Can You Ski in a Desert?

NEOM’s Trojena promises a futuristic ski resort in the desert dunes by 2026!

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Yagmur Baydır
August 22, 2025

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🌍 The latest in architecture and design, at a glance:

  • Skiing in the desert? Saudi Arabia says yes—with Trojena, a futuristic ski resort in the dunes!

  • Dream out loud and wake up to your own fuzzy, retro‑film thanks to this Dream Recorder AI.

  • An algae‑bio resin pavilion hovers like a frozen water splash above Mud Creek.

  • Take a glimpse into 10 landmark buildings of Pritzker Prize-winning architect David Chipperfield.

  • Foster + Partners are planting Paraguay’s tallest tower in Asunción.

  • Chongqing is a real‑life cyberpunk city where mist‑cloaked towers, tunnels through apartments, and skybridges frame a city born of mountain and neon.

  • Get ready—2026’s supercars are revving up with F1 tech, hydrogen dreams, and electric power.

  • Designed by Oppenheim Architecture, the 38-story New Boulevard Tower will be one of Albania’s tallest residential landmarks and a defining feature of Tirana’s skyline.

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