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This techno-libertarian project aims to create a new city-state in Greenland with minimal regulation, heavy tech infrastructure, and a crypto/venture capital funding model in hopes of "revitalizing Western Civilization".
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
This techno-libertarian project aims to create a new city-state in Greenland with minimal regulation, heavy tech infrastructure, and a crypto/venture capital funding model in hopes of "revitalizing Western Civilization".
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
A Startup Linked to Peter Thiel Wants to Build the "Next Great City" in Greenland
Funded to the tune of $525 million, Praxis aims to “revitalize Western Civilization” through a techno-libertarian city upon a hill
www.insidehook.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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This techno-libertarian project aims to create a new city-state in Greenland with minimal regulation, heavy tech infrastructure, and a crypto/venture capital funding model in hopes of "revitalizing Western Civilization".
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
This techno-libertarian project aims to create a new city-state in Greenland with minimal regulation, heavy tech infrastructure, and a crypto/venture capital funding model in hopes of "revitalizing Western Civilization".
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
#newcities GEOG325 McGill
Sidewalk Labs’ contentious proposal aimed to create a data-driven, digitally enabled city neighbourhood in Toronto, but it was cancelled amid concerns over legitimacy and public trust in corporate control of urban planning.
www.governing.com/urban/lesson...
Sidewalk Labs’ contentious proposal aimed to create a data-driven, digitally enabled city neighbourhood in Toronto, but it was cancelled amid concerns over legitimacy and public trust in corporate control of urban planning.
www.governing.com/urban/lesson...
Lessons From a Failed Tech Urbanist Dream
The plug was pulled five years ago on a Google plan to build a digitally connected neighborhood in Toronto. The innovative opportunities it suggested — and the privacy questions it raised — have not g...
www.governing.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Sidewalk Labs’ contentious proposal aimed to create a data-driven, digitally enabled city neighbourhood in Toronto, but it was cancelled amid concerns over legitimacy and public trust in corporate control of urban planning.
www.governing.com/urban/lesson...
Sidewalk Labs’ contentious proposal aimed to create a data-driven, digitally enabled city neighbourhood in Toronto, but it was cancelled amid concerns over legitimacy and public trust in corporate control of urban planning.
www.governing.com/urban/lesson...
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South Korea will build an interconnected floating city off the coast of Busan. Each platform will serve a unique function and together they will form a self-sufficient, climate-resilient city powered by renewable energy.
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South Korea will build an interconnected floating city off the coast of Busan. Each platform will serve a unique function and together they will form a self-sufficient, climate-resilient city powered by renewable energy.
www.cnn.com/style/articl...
South Korea green-lights plans for flood-resistant ‘floating city’ | CNN
The South Korean city of Busan has agreed to test a prototype for a “flood-proof” ocean settlement, with work on the first neighborhood set to begin next year.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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South Korea will build an interconnected floating city off the coast of Busan. Each platform will serve a unique function and together they will form a self-sufficient, climate-resilient city powered by renewable energy.
www.cnn.com/style/articl...
South Korea will build an interconnected floating city off the coast of Busan. Each platform will serve a unique function and together they will form a self-sufficient, climate-resilient city powered by renewable energy.
www.cnn.com/style/articl...
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The new privately owned Tatu city is considered on of the best new city projects in Africa. However, its long term success depends on how well it can deliver inclusive growth, affordable housing, and meaningful integration with wider urban fabric.
apnews.com/article/keny...
The new privately owned Tatu city is considered on of the best new city projects in Africa. However, its long term success depends on how well it can deliver inclusive growth, affordable housing, and meaningful integration with wider urban fabric.
apnews.com/article/keny...
A startup city in Kenya tries to tackle Africa's problem of urbanizing while poor
Tatu City outside Kenya's capital is a startup city, privately owned and with aspirations of eventually having a population of 250,000.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The new privately owned Tatu city is considered on of the best new city projects in Africa. However, its long term success depends on how well it can deliver inclusive growth, affordable housing, and meaningful integration with wider urban fabric.
apnews.com/article/keny...
The new privately owned Tatu city is considered on of the best new city projects in Africa. However, its long term success depends on how well it can deliver inclusive growth, affordable housing, and meaningful integration with wider urban fabric.
apnews.com/article/keny...
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Jakarta is grappling with severe urban and environmental challenges, prompting Indonesia to respond by constructing a brand-new capital city, Nusantara, designed with climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11...
Jakarta is grappling with severe urban and environmental challenges, prompting Indonesia to respond by constructing a brand-new capital city, Nusantara, designed with climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11...
Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save it
Indonesia's capital Jakarta faces such climatic challenges that a new city is being built more than 1,000km away.
www.aljazeera.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Jakarta is grappling with severe urban and environmental challenges, prompting Indonesia to respond by constructing a brand-new capital city, Nusantara, designed with climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11...
Jakarta is grappling with severe urban and environmental challenges, prompting Indonesia to respond by constructing a brand-new capital city, Nusantara, designed with climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11...
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The article offers a glimpse into life in NEOM, which has faced online criticism for resembling a “dystopian upmarket prison camp.” In response, authorities appear to be curbing dissent, with several influencer accounts reportedly deactivated
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
The article offers a glimpse into life in NEOM, which has faced online criticism for resembling a “dystopian upmarket prison camp.” In response, authorities appear to be curbing dissent, with several influencer accounts reportedly deactivated
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
Influencers are posting content from NEOM, Saudi Arabia's megacity under construction. It's not what people expected
The massive infrastructure project has been advertised for years with otherworldly concept images, but as influencer vlogs from within the brand-new urban development gain traction on social media, au...
www.abc.net.au
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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The article offers a glimpse into life in NEOM, which has faced online criticism for resembling a “dystopian upmarket prison camp.” In response, authorities appear to be curbing dissent, with several influencer accounts reportedly deactivated
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
The article offers a glimpse into life in NEOM, which has faced online criticism for resembling a “dystopian upmarket prison camp.” In response, authorities appear to be curbing dissent, with several influencer accounts reportedly deactivated
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
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Oman is developing a new smart city outside its capital. It is part of Oman Vision 2024, which aims to reduce reliance on oil, increase renewable energy, and promote more diversified, sustainable urban growth.
www.cnn.com/style/oman-s...
Oman is developing a new smart city outside its capital. It is part of Oman Vision 2024, which aims to reduce reliance on oil, increase renewable energy, and promote more diversified, sustainable urban growth.
www.cnn.com/style/oman-s...
Oman unveils plans for 100,000-person ‘smart’ city | CNN
Set across 5.7 square miles outside Oman’s capital Muscat, the district will be as big as Beverly Hills — but with almost three times as many residents.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Oman is developing a new smart city outside its capital. It is part of Oman Vision 2024, which aims to reduce reliance on oil, increase renewable energy, and promote more diversified, sustainable urban growth.
www.cnn.com/style/oman-s...
Oman is developing a new smart city outside its capital. It is part of Oman Vision 2024, which aims to reduce reliance on oil, increase renewable energy, and promote more diversified, sustainable urban growth.
www.cnn.com/style/oman-s...
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Algeria is undertaking the construction of 5 new satellite cities. These projects aim to achieve a spatial re-balancing of urban centres to relieve pressure on existing cities.
www.africanews.com/2022/12/05/t...
Algeria is undertaking the construction of 5 new satellite cities. These projects aim to achieve a spatial re-balancing of urban centres to relieve pressure on existing cities.
www.africanews.com/2022/12/05/t...
“The new Algeria is now”: massive housing and infrastructure projects | Africanews
Algeria has embarked upon a hugely ambitious project to build five major new cities from scratch. Already 3 million people have benefitted from the distribution of 800,000 housing units and 2 major sp...
www.africanews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Algeria is undertaking the construction of 5 new satellite cities. These projects aim to achieve a spatial re-balancing of urban centres to relieve pressure on existing cities.
www.africanews.com/2022/12/05/t...
Algeria is undertaking the construction of 5 new satellite cities. These projects aim to achieve a spatial re-balancing of urban centres to relieve pressure on existing cities.
www.africanews.com/2022/12/05/t...
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The Philippines are planning to build a new disaster resilient "back up" capital to tackle the increase in extreme weather events. With extensive open spaces, forest, and greenery, this city is promising to be very different than Manila.
www.stuff.co.nz/climate-chan...
The Philippines are planning to build a new disaster resilient "back up" capital to tackle the increase in extreme weather events. With extensive open spaces, forest, and greenery, this city is promising to be very different than Manila.
www.stuff.co.nz/climate-chan...
A back up capital city is being built in the Philippines - but will it work?
Joshua Bingcang is selling what a disaster-resilient Philippine city could be - clean, green and built to last. And people are buying it.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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The Philippines are planning to build a new disaster resilient "back up" capital to tackle the increase in extreme weather events. With extensive open spaces, forest, and greenery, this city is promising to be very different than Manila.
www.stuff.co.nz/climate-chan...
The Philippines are planning to build a new disaster resilient "back up" capital to tackle the increase in extreme weather events. With extensive open spaces, forest, and greenery, this city is promising to be very different than Manila.
www.stuff.co.nz/climate-chan...
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Musk is building a controversial company town near SpaceX's headquarters for its staff and their families. Many locals are concerned that the growth of this city will exacerbate environmental and wildlife issues due to its rocket launching site.
builtin.com/articles/sta...
Musk is building a controversial company town near SpaceX's headquarters for its staff and their families. Many locals are concerned that the growth of this city will exacerbate environmental and wildlife issues due to its rocket launching site.
builtin.com/articles/sta...
What Is Starbase? Elon Musk’s Controversial New City | Built In | Built In
Starbase is an industrial hub in South Texas that serves as the headquarters for SpaceX’s Starship program, where the company builds, tests and launches its spacecraft.
builtin.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Musk is building a controversial company town near SpaceX's headquarters for its staff and their families. Many locals are concerned that the growth of this city will exacerbate environmental and wildlife issues due to its rocket launching site.
builtin.com/articles/sta...
Musk is building a controversial company town near SpaceX's headquarters for its staff and their families. Many locals are concerned that the growth of this city will exacerbate environmental and wildlife issues due to its rocket launching site.
builtin.com/articles/sta...
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A new megacity-project near Beijing is being built as a showcase of Chinese high-tech ecologically friendly development. The city will also serve as a testing ground for China's ability to drive homegrown innovation and modernization.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/22/c...
A new megacity-project near Beijing is being built as a showcase of Chinese high-tech ecologically friendly development. The city will also serve as a testing ground for China's ability to drive homegrown innovation and modernization.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/22/c...
China’s Futuristic City Is a Test of Its Planning Power
Xiongan is a window into Xi Jinping’s ambitions.
foreignpolicy.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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A new megacity-project near Beijing is being built as a showcase of Chinese high-tech ecologically friendly development. The city will also serve as a testing ground for China's ability to drive homegrown innovation and modernization.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/22/c...
A new megacity-project near Beijing is being built as a showcase of Chinese high-tech ecologically friendly development. The city will also serve as a testing ground for China's ability to drive homegrown innovation and modernization.
foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/22/c...
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Toyota's new $10 billion city is ready to welcome 100 of its employees. This city's goal is to build a "living laboratory" where residents can live and experiment with futuristic and smart tech and mobility systems.
www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/243...
Toyota's new $10 billion city is ready to welcome 100 of its employees. This city's goal is to build a "living laboratory" where residents can live and experiment with futuristic and smart tech and mobility systems.
www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/243...
Toyota’s futuristic Woven City in Japan is ready for its first residents
Are you a potential Weaver?
www.theverge.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Toyota's new $10 billion city is ready to welcome 100 of its employees. This city's goal is to build a "living laboratory" where residents can live and experiment with futuristic and smart tech and mobility systems.
www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/243...
Toyota's new $10 billion city is ready to welcome 100 of its employees. This city's goal is to build a "living laboratory" where residents can live and experiment with futuristic and smart tech and mobility systems.
www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/243...
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A new development on a former industrial site south of Stockholm will be constructed primarily using timber. This new city aims to reduce building-sector carbon emissions by leveraging wood construction and renewable energy systems.
www.newsweek.com/gigantic-woo...
A new development on a former industrial site south of Stockholm will be constructed primarily using timber. This new city aims to reduce building-sector carbon emissions by leveraging wood construction and renewable energy systems.
www.newsweek.com/gigantic-woo...
Gigantic wooden city being built in Europe will be 2.7M sq ft in size
The Stockholm Wood City project will be 2.7 million square feet large.
www.newsweek.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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A new development on a former industrial site south of Stockholm will be constructed primarily using timber. This new city aims to reduce building-sector carbon emissions by leveraging wood construction and renewable energy systems.
www.newsweek.com/gigantic-woo...
A new development on a former industrial site south of Stockholm will be constructed primarily using timber. This new city aims to reduce building-sector carbon emissions by leveraging wood construction and renewable energy systems.
www.newsweek.com/gigantic-woo...
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A new car free city is planned to be built in between the UAE's two biggest cities. This city seems to be designed with the ambitious goals of being a global and sustainable new city.
www.timeoutdubai.com/news/new-cit...
A new car free city is planned to be built in between the UAE's two biggest cities. This city seems to be designed with the ambitious goals of being a global and sustainable new city.
www.timeoutdubai.com/news/new-cit...
www.timeoutdubai.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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A new car free city is planned to be built in between the UAE's two biggest cities. This city seems to be designed with the ambitious goals of being a global and sustainable new city.
www.timeoutdubai.com/news/new-cit...
A new car free city is planned to be built in between the UAE's two biggest cities. This city seems to be designed with the ambitious goals of being a global and sustainable new city.
www.timeoutdubai.com/news/new-cit...
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A new mixed-use development called Westown is underway in the Outer West region of Durban, South Africa, aiming to act as a dynamic urban destination and regional link between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
businesstech.co.za/news/propert...
A new mixed-use development called Westown is underway in the Outer West region of Durban, South Africa, aiming to act as a dynamic urban destination and regional link between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
businesstech.co.za/news/propert...
The new R15 billion city being built in South Africa
Westown, the new city of the West, is making progress after opening a 50,000 sqm mall earlier this year.
businesstech.co.za
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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A new mixed-use development called Westown is underway in the Outer West region of Durban, South Africa, aiming to act as a dynamic urban destination and regional link between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
businesstech.co.za/news/propert...
A new mixed-use development called Westown is underway in the Outer West region of Durban, South Africa, aiming to act as a dynamic urban destination and regional link between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
businesstech.co.za/news/propert...
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The Maldives is developing a new floating city as a solution to the threats of rising sea levels and the growing housing crisis.
www.newsweek.com/maldives-flo...
The Maldives is developing a new floating city as a solution to the threats of rising sea levels and the growing housing crisis.
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
September 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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The Maldives is developing a new floating city as a solution to the threats of rising sea levels and the growing housing crisis.
www.newsweek.com/maldives-flo...
The Maldives is developing a new floating city as a solution to the threats of rising sea levels and the growing housing crisis.
www.newsweek.com/maldives-flo...
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Akon's City, Senegal and rapper Akon's ambitious new city project has official been scrapped. Instead, Akon will collaborate with the Senegalese government on a more realistic project planned for the same site.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Akon's City, Senegal and rapper Akon's ambitious new city project has official been scrapped. Instead, Akon will collaborate with the Senegalese government on a more realistic project planned for the same site.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Akon City: Wakanda-style $6bn project abandoned by Senegal
Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Akon's City, Senegal and rapper Akon's ambitious new city project has official been scrapped. Instead, Akon will collaborate with the Senegalese government on a more realistic project planned for the same site.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Akon's City, Senegal and rapper Akon's ambitious new city project has official been scrapped. Instead, Akon will collaborate with the Senegalese government on a more realistic project planned for the same site.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Kuwait’s is driving the development of news cities to position itself competitively in the Gulf nation's smart city race, aiming to modernize infrastructure, attract investment, and diversify the economy.
www.kuwaitbuild.com/news/rise-of...
Kuwait’s is driving the development of news cities to position itself competitively in the Gulf nation's smart city race, aiming to modernize infrastructure, attract investment, and diversify the economy.
www.kuwaitbuild.com/news/rise-of...
The Rise of Smart Cities: Where Does Kuwait Stand in the GCC Race? | Kuwait Build
Kuwait is joining the GCC smart city race with ambitious projects, advanced infrastructure, and a vision to transform urban living.
www.kuwaitbuild.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Kuwait’s is driving the development of news cities to position itself competitively in the Gulf nation's smart city race, aiming to modernize infrastructure, attract investment, and diversify the economy.
www.kuwaitbuild.com/news/rise-of...
Kuwait’s is driving the development of news cities to position itself competitively in the Gulf nation's smart city race, aiming to modernize infrastructure, attract investment, and diversify the economy.
www.kuwaitbuild.com/news/rise-of...
#newcities GEOG 325 McGill
A group of tech billionaires, through the company California Forever, is pushing a controversial plan to build a new city on 60,000 acres of land in Solano, California, drawing intense opposition from locals and environmentalists.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
A group of tech billionaires, through the company California Forever, is pushing a controversial plan to build a new city on 60,000 acres of land in Solano, California, drawing intense opposition from locals and environmentalists.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it
California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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A group of tech billionaires, through the company California Forever, is pushing a controversial plan to build a new city on 60,000 acres of land in Solano, California, drawing intense opposition from locals and environmentalists.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
A group of tech billionaires, through the company California Forever, is pushing a controversial plan to build a new city on 60,000 acres of land in Solano, California, drawing intense opposition from locals and environmentalists.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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The Trump administration is promoting the creation of new "Freedom Cities". These cities would be privately developed, high-tech communities built on federal land, and potentially exempt from environmental, labor, and tax laws.
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...
The Trump administration is promoting the creation of new "Freedom Cities". These cities would be privately developed, high-tech communities built on federal land, and potentially exempt from environmental, labor, and tax laws.
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...
‘Freedom Cities’ Push on Public Land Gains Viability Under Trump
When Donald Trump called for carving “Freedom Cities” out of federal land, the idea got little notice as it was coming from a candidate prone to bold declarations who hadn’t yet secured the Republican...
news.bloomberglaw.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The Trump administration is promoting the creation of new "Freedom Cities". These cities would be privately developed, high-tech communities built on federal land, and potentially exempt from environmental, labor, and tax laws.
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...
The Trump administration is promoting the creation of new "Freedom Cities". These cities would be privately developed, high-tech communities built on federal land, and potentially exempt from environmental, labor, and tax laws.
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...