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Waterfall City’s innovative waqf + 99-year leasehold model offers a compelling hybrid of heritage preservation and modern urban development.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Waterfall City’s innovative waqf + 99-year leasehold model offers a compelling hybrid of heritage preservation and modern urban development.
www.vdm.law/articles/ent...
www.vdm.law/articles/ent...
The transformation of Waterfall City from a 19th-century farm into a modern mixed-use hub is a compelling example of adaptive land-use and visionary urban planning which South Africa has learnt from other previous 'New Cities'.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The transformation of Waterfall City from a 19th-century farm into a modern mixed-use hub is a compelling example of adaptive land-use and visionary urban planning which South Africa has learnt from other previous 'New Cities'.
www.vdm.law/articles/ent...
www.vdm.law/articles/ent...
Sabah Al-Ahmed Sea City exemplifies ecological urbanism, transforming degraded salt flats into lagoons where marine biodiversity has re-emerged.
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
Sabah Al-Ahmed Sea City | Bus Ex
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Sabah Al-Ahmed Sea City exemplifies ecological urbanism, transforming degraded salt flats into lagoons where marine biodiversity has re-emerged.
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
The Sabah Al-Ahmed Sea City is a vision like no other. The vision is to extend Kuwait's built up coastal areas and build a revolutionary 'New City'
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
Sabah Al-Ahmed Sea City | Bus Ex
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November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Sabah Al-Ahmed Sea City is a vision like no other. The vision is to extend Kuwait's built up coastal areas and build a revolutionary 'New City'
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
www.bus-ex.com/article/saba...
There is a major focus on making the city being as accessible as possible with residents having access to a high speed rail network which will connect them from one end of the city to the other in just 20 minutes. www.neom.com/en-us/region...
THE LINE: a revolution in urban living
THE LINE: THE FUTURE OF URBAN LIVING
www.neom.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There is a major focus on making the city being as accessible as possible with residents having access to a high speed rail network which will connect them from one end of the city to the other in just 20 minutes. www.neom.com/en-us/region...
The Line is Saudi Arabia's most ambitious project. The 'New City' will run on 100% sustainable energy and be a major part of Saudi Arabia's economic future development. www.neom.com/en-us/region...
THE LINE: a revolution in urban living
THE LINE: THE FUTURE OF URBAN LIVING
www.neom.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Line is Saudi Arabia's most ambitious project. The 'New City' will run on 100% sustainable energy and be a major part of Saudi Arabia's economic future development. www.neom.com/en-us/region...
With rivers, forests and mandala-inspired design, Bhutan’s new city aims to reconnect people and planet, a very different sort of ‘smart city’.
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
Bhutan is building a ‘Mindfulness City’
Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan is a blueprint for progress that prioritises the wellbeing of people and the planet
globetrender.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
With rivers, forests and mandala-inspired design, Bhutan’s new city aims to reconnect people and planet, a very different sort of ‘smart city’.
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City blends nature, tradition, and modern infrastructure - an urban plan anchored in overall happiness, not just GDP.
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
Bhutan is building a ‘Mindfulness City’
Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan is a blueprint for progress that prioritises the wellbeing of people and the planet
globetrender.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City blends nature, tradition, and modern infrastructure - an urban plan anchored in overall happiness, not just GDP.
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
globetrender.com/2024/11/06/b...
A new city anchored on sustainability and spiritual heritage: Bhutan’s plan for the Mindfulness City may rewrite how we think about a country's growth trajectory.
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
Gelephu: The World’s First Mindfulness City Is in Bhutan
The city is envisioned as Bhutan’s new economic hub – an opportunity to capitalize on the economic corridor linking South Asia to Southeast Asia.
thediplomat.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A new city anchored on sustainability and spiritual heritage: Bhutan’s plan for the Mindfulness City may rewrite how we think about a country's growth trajectory.
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
Bhutan’s proposed Gelephu Mindfulness City merges Gross National Happiness with economic ambition - a bold model worth keeping an eye out for.
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
Gelephu: The World’s First Mindfulness City Is in Bhutan
The city is envisioned as Bhutan’s new economic hub – an opportunity to capitalize on the economic corridor linking South Asia to Southeast Asia.
thediplomat.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Bhutan’s proposed Gelephu Mindfulness City merges Gross National Happiness with economic ambition - a bold model worth keeping an eye out for.
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
thediplomat.com/2024/01/gele...
The ambition of Ellinikon to double green space, install smart-infrastructure and to create a '15-minute city' is promising, yet local voices caution it might turn into a luxury enclave, rather than inclusive urban renewal. www.businessinsider.com/ellinikon-gr...
Greece is turning an abandoned airport into an $8 billion smart city. Take a look at Ellinikon.
The developers of Ellinikon call it Europe's largest urban regeneration project. Some fear it will become a mini-Dubai on the Aegean Sea.
www.businessinsider.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The ambition of Ellinikon to double green space, install smart-infrastructure and to create a '15-minute city' is promising, yet local voices caution it might turn into a luxury enclave, rather than inclusive urban renewal. www.businessinsider.com/ellinikon-gr...
Europe’s largest urban-regeneration project, is bold, an $8 billion ‘smart city’ on 6 million m² with Greece’s first skyscraper, a major park, coast-front living, if it delivers by 2026 this could reposition Athens globally. www.businessinsider.com/ellinikon-gr...
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Europe’s largest urban-regeneration project, is bold, an $8 billion ‘smart city’ on 6 million m² with Greece’s first skyscraper, a major park, coast-front living, if it delivers by 2026 this could reposition Athens globally. www.businessinsider.com/ellinikon-gr...
Europe’s first fully planned new city? Yet while Elysium is pitched as sustainable, the fact that the first district is likely entertainment-focused hints the classic urban planners risk: service economy first, inclusive housing & jobs later.
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
Spain is building a city from scratch. Can it avoid the mistakes of Saudi Arabia's line-shaped metropolis?
Spain had grand plans to build the Vegas of Europe on a plot of land sound of Madrid. Instead it's building a city from scratch that's far more modest.
www.fastcompany.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Europe’s first fully planned new city? Yet while Elysium is pitched as sustainable, the fact that the first district is likely entertainment-focused hints the classic urban planners risk: service economy first, inclusive housing & jobs later.
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
Elysium City’s ambition, a circular, ground-up city in Spain built to work with nature rather than against it - offers a promising contrast to mega-projects like Neom. But even at a $20 B and a 20-year timeline it will need strong governance and good planning.
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
Spain is building a city from scratch. Can it avoid the mistakes of Saudi Arabia's line-shaped metropolis?
Spain had grand plans to build the Vegas of Europe on a plot of land sound of Madrid. Instead it's building a city from scratch that's far more modest.
www.fastcompany.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Elysium City’s ambition, a circular, ground-up city in Spain built to work with nature rather than against it - offers a promising contrast to mega-projects like Neom. But even at a $20 B and a 20-year timeline it will need strong governance and good planning.
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
www.fastcompany.com/90964025/spa...
With Binance stepping in and a clear libertarian-tech flavour to Itana, the promise of innovation mixes uneasily with the risk of new inequalities, a problem that has plagued Africa's most economically advanced country for decades.
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
A Peter Thiel-Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s Delaware
Nigeria’s Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
With Binance stepping in and a clear libertarian-tech flavour to Itana, the promise of innovation mixes uneasily with the risk of new inequalities, a problem that has plagued Africa's most economically advanced country for decades.
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
The Itana project near Lagos is bold: a digital-free-zone paired with a future physical city, all aiming to be Africa’s ‘Silicon Valley’
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
A Peter Thiel-Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s Delaware
Nigeria’s Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Itana project near Lagos is bold: a digital-free-zone paired with a future physical city, all aiming to be Africa’s ‘Silicon Valley’
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
www.wired.com/story/itana-...
Ambitious infrastructure + digital governance meet Lagos’ booming tech scene. However, success will hinge on delivering uninterrupted power, regulatory clarity and inclusive access, not just the vision. www.jll.com/en-us/client...
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ambitious infrastructure + digital governance meet Lagos’ booming tech scene. However, success will hinge on delivering uninterrupted power, regulatory clarity and inclusive access, not just the vision. www.jll.com/en-us/client...
'Talent City' Lagos is aiming to build a tech-ecosystem on 18 acres with co-working, high-speed internet, 1,000+ residents & 2,500 remote-workers — the ‘Silicon Valley of Africa’ idea is getting real. www.jll.com/en-us/client...
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
'Talent City' Lagos is aiming to build a tech-ecosystem on 18 acres with co-working, high-speed internet, 1,000+ residents & 2,500 remote-workers — the ‘Silicon Valley of Africa’ idea is getting real. www.jll.com/en-us/client...
Education is at the forefront of the plans at Nkwashi - but the challenge will be bridging ambition and affordability. The question is whether families will come across income levels after the world-class education that they were originally promised?
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Nkwashi: An African educational hub of the future? - Africa M.E.
The development of Nkwashi could see Zambia develop a leading educational centre offering exciting opportunities to live, work, learn, and play.
africa-me.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Education is at the forefront of the plans at Nkwashi - but the challenge will be bridging ambition and affordability. The question is whether families will come across income levels after the world-class education that they were originally promised?
africa-me.com/nkwashi-an-a...
africa-me.com/nkwashi-an-a...
Nkwashi, the 'New City' in Zambia has a vision of a ‘Live-Work-Learn-Play’ community anchored by an American-style university and 9 schools. if delivered, it could become Africa’s next major educational hub.
africa-me.com/nkwashi-an-a...
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Nkwashi: An African educational hub of the future? - Africa M.E.
The development of Nkwashi could see Zambia develop a leading educational centre offering exciting opportunities to live, work, learn, and play.
africa-me.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Nkwashi, the 'New City' in Zambia has a vision of a ‘Live-Work-Learn-Play’ community anchored by an American-style university and 9 schools. if delivered, it could become Africa’s next major educational hub.
africa-me.com/nkwashi-an-a...
africa-me.com/nkwashi-an-a...
With the Charter Cities Institute backing for law & regulation authority, Nkwashi isn’t just a real-estate venture - it’s a test of how a ‘charter city’ governance can work. Exciting ambition now the challenge is turning a plan into a thriving 'new' city.
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
Nkwashi - The Future of Development
Nkwashi, Zambia is a new, master-planned city in construction outside of Lusaka, Zambia by Thebe Investment Management.
chartercitiesinstitute.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
With the Charter Cities Institute backing for law & regulation authority, Nkwashi isn’t just a real-estate venture - it’s a test of how a ‘charter city’ governance can work. Exciting ambition now the challenge is turning a plan into a thriving 'new' city.
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
Nkwashi’s model - 12 residential districts, an anchor university, multi-income real-estate - sets a new precedent for Africa’s next-gen cities. If executed well, it could leapfrog typical urban sprawl...
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Nkwashi’s model - 12 residential districts, an anchor university, multi-income real-estate - sets a new precedent for Africa’s next-gen cities. If executed well, it could leapfrog typical urban sprawl...
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
chartercitiesinstitute.org/nkwashi/
When cities like Konza in Kenya, adopt smart infrastructure driven by Chinese firms, the promise of better service delivery is real - but so are the risks of surveillance, data dependency, and shifting geopolitical ties. Modernisation with strings attached?
www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
www.csis.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
When cities like Konza in Kenya, adopt smart infrastructure driven by Chinese firms, the promise of better service delivery is real - but so are the risks of surveillance, data dependency, and shifting geopolitical ties. Modernisation with strings attached?
www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
Seeing how Konza Technology City in Kenya exemplifies the reach of China’s smart-city model in Africa - what happens when cutting-edge urban tech meets minimal data-protections and poor oversight? One will have to find out. www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
China’s Smart Cities in Africa: Should the United States Be Concerned?
China is encouraging the adoption of smart city infrastructure across the African continent.
www.csis.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Seeing how Konza Technology City in Kenya exemplifies the reach of China’s smart-city model in Africa - what happens when cutting-edge urban tech meets minimal data-protections and poor oversight? One will have to find out. www.csis.org/analysis/chi...
It’s great to see massive investment and infrastructure coming to Konza - but the question remains: who will live, work and innovate there? The human-ecosystem aspect still needs to catch up with the innovative tech vision.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It’s great to see massive investment and infrastructure coming to Konza - but the question remains: who will live, work and innovate there? The human-ecosystem aspect still needs to catch up with the innovative tech vision.
konza.go.ke
konza.go.ke