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6 Mar 2024 Conversations with Tyler Marc Rowan on Financial Market Evolution and University Governance
“To see what’s happening in Riyadh in Diriyah, which is their traditional neighborhood. It has 9 million people, on the way to 13 million people.”
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- 6 Mar 2024
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…And where impressed you there? To see what’s happening in Riyadh in Diriyah, which is their traditional neighborhood. It has 9 million people, on the way to 13 million people. To see what’s going on in Abu Dhabi, on Museum Island in Saadiyat and other places. The scale of ambition there is actually quite impressive. I don’t love everything, but I am impressed of their ability to get things done and to actually re-envision on a grand scale — something we really haven’t done in this country in a very long time. In the United States, do you think we’re on the verge of building a new Shaker Heights? Which is not on a spectacular plot of land. It’s outside of Cleveland. Gorgeous homes, wonderful neighborhoods, trees, perfectly integrated. They were quite poor compared to us. Why no Shaker Heights today? Or do you think we’re doing one?…
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