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We hope you're doing fantastic today!

This week, we'd like to recommend some exciting articles to read over your morning coffee. It's always great to start the week off right and refresh your mind with some of the coolest news from around the world. ☕

As you may have heard, Foster + Partners has recently announced two new projects for Saudi Arabia! The first is a new terminal for Abha Airport located in the Asir Region, which they won through a recent competition. Secondly, Foster + Partners has unveiled the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.

In other news, NEOM - a city development project in Saudi Arabia - has recently trademarked several names that will focus on providing hotels, wellness services, sports facilities, and other amenities. NEOM has registered trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Today's must-reads include articles on:

• How generative design is shaping the future of architecture?

• Perspectives from architects of The Line: is it a visionary utopia or a dystopian dream?

• How the metaverse can help reimagine the future of heritage preservation?

We hope you enjoy these articles! Before diving into today's newsletter, we want to remind you that PAACADEMY is still offering an exclusive 15% discount on all upcoming and previous workshops for members. Plus, we're thrilled to offer a 35% discount on all previous workshops (2020-21-22) available at PAACADEMY for this year's Black Friday!

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Here are the 10 new trademarks recently registered by NEOM

NEOM, a city development project in Saudi Arabia, has recently trademarked several names that will have a specific focus on providing hotels, wellness services, sports facilities, and other amenities. NEOM registered trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.