The Never Ending Race to Build High

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Ever since the Burj Khalifa became the world's tallest building upon completion in 2010 Dubai has held the title. And that despite many announcements about projects worldwide set to dethrone the Burj Khalifa, such as the Jeddah Tower (Kingdom Tower) in Saudi Arabia, the Azerbaijan Tower, the Sky Mile Tower in Tokyo or the Creek Tower.
This video explores the difficult projects and looks at their current state.
Images via Getty

[@ASLUHLUHCE]

Looks like the Creek Tower stopped because the Jeddah Tower stopped. But it's ready to continue if anyone else tries something.

[@Ingenius_]

Idk about that, Creek tower wouldn’t count as a building as he said, so you can’t advertise it as the tallest building, if Jeddah tower ever finishes

[@__isagani4208]

@@Ingenius_ it’s still can be the tallest tower in the world and that’s perfectly fine for them. Something similar has happened in the past in the case of CN tower wherein the world struggled to even beat its height until Burj Khalifa came along with its stupendously large vanity height.

[@XtrAMassivE]

yep, exactly. Even if it won't be the tallest building, it will still be tallest something. And tallest something is what draws tourists.

[@muhammadhaziq8157]

@@__isagani4208 it is valid. But tallest tower won't be as popular as tallest building. For example, a lot of ppl don't even know the existence of Tokyo SkyTree, which is currently the tallest tower n the 3rd tallest structure, behind burj khalifa n pnb118

[@TheGeoSami]

The end is near :/

[@bananawitchcraft]

I can totally see the allure of being an architect. Imagine being responsible for a gigantic sculpture that towers over an entire city, you'd never again worry about dying without leaving your mark on the world.

[@khaldrago911]

And if you’re building a skyscraper, it’s like you’re pitching one of the world’s biggest schlongs! And it lasts way longer than an hour.

[@OXIR]

Sounds like a dream

[@arryn786]

Tbh most modern buildings generally look shit. Architects aren’t artists and it really, Really shows🤷‍♂️

[@manusinghgill8707]

It's is designed by structural design engineer, not architect.

[@xK3NY0x]

This is my first video of your channel watching and I am loving it. Can you share please the music in the background while you were talking about the Jeddah Tower

[@Freak80MC]

Honestly would love to see a bar graph where each tall building is a bar that is the height of the ENTIRE STRUCTURE (so, counting stuff like radio antennas) and then a bar overlayed on top that is the height of the usable floors. Would be interesting to see how the tallest buildings truly stack against each other like that. EDIT: Also would be cool to see the total area of usable floor space of each tallest building as well.

[@JonMartinYXD]

What you are talking about is called "vanity height". B1M did a video on it called "The World's Tallest Buildings Are Shorter Than You Think". If it was up to me, buildings would be ranked by the height of their highest usable floor.

[@JonMartinYXD]

@LTNetjak Burj Khalifa's top occupiable floor is at 585.4 m (70.55% of its "architectural height"), the original 1 World Trade Center's was at 413 m (99.04%). New One World Trade Center, an utterly uninspiring replacement, is 386.5 m (71.4%).

[@timokho20]

The shanghai tower would be the tallest by top floor and among the tallest buildings the Guangzhou CTF finance center would hold the most usable floor space (when you count the abraj al bait tower only and not the entire complex).

[@JonMartinYXD]

@@timokho20 According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the Burj Khalifa's highest occupied floor is 585.4 m and the Shanghai Tower's is 583.4 m.

[@timokho20]

@@JonMartinYXD yeah I’ve been seeing conflicting statistics too

[@TheElizondo88]

The concept of the Oblisco Capital as the centerpiece for theNew Administrative Capital in Egypt is really cool; however, it doesn't need to be that tall. The Iconic Tower (which is also being built in the NAC) will already be the tallest building in Africa at just over a third of the height. If Egypt scales the Oblisco down to say the size of the One World Trade Center, not only would it will still surpass the Iconic but would be a much more manageable and realistic objective.

[@seifeldin.]

Yes true

[@Nugcon]

An obelisk skyscraper just sounds like a really cool concept. Even when scaled down it'll still be the tallest obelisk in the world

[@3nityC]

Why only in Africa, when you can be the World because the architect aren't Mediocre.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

@@3nityC Because Egypt will go bankrupt and their people will overthrow the government to install a government that doesn't waste their money on such things.

[@mrmangoberry8394]

I don’t even understand why people want to build such tall buildings, like sure, it gives more space by going up, but when you can’t get to the top easily and safely, there’s no point.

[@blava3155]

The point is publicity. Everywhere people talked about Dubai when they built theirs, so the next city knows it will be instantly famous around the globe (and ofc also hope that that fame will bring tourism).

[@glennbabic5954]

The Burj Khalifa had so many problems with plumbing they need an endless convoy of tankers moving sewage. Definitely there is a practical limit on building height.

[@DylanDalal]

It’s cool

[@dan-theodordorobat2216]

They wany the world to make oral sex to the buildings.

[@tranium67]

Tourism/attention= MONEY

[@eddyk3]

I was speaking to the Architect of the Strata tower in London which opened in 2010 as the 'Tallest Residential Building in London'. He told me to take the title off of 2009s Pan Peninsula Tower they made the aircraft warning lights at the top of the Strata Tower 5cm higher than originally planned.

[@eddyk3]

I forgot to mention they both still claimed the title as the Pan Peninsula tower had the highest apartment even though the building was a few cm shorter.

[@jihadi-against-oppression]

"One of the signs of Doomsday is the rivalry of bare-footed and poor shepherds (Nomad Arabs) in constructing high buildings and boasting about it." ~ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 (𝗽𝗯𝘂𝗵)

[@cuddlepuppy69]

love the comments on this video of people who havent made it to the end yet. seen 4 mentioning about how the jeddah is on hold and people mentioning the various towers that dont count as buildings, despite the fact neo has talked about all of this

[@ryan-xe9ez]

I live in jeddah, the tower resumed work earlier this year

[@koen-_-8241]

@@ryan-xe9ez wait really?

[@TwistRemiss]

@@koen-_-8241 yes, i also live in jeddah aswell. They resumed construction but its moving slowly. Currently, more work is being put into the surrounding district instead of the building itself

[@ryan-xe9ez]

@@koen-_-8241 yes, they're practically building a mini city around it

[@eringanley1796]

Absolutely loving all the latest uploads we've been getting so far! The 3d modeling here is incredibly top notch, and also it's really a fascinating topic. I wonder which one will eventually be the tower to dethrone the Burj Khalifa. Maybe we can get a follow up update if that ever happens? Anything to get more great content!

[@Horus100]

the egyptian tower looks so good

[@alexandervandevelde2311]

Ye, a giant obelisk tower would've been pretty cool.

[@The-ZebraFinch-Channel]

🇸🇾🇸🇾🔥🔥

[@vomm]

But it is just stupid propaganda and a hoax. Each floor would have dozens of rooms without a single window because of the insane space per floor. Nobody would want to live in such a building or buy an apartment.

[@The-ZebraFinch-Channel]

@@vomm cry harder hater

[@WuffiePhoenix]

@@The-ZebraFinch-Channel that's The Syrian Flag, not The Egyptian.

[@free_spirit1]

"You have to measure from the base, and firmly push the ruler into the pelvis" - Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, probably

[@ClementinesmWTF]

“And if there’s a hair sticking out the tip, count it too, but only if it’s a structural hair”

[@alexc.7274]

Background music w/ transitions is so on point, loving the production quality.

[@zombieat]

interestingly the 8.5m Tower of Jericho in palestine held the record of tallest structure for 4,000 years (8,000bc-4,000bc). i don't think humans will ever break this record again. the egyptians were the with closest with their Great Pyramid of Giza which held the title of tallest structure for 3,881 years. but the egyptian record was cut shorter than 4,000 years by the Lincoln Cathedral of England in 1311.

[@lexprontera8325]

Well, for a neolithic structure such as the Jericho tower we do not know the EXACT year, or often even exact century. However, it's more like c. 8000 BCE - c. 2650 BCE, so the record stood around 5350 years (give or take) (if we assume it was succeeded in 2650 BCE by the Pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser)

[@zombieat]

@@lexprontera8325 according to "Tallest historical structures" in the "List of tallest buildings and structures" article on wikipedia. the tower of jericho was succeeded by the Anu Ziggurat in Uruk in 4000 BCE and preceded by Göbekli Tepe in Anatolia before 8000 BCE.

[@lexprontera8325]

Ah, yes, the Sumerians!

[@akalion213]

It's almost like it didn't matter back then and still doesn't matter now lmao

[@nikolatasev4948]

What really impresses me with Burj Khalifa is that it is the tallest regardless of definition. There is no "it's the highest building, but not the tallest structure" or any of this sort. It is the tallest. Period.

[@idosounds]

There is a 1.43km tall oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico called the Magnolia Platform. However, it hardly counts as a structure or a building by anyone.

[@nikolatasev4948]

@@idosounds The weight of the top of the oil rig is not carried by the bottom, so it's not really tall. It's just deep. Just as we don't say the Kola Borehole was 12km tall, even when there was a structural element going from the surface to 12km depth.

[@idosounds]

@@nikolatasev4948 Yea, you’re right. I never really considered it a structure but thought it challenged the Burj Khalifa. I mustn’t have done research lol.

[@Redman147]

Honestly the Burj Khalifa didn't really use crazy complicated tech to build it. It still uses a massive amount of concrete in it's overall construction which is nuts. It's defining factor is how many pylons they poured under the sand to hold that monstrosity up.

[@sk-pp8uj]

I find it has a more pleasant look than the American ones, they all look like giant red birthday cakes.

[@bamsuth9650]

@@sk-pp8uj true

[@xxDxxism]

@@sk-pp8uj NYC be like

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... its* overall construction (it's = it is)

[@xxDxxism]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 settle down grammar police this is the internet

[@TheRealLink]

Love this video as a skyscraper fan! Had the opportunity to visit Burj Khalifa back in 2015 and man, what a sight! Really spot on with your numbers, facts, and research!

[@donutsandgames8059]

same

[@slowknife2873]

This Reminds of this verse from hadiths: When the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the signs of the Final Hour, one of the signs he mentioned was "when you see the barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.” It's crazy how 40 years ago the villages of Bedouins exited where they use to travel via Camels on these lands and now look at them they are competing with each other for who builds the tallest skyscraper

[@_emminowithoutl4995]

Ah yes flying horse fantasy

[@slowknife2873]

@@_emminowithoutl4995 The audacity of a hindu pagan to mock someone for their beliefs smh

[@alpha-particle6585]

​@@_emminowithoutl4995 Much much better than believing in "a blue man god" "a demon who had *10 👹head and 20 💪arms* " "a flying chariot" and most funny part 🤣 "a flying talking size changing monkey🐵 god" And there are many such endless wierd stories.... Our god is not such fictional superhuman, he's one and there's nothing like him, if you able to compare his attributes with someone he's not a god. He can make anything possible(not a big deal for him to bring your fantasies to existence). And there are many explanations behind it(like burak means light, so on) which I don't care about, Allah knows best

[@alpha-particle6585]

​​​@@_emminowithoutl4995 Don't know why I'm wasting my time and efforts on dumb ppl like you..... But let's see who's fantasies/beliefs come true when we wake up to see the reality ✌️

[@splintercell5551]

@@_emminowithoutl4995 do you know how to read?

[@richardschofield2201]

Architects do t figure out how to make building resist wind, gravity etc. Engineers do. Architects are responsible for the vision of the building. Engineers make it work.

[@rahul__sharma__]

very true

[@annmshoeb2692]

form vs function

[@mehyomollem4763]

an architect`s dream is an engineer`s nightmare 🙃🙃😉

[@hananirtaza3861]

So true it's the job of a Structural engineer not an architect to make the idea come to life nevertheless they are never given the true credit they deserve..

[@arolemaprarath6615]

@@hananirtaza3861 The Structural Engineer has a full say of the project than the architect.

[@majidhussain3896]

The Arabs competing to build tall buildings is a sign before the day of judgment It was narrated that 'Umar said: "We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man came to him whose clothes were intensely white and whose hair was intensely black; no signs of travel could be seen upon him, and none of us recognized him. He sat down facing the Prophet (ﷺ), with his knees touching his, and he put his hands on his thighs, and said: 'O Muhammad, what is Islam?' He said: 'To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah, to establish regular prayer, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House (the Ka'bah).' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him: He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Iman faith? He said: 'To believe in Allah, His angels, His Messengers, His books, the Last day, and the Divine Decree (Qadar), both the good of it and the bad of it.' He said' You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him. He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Ihsan (right action, goodness, sincerity)? He said: 'To worship Allah as if you see Him, for even though you do not see Him, He sees you.' He asked: "When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked: 'Then what are its signs?' he said: 'When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress' (Waki' said: This means when non-Arabs will give birth to Arabs") 'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.' The Prophet (ﷺ) met me three days later and asked me: 'Do you know who that man was? I said" 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' He said: 'That was Jibril, who came to you to teach you your religion.'" حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ كَهْمَسِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ شَعَرِ الرَّأْسِ لاَ يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَهُ إِلَى رُكْبَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِسْلاَمُ قَالَ ‏"‏ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامُ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ ‏.‏ فَعَجِبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِيمَانُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ ‏.‏ فَعَجِبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِحْسَانُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لاَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا أَمَارَتُهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكِيعٌ يَعْنِي تَلِدُ الْعَجَمُ الْعَرَبَ ‏"‏ وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبِنَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَلَقِيَنِي النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَدْرِي مَنِ الرَّجُلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَعَالِمَ دِينِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ Grade: Sahih (Darussalam) Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 63In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 63English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 63 Sunan Ibn Majah 63

[@TheUpcomingPayday]

“We just built the tallest building! We’re better! Tax put to good use!” An airline:

[@ph11p3540]

The really sad part about all these structures is how wasteful and impractical they logistically speaking. They also have a nasty habit of turning their surrounding into urban deserts where the streets are barren and inhospitable to 24/7 friendly street life. Super tall building make for bad neighbors.

[@EbonySaints]

To be fair and flippant, it's not like Saudi Arabia or the UAE were verdant, lush oases with a vibrant and healthy community to begin with.

[@blopblop8970]

@@EbonySaints 😭🤣

[@Omar-uk1dq]

The concept of walkability in urban design tends to only work in areas that don’t become scorching wastelands for at least 3/5ths of the year,hence why most of these projects are in the Middle East

[@floriank]

@@EbonySaints I've live in Downtown Dubai for 5 years, and the Burj Khalifa turned it into that.

[@Rizefix]

No, the twin towers were economicly astounding and made great office space. It was well designed too. Although some things are impractical, most of these are very useful buildings

[@g-rated3514]

Love too see all the videos you've been producing lately! Keep up the good work

[@seifeldin.]

I’m glad you mentioned Egypt, I honestly thought you will just ignore it

[@mcrazza]

7:14 Looks like the Atlantis city spaceship from Stargate Atlantis.

[@russelllukenbill]

yep.

[@princeofchetarria5375]

I wish the world would embrace more traditional architecture styles like classical, neoclassical, Byzantine etc. These buildings are so elegant, beautiful and functional. Nowadays we seem to just be building glass and concrete monstrosities. The Romans build structures that lasted a thousands years. Most buildings built nowadays I wouldn’t want to see standing in a hundred years tbh

[@Kendndnd]

So turn your home to church 🤣🤣😁

[@ihavenoideahowtocallmyself3849]

It depends on where you live, but when it comes to megatall buildings, it is just not possible to build 1km high Tower in that style.

[@lly_09]

You've to consider the culture and tradition of the place if you're gonna build them in classical etc style

[@gurunhitam3414]

Well you need to examine culture first, people don't favor Baroque or classical or victorian style of life anymore, they just love postmodernistic liberalism.

[@benwillvv]

Thanks for this level of clarity!

[@berlineczka]

The most crazy thing is that Burj Khalifa has no connection to sanitary sewers. So, every day hundreds of tank trucks take out the faeces collected in the tower's cesspits and move it out. Just imagine building the biggest building in the world and not connecting it to sewerage. And imagine seeing everyday a long chain of tank trucks full of shit from Burj Khalifa driving through the city.

[@as1m_]

Wasnt this old news? And fixed now

[@evilapple3427]

@@as1m_ nope, they still haven't fixed that yet. To connect such a tall building to sewage would require significant changes to the sewage system. Trucking might actually be a much cheaper option.

[@luluatalmadam7331]

@@evilapple3427 THE SEWARGE SYTEM IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATED TO FINSH AT THE END OF 2023

[@tyronejones5657]

As my dad is an expatriate, he told me that the sewage system in Dubai for the Burj Khalifa isn’t even an issue. I think people need to wake up from making stupid comments; if you want to see for yourself, fly out and you may be suprised.

[@berlineczka]

@@tyronejones5657 I did some research and it looks that this is an issue for the whole of Dubai, since at least 2010. Most of its skyscrapers are not connected to the sewerage, because it would overload the system. Instead, the waste is being transported via tankers. Basically, the sewerage system remembers 19th century and is long too small and too little for the fast developing metropolis. They are currently building a new sewerage that is planned to be completed in 2025. Nonetheless, it tells you enough about the people who rule Dubai: starting with a shiny show-off objects had priority over developing underbelly infrastructure first.

[@yi6]

Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said "One of the signs of Doomsday is the rivalry of bare-footed and poor shepherds in constructing high buildings and boasting about it.” (Bukhari, Fitan: 25; Ahmad bin Hanbal, Musnad, II/313) How can the prophet muhammad ( peace be upon him ) know about this 1400 years ago? Read about Islam everyone, Islam is the Truth. ❤️

[@55555homixide]

Allah Hu akbar

[@deussivenatura5805]

Because he understood man's ego, the need to be better than and tower over others. It's a pretty simply observation.

[@yi6]

@@deussivenatura5805 No, because he is the last prophet and messenger of Allah. Peace be upon him. ❤️ Islam is the Truth.

[@bassamdayem]

This is one of Prophet Muhammad's prophecies about the future, he mentioned this race 1400 hundred years ago. The Hadith records that Muhammad (pbuh) was asked about the signs of the “Last Hour” and amongst other things, said: “When you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.”

[@user-wu7nv2bj6f]

How cringe. It is normal for humans to build tall buildings. Like the pagans in Egypt did with their Pyramids, or the oldest tallest building also mentioned inside the bible in Canaan / southern Levant. The tower of Jericho. And no, the last hour is not neat. People thought that already with WW II.

[@AllocatorsAsia]

It’s a video I’m thinking of doing myself, wtf is up with Malaysia’s obsession with tall buildings? The twin towers, the exchange 106, and now Merdeka 118. Madness haha but really interesting !

[@damani662]

to show how high the corruption in the country

[@dariusz501]

Malaysia's obsession with tall building has been started long before Dubai's obsession with tall building. So i might say, it's already inside the dna😅. If malaysia has tonnes of money, they will overshadowing Dubai at no time.

[@catzzzz1450]

But China have more skyscrapers than Malaysia

[@baraodascolinas979]

Probably because it is a recent emerging economy, new asian tiger, that had few urbanism before very recently (The urban population only surpassed rural population after the 1990s), a lot of economical growth, small land area (in the peninsula), so demand and money to build high in Kuala Lumpur is available. To @Cat, of course China has more skyscrappers, it has several times the population, economy, cities, etc, but Malaysia is a rather small country that punches way above its weight in tall buildings.

[@AllocatorsAsia]

@@baraodascolinas979 appreciate ya answer! That’s an awesome insight

[@sHaKe2702]

Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, one day when a man appeared…. we did not recognize him…. The man said, “Tell me about the final hour.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “The one asked does not know more than the one asking.” The man said, “Tell me about its signs.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “…..you will see barefoot, naked, and dependent shepherds compete in the construction of tall buildings.” (Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 8) Once barefoot, naked and dependent shepherd, now competing for the construction of tallest building, سبحن الله, the hour is nearby. Let’s all fear the day when we need to stand in front of ﷲ.

[@momojafar9385]

“When you see barefoot destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.” Another prophecy comes true.

[@leocremonezi]

Very nice video! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷👊🏻

[@aaquib2010]

When asked about the last hour (Doomsday) The Prophet replied, “That you see barefoot, unclothed herdsmen (the bedouin Arabs as explained by the prophet himself) competing in the construction of tall buildings.” Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah-Hadith 63, Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hambal-Hadith 2924

[@aaquib2010]

@@absttractive Different books give numbering differently sometimes. Search for the words and u will find it. This is a commonly known hadith indeed.

[@absttractive]

@@aaquib2010 I've found it now that I searched by words, JazakAllahu Khair. :)

[@aaquib2010]

@@absttractive wa iyyakum brother. Look more into it, u will find that it is indeed about the situation today in UAE and KSA

[@MrMountainchris]

Your sky wizard is imaginary. 🤣

[@akuheikeiserllen3078]

@@MrMountainchris the best you guys can do is ignore a fact by making fun of whom made it, honestly pathetic

[@cojack5080]

Wait wait wait. Tokyo thinks its a good idea to put a mile high tower, with WIND slots, on a small man-made ILSAND on the WATER'S edge of a tsunami prone ocean?!

[@red_moon_7760]

...and on islands with around 1500 earthquake a year.

[@MarkWTK]

from a demography point of view, how are they going to occupy it with their declining population

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@MarkWTK not. They are building it to keep their real estate market up. Which will help keep the current population wealthier.

[@doublejumpvideogames....]

Also godzilla

[@Perririri]

1600 meters

[@robertschneck8583]

One of these days, Dubai should consider putting in a sewer system.

[@stickynorth]

With all that black gold coming in before... And now tourism dollars... You'd think so... especially since sewage is actually a huge resource that could be turned into cheap biofuels and electricity with little effort besides an aerobic digester the way some cattle farms here in Alberta use 'em to create enough power to run a city, I shit you not! Or YES in this case... My crappy home town could in theory be run entirely be waste from its High Density Feedlot aka its local "Bovine University Campus." But you know...

[@troyarrington5492]

The city is a boom town. It won’t last too long. No need for a long term investment like a sewer system

[@User-qz2wz]

Sewage systems have been fixed a while ago

[@Yora21]

"Proposal" in the world of engineering feats means nothing. Everyone can draw plans for something stupidly big that they have no way of building. Proposed buildings can very well be bajilions of meters high. It's just making stuff up, even if the construction plans would be structurally sound.

[@istheyear-ry1el]

It's super hard and challenging to build one in this decade considering unexpected events happening around the world. For example the Merdeka PNB118 has been delayed its completion 4 times already. Mainly due to covid

[@azriakmar3254]

You sound Malaysian

[@BearsNCigars]

Sears Tower is still my favorite building all time been fascinated with it since a kid

[@ripwednesdayadams]

those radio masts are crazy tall. i watched a video of a worker climbing one to change the red blinking lightbulb. it was the most nerve-wracking, anxiety inducing video i have ever seen.

[@Accuraid]

I’m liking because of how calm and informed you sound over this video. Please continue. I love your content. Thank you for how seamless the attachment and conciseness of your sponsor was as well. Phenomenal.

[@andreybushev3020]

Burj khalifa developer (EMAAR) owns 70% of developments in downtown Dubai so yeah they benefit a lot

[@ttpandanationtt6037]

In a number of narrations, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ expressed the fact that the Day of Judgment would not pass until the appearance of high-rise buildings among the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula. Thus, in Sahih al-Bukhari we read that among the signs of the Day of Judgment is “when the destitute (al-buhm) camelherds compete in building tall structures.” In Sahih Muslim it is written: “you shall see the barefoot, naked, indigent (al-`âla) shepherds compete in building tall structures.”

[@daikucoffee5316]

Sure, the towers are useless but Religion is bullshit.

[@JoJoUchiha07]

a Hadith where the Prophet stated "The hour will not be establish when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.'"

[@R.-.]

Would someone with engineering materials knowledge like to speculate how long these structures will last and what will eventually happen to them? Will older steel frame structures outlive modern tubular designs with open floorspace? Will we see more collapses in a few centuries or could they start leaning like the tower of Pisa?

[@MVargic]

Without maintenance, reinforced pre-stressed concrete core skyscrapers will last centuries more than steel load bearing structures like the WTC twin towers or Sears Tower. With maintenance and repairs, basically any skyscraper on a stable foundation can last indefinitely and materials dont really matter

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

i too think of this regularly, like surely there will be a disaster at the scale of 9/11 but instead structural collapses from shoddy construction, im 22 now, Was alive but not cognative during 2001, and means i got another 50 years maybe, and I just think, whats happened in the world since the 1970s, and 30 years before that there was a damn "world war" what will happen by 2070?

[@Greippi10]

Who knows what will happen over a time scale of centuries. I'd assume the tallest buildings would have to be demolished like they we're built, bit by bit from the top down, until it's small enough to be blown up. But what if Dubai is bankrupt by then? There's currently a hirgh-rise building in San Francisco that has sunk and is leaning slightly. It's still safe to live in but it seems they haven't even managed to stabilize it yet, even though it was noticed over 5 years ago! However considering how many of these buildings are around the world I think our understanding on soil movements and foundations is a lot better than when the tower of Pisa was built.

[@xyzmediaandentertainment8313]

Probably carbon fiber buildings

[@hiftylonghead892]

All it takes is 1 war to ruin these vanity projects

[@narmale]

i would LOVE to see the Oblisco Capitale in person if it were built, its would be amazing... a real tribute to their heritage

[@stickynorth]

Same. That would be one cool stop on a dream tour of The New Egypt! I have faith in Egypt building this because let's face it with an dictator with ambition and a huge army to construct it like a brand new capital east of Cairo makes it pretty easy to dream up, design and build in due time. Even if I'm not a fan of dictators by any means. Just saying that you tend to get what you want a lot faster for better or for worse... I'm glad Egypt is about modernization of trains and cities, infrastructure and not war like some others...

[@narmale]

@@stickynorth yeah i dont care about a political leader like that, they are almost always crooks, but this would be amazing to see standing 1km tall, would be so epic

[@user-vj9qz3br6l]

If I was a building architect, I would design the world’s biggest volume based building and make it wider than it is higher - designed like a giant rectangle

[@adhdmonster1369]

Every building in Egypt should look like a futuristic extension of its Bronze Age kingdoms just like their proposed tower. That would be amazing.

[@Footballeditforfun]

I don’t think Egypt wants to only portrait one point of time, they also want to portrait there current Islamic culture….

[@azzamkhalil26]

They should clean the disgusting nile river before anything

[@adhdmonster1369]

@@Footballeditforfun I don’t care what they want to do. I want it to look like Stargate, dammit!

[@adhdmonster1369]

@@azzamkhalil26 Fair enough.

[@RedRocketthefirst]

@@azzamkhalil26 Their whole country. Its fucking disgusting. But yeah I'm saying that from the Netherlands.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I've never been a big fan of super tall buildings and skyscrapers. I find engineering and architecture design that is way more ground based, a totally more enjoyable, useable, effective, productive and engaging than anything a tall building could ever provide.

[@mishXY]

have you ever woken up above the clouds/fog and only see some other peaks sticking out.... it is quite breathtaking.

[@jovimathews]

It’s ok, some people are afraid of heights. Many mainland China still live in villages

[@stickynorth]

That's sooooo 2000 and late... ;-) I like both and they both have a roll to play if you ask me. Good design is good design no matter what form. As is bad design. Too many cut-rate towers ruined the reputation of the format the way that rock and roll was ruined by... oh let's say... Nickelback!

[@stickynorth]

@@jovimathews To each their own. Tall buildings for some, mini pinwheels and walk up flats for others!

[@stickynorth]

@@jovimathews Me? I'm a rowhouse fan... I love not having people above and below me, just next to me hopefully with proper sound and insulation!

[@goldenfloof5469]

Imagine if the worlds tallest structure suddenly because a 10 km tall hoola hoop because someone decided to test how active support could work.

[@dfsdfsdfsdfsdsdfsdfsad3652]

It was narrated that 'Umar said: "We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man came to him whose clothes were intensely white and whose hair was intensely black; no signs of travel could be seen upon him, and none of us recognized him. He sat down facing the Prophet (ﷺ), with his knees touching his, and he put his hands on his thighs, and said: 'O Muhammad, what is Islam?' He said: 'To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah, to establish regular prayer, to pay Zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to perform Hajj to the House (the Ka'bah).' He said: 'You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him: He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Iman faith? He said: 'To believe in Allah, His angels, His Messengers, His books, the Last day, and the Divine Decree (Qadar), both the good of it and the bad of it.' He said' You have spoken the truth.' We were amazed by him. He asked a question, then told him that he had spoken the truth. Then he said: 'O Muhammad, what is Ihsan (right action, goodness, sincerity)? He said: 'To worship Allah as if you see Him, for even though you do not see Him, He sees you.' He asked: "When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked: 'Then what are its signs?' he said: 'When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress' (Waki' said: This means when non-Arabs will give birth to Arabs") 'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.' The Prophet (ﷺ) met me three days later and asked me: 'Do you know who that man was? I said" 'Allah and his Messenger know best.' He said: 'That was Jibril, who came to you to teach you your religion.'" حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ كَهْمَسِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَدِيدُ بَيَاضِ الثِّيَابِ شَدِيدُ سَوَادِ شَعَرِ الرَّأْسِ لاَ يُرَى عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ السَّفَرِ وَلاَ يَعْرِفُهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَأَسْنَدَ رُكْبَتَهُ إِلَى رُكْبَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِسْلاَمُ قَالَ ‏"‏ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامُ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَصَوْمُ رَمَضَانَ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ ‏.‏ فَعَجِبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِيمَانُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ ‏.‏ فَعَجِبْنَا مِنْهُ يَسْأَلُهُ وَيُصَدِّقُهُ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا الإِحْسَانُ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لاَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَتَى السَّاعَةُ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَا أَمَارَتُهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تَلِدَ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكِيعٌ يَعْنِي تَلِدُ الْعَجَمُ الْعَرَبَ ‏"‏ وَأَنْ تَرَى الْحُفَاةَ الْعُرَاةَ الْعَالَةَ رِعَاءَ الشَّاءِ يَتَطَاوَلُونَ فِي الْبِنَاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ فَلَقِيَنِي النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَدْرِي مَنِ الرَّجُلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ أَتَاكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَعَالِمَ دِينِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ Grade: Sahih (Darussalam) Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 63 In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 63 English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 63

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[@The-ism-of-isms]

"One of the signs of Doomsday is the rivalry of bare-footed and poor shepherds in constructing high buildings and boasting about it.” - Prophet Muhammed (saw) (Bukhari, Fitan: 25; Ahmad bin Hanbal, Musnad, II/313) (For the layman) What is meant by it is the nomads living in the desert invading the state and owning it by force, causing a big change. Thus, their wealth will increase and they will try to construct high buildings and start to boast of them. We witnessed them in this period.

[@Brmeel]

Don’t forget the part where deserts turn into green land Which is currently happening in Saudi Arabia it’s an another sign of doomsday

[@glennbabic5954]

I wonder if these architects detail all the materials, stresses and logistics of building their designs or they just sell them based on cred and pretty pictures.

[@thewelshdragon1567]

Well they don’t, most of that it passes on to structural and civil engineers who validate the design

[@phillbozz853]

They don’t care that’s what I’ve heard studying civil engineering

[@timo5229]

Architects do some of it but they mainly focus on the design, a structural engineer will figure out how to actually build it

[@reggiep75]

Those people are 'edge lords' and not architects/engineers. The same type of people who'll pass the project to construction companies who use physical labourers from other nations as they matter less to the nation in question that is getting its 'super, I'm the best, high tower' built.

[@Yora21]

I propose a solid stone pyramid that is 100 kilometers high. Unlike those towers, my design is even structurally sound. Please include me in these videos for the largest currently proposed structure.

[@rutvikrs]

Imagine being in one of these buildings during a violent storm let alone an earthquake. 😂

[@Brmeel]

They’re designed to hold their place in these situations but yeah it would be quite scary

[@jihadi-against-oppression]

"One of the signs of Doomsday is the rivalry of bare-footed and poor shepherds (Nomad Arabs) in constructing high buildings and boasting about it." ~ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 (𝗽𝗯𝘂𝗵)

[@potatoeskimos]

@@jihadi-against-oppression People are not trying competing anymore.

[@weinser7278]

@@BrmeelI wouldn’t care tbh

[@vinncentmann]

Not gonna lie, I was waiting to hear the regular intro music the whole time. Great video by the way!

[@PapiJuancho312]

As a Chicagoan.. thanks you for calling it the Sears tower

[@reggiep75]

There'll come a time when there'll be a serious collapse, or series of accidents (that money can't cover up), and that'll be all that's need to make people reconsider competitively build upwards.

[@lamchunting856]

Na, flexing never gets old

[@kazisamir3411]

Most middle eastern countries don't get natural disasters like earthquakes so it's not a big problem

[@user-pr9qb6yi9w]

@@kazisamir3411 Aleppo disagrees

[@reggiep75]

@@kazisamir3411 - The human rights investigations into worker living conditions are still a problem and they know it. Workers coming from outside of the UAE are not respected in the same manner as workers native to the country.

[@reggiep75]

@@lamchunting856 - Until the building flexes and bends over to kiss it's own feet. You just know that there's someone who wants something, no matter what, and their money says they're allowed to have it... Until the dead bodies are pulled out of the bent steel.

[@Ragnarok540]

The tallest building requires a massive number of poop trucks (you read that right) because it is not connected to a sewage system. A bigger building will require a poop train. Why they didn't build a sewage system first? Is not as flashy as the tallest building, that's why.

[@Anti_degenerate]

Cope

[@RyanTosh]

This is a myth

[@ab.h440]

At least it’s better than London, when they flushed all the poop and shit into their river when the sewage system couldn’t handle it

[@revenger211]

You people will jump on whatever wagon that passes by to justify getting mad at something... this was an old problem that got fixed years and years ago. Hence why all the videos of the "poop trucks" are in crappy quality. That's how old this is.

[@Mad_Martigen]

The proposed Sky Mile High tower in Japan....a country that's prone to earthquakes? I'm not an engineer but curious as to why would they propose to build such a mega high structure where earthquakes are prone to happen?

[@notpassword]

The 3rd tallest structure in the world is in Tokyo. I guess they've figured it out. (I'm also not an engineer)

[@ahmeddarwich9267]

I remember watching a video about megastructure I think 6 years ago and it showed some kind of machine or pendulum swing that counters the earthquake

[@Rafatdk]

Who said: when you see the barefooted shepard competing in building taaaaaall buildings then you know the final hour is around the corner,answer: the greatest man ever lived prophet Mohammed.

[@shahbax6356]

In Quran our prophet Muhammad saw said there will be time when Arabs will compete each for making tall skyscrapers

[@stevves4647]

it's a hadith.

[@shahbax6356]

@@stevves4647 my bad thanks for correcting me

[@shahbax6356]

@@stevves4647 my bad thanks for correcting me

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

Race for building the tallest empty buildings

[@MVargic]

China likely has more empty skyscrapers than rest of the world combined

[@stickynorth]

That's the spirit! And besides the office vacancy rate don't matter when you pull in $200M in tourism revenue from slack-jawed bumpkins from Nebraska and Liverpool paying $99 a pop! Hence why every super tall tends to add them. Are they tacky? Yes! But they are very profitable!

[@kward0321]

What about the CN tower in Toronto which was completed in 1976 and was only surpassed by the midpoint construction of the Burj in the early 2000s

[@jihadi-against-oppression]

"One of the signs of Doomsday is the rivalry of bare-footed and poor shepherds (Nomad Arabs) in constructing high buildings and boasting about it." ~ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 (𝗽𝗯𝘂𝗵)

[@slowknife2873]

I literally just commented the same verse, it's crazy how Arabs themselves don't realize they are doing what prophet And saw predicted they'll do

[@eaglemaster7]

What hadidth, give us source?

[@caramelhoneydoggyfun4733]

I love the old wtc and I'm sad that everyone could not eat they're breakfast because of the innocent

[@jonasabdulla9628]

It was narrated that 'Umar said: "We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man came to him ... He asked: "When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked: 'Then what are its signs? ... *'he said:'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.'* Grade: Sahih (Darussalam) Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 63

[@user-yz8gq1yn6r]

Amazing hadith

[@MrVovF22]

The Qur'an says: "The Day of Judgment will not come until people begin to compete in the height of buildings" (Bukhari).

[@Wel8212]

Not the quran, the hadith says.

[@ebuqble33]

Hadees

[@MrVovF22]

@@Wel8212 thanks

[@ensemfunny]

Proud to be Malaysian 🇲🇾 we are the city with mostly had spire 😂

[@mck9004]

[...] He asked: "When will the Hour be?' He said: 'The one who is being asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.' He asked: 'Then what are its signs?' Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) said: 'When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress' (Waki' said: This means when non-Arabs will give birth to Arabs") 'and when you see barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.' [...] ( Sunan Ibn Majah 63)

[@sjajsjsja4523]

I care most about highest occipied floor. Seeing how tall we can build purely for spectacle is cool, but I just don't care about it as much.

[@tehdusto]

The way you said "Toronto" as "Toronno" let's me know that you're a real one.

[@mutazalayan2757]

فعن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه في حديث جبريل، ومجيئه لرسول الله عليه الصلاة والسلام وسؤاله عن الإسلام والإيمان والإحسان، وعن الساعة، أخبره عليه الصلاة والسلام عن أمارتِها، وذكر: “أن تلدُ الأمة ربتها، وأن ترى الحفاة العراة رعاة الشاء يتطاولون في البنيان” رواه مسلم.

[@klawiehr]

Kind of an empty video compared to your others. There doesn't seem to be much to work with, as you said because the projects are delayed and the reasons are not totally clear

[@kennethandres7734]

The reasons are primarily rooted in politics as the projects are halted once the project's benefactors are charged with some sort of criminal offence. The economic rationale behind them is also highly questionable and are often simply used as a lure for would be investors to invest in other areas (discussed in the video). Once the free publicity achieved its goal, they seem to easily abandon proposals like garbage.

[@Muffin_Top20]

can we get much higher, high, so high...

[@wolfenstien13]

Another awesome video as usual. I really enjoyed this one.

[@ascott2168]

Thanks for clearing up the Sears Tower vs. Petronas Towers height controversy in 3D 👏🏽

[@vomm]

"Controversy". 99% of all people on the planet immediately see that the Sears Tower is taller. The rest would be Malaysians and a few coked-up academics.

[@ameybirulkar7503]

​@@vomm yes right.

[@CookingwithYarda]

''Build the Jedi tower, you must'' Yoda

[@user-gg3ft7yj2h]

Finally seeing something from Malaysia 🇲🇾💙 in neo

[@maanmallak8953]

ففي حديث جبريل المعروف عندما سأل النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الساعة وقال: أخبرني عن أمارتها. فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: أن تلد الأمة ربتها، وأن ترى الحفاة العراة العالة رعاء الشاء يتطاولون في البنيان. رواه مسلم

[@HawkLad]

One of the questions that Jibril (‘alayhis salam) posed to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was, ‘Inform me of the signs of Qiyamah’. In response, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “…And you will see barefoot naked poor shepherds/Bedouins vying with one another in the construction of buildings…” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1)

[@lifeisgood141]

China still has the most tall skyscrapers. However, It comes to senses that super tall skyscrapers are no longer practical other than for vanity and status statement.

[@baraodascolinas979]

China also recently installed a height limit of 500 meters for new buildings because of economical soundness. A move that many countries could also do, with lowers heights too.

[@azriakmar3254]

Merdeka PNB118, Malaysia is soon coming for 2nd tallest building in the world.

[@whoisthis345]

Oblisco Capitale looks really good. I'd love to see it in person, what a beautiful history. Go Egypt!

[@0413207583]

Great video but you shouldn't say Architects used techniques to deal with forces. That's the role of the structural engineer not the architect. In Burj Khalifa's case the chief engineer was William Baker. In my experience as a Structural Engineer there are Architects that don't even consider such aspects and focus solely on the aesthetic.

[@Rampant16]

In the case of the Burj the architect was absolutely involved in the structural aspects of the building. The architect Adrian Smith has a bigger portfolio of super tall projects than anyone. At those heights the structure plays too large of a role in the form of the building for the architect not be involved with structural aspects as well.

[@0413207583]

@@Rampant16 I'm sure played a role in helping shape it for sure. But my point was that calculating forces and stresses and the resultant required structure is not at all the responsibility of the architect. There's inevitably some coordination that needs to occur between form (architect) and function (engineer). The level of which is dependent on the scale and complexity of the structure. Regardless, the structural engineer is the primary person responsible for the structure. They are the ones signing off on the structure with their name, liability and all.

[@IllusiveDude]

so Spires are like high heels

[@catzzzz1450]

You still confused about architectural height?

[@troyarrington5492]

@@catzzzz1450 obviously you are if you count spires over floor count😂imagine that

[@thecpt6265]

'Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with them) said: the prophet Muhammad PBUH said "... and that you will find the barefooted, naked, poor shepherds competing one another in the construction of higher buildings." Grading: authentic

[@Luxuriousvibestv]

The crazy thing is that It's written in the noble Quraan that one of the end of the world signs is that it will come a time when people race for reaching the skies with their buildings 🥲

[@alpha-particle6585]

correction* it's mentioned in Hadith

[@pencilpauli9442]

Imagine projects to reduce homelessness, replace shanty towns and be of some utility other than a landmark for capital Not forgetting the lack of sustainability of vanity projects

[@Yora21]

Those are poor people problems. They don't concern rich people. Also, the working conditions on Arab construction sites are borderline slave labor. They trick workers to sign up with what looks like decent contracts, but once there they are effectively slaves.

[@pencilpauli9442]

@@Yora21 Absolutely. I won't be watching the Soccer World Cup Finals because of the atrocious treatment of workers in Qatar. Too many have suffered and died to make the finals happen

[@narmale]

you realize alot of homeless people choose to live that way? they dont WANT to be with normal people

[@Yora21]

@@narmale Ah, that explains it all. "Poor people are lazy". How did nobody ever think of that before?

[@narmale]

@@Yora21 😋

[@kazisamir3411]

Jeddah tower (now named King Salam tower) is planned to restart work at the end of 2023. The work of the economy city is still going on. Only the main tower work is paused

[@stickynorth]

I sure hope so! I'm hopeful for any skyscraper proposal, TBH!

[@jihadi-against-oppression]

"One of the signs of Doomsday is the rivalry of bare-footed and poor shepherds (Nomad Arabs) in constructing high buildings and boasting about it." ~ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 (𝗽𝗯𝘂𝗵)

[@lagrangewei]

there is a reason why US and China do not attempt to build the "tallest building" despite their economies and cities has the most reasonable demand for such a building... because they are just not economical, they are a money sink. the taller you go, the more lift you need, the less usable to service space the building has. it is a disminishing return that offers no real world benefit and are only pursuit by 2nd rate power because they need the fame.

[@florentwozniak7059]

Malaysia is incredibly underrated when it comes to skyscrapers ... They've got sooo many of them in Kuala Lumpur, I was amazed when I saw that there

[@T21608JR]

How can you miss PNB118 which is almost completed 2nd tallest tower in the world?

[@booaks2980]

Because this video is about the tallest building in the future not 2nd or 3rd

[@T21608JR]

@@booaks2980 what is future about if they can't be completed? Just a joke 🤣

[@doctormatthattan]

I think they’re compensating.

[@technologic21]

All these structures are dwarfed by The Citadel in Half Life 2. It's 8,406 meters tall, 860 meters wide, and goes 230 meters underground.

[@bella_ciao4608]

Looks like you got the height wrong, pretty sure it’s actually 8400 FEET tall. Your other measurements seem right though

[@captain_noodles]

amazing video!!! your videos are amazing

[@charbelh.boutros4971]

With Tokyo's seismic activity, it's nauseating enough to be on the 5th floor - imagine being on the 200th when a 7.0 strikes... Sky Mile Tower? No thanks! (PS: I love Tokyo)

[@saladsalad9991]

"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey

[@everythingsalright1121]

None of these huge buildings will ever get built. If you look into the burj khalifa, it's already a nightmare to manage that building because of how it's designed (especially disposal of waste). Also, they're extremely expensive compared to the amount of purpose they serve (living space, office space, etc). And finally, they're basically death sentences waiting to happen if a disaster like a fire breaks out in one of them; its a big reason china has outlawed the construction of more huge skyscrapers; most fire trucks can't pump water with enough pressure to reach the higher floors, and evacuating people is a nightmare.

[@Trendkanal]

We see the fulfillment of the revelation of our prophet in front of our eyes. The Day of Judgment is near…

[@robtyman4281]

Notice how it's only 'insecure' countries (ones not sure of themselves or desperate to seek world approval), and those countries with oppressive regimes who are obsessed with trying to build the world's tallest buildings. Most countries in the western world don't, as they think there there are more important things to be occupied with. No European country is remotely interested in building the tallest building in the world. But then we have ultra strict planning laws which prohibit the construction of buildings above a certain height. And that's how it should be. There comes a point where the safety and welfare of people starts. becoming a real issue where extreme heights are concerned. Sooner or later people will experience altitude sickness as the height at which it's still tolerable for humans is breached and exceeded. My guess is that the country where this happens will either be an oil rich Middle Eastern country.......or China.

[@lexprontera8325]

Exactly - backward, oppressive, dictatorial regimes build tall towers as if that's some legacy, some mark of culture. I was checking something on WP about the Egyptian pyramids and noticed a graph showing the biggest ever pyramid is in North Korea - that idiotic hotel of theirs - a moment for a laugh and a frustrated facepalm.

[@robtyman4281]

@NJR ...at least we don't live in a country where the regime kills its own citizens. To have 'free speech ' is to be human. It's the very 'essence' of being alive. And no, I'm not at all jealous of the Burj Khalifa or some new insanely high building in a city no one has heard about outside China. We really do have better things to think about, and be occupied with. Having the world's tallest building ranks pretty low among most Europeans. They simply aren't bothered and don't care for such things. As a continent, Europe may have a chequered, and at times dark history; but by and large European countries know how to treat their own citizens in 2022. No one goes 'missing' in suspicious circumstances in the UK, because of a shady regime. I would describe the current UK government as being top down and somewhat autocratic - but they're not a brutal regime run by a ruthless and blood thirsty dictator; one who kills those that don't agree with their politics.

[@robtyman4281]

@NJR ....blahdy blah blah blah .........🥱

[@affan3095]

@@robtyman4281 indeed democracy'lmao .. Irony west talking about oppressive about invading various middle east countries for oil. Make proxy wars for their interest.. Yes very nice developed countries.. How's the school shootings going on States John! Don't worry asian will comes unlike Nazi sympathizers of Ukraine.

[@affan3095]

@@robtyman4281 yes Europeans invaded libya and make it a failed state.. How is France with it's ex colonies. How's raicsm in European countries.. Yes u get killed in Europe for free speech remember russia!? They r good as its.. don't worry Isn't Iranian regime was set up by France and uk when shah natinalize their oil. Ur statement contradicts what Europeans have done to middle east for decades in name of freedom. Isn't Iraq was successful before invasion unlike now.. Wonder why migrants crisis originated.. Where were u when billion of fund's r given to Israel . Isn't NATO once supported terrsrt group to topple regimes.. How many war crimes ur people have done in Last decade.?????

[@rootsmanuva82]

In my unofficial book, the The Petronas Towers will forever be a faux record holder. They surpassed the Sears Tower even though the highest floor was 124 feet below the Sears Tower (1,230 ft vs.1,354 ft), has 88 floors instead of 110 and it’s tip at 1,483 feet is 246 feet lower than the Sears Tower which is 1,729 feet. It became the tallest because it’s architectural height was an inconsequential 33 feet higher. When viewed side by side on a diagram the Petronas Towers are literally and visually shorter. And no, I won’t call it the Willis Tower.