Archinect - News 2024-11-14T22:08:05-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/123351249/building-a-megacity-from-scratch-in-saudi-arabia Building a megacity, from scratch, in Saudi Arabia Nam Henderson 2015-03-20T13:37:00-04:00 >2015-03-20T13:37:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sg/sgpbklnhwa7frkur.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Creating a massive new city that is able to encourage enterprise in a practical way has up-ended the usual rigmarole of applying for permissions.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Sylvia Smith reports on&nbsp;Saudi Arabia's new desert "megacity".</p>