Jamie Silverman
jamie-silverman.bsky.social
Jamie Silverman
@jamie-silverman.bsky.social
Fall 2025 - GEOG 325 student
Post #20 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Rawabi, which means ‘hills’ in Arabic, is a new Palestinian city located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Financed and led by Bashar Masri, a Palestinian American billionaire, construction started on Rawabi in--
thewalrus.ca/rawabi/
The Impossible Promise of Building a New Palestinian City | The Walrus
Rawabi is the first new planned community in Palestine since 1948. Designed for 40,000 people, it’s less than a quarter full
thewalrus.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Post #19 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
The Putrajaya Festival of Ideas (FOI) 2025, whose theme for its 2nd annual rendition is “Shaping the future and Realising Ideas”, has been/is taking place between November 4th and 8th, 2025.--
thesun.my/news/malaysi...
Putrajaya Festival of Ideas 2025 to gather national innovations
The Putrajaya Festival of Ideas 2025 aims to make thinking and idea-sharing a Malaysian identity, expecting 500,000 physical visitors.
thesun.my
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Post #18 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
The Maldives Floating City, another seasteading new city project set to be completed in 2027, is a joint venture between the Maldivian government and a Dutch architectural firm, Waterstudio,--
www.newsweek.com/maldives-flo...
Satellite image shows construction of world's first floating city
A floating city, considered the world's first, is starting to take shape in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.
www.newsweek.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Post #17 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Kilamba Kiaxi, a new city about 30 km from Luanda, Angola’s capital, was inaugurated in July 2011 by then-president José Eduardo Santos to meet demand for housing by the country’s growing--
www.theafricareport.com/301554/mixed...
Mixed reviews for Kilamba Kiaxi, Angola’s giant city of the future - The Africa Report.com
A flagship project of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos, the ‘new city’, located on the outskirts of Luanda, has not lived up to all its promises
www.theafricareport.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Post #16 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Modderfontein New City was a proposed $8 billion new city east of Johannesburg in South Africa, first announced in 2014 by Chinese development group Zendai Developments.--
businesstech.co.za/news/propert...
South Africa’s new R84 billion smart city looks nothing like what was planned
The plan to develop a new R84 billion smart city in Modderfontein in the east of Johannesburg did not work out as planned. Here is what it looks like today.
businesstech.co.za
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Post #15 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Tatu City, a new city in Kenya, is being developed as a solution to neighbouring Nairobi’s congestion and other urban problems. Denoted by a traffic enforcer as a “small Europe,” it seeks to promote--
www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...
The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.
Many African satellite city projects have aimed too high, and failed to launch. But one such project in Kenya, Tatu City, is bucking the odds.
www.csmonitor.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Post #14 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
This article investigates the multiplicity of actors involved in new city building across Africa, notably in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC), Tatu City in Kenya and Eko Atlantic City--
www.theafricareport.com/388780/insid...
Inside Africa’s new cities: Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria bet big on urban mega-projects - The Africa Report.com
From Egypt’s sprawling New Administrative Capital to Kenya’s self-contained hub and Nigeria’s reclaimed lands, we take a look at the companies shaping Africa’s future – and the enduring challenges of ...
www.theafricareport.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Post #13 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
The impacts of human production, consumption, and innovation are reverberating throughout the world, and especially in coastal areas, with rising temperatures, increasingly frequent extreme--
www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainmen...
Japan Envisions Floating City To Combat Climate Change
We look at N-Ark's proposal for creating Dogen City, a hugely ambitious smart healthcare floating city with a two-layer design.
www.tokyoweekender.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Post #12 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Jeddah Economic City, formerly known as Kingdom City, is a new city project located about 25km north of Jedda, Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea. Although its masterplan includes detailed plans for--
www.admiddleeast.com/story/when-w...
When Will Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia Be Completed? Plus, More Questions About the Future World’s Tallest Skyscraper Answered
How tall will this new Saudi skyscraper? Who designed it? And how does it stack up to the current record holder for the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa?
www.admiddleeast.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Post #11 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Home to Africa’s largest mosque, Africa’s tallest building, the Middle East’s largest cathedral, and the Middle East’s largest –Africa’s second largest– stadium, Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC),--
www.bbc.com/news/world-m...
New capital's lavish mosque angers Egyptians facing poverty
The centre forms part of the new capital, which has been purpose-built to move people from Cairo.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Post #10 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
I first read this article a few months ago and was brought back to it last week... It explores the construction of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC) as a “mytho-ideological creation [that]--
www.e-flux.com/architecture...
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Post #9 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
The East Nile Monorail, which connects Cairo to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC), roughly 45 km away, is set to begin operating this month. With ambitious plans to boost tourism,--
www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...
Egypt’s East Nile Monorail to Enhance Tourism Experience Between Cairo and New Capital in November 2025 - Travel And Tour World
Egypt’s East Nile Monorail, a 56.5 km line connecting Cairo to the New Administrative Capital, is set to open in November 2025, easing congestion.
www.travelandtourworld.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Post #8 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, announced in February 2025 the development of the King Salman Automotive Cluster within King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), supposed to serve as a hub--
www.arabnews.com/node/2597721...
How the King Salman cluster is accelerating Saudi Arabia’s EV vision
The King Salman Automotive Cluster within King Abdullah Economic City, announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in February, will serve as a key hub for the automotive sector, hosting headquarter...
www.arabnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Post #7 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
In February 2025, Investopia, a global investment platform based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced its intention to host the first African edition of its annual Investopia Summit in September--
guardian.ng/news/nigeria...
Nigeria to host UAE’s Investopia Africa Summit in 2025
Nigeria will host the first African edition of Investopia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) global investment platform, in September 2025
guardian.ng
November 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Post #6 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
The new city of Eko Atlantic City in Nigeria is cast as the mirror opposite of Lagos, with its chronic congestion, crime, environmental pollution, and declining infrastructure. Eko Atlantic has attracted--
guardian.ng/news/from-br...
From Broad Street to Atlantic City: Congestion, asset depreciation push HNIs, businesses to Eko Atlantic City
Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial nerve centre, is witnessing a silent but significant migration, this time not by the masses,
guardian.ng
November 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Post #5 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
This article relates news from Kingdom Uncovered: Inside Saudi Arabia, a 2024 documentary that follows a reporter who goes undercover in Saudi Arabia to learn about the progress of its Vision 2030,--
futurism.com/the-byte/wor...
A Staggering Number of Workers Have Reportedly Died While Building Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper
As Saudi Arabia pushes ever forward with its futuristic NEOM project, the endeavor's staggering death toll has been revealed.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Post #4 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
The Line, one of a series of new city projects being developed by NEOM in Saudi Arabia, is facing increased scrutiny as its image of a new ‘modern’ city being built on a “blank canvas”, i.e. virgin land,--
www.bbc.com/news/world-m...
Neom: Saudi forces 'told to kill' to clear land for eco-city
An ex-intelligence officer tells the BBC he was permitted to shoot dead those resisting eviction.
www.bbc.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Post #3 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
Sindalah is a new city project in Saudi Arabia, headed by NEOM, whose opening was celebrated in October 2024 during ‘Red Sea Week’, with a three-day ‘Superyacht Bash’ launch party.
www.forbes.com/sites/billsp...
Sindalah Island Opens With A Superyacht Bash In The Red Sea
The new, multi-billion-dollar superyacht destination of Sindalah Island opened with a massive superyacht party recently.
www.forbes.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Post #2 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
This article provides a critical review of NEOM’s new city projects in Saudi Arabia, including Sindalah, The Line and Trojena. The author highlights “a dance of mutual delusion in which the crown prince--
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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www.msn.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Post #1 - GEOG 325: New Master-Planned Cities @McGill #newcities
This article provides a brief overview of Sindalah, one in a series of new city projects being developed in Saudi Arabia by NEOM, and the first to open. Advertised as a “world-class yachting--
english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-a...
Inside Saudi Arabia’s Sindalah: All you need to know about NEOM’s luxury island
Saudi Arabia has opened luxury island Sindalah as the first mega destination to launch as part of the Kingdom’s $500 billion mega project NEOM.The first
english.alarabiya.net
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM