The Line

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In our time of looming ecological disaster, radical minds are needed to rethink the way we live. In Saudi Arabia, NEOM are building a futuristic new city: The Line. The Line will consist of two gigantic, unbroken rows of skyscrapers, with living space in-between. Nicknamed 'the groundscraper', The Line is planned to be taller than any building in Europe, Africa or Latin America - and ten times denser than Manhattan, with nine million people expected to live inside. It's the most audacious innovation in urban planning in over a century - but the project isn't without controversy. What will it take to build utopia? Is it even possible? And if it is - are the sacrifices worth it? We meet the architects behind The Line, and take a journey to the city of the future. Producer: Alice McKee