis on finishing an initial 1.5-mile segment for 300,000 residents by the end of the decade. <br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4e1a27e4c605c0541e911866d44c1f0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c4/c4e1a27e4c605c0541e911866d44c1f0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150423588/neom-s-the-line-is-getting-a-lot-shorter-for-now" target="_blank">NEOM's The Line is getting a lot shorter (for now)</a></figcaption></figure><p>Critics of the project have also been vocal about human rights abuses connected with its developm...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150266310/delugan-meissl-completes-taiyuan-botanical-garden-featuring-timber-based-domed-greenhouses Delugan Meissl completes Taiyuan Botanical Garden featuring timber-based domed greenhouses Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2021-06-02T19:16:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4f45e1253d88a7e0de1aa26edaca55d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Vienna-based firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/558/delugan-meissl-architects" target="_blank">Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA)</a> has completed the Taiyuan Botanical Garden, a project that introduces a vibrant artificial landscape, defined by three timber-based, domed greenhouses.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d723f672405a8edba1bbb7951619d398.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d723f672405a8edba1bbb7951619d398.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>Located in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/85139/taiyuan" target="_blank">Taiyuan</a>, China, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/710978/botanic-garden" target="_blank">botanical garden</a> occupies the site of a former coal mine, which the client wanted to transform into a landscaped park and museum. The architectural concept is based on the pre-existing landscape and altogether balances the natural landscape, architecture, technological, and ecological solutions. The artificial landscape features hills, lakes, waterfalls, paths, and buildings.&nbsp;<br></p></figure><figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6294548c90192abe24b1bbd2091ff11.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6294548c90192abe24b1bbd2091ff11.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>The greenhouses are the project&rsquo;s centerpiece, fostering suitable climates for plants from different regions. In addition, the botanical garden encompasses an entrance building, which contains a nature museum and administration facility, a restaurant tea house, a bonsai museum, and a research center.&nbsp;<br></p></figure><p>The greenhouses are situated near the entrance of the site and are con...</p>