The Saudi Desert Observatory That Was Made to Make You Look Up (opens in new tab)

When you hear the word "observatory," your brain probably conjures a cold, concrete dome perched on a remote mountaintop, somewhere that only astrophysicists with access badges get to enjoy. That image is about to get a serious redesign. Heatherwick Studio just unveiled AlUla Manara, a stone-clad astrotourism center and observatory set to rise from the