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Haramain High Speed Railway by Norman Foster


Foster + Partners has completed 450-kilometre Haramain high-speed rail line. The Haramain high-speed rail line now links the major Saudi Arabian cities of Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah and KAEC. With trains running at a max speed of 300 kilometres per hour, the travel time between Makkah and Madinah will be cut down to just 2 hours 20 minutes. The stations are designed to accommodate the growing passenger demand, from an…

Al Janoub (Al Wakrah) Stadium


Qatar's Al Janoub Stadium, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and inaugurated in May, is the first stadium built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup championships to be taken into operation. The project idea was for a 40,000-seat football stadium which could be reduced to a 20,000-seat capacity in its legacy mode following the tournament. The distinctive form of Zaha Hadid Architects' Al Wakrah Stadium was taken from the shape…

Dnipro Metro Station by Zaha Hadid Architects


Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction on three new stations for the Dnipro Metro in Ukraine as part of a four-kilometer line extension. The trio of Zaha Hadid Architects-designed stations — Teatralna, Tsentalna and Muzeina – form part of the metro line extension in the city of Dnipro. The project forms part of the city's ongoing plans to upgrade its transport systems, while also reducing traffic congestion in its…

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