AI-DA’S THE (OTHER) LINE IS ABOUND WITH POLLUTION

THE (OTHER) LINE is the counterpart, the reversed image of NEOM’s THE LINE: a congested and busy infrastructural line, punctuated by elements of concentration and representation of the administrative authority, which acts as the only glue and connection to an infinite city spread without interruption across the territory. While Saudi Arabia envisions an urban landscape that is mimetic, sophisticated and aims to hide its true nature behind the technological precision of a mirrored facade, AI-DA’s AI-generated cityscapes are brazen and cannot help but show their true nature by replacing the natural landscape. As much as the former celebrates 100% renewable energy, the absence of machines, and polluting emissions, the latter will not be able to give up fossil fuels, traffic, and pollution in order to support its development and survive.

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