Saudi Arabia’s record-breaking 1 km tower signals a new era of vanity as citizens ask who pays for the dream
As you drive from Jeddah to the Red Sea coast, the desert suddenly breaks up into cranes, pylons, and a steel forest. As the wind blows fine dust around their boots, workers in hard hats squint into the sun. A concrete core pushes up, floor by dizzying floor, following a line on a drawing that … Read more