The Cube Saudi Arabia’s Next Megaproject, 2023 The Cube Saudi Arabia’s Next Megaproject. First ‘The Line’ and the ‘Oxagon’, then the ‘Dubai Circle’ — now a giant cube. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia announced its latest project: the Mukaab. It’s a cube so big, that it could fit 20 Empire State Buildings inside of it….
The Insane Size of Underwater Megaprojects,2023 Underwater Megaproject This is the Merdeka Tower – the 2nd tallest building in the world. But did you know that there are just as massive structures underneath the ocean? From skyscraper-sized Oil platforms to subsea railway tunnels, megaprojects under water are some of the most ambitious construction projects in…
This is the vast jungle of Mexico with millions of species and animals. But soon, this biodiversity could be disrupted by a massive high-speed railroad. Construction had already begun, cutting the jungle in half, and destroying thousands of ancient Mayan sites along its path. Today, we’ll be looking at the Tren Maya: a huge megaproject…
From the tallest skyscrapers to some of the biggest real estate projects in history and from intra continental rail networks to a game changing nuclear megaproject, here are the 23 biggest megaprojects under construction in 2023. Starting with the Maya Tren: In North America a passenger and freight railway network will make its way through…
Sometimes skyscraper concepts straddle the line between highly ambitious and downright ridiculous. In this video we’ll examine the skyscrapers that were deemed too extreme to make the cut and were never built. This includes the building that was supposed to make the empire state building look tiny by comparison. The developers who claimed they could…
China – a country in desperate need of massive megaprojects to support its unprecedented growth of population. A country that has built highways, dams, and bridges like no other before. Today, we’ll explore China’s biggest megaprojects that have reshaped the country. Number 4: the Beipanjiang Bridge …which is the highest bridge in the world. It…
Imagine a sprawling metropolis in the middle of the American desert west complete with futuristic infrastructure and carefully planned roads and streets filled with autonomous electric vehicles. A city that combines the sprawl and diversity of New York, the efficiency and connectivity of Tokyo, and the governance and sustainability of Stockholm. An insane multi-billion dollar…
Ethiopia is building Africa’s largest hydropower dam. With a reservoir more than twice the size of New York City, this dam would double the country’s current power generation—providing clean and renewable energy to millions of people in the region. However, neighboring Egypt and Sudan, are not very happy abut the project. After the filling of…
Imagine the world’s tallest skyscraper surrounded by a five-story ring, hanging 550 meters up in the sky. This is the latest idea for downtown Dubai called the Dubai Circle. Dubai is famous for achieving the impossible, but does this circular skyscraper really fit into the iconic skyline? Could something like this ever be built? Let’s…
The fifa world cup is one of the biggest events on the planet, drawing 5 billion viewers worldwide. But when that attention turns away again, what happens to the stadiums left behind today, we’ll explore the troubling fate of world, cup stadiums in russia, brazil and south africa, and examine how qatar plans to deal…