THE NIGHT SKY, MARINE LIFE, AND WILD WOMEN!

THEY SAY THAT A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN POLITICS. WELL, IT’S CERTAINLY A LONG TIME IN SAUDI ARABIA WHERE THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG AT A FURIOUS PACE, WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE ALMOST EVERY WEEK ABOUT NEW PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS – MANY OF WHICH MAKE YOU GASP WITH THE SHEER AMBITION AND AUDACITY OF THEM!

You will read about a number of these projects in this issue of Saudi Projects, as well as enjoy interviews with leading lights from globally recognized companies such as Gensler, Red Sea Global, and Altavia.odg.

There is an entirely new section in the magazine too, focusing on interiors and taking in everything from design through to fit-out. And we begin with two in-depth interviews with those clever people from Altavia.odg, who talk about how they turn such places as stores in leading international airports into destinations in their own right.

We will also take a peek at the design plans for the Red Sea Marine Life Institute at AMAALA, in addition to finding out if the night sky really is the final frontier in sustainability. NEOM’s first island development, Sindalah, is covered too, and, as a main gateway to the Red Sea offering, we discover that it is scheduled to start welcoming guests in early 2024.

And for those companies that want the opportunity to work with Red Sea Global, we talk to Ben Edwards, Group Head of Cost, Commercial & Procurement, who brings us up to date on current needs, the benefits of working with RSG, and how to reach out to discover more.

It’s not all glamor and sunshine, though, because we head underground, metaphorically speaking, when we report on how the Kingdom wants to activate its mineral resources and, with this in mind, the recent completion of a whole industrial city to process aluminum from raw materials and bauxite to final value-added products.

As always, there is a lot more besides, including a few surprises, such as an ingenious and creative group of WILD women! So, I won’t hold you up any longer. I hope you enjoy this issue of Saudi Projects as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Rod Millington EDITOR