The World’s Best Construction Podcast

This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "These American Dams Are Falling Apart". The lads discuss why some of the USA's most important (and forgotten) infrastructure is in danger.

This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble here: https://bit.ly/3XD3iNN

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Vietnam plans its new tallest skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_NbByQuzbz/?img_index=1
• Porsche building a tower in Bangkok = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_TbYG1O3Zi/?img_index=1

We end the show with an Apple Podcast review from Aehnen.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "This is The World's Most Complex Construction Project". The lads chat to Fred about his travels to the ITER facility in France. This is the epic story of the largest nuclear fusion reactor ever built. Also, Fred interviews Kris Lengieza from Procore.

Join The B1M and Procore at the construction innovation event of the year - Groundbreak, Denver. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3X8iUr4

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Huge section of the new Sydney Metro opens = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_JVkwiOKq7/?img_index=1
• Portland’s new timber-topped airport = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-u84_VMv7m/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Caleb Metcalf.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Building the World’s Second Tallest Skyscraper". The lads chat to Fred about his travels to the top of Malaysia's Merdeka 118. Our discussion is then followed by an interview with KONE's TP Teoh.

This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble here: https://bit.ly/3MhwPWY

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Saudi 2034 FIFA World Cup Stadiums = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-JCxHyOkCu/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Stephen Ritman.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Singapore’s New Metro Line is Construction Hell". This is a BIG project on the small island nation.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• LA 2028 Olympic venues = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-WMHfZOHry/?img_index=1
• China’s vast new convention centre = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LWqEwsmV5/?img_index=1

We end the show with two Apple Podcasts review from nate52 and Oliwier111.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $1BN Race to Save Notre Dame From Collapse". This is how France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral was rebuilt.

This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn how Trimble technology was used in the Notre Dame restoration here: https://bit.ly/3Ac2kih

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Restoration of France’s Grand Palais = https://www.instagram.com/p/C922_BIu5cV/?img_index=1
• AS Roma’s new stadium = https://www.instagram.com/p/C99yS_RMKUk/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Colin Woodall.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $64M Race to Save the Eiffel Tower". The Paris landmark is in danger and we're here to talk about it.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Stonehenge tunnels cancelled (again) = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-AujokMSYp/?img_index=1
• Tencent’s new HQ in Shenzhen = https://www.instagram.com/p/C94D6sRsOPJ/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Marc de Asis.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "How to Build an Arctic Airport". Together, we find out why airport construction in Greenland is (quite literally) booming. Oh, and there's a cheeky Greenlandic themed quiz.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Dubai’s 64-kilometre new “Green Spine” = https://www.instagram.com/p/C9NJERlMglk/?img_index=1
• London’s HSBC HQ to be transformed = https://www.instagram.com/p/C9k7042OBud/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Ellie of the "Structures, Practice and Natter Podcast (SPAN)".

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $3BN Plan to Fix Europe's Most Important Airport". Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's bid to redeem itself after the summer of 2022 plummeted its rankings.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Apple opens its first ever store in Malaysia = https://www.instagram.com/p/C863AuIMrrI/?img_index=1
• How the world’s tallest buildings could generate renewable energy = https://www.instagram.com/p/C8wjWsasV4U/?img_index=1

We end the show with some Apple Podcasts review from Josh Allen and N.Nathan.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Inside the High-Security Fortress That’s Heating Paris". Fred went inside the Equinix data centre that's heating the 2024 Olympic training pool in Paris. During the discussion, we’re joined by Andrew Higgins who is Director of Sustainability and Master Planning for EMEA at Equinix.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• London’s controversial One Undershaft denied planning again = https://www.instagram.com/p/C86_-O8M5y_/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Keegan Sharpe.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The Crucial Skyscraper Test You've Never Heard Of". This is where the world's biggest skyscrapers are put to the test - any guesses at where this facility is?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Obama presidential centre tops out in Chicago = https://www.instagram.com/p/C8iuKRfPlqC/?img_index=1
• Huge crane installed at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia = https://www.instagram.com/p/C8UTEA_sX0u/?img_index=1

We end the show with two emails from Remi Giroux and Michael Cmar.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Why Soviet-Era Nuclear Plants Are Being Dismantled". Step inside the complex world of nuclear decommissioning.

This episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble's Tekla software and the 2024 Tekla UK award entries: https://bit.ly/3zby8mT

Later in the episode, we cover:

New York’s new football stadium = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7pGIFJMO_b/?img_index=1

London’s 60 Gracechurch Street skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7xGcbpOE7v/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from John.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The Race to Fix Australia’s Failed Dam". The ironically named "Paradise Dam" in Queensland, Australia is doomed.

This episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble's Tekla software and the 2024 Tekla UK award entries: https://bit.ly/3zby8mT

Later in the episode, we cover:

Seoul’s “living” skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Y3Fh1szyW/?img_index=1

Hong Kong’s Zaha Hadid-designed office towers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7hTtuOsaVA/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from JD.

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This week, we're celebrating our hundredth episode with a special 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' style quiz and an open Q&A.

This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here: https://bit.ly/3VdVXBH

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This week, Fred is joined by Procore's Sasha Reed to discuss mental health in construction as part of our Get Construction Talking initiative.

Learn more about the global Get Construction Talking initiative - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/

Watch the video-version of the discussion here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzZUUdc84Sg

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Is This $4BN Megaproject Pointless?". Stockholm is in a race to fix it's traffic congestion. But will this expensive road tunnel really work in the Swedish capital?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Lord’s Cricket Ground set for an overhaul = https://www.instagram.com/p/C7BSFpNs0t_/?img_index=1
• Riga’s new shipping terminal = https://www.instagram.com/p/C66b4peMGph/?img_index=1

We end the show with a Saudi-related email from Mohammad.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The Skyscraper Built on The World’s Most Expensive Site". Land in Hong Kong is expensive - very expensive. But this didn't stop Zaha Hadid architects from possibly designing the world’s curviest skyscraper.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• The Chicago Bears $4.2BN new home = https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cHUTHs75I/?img_index=1
• Work restarts on the 1-KM tall Jeddah Tower = https://www.instagram.com/p/C6uXk63M2Xz/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from JD.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $3BN Plan to Connect Southeast Asia". Singapore and Malaysia are closely connected in many ways - but THIS might be the world's most important rail link.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Toronto announces 4 new skyscrapers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Oehw3scct/?img_index=1
• Updated plans for New York’s 350 Park Avenue = https://www.instagram.com/p/C59E3nGML5z/?img_index=1

We end the show with an NYC-related email from Alex Volckhausen.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Experts Explain Saudi Arabia’s 2KM Skyscraper". Together, the lads react to the news that Saudi Arabia are planning to build a 2KM skyscraper - potentially the tallest building/structure ever created. We give our opinions and ask if this could this actually be built?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Plans for Manchester’s tallest building = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C6OMc_qs9LN/
• The Vessel due to re-open in New York = https://www.instagram.com/p/C6DRyHPL60V/?img_index=1

We end the show with an anonymous email.

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This week, Fred's away so it's just Liam & Luke and we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Europe's Megaproject to Replace Russian Railways". Together, we investigate the huge new high-speed rail line across three former Soviet states; Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Shenzhen’s latest supertall skyscraper officially tops-out = https://www.instagram.com/p/C50oj8JMG5b/?img_index=1
• Sydney’s $2BN new tech campus = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C5oTyqRsbwj/?img_index=1

We end the show with an Irish-pub related email from Jake Hansen-Shearer (whatta cool name).

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Redeveloping the World’s Most Terrifying Airport". Hong Kong is one of the world's most well-known city's; massive skyscrapers, massive density, and massive challenges to build infrastructure. However, we’ve never seen construction tech like this before…

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Saudi Arabia cuts back on its ambitions for The Line = https://www.instagram.com/p/C5jTj0vsjOs/?img_index=1
• Fulham FCs new pool-topped stand = https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Q8wWUMwlh/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Karter Hickling.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The Plan to Save New York's Emptiest Building". This topic is all about one of the world's most photographed buildings that's hiding in plain sight... but have YOU heard of it? New York is transforming one of its most iconic but rarely-seen towers.

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

Later in the episode, we cover:

• London’s 54-storey new skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C46Dz6tMk0l/?img_index=1
• Saudi Arabia’s glass-bottomed hotel = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4yLvoPs_n-/?img_index=1

We end the show with a topical email from Mike Cmar.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest longform video "Inside The World's Most Remote Infrastructure Project". Fred tells us about his first-hand experience of discovering the incredible infrastructure of the Faroe Islands. This episode is absolutely epic.

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Revised plans for New York’s Affirmation Tower = https://www.instagram.com/p/C48O6fesLcS/?img_index=1
• Hollywood’s $1BN new Star = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4wBGKWsgUt/?img_index=1

We end the show with a cheeky email from Joe Donnelly.

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This week, we're hopping over the English channel and digging into The B1M's latest video "This $45BN Megaproject Will Forever Change Paris". In the construction & infrastructure world, the French capital has been incredibly busy of late - but even then, the Grand Paris Express is a once-in-a-century megaproject.

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Shenzhen’s latest skyscraper development = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4i4SAPMk50/?img_index=1
• Amsterdam’s canyon inspired new district = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4fpY0lsSfA/?img_index=1

We end the show with an infrastructure/construction-film-related email from Dean McVeigh.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Sydney’s $64BN Mega Railway". Sydney, Australia is building one of the world's biggest suburban rail projects. G'day Sydney Metro.

This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZs

Later in the episode, we cover:

• A new expansion of New York City's Hudson Yards = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4f09P5sauV/?hl=en&img_index=1
• An £8.5BN redevelopment of London’s Earls Court = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4akEWns7e9/?hl=en&img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Graham Embley AND an anonymous (but funny) Spotify comment.

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This week, we're keeping it local and digging into The B1M's latest video "The Insane Engineering of London’s $5BN Super Sewer". This topic has it all; Victorian sewer systems overflowing, construction in one of the world's busiest city's, and a famous river flowing through the middle - something big is taking shape under London.

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

Later in the episode, we cover:

• A new (familiar looking..?) baseball stadium coming to Las Vegas = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4L_rInsVgt/?img_index=1
• London’s Waterloo station is set for an overhaul = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4YWgkEM4Kp/?img_index=1

We end the show with an interesting email from Christian Martin.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $1BN Plan to Fix Paris’ Dirty Secret". In preparation for the Olympic Games being hosted in Paris this year, the city has a $1.5BN clean-up plan that's in-seine (see what we did there? aha!)

This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZs

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Brisbane’s breathing skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4DOiMUMzQd/?img_index=1
• Beijing’s dramatic new library = https://www.instagram.com/p/C304RFNsLjm/?img_index=1

We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from John_Ayers.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Why Japan is Hollowing Out a Mountain". Japan is building something HUGE inside a mountain, and we ask why? This is the KAMIOKANDE saga - possibly one of our most fascinating (and scientific) pieces of discussion.

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

Later in the episode, we cover:

• London’s BT Tower conversion + INTERVIEW with Able Partners co-founder Ben Stuart = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3qIqX0M1ie/?img_index=1
• Spain’s oldest football venue gets a red makeover = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3mzlxBsOY6/?img_index=1

We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from Antonin Besse.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $42BN Plan to Rebuild the World’s Unluckiest City". Christchurch, New Zealand was nearly wiped off the map in 2011, this is the story of how an entire city was rebuilt from scratch.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• New York’s Freedom Plaza skyscrapers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3SchqLMICE/?img_index=1
• Dubai’s Foster-designed twin towers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3I7f6tMisP/?img_index=5

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

We end the show with two emails from Mitchel Loring AND Mitchel Frost.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $7BN Mega-Tunnels You've Never Heard Of". Fred journeys inside one of Europe's most impressive (and lesser known) megaprojects in Antwerp, Belgium.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Mercedes unveils its supertall skyscraper in Dubai = https://www.instagram.com/p/C20V-APMCvB/?img_index=1
• New York’s demountable cricket world cup stadium = https://www.instagram.com/p/C22Dc3cM9OU/

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from "brass razoo".

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Why Russia Tried to Block This Canal". The Vistula Canal in Poland is more than just a piece of infrastructure.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Italy’s vineyard-topped airport = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C2xfiF0MCYf/?img_index=1
• Updated renders of London’s One Undershaft = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C2-hpwxM06z/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e

We end the show with two emails from Joshua Eden and Colin Woodall.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The Race to Save the Panama Canal". Arguably, the Panama Canal is one of the globes vital pieces of infrastructure, but recently it's been facing some serious issues. Can the world's most important canal be saved before it runs dry? Together, we break it all down.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Oklahoma’s near megatall skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fqFBGs5Fe/?img_index=1
• The world’s highest spokeless ferris wheel = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2j-fTtsSS5/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://www.jameshardie.co.uk/

We end the show with an email from Björn Johansson AND some cheeky Spotify comments.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Hawaii's $10BN Railway Across Paradise". Honolulu has a $10BN new railway – but it's far from complete.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Shenzhen’s new snow world = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2NXh9UsXLi/?img_index=1
• Latest construction progress on the Gordie Howe Intl Bridge = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2PYh1UMYZN/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn more about the cloud based solution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ku7EmS_Gg - AND don't forget to send in your own miscommunication stories in construction!

We end the show with an email from Daniel.

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This week, we're digging into one of The B1M's biggest recent videos "The $140BN Race to Build America's First High-Speed Railway". Historically, the USA has been a monolith in rail infrastructure, but not so much in the modern era. That might just be changing... this new plan for a US bullet train might actually work.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Dubai’s latest skyscraper (complete with a suspended pool) = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1wpBwqMMOb/?img_index=1
• Saudi Arabia’s plans for a subterranean city = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2AlQTBsiTv/?img_index=1

We end the show with a lovely email from Brandon De Bruyn.

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "How (and Why) India Built the World’s Biggest Office" - that's right, the world's biggest office isn't in Washington DC, Bucharest, or Shanghai, it's in Surat, Gujarat, India. Together, we dive into the absolutely massive Surat Diamond Bourse.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Dubai’s supertall Mercedes-Benz skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1q0yueMax0/
• Cambodia’ vast new airport = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1vG4r4Mqax/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn more about the cloud based solution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ku7EmS_Gg

We end the show with an email from Justin Dart.

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It's a brand new year, and this week we're chatting about The B1M's latest video "Top 10 Projects Completing in 2024". It's going to be a huge year for global construction - from Paris to Taiwan. The lads get stuck in to it all!

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Bhutan’s Mindfulness City = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Fg0bTMiS8/?img_index=1
• Saudi Arabia’s esports arena = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1E8DScM5Fw/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3SnCS09

We end the show with an entertaining Apple Podcasts review from "DynastyBoy".

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This week we have one of our most special episodes of the year for you; THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF 2023*! Fred and Liam go head-to-head to test their construction knowledge in FIVE different categories: the skyscraper category, the infrastructure category, The B1M category, the History category, and the pop-culture category.

*okay, not ALL of the questions relate to 2023, but the episode is still big, still fat, and still quizzy.

We end the show with a spontaneous bonus pronunciation quiz headed up by Liam. Yes, that's right, a pronunciation quiz.

See you in 2024!

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This week, we're looking at a project closer to home and digging into a recent B1M video "The Secret Security of America's London Embassy". This is how the US built its most hi-tech and controversial embassy here in the UK. Would you move from Central London to South London? The lads have strong opinions on this one...

Later in the episode, we cover:

• An infinity pool meets a baseball stadium in South Korea = https://www.instagram.com/p/C03lBnosTvF/?img_index=1
• London’s new H1 office development = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0xNRHfMoIU/?img_index=1

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This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest long form video "The Skyscraper That Ended New York's Billionaires' Row". The rise of the skinny-scraper has been a phenomenon in the Big Apple... but the rise of 220 Central Park South is unlike anything New York City has ever seen before. 

Later in the episode, we cover:

• America’s $5BN hospital upgrade = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0gTAOBsWHM/?img_index=1
• Tencent’s dramatic new headquarters in Shenzhen = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mkyUIMwmO/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn more about the cloud based solution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ku7EmS_Gg

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This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest video "The $1BN Megaproject to Save California". The Golden State is the USA's largest by population with a massive economy to go alongside it. However more recently, droughts in the state are affecting Californian agriculture and much more... meet the new infrastructure tackling California's water crisis.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Construction progressing on LA’s Lucas Museum of Narrative Art = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0PrJnPsg5b/
• Saudi Arabia’s Siranna mountain hotel = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0b5dDtMZpS/?img_index=1

This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3SnCS09

We end the show with a message from Ryan Ball.

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This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest video "The Secret Rule Keeping Sydney Short". Sydney, Australia is one of the largest cities in the Southern Hemisphere. Despite having some of the most recognisable landmarks on the globe, Sydney hasn't really built BIG... but the city's skyline is about to get a whole lot taller.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• London’s updated One Undershaft skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6l79fMPEZ/?img_index=1
• Saudi Arabia’s village-inspired airport = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0CFR4xsR-E/?img_index=1

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This week, the lads are reunited after a busy few weeks. Together, they're digging into The B1M's latest video "Inside Real Madrid's $1BN Stadium Upgrade". What was already one of Europe’s most famous grounds has had an incredible facelift... this is how how the Santiago Bernabéu was reborn.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• London is (Not) Re-Building the Las Vegas Sphere = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks9rokm6LIs&t=30s
• Saudi Arabia announces Epicon = https://www.instagram.com/p/CzrUSLxMmV1/?img_index=1

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We end the show with a AI themed voicemail from Emily Darling.

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This week, Luke is ill and Liam is still honeymooning, so Fred is joined by Senior Content Producer Ian Parkin to take on the topic of Las Vegas' F1 track... that's right, Sin City is about to become Spin City. WARNING: this episode may contain an unhealthy amount of puns & Dad-jokes. Also, the WINNER of Construction Story of the Year is announced!

Later in the episode, we cover:

One of the world’s thinnest hotels has opened in Indonesia — measuring just 2.8 metres across = https://www.instagram.com/p/CzZfinMMZMC/?img_index=1

A new show court in Wimbledon has been approved in London = https://www.instagram.com/p/CzWyOH_MA6w/?img_index=1

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This week, Fred and Luke are taking advantage of Liam being away for his wedding and are going head-to-head in a construction trivia showdown. With Liam out of the picture, there will definitely be no cheating or Googling for answers! Who will come out on top...?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower named 2023’s best skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDv3TzsuF-/
• Seoul’s 200-metre new skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy8AhKhMB8x/?img_index=1
• Hangzhou’s vast new district = https://www.instagram.com/p/CzR11BHMtzW/?img_index=1

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This week, the lads are reunited and are covering The B1M's latest video: "Why New York Demolishes its Best Buildings". The questions is, specifically, how long can a structure like the Woolworth Building survive?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Saudi Arabia’s dramatic mountain hotels = https://www.instagram.com/p/Cybzioissrx/?img_index=1
• Sydney Opera House turns 50 = https://www.instagram.com/p/CynnQjNuA43/
• Singapore’s vertical garden hotel = https://www.instagram.com/p/CyTk2AKsv3q/?img_index=1

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This week, we have a special show for you. This episode features the panel discussion that took place at our debut 'Get Construction Talking' event that happened on 12th July 2023 at Ham Yard Theatre, London. The panel discussion features Procore CEO Tooey Courtemanche, The B1M founder Fred Mills, award-winning engineer Yewande Akinola MBE and Logan Price of OHB Construction. Toward the end of the conversation, the panellists answer some poignant audience questions.

Get Construction Talking is founded by Fred Mills, The B1M and Procore. We're using the power of our reach and organisations to raise awareness of mental health in construction, break the stigma, get millions talking, and lift up and raise $1M for charities working in this space - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/

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This week, Luke is ill so Fred & Liam are covering The B1M's latest video: "Australia is Building a $125BN Mega-Railway". Melbourne's metro upgrade is on a scale we’ve never seen before.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Melbourne’s 600 Collins Street skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/CyLzu3xM6UL/?img_index=1
• Latest construction progress on The Line = https://www.instagram.com/p/CyT_yGdMDLG/?img_index=1
• China’s Zaha Hadid-designed cultural district = https://www.instagram.com/p/CxxYQCYM9Od/?img_index=1

Don't forget to JOIN US in Sydney on 2nd November for a special Get Construction Talking event: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/get-construction-talking-australian-launch-tickets-704163992457

We end the show with two emails from Benjamin Ryan and Liam Spinks.

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This week we're covering The B1M's latest video: "The Mystery of Dubai's Frozen Mega-Wheel". Dubai is the home of the world's biggest and tallest Ferris wheel - the "Ain Dubai". BUT there's a twist... the wheel hasn't operated since March 2022.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Supertall Zaha Hadid skyscraper announced for Saudi Arabia = https://www.instagram.com/p/CyD4P7PsMF7/?img_index=1
• One of the world’s tallest hybrid timber buildings approved in Perth = https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx8DGnXsvBe/?img_index=1
• 8 Bishopsgate – London’s dullest new skyscraper? = https://www.instagram.com/p/CxuzeB6Mz2e/?img_index=1

We end the show with a voice-note from Jonathan Pipe.

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This week we're covering The B1M's latest video: "Have These Supercar Skyscrapers Gone Too Far?". In Miami, Dubai, and NYC there are skyscrapers designed by luxury car brands such as Porsche, Bentley, and Aston Martin - yes, that's right... welcome to the age of the supercar skyscraper.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• U2 open the Las Vegas Sphere = https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx2PD7pMLXa/
• London’s secret tunnels revealed = https://www.instagram.com/p/CxygzpvMMKG/?img_index=1
• Oman’s vast new city district = https://www.instagram.com/p/CxGq5AAMukN/?img_index=1

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This week we start the show catching up with Fred after his trip to Chicago where he interviewed Olympic legend Michael Phelps at Procore's Groundbreak event and championed The B1M and Procore's joint mental health initiative: "Get Construction Talking". We then get into a juicy rant about the UK's latest HS2 news. THEN we get into our main topic, 5 World Trade Center - the new residential skyscraper planned at New York's World Trade Center site seems to be (finally) moving ahead, but affordable housing and who gets to live in it is a big issue.

Later in the episode, we cover:

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower re-starting construction: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxlmiuKsGin/?img_index=1

New Marriott Hotels announced for Trojena: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxq7cBDMe9X/?img_index=1

London’s Canada Water redevelopment approved: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxQHEksMBSM/?img_index=1

We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate over at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/

We end the show with an email from Marco Van Der Wal 

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This week we're looking at a construction project that’s 365 metres, has 2,800 rooms, weighs 250,000 gross tonnes and has 22 elevators – if it were a building it would be absolutely massive. Behold... this is the "Icon of the Seas" - the world's largest cruise ship.

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Dusseldorf’s new high rise development: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxD61MfMuZC/
• Works nearing completion at Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills district: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxApPxps_UA/?img_index=1

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This week we're heading to Italy - specifically, Sicily - to talk about the B1M's latest video on the Strait of Messina MEGA bridge. Will Italy ever build this engineering masterpiece?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Real Madrid’s revamped stadium and retractable pitch: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw22ZkRMI3m/
• Jungle-inspired offices in Tulum: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw5Mvc1swof/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Chris Martin (not the Coldplay lead) ((or is it?)) 

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This week we're heading to the newly crowned most populated country in the world... INDIA. India is working on a high-speed rail system - their own "bullet train". However, the rail project is a bit behind schedule.  

Later in the episode, we cover:

• The UK’s RAAC concrete issue: https://www.theb1m.com/video/raac-concrete-60-seconds
• Harley Davidson’s motorcycle theatre progressing in Milwaukee: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwwxRzKM44a/?img_index=1

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This week we have another special episode for you... IT'S THE REMATCH QUIZ! Fred and Liam go head-to-head to test their knowledge on 5 construction-related categories. Play along at home!

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Paris' Olympic Aquatic Centre nearing completion: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwQuC7AMc49/?img_index=1
• FOUR Frankfurt nearing completion (UN Studio): https://www.instagram.com/p/CwdhHPksGzU/?img_index=1
• A new green office development in Singapore (Eric Parry Architects): https://www.instagram.com/p/CwYHD24MWlx/?img_index=1

We end the show with a couple of emails from Michael Mains and JD.

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If you've seen a 007 film in recent years, you've probably seen the SIS or MI6 Building. This week we explore how Britain built its landmark SPY HEADQUARTERS.

Later in the episode, we chat about a mountain-inspired housing development in the Netherlands designed by MVRDV. Also in the news, we look at AI-generated designs for cliffside buildings in Ireland from digital artist and RIBA Part 1 architect Sarah Asif.

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This week we’re heading DOWN UNDER to Brisbane, Australia to cover The B1M's latest video: "The Race to Build a $6.3BN Railway for the Olympics". This massive infrastructure project will help put Brisbane on par with Melbourne and Sydney.

Later in the episode, we chat about London's newly approved "One North Quay" - a 23-storey life sciences laboratory in Canary Wharf (designed by KPF). Also in the news, we look at the Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters in Suzhou, China - it's inspired by the shape of chemical bonds and was completed in 2022 (designed by OLI Architecture).

We end the show with an email from Harrison (Harri) Laurie.

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This week we’re heading to Switzerland to cover The B1M's latest video. The country is building a dam in front of a dam - yes, you read that right. Fred and some of the video team went on location to get more answers, which lead to a DAM good chat.

Later in the episode, we look at Zaha Hadid’s futuristic newly approved skyscraper in Xian, China. Also in the news, London's 53-year old Euston Tower is set for a facelift - 3XN Architects revealed plans to renovate the British Land-owned 36-storey building that has sat vacant since 2021. 

We end the show with TWO separate emails from Brian J. Marshall and Evan Reilly.

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This week we’re heading to Taipei, Taiwan to talk about a building that's over budget, a decade under construction and one of Asia's most important cultural buildings - the controversial Taipei Performing Arts Centre.

Later in the episode, we cover two interesting bits of construction news: 5 World Trade Center has been given the green light in Lower Manhattan, NYC (designed by KPF) - 274-metre mixed-use skyscraper AND 55 Bishopsgate has also been given the green light in the City of London (designed by Arney Fender Katsalidis (AFK Studios)) - a 285-metre new skyscraper.

We end the show with a Portsmouth-themed email from Ted Jackson-Mount.

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This week we have a very special episode for you... IT'S THE SUMMER QUIZ SPECIAL! Fred, Liam, and Luke are going head-to-head to test their construction knowledge on this years projects and beyond. It's unhinged, educational, cheeky, and superb in all the best ways.

We end the show with an email from top Canadian; Nathan Williams.

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This week we’re heading to CANADA to talk about one of North America's biggest megaprojects, but you've probably never heard of it - a $30BN new liquefied natural gas or LNG plant.

Later in the episode, we chat about a snow drift-inspired building (also in Canada!) that will become home to the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre, designed by Dorte Mandrup. Also in the show, digital designer Norah Design Co has used AI to imagine tennis courts in the caves of Saudi Arabia’s ancient AlUla city.

We end the show with an email from Michiel Vanrompay.

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This week we’re heading to New York City where our latest Tomorrow's Build's video on the city's new seawall... in short, the race is on to save Manhattan from climate change.

Later in the episode, we chat about the massive new Las Vegas Sphere that was illuminated for the first time recently - SPOILER: It's very, very, cool. Also in the show, private developer ASTM North America — which has an alternate vision for the long-awaited $7BN overhaul of New York's Penn Station — has unveiled updates to its design and claimed that it could save the city $1BN (yes, ANOTHER Penn Station proposal).

We end the show with a helpful email from Colin Woodall.

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In this special bonus episode of The World's Best Construction Podcast we're shining a light on construction's mental health crisis.

You can learn more and see how you can start to make a difference to this issue through "Get Construction Talking" - a new worldwide initiative to raise awareness of mental health in construction, founded by Fred Mills, The B1M and Procore.

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If you or someone you know is struggling and the situation is not life threatening it's best to contact a registered health professional. In an emergency dial the emergency services.

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This week we’re heading to Corpus Christi, Texas, where construction on the massive new Harbor Bridge has been halted, not once, but twice - we chat through 6 big reasons why... and get side-tracked with a monkey story.

Later in the episode, we look at what WAS the proposed next-tallest skyscraper in Texas that's been chopped in half. Also in the show, we cover the latest construction news coming out of Manhattan - a twin skyscraper proposal being put forward with a Las Vegas twist...

We end the show with a voicemail from Michiel Vanrompay and a Golden Gate Bridge tip from Daniel Weitsman.

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Welcome to episode 50! This week we’re heading to Washington DC and specifically to the world-famous Washington Monument, an iconic landmark that once sat half-built and abandoned.

Later in the episode, we go over our latest Tomorrow's Build video looking at Dubai's plan to construct a floating lab to save its coastline. Also in the show, we look at a new skyscraper designed by Philippe Stark coming to Ecuador.

We end the show with a biceps-centred Apple Podcasts review from "brass razoo".

Lastly, we apologise for Luke's dodgy audio quality this week. This was due to a technical fault on our side.

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This week we’re talking SKYSCRAPERS! Despite the pandemic, despite a global shortage of labour and materials – it seems like nothing can stop the skyscraper.

Later in the episode, we talk about "Get Construction Talking" - a new mental health initiative founded by The B1M and supported by Procore. Also, we look at a luxury residential tower on the site of Miami's former Champlain Towers South condo that collapsed in June 2021 (Zaha Hadid Architects and DAMAC).

We end the show with an email from Peter Riddell and an Apple Podcasts review from "kevin109104"

Lastly, we apologise for Luke's dodgy audio quality this week. This was due to a technical fault on our side.

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This week we’re heading to Linz, Austria where Fred recently came back from a successful trip. During his adventure, Mr Mills visited an active site where a vital piece of Austrian infrastructure is being built across the Danube.

Later in the episode, we look at Shanghai’s new exhibition centre from Heatherwick Studio AND a new district coming to Berlin from Henning Larsen.

We end the show with an email from Joe Phelan (...we think?) and an Apple Podcasts review from John Rollins.

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This week we’re heading to the US West Coast to talk about The B1M's latest video "Why America is Removing These Dams". Four dams along the Klamath River (that's in Oregon and California) are being deconstructed, and there's both political and environmental issues to consider.

Later in the episode, we look at Impact’s AI-sceptical job ad in Antwerp, the Heatherwick-designed buildings nearing completion in Tokyo’s new Azabudai Hills district, AND The B1M's investment into Brick Borrow.

We end the show with a Saudi-themed email from Colin Woodall (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada).

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This week, Luke's away! So Fred & Liam are piloting the show. The lads start with a Skyscraper Quiz shortly followed by covering the latest B1M video "This Mega-Dam is the Size of London" - AKA: Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam.

Later in the episode, the boys look at China’s new oil refinery transformation in Hangzhou (MVRDV). Also, Bjarke Ingels Group have been confirmed as the master planner for "The Oxagon" port city in Saudi Arabia.

They end the show with an apologetic email from Chris Munch (Texas, USA).

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This week's episode is special! We're covering Saudi Arabia's megaprojects, including: THE MUKAAB - a 400-metre high by 400-metre wide structure that's big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings, TROJENA - a winter sports venue that's technically in the desert, OXAGON - the world’s largest floating structure, future shipping destination hub and the logistics nerve-centre for Neom, RED SEA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - controversially designed by Foster + Partners and set to open later in 2023 and expected to accommodate a million passengers a year by 2030, and of course, THE LINE - a 500-metre tall mirrored linear city that’ll stretch for over 170-kilometres across the desert sands.

Later in the episode, we look at UNStudio’s new district in Nanjing, China called K.Wah G72.

We end the show with a spicy Apple Podcasts review from Rob Ellio.

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This week we’re heading to Venice, Italy to talk about Tomorrow's Build's latest video "The Failed Plan to Save Venice From Flooding". Oh, and there's a twist... a $7BN flood defence system isn't enough to keep the iconic city afloat. Of course, we're chatting about the MOSE system that's defending one of earth's most picturesque places.

Later in the episode, we look at Uruguay’s new tree-covered tower from MVRDV (yes, the same people that brought us the infamous Marble Arch Mound!). Plus, we follow up on last weeks news from London - FRESH widespread opposition to the new Liverpool Street station plans, from Herzog & de Meuron and Sellar.

We end the show with two cheeky emails from Chris Munch (Texas, USA) and the legendary Arthur Caspelherr.

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This week we’re heading to the New York City to talk about Tomorrow's Build's latest video "The Problem With New York’s Skyscrapers" - thousands of Manhattan's tall buildings now HAVE to change *cough* we're looking at YOU 432 Park Avenue *cough*

Later in the episode, we look at Wuhan’s 3-intertwined skyscrapers by Zaha Hadid Architects AND updated plans for London’s £450M Liverpool Street overhaul by Herzog & de Meuron.

We end the show with a secretive riddle emailed in from the one and only "Jacob Garlic" (we're pretty confident it's NOT the actual Jacob Garlic... but still... it's fun). The email is titled: "The Garlic Enigma: Unearth the Hidden Heir to the Flatiron Building" - says it all, doesn't it?

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This week we’re heading to the Big Apple to talk about The B1M's latest video "The Shocking Story of New York’s Strangest Tower". The Daily Bugle Buil... uh, sorry, we mean The Flatiron Building - Manhattan's iconic triangular structure faces an uncertain future and has a strange story to tell.

Later in the episode, we look at New York’s Climate Exchange (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill), London’s new skyscraper at Old Street Roundabout (Kohn Pedersen Fox), and Manchester City's £300M new entertainment venue and stadium expansion at the Etihad.

We end the show with a lovely email from "Yan Hockey".

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This week we’re heading to California to talk about The B1M's latest video "The Insane Engineering of the Golden Gate Bridge". Think of American landmarks and you’ll probably think of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge almost immediately. The iconic structure has stood for over 80 years and remains a critical piece of US road infrastructure. Now the structure is undergoing a massive seismic retrofit project to ensure it is able to remain standing through the city’s next major earthquake and into the future. 

Later in the episode, we look at the US Navy’s new National Museum in Washington DC with multiple designs proposed for the American Capital, China’s riverside theatre plans (Open Architecture), and Vietnam’s next skyscraper (Aedas Architects).

We end the show with a cheeky email from "Bahr270".

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This week, to celebrate our 40th episode, we’re talking about The B1M's latest video "How to Finish the World's Tallest Skyscraper" - that can only mean one thing... The Jeddah Tower, Saudi Arabia. Big episode. Big discussion. Big bants. Big building.

Later in the episode, we look at New York’s tree-topped 64 University Place (KPF), London’s new rolling bridge (Thomas Randall-Page), and Utrecht’s crazy new Civic Centre (Heatherwick Studio). Oh, and we quickly go over the latest update on Penn Station plans (awkward).

We end the show with a "witty review" from Luca Fleming.

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This week we’re talking about The B1M's latest video "The $7BN Plan to Save New York's Most Hated Train Station" - that's right, Manhattan's Penn Station is finally getting an update.

Later, we talk about a 480-metre supertall skyscraper that's broken ground in Shanghai. Inspired by the form of a magnolia — the flower of Shanghai — the Shanghai North Bund Center has been conceived by KPF as a "vertical city" and is set to contain housing, office spaces, hospitality and tourist attractions. Then we're heading to Columbia, Maryland where the City's set to get a new lakeside public library designed by Heatherwick Studio for Howard County Libraries. Inspired by Columbia’s origins as a planned city in the 1960s, the tree-topped five storey structure is intended to act as a joint community and educational hub with walkable rooftops will enable visitors to explore the building's exterior, surrounded by native plant and tree species.

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This week we’re talking about The B1M's latest video and a Middle Eastern building spree that you probably didn't know about – no, it's not in the UAE, Qatar or Saudi Arabia (for once) – this is Israel. The high volumes of construction in the country right now are personified in KPF's 350-metre Azrieli Spiral Tower in Tel Aviv. It's set to become Israel’s first supertall skyscraper when it completes in 2026. Tel Aviv is also building a new mass transit system consisting of three light rail and three metro lines. We're covering it all!

Later, we talk about The B1M's infamous social media April fools joke... we trolled the internet into thinking the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia was BACK under construction, but with a cheeky twist. Then we're heading over to New York to discuss another supertall skyscraper under construction in the city. Also designed by KPF, 520 Fifth Avenue will rise 305-metres above Manhattan and offer 98 residential apartments across its 76-storeys, along with new commercial space at street level.

We end the show with a spicy email from Benjamin Ryan.

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This week we’re talking about the B1M's latest video; "New York’s $3BN Skyscraper Gamble" - specifically, 270 Park Avenue (AKA the NEW JPMorgan Chase Building). This beast of a skyscraper is under construction in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, the tower has a lot of call backs to the NYC towers of old... is this New York's comeback skyscraper?

Do you remember when we covered "The Downtown Circle" in Dubai a few weeks back...? Well, Tomorrow's Build has released a video on the project. It's amazing. And we're covering it with updated opinions. Lastly, we're heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to look at a former desalination plant on the Red Sea coast that's set to be turned into a museum. Designed by Heatherwick Studio with an eye on retaining industrial heritage, the new Jeddah Central Museum will feature a large exhibition space within a converted turbine hall.

We end the show with a sweet Apple Podcasts review from Brannde as well as two spicy emails from Hunter Holder and Roland Ohlsson.

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This week we’re talking about the time Fred was sent down the world's deepest elevator test shaft... and it's not in an obvious location. This episode is FULL of amazing factoids.

Later in the show, we talk about Dubai's International Finance Centre (DIFC) starting construction on its first residential buildings - designed by LWK + Partners, the project has split opinion on the internet. Lastly, the BBC’s new headquarters in Birmingham are set to be located in a former Typhoo tea factory. Designed by Glenn Howells Architects, the project will see much of the historic structure’s shell retained with its interior fitted out to include offices, studios and editing suites for the broadcaster - is this a gamechanger for Birmingham?

We end the show with two awesome Apple Podcasts reviews from "N. Nathan" and "PMT007" ... oh, and we go over an email from the legendary Clark Fuchs.

P.S. don't forget about our Buildots live event on 29 March! Registration link on our socials @TheB1M

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This week we’re looking at the story of a star architect’s final masterpiece, of a gravity-defying feat of engineering, and of how a 1,500 year old city is facing up to its 21st century destiny – that’s right, we’re looking at Zaha Hadid's "Port House" in Antwerp, Belgium.

Later in the show, we talk about the sad passing of A. Eugene Kohn at the age of 92. Kohn co-founded the legendary practice Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and we debate some of the practice's best projects. Also, with some disappointing HS2 news, Fred gives us his biggest rant ever! Lastly, we look at a new 10-storey office block that's set to rise on London’s Southbank designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

P.S. don't forget about our Buildots live event on 29 March!

We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from "Alex Mathie"

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This week we're looking at The B1M's latest video "The Leaning Tower of New York City". One of New York’s skyscrapers, the 204-metre One Seaport – also known as 161 Maiden Lane – on the East Riverfront in Lower Manhattan is leaning over by 8cm. We talk about all the details and give our opinions on the matter!

Later in the show, we celebrate the amazing work of architect Rafael Viñoly who has passed away at the age of 78. Rafael leaves behind an incredible legacy. Also, we talk about the latest Tomorrow's Build video "NASA's $93BN Plan to Colonise the Moon" - yes this is real. And yes, it involves 3D printing on the moon. Lastly, we look at a new spa that's set to be constructed on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastline. Once completed, the Islamic architecture-inspired Clinique La Prairie Resort will become one of eight new luxury tourist destinations in the country's AMAALA megaproject.

We end the show with two lovely Apple Podcasts reviews from "Peter T Chen" and "Muse & Creator". 

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This week on the show we’re exploring why architects put trees on buildings - we covered this on Wednesday's video and now we’re digging deeper into the topic. This seems to be a HUGE trend in architecture – so much so that we kinda joke about it on the podcast regularly. Is this "growing" trend just for show?

Later in the show, we look at Dubai’s 93-kilometre covered cycleway, Tokyo’s Heatherwick-designed new school, Taipei’s new RSHP skyscraper, and lastly, a tree-covered tower that’s being built in The Netherlands (I mean, it HAD to be, right?)

We end the show with an emails from Nthazi Nyimbili AND Jeremy Andrews.

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If you want to travel between two of the biggest cities in France and Italy, it might look quite simple at first — Lyon and Turin are only separated by a few hundred kilometres... but there’s the small matter of the Alps in the way and trains take around four hours to cross them. That is until the the 270-kilometre Lyon-Turin Railway arrives in 2032. The engineering in the 57.5-kilometre Mont Cenis Base Tunnel alpine tunnel is CRAZY.

Later in the show, we look at Saudi Arabia's 400-metre tall cube-shaped skyscraper being built in Riyadh. "The Mukaab" will rise as the centrepiece of a new 19-square-kilometre district called Murabba that's set to comprise over 25 million square metres of floor area and create 104,000 homes. Further into the segment we add our thoughts to the current 15-minute City debate that's currently going on. Also, we chat about Bjarke Ingels Group's "leaning" Qianhai Prisma Towers that are set to be constructed in China.

We end the show with an email from Alan Price AND a cheeky Apple Podcasts review from Rijowhi.

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Building tall in Japan isn't easy and that's why this week we're heading to Tokyo to look at the insane engineering of the city's first supertall skyscraper - the imaginatively named "Main Tower" or Toranomon-Azabudai District Main Tower.

Later in the show, we look at the feather-inspired airport that's set to be constructed in China. MAD Architects won an international design competition with its concept for the new Terminal 3 at Changchun Longjia International Airport. Further into the segment, we chat about the new cybersecurity center in Wuhan that's inspired by information flow, designed by Aedas Architects. There's also a £1.9BN new district that's been proposed for Birmingham. Led by Birmingham City Council and Lendlease, the colourful Smithfield development could create over 3,000 new homes and some 120,000 square metres of office and retail space across a 17 hectare site in the centre of the city. Lastly, we look at Zaha Hadid Architects-designed office towers that have been approved in Vilnius, Lithuania.

We end the show with a nice Apple Podcasts review from swankylee in Canada.

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This week we're celebrating our THIRTIETH EPISODE! To celebrate, we're going back into The B1M archives and looking at one of last years smash-hit videos "The Secret Subway That Could Save New York". The Interborough Express would fill a huge gap in the city’s transit needs. However, no project is affordable or straight forward in the Big Apple.

Later in the show, we chat about a boulevard in Düsseldorf that's intended to resemble a light-filled canyon. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, "Calatrava Boulevard" will modernise the space between Königsallee Boulevard, Königstrasse, and Steinstrasse in the heart of the city. Also, we talk about Chicago's iconic Tribune Tower finding new life as a luxury residential development. Built in the early 1920s, the neo-gothic building on North Michigan Avenue was home to the Chicago Tribune newspaper between 1925 and 2018. Now Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) has worked with developers CIM Group and Golub and Company to repurpose the 34-storey structure and create 162 residential units, retaining its original lobby and the famous Chicago Tribune sign.

We end the show with an email sent in by Noa from Sweden AND a lovely Apple Podcasts review that includes the question "...outside of The UK, which is your favourite European City architecturally?" - it gets spicy.

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This week we're heading to Chicago, USA to look at the SECRET $4BN tunnel network under the metropolis, AKA: the Tunnel and Reservoir Project (TARP) - this massive 175-kilometre tunnel is quietly saving the windy city.

Later in the show, we talk about the £3.5BN new district that's been proposed for London. Extending across a 20 hectare site in the Royal Docks to the east of the city centre and opposite the ExCel centre, this proposal looks to transform a whole area of the UK's capital - including the derelict Millennium Mills. Also, Saudi Arabia appears to have started construction work on Trojena — a vast development in the desert mountains that hopes to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. Lastly, we chat about Chengdu's dramatic new Science Fiction Museum that's under-construction and set to host the international Worldcon event later this year. Conceived by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 59,000 square metre complex is designed to appear like a "star cloud" floating over the surrounding Jingrong Lake. It looks immense.

We end the show with a lovely email sent in from Ludvig Ring, who seems to be our biggest fan yet…? Maybe? We also read out a lovely Apple Podcasts review.

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This week we're heading to Liam's native New Zealand to cover The B1M's latest video all about Auckland’s $3.2BN new underground railway. Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city - located on the North Island and home to over 1.5M people - but it's never had an underground railway... until now! It's branded as the "City Rail Link" (CRL) and we have opinions. We ask Liam what it's like being Kiwi. We think of what New Zealand celebrities we can remember. We get distracted. It's great.

Later in the show, we look at Toronto's ongoing skyscraper boom by chatting about two new 75-storey structures designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture that are set to rise within a block of each other on Yonge Street. We also chat about US robotics company Boston Dynamics' newly released video of its Atlas robot helping out a construction worker - it's like something straight out of a Sci-Fi film. Lastly, we talk about the world's largest urban solar farm potentially being constructed in Rome. The project forms part of a masterplan created by Carlo Ratti Associati, architect Italo Rota, and urbanist Richard Burdett for the city's 2030 Expo bid.

We end the show with a lovely email sent in from Matthew Wellington and a movie-related construction question...

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This week we're heading to Australia to cover our latest B1M video on Sydney’s $5BN Tunnel U-turn. As you could imagine, building a new highway under Sydney Harbour is turning out to be VERY difficult! Especially when decisions are changed (or boomerang'd... yes, we went there). Fortunately for us, one of our hosts is a local-boy, and can help us navigate the topic.

Later in the show, we look at the UPDATED designs for a 411-metre new supertall skyscraper destined for Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners, 350 Park Avenue will rise 51-storeys above the city and feature a lot of trees and shrubbery - you KNOW we have opinions on this that you're not going to want to miss. We also chat about Harley Davidson building an open-air 700-bay motorcycle theatre outside its headquarters in Milwaukee, USA. The project is being led by The Harley Davidson Foundation, which has been engaging with local people to create a shared, long-term vision for the neighbourhood.

We end the show with a lovely email sent in from Darragh Griffin.

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This week we're covering our latest Tomorrow's Build video! It features an exclusive interview with US billionaire Marc Lore discussing his plans for Telosa - a $400BN BRAND NEW CITY that's set to be built in the desert somewhere in the south-western US.

Later in the show, we talk about the dramatic new library designed by Snøhetta that's about to complete in Beijing AND we chat about Kohn Pedersen Fox's newly unveiled plans for a commercial health and life sciences building in London.

We end the show with a lovely email sent in from Arthur Caspelherr.

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We're back for 2023, and this week we're talking about Thailand's new $67BN High Speed Railway. This region of Asia has a beautiful landscape to look at, but it's hell for engineers. On top of this, the project is apart of China's controversial "Belt & Road Initiative".

Later in the show, we break down the top 5 tallest skyscrapers completing in 2023, we look at Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor Station that's set for a major overhaul from the minds at UNStudio. Lastly, we chat about the construction of the 33rd edition of the famous ice hotel in the Swedish Arctic Circle. 

We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcast's review. Oh, and Liam & Luke probe Fred for answers on how he broke the internet at the end of the year.

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This week we're looking FORWARD to 2023! The year ahead is going to be HUGE for construction. Here's just some of the projects we're talking about: The MSG Sphere in Vegas, Cairo's Iconic Tower, World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris, and MUCH more.

Later in the show, each of us share our favourite / most impressive / most impactful project(s) and stories from 2022. Boil your kettle, grab a croissant, make another turkey sandwich or pour yourself a pint and settle down to listen to the last episode of The World's Best Construction Podcast this year!

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This week we're talking about Tomorrow's Build's latest video; "A Swarm of Robots Built This Tunnel". That's right, this isn't a Sci-Fi podcast, this is reality. A new tunnelling technique has been developed that is anything but boring, and we're here to talk and debate it.

Also in the show we chat about the new community in Queens, NYC that will be based around the "15-minute city" concept where all amenities and services are located within a 15-minute walk or public transport ride from a person's home. This community project was designed by ODA New York. We also look at the newly proposed 85 Gracechurch Street Skyscraper in Central London straight from Woods Bagot. Lastly, we chat about Zaha Hadid Architect’s “Arena of the Forest” stadium in Denmark - is this our favourite stadium of the year so far? We also read out YOUR comments!

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This week we're back in the Big Apple to talk about The B1M's latest long-form video; "New York's Chrysler Building is Being Covered Up". Arguably, NYC is the most famous city in the world for tall buildings - but when is it too much? Should there be protected sight-lines to shield historic landmark skyscrapers from being covered up? Are the numerous new proposals any good? We cover it all on this weeks episode!

Also in the show we chat about the IQON Tower - Quito, Ecuador's new tallest building designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Later, we look at the newly proposed Science Centre in Singapore designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and Architects 61. The building is inspired by the forms of the city's Jurong Lake Gardens and features large windows - or "monocles" - that offer views of the lake and surrounding landscape. As per usual, we feature YOUR comments and thoughts on these projects!

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This week we talk about The B1M's latest video; "New York's Most Hated Highway is Falling Apart"... The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City is crumbling and we're EXPRESSing our thoughts on the matter. Also in the show we chat about the latest Tomorrow's Build video that covers the $31BN seawall to save the Texas coast.

Later, we look at other news in the industry and discuss Herzog & de Meuron's latest proposal to overhaul London's Liverpool Street station and construct two new towers in the air space above it. We also chat about Zaha Hadid Architects proposal for Ukraine's Odesa Expo 2030 bid. We finish the show with YOUR comments and a special message for Liam.

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This week we talk about The B1M's latest video; "Abu Dhabi Has Built the World’s LARGEST Aquarium" - Sea World Abu Dhabi is due to open in 2023 and is being constructed on Yas Island. Yep... another UAE world record! Also in the show we chat about the latest Tomorrow's Build video that highlights a Swedish consortium – including a firm called SSAB – that has developed a form of fossil-free steel at a factory in Lulea, Sweden, under an initiative called HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology). This a HUGE deal for the construction industry, and the world.

Later, we look at other news in the industry and discuss France's plan to cover car parks with solar panels. Also, there's news from Texas that a green land bridge is about to reunite the north and south sides of Houston's Memorial Park. AND there's a six-storey office building that's set to become one of the largest timber structures in London, designed by Foster + Partners. Lastly, we read out some of YOUR Apple Podcast reviews.

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This week we talk about The B1M's latest feature-length video on "The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel" - Denmark is building a record-breaking tunnel to Germany under the Fehmarn Belt. This is all part of the Trans-EuropeanTransport Network, a corridor that runs between Malta in the Mediterranean to the icy tundra's of Finland. Joining us to talk about this impressive video is one of the producers of the feature; Ian Parkin! Ian is a fantastic personality and brings a lot of knowledge (and jokes) to the episode.

Later, we chat about Foster + Partners new Polish airport that's being built from scratch. The Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport will be Warsaw's newest airport. Also in the show, we look at Stefano Boeri Architects newly revealed proposal for a dramatic "International Forest Stadium" that would have replaced the San Siro in Milan - yes, we have opinions. Lastly, we talk about the 315-metre skyscraper that's set to become the tallest in Texas, designed by HKS Architects, the Wilson Tower will rise 80-storeys above Austin! We cover all of this PLUS your comments.

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This week we joined by a special guest, Matt Wheelis, SVP of Strategy, Build and Construct Division, Nemetschek Group. With Matt, we talk about The B1M's latest video "Why It’s SO HARD To Build a Skyscraper Here", we of course mean Mexico! There's many complex circumstances to this issue, which is why it's fortunate that we're joined by Matt to help us discuss the topic. HOWEVER, this hasn't stopped Mexico from producing some gorgeous 21st century skyscrapers.

Also in the show, we get to know Matt a little better by asking him how he got into the construction industry AND what advice he'd give people wanting to get into sector. Later, we chat about the progress on the impressive new Richard Gilder Center in New York City from Studio Gang AND we discuss the newly announced "Vertical Forest" skyscrapers that are coming to Dubai - designed by Stefano Boeri Architects (the same firm behind Milan’s famous Bosco Verticale)!

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This week we talk about The B1M's latest video "Why India Doesn't Build Skyscrapers"... well, there's a little-known rule that stunts many of India's skylines - especially Mumbai. Also in the show, we look at the bamboo-inspired supertall skyscraper from SOM coming to Singapore. Later, we chat about Zaha Hadid Architect's latest stadium design in Hangzhou, China AND we look at the world’s tallest on-site 3D printed building in Saudi Arabia — at a height of just 9.9-metres.

As always, we end the episode with your comments (including some responses to our thoughts on the NAC in Egypt last week!)

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This week we talk about Egypt's "New Administrative Capital" Project (NAC) that's being constructed just outside of Egypt's ancient and now preceding capital city, Cairo - the twist is that this new metropolis is being built in the middle of a desert that's centred around Africa's new tallest building - The Iconic Tower - a 393.8 metres (1,292 ft) beast of a skyscraper! Also in the show, we chat about the latest Tomorrow's Build video "The Problem With America’s Next Megacity"... is this Austin? San Francisco? Columbus?- nope! It's Miami, Florida.

Later, we announce the WINNER of Construction Story of the Year. We talk about Saudi Arabia's "The Line" starting construction, and a new earth-sheltered stadium in Quzhou, China.

We end the episode with your comments!

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This week we're jumping into The B1M archive and discussing The Gordie Howe International Bridge and how it will transform the US/Canada border - oh, and it was almost never built! Also in the show, we chat about the Tomorrow's Build video where we covered "The Arctic City Where Everyone Cycles" - AKA: Oulu, Finland. Later, we look at the new details unveiled for $6 billion Penn Station renovation

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we're discussing Sweden's $100BN plans to upgrade Gothenburg (Göteborg). We talk all about the city's massive development strategy, public transport powered by renewable energy, and "CityGate" – the highest office tower in the Nordics. Also in the show, we chat about a proposed new tree-covered skyscraper in Albania, Oslo’s push for zero-emission construction machinery, AND Saudi Arabia hosting the 2029 Asian Winter Games.

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This week we're jumping into The B1M archive and discussing the $4 BILLION RAILWAY that's transforming Delhi, India. Also in the show, we chat about the Tomorrow's Build video where we covered Elon Musk's proposed "Las Vegas Loop" - WARNING: our opinions get quite spicy. Later, we look at a dramatic café designed by CUN PANDA NANA on Gulangyu, China that was inspired by the island's trees... Google it, you won't regret it.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we're joined by The B1M's very own Aaron Wood! Together, we dive into our latest video on LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT! Every night, the construction team at Gatwick race to maintain the busiest single-runway airport in the world. Also in the show, we look at the latest Tomorrow's Build video that explains Phoenix, Arizona's battle with urban heat. Later, we look at Singapore's latest 51-storey "Biophilic Skyscraper" AND DJI's new Twin-Tower HQ in Shenzhen designed by Foster + Partners. We have opinions.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we're joined by The B1M's very own Christine Beldon! Together, we're recapping our latest feature length video that looks into the STILL unfinished parts of New York City's World Trade Center, namely 2 WTC. Also in the show, we chat about the under-construction "Lucas Museum of Narrative Art" in Los Angeles AND Switzerland’s Jakob-Park Stadium Upgrade - SPOILER - we have some very controversial opinions!

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we talk about the DEEPEST pool in the world - yes, that's a thing and it's seriously impressive, and yes of course it's in Dubai! We also look back at a Tomorrow's Build video where we chat (and debate) "Mini-Nuclear Reactors That Can be Built Anywhere" - AKA: small modular reactors (SMRs). Toward the end of the show we chat about the newly released images of the penthouse at NYC's Central Park Tower which is listed at $250M, AND a prototype terracotta system façade conceived by Buro Happold and Cookfox Architects that would create a habitat for birds, insects and plants in the heart of our cities. It all gets quite spicy.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we're discussing the controversial TRUE height of the world's tallest skyscrapers defined by the The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) - we're looking at you, Willis Tower Vs Petronas Towers. Also in the show, Fred shares a crazy story from his trip to New York City, and we chat about the 312-metre supertall skyscraper is set to become the tallest building in Texas from architects Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF).

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we're covering the Skyscraper Construction Boom that's happening in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - including the new Tun Razak Exchange that features "The Exchange 106" supertall skyscraper AND the world's new second tallest building "Merdeka 118"! Also in the show, we chat about how the global sand shortage (yes, it's a real thing) could stop construction everywhere, and we look at Singapore's Changi Airport expansion designed by Heatherwick Studio and Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF).

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we're recapping The B1M's latest feature length video that could explain why YOUR City is so expensive whilst using the impressive Battersea Power Station Redevelopment in London as an example. Also in the show, we chat about Denmark's "Masterplan Esberg Strand" designed by Bjarke Ingels Group AND we look at LA's latest 260-metre proposed Skyscraper "Angels Landing" from Handel Architects.

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This week Fred and Liam are recording LIVE from XCON in San Diego, California (Luke is still stuck in Blighty). The lads are joined by Bluebeam legend Mike Landers. Together, they chat a car-less IKEA in Vienna, London's latest skyscraper proposal "18 Blackfriars", Dubai's "Downtown Circle" proposal, and more.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week" and a lovely email that was sent in from Fabio.

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This week we're looking back at one of The B1M's most interesting videos from this year - the Millennium Tower in San Francisco, a skyscraper that's gone a little bit wonky. Also in the show, we chat about graphene changing the world AND London's latest newly proposed skyscraper; 55 Bishopsgate from AFK Studios.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we recap one of The B1M's biggest videos... the world's most expensive railway that's dividing a nation: HS2 (High-Speed 2). Also in the show, we discuss ODA Architecture's newly proposed 28-storey tower on Billionaire's Row, NYC.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we chat about the new Xi’an International Football Centre – a 60,000 seat stadium and football training complex (designed by Zaha Hadid Architects) but made possible by the Unreal Engine from Epic Games... yes, the same software used in Fortnite and The Volume technology for shows like The Mandalorian. Also in the show, the jokes and the debate get pretty serious when the lads talk about "THE LINE" in Saudi Arabia.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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This week we chat about Fred's trip to the Faroe Islands... that didn't happen, and the world's first undersea roundabout. We also ask the question "whatever happened to Hyperloop?", and it get's pretty spicy. Toward the end of the show, the lads are debating whether or not they'd eat reindeer.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week"!

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It's our first full debut episode! This week we chat about the US Government wanting to destroy two iconic art-deco towers in Chicago. We ask how long Skyscrapers will last, as well as LA's new 6th Street Viaduct, and a bold British Rail ad from the 1970's. Oh... and we get side-tracked by some Filet-O-Fish talk.

We end the episode with "Funny Comment of the Week" and your emails!

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In this introductory minisode, get to know your hosts; Fred Mills, Liam Marsh, and Luke Bligh. The lads chat about their love for the construction industry, their favourite buildings, and why they're starting this podcast!

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