AtkinsRéalis was originally named masterplanner and winner of an international architecture competition to design a new downtown district for Saudi Arabia’s capital. On Monday (26 January), the AJ reported that another Saudi mega-project, Neom’s Trojena ski resort, was being scaled down due to ballooning costs. The mountain winter sports venue, which is under construction in the Saudi desert, was due to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The news follows months of reports that work in Saudi Arabia had been drying up. In November, an architect at a London-based practice told the AJ: ‘Saudi has been slowing down for months now.