The End of Mega-Tall Skyscrapers

[@MegaBuildsYT]

What do you think? 🤔 Will we ever see a building taller than the Burj Khalifa? 🏗

[@Abdulrasheed0001]

Yea

[@Abdulrasheed0001]

Jiddah tower can beat burj khalifa

[@carlogabriel0616]

Yeah

[@SR7_AMP2]

if not this decade than probably the next one

[@Abdullah-mon]

I hope not cuz I want the country I’m in to have the biggest building

[@burhanuddinsakarwala5033]

As a person who has worked with structural engineers in a consultancy, I can confirm that a crisis is looming that we don't have the manpower to deal with, massive structures requiring maintenance and us not having enough people to fix them while they are constantly about to collapse. Cities like New York, Shanghai, Macau, Hong Kong and the lots which have buildings that are immensely tall have a huge problem on their hands. The problem won't be that there will be a lack of buildings, we simply won't be able to stop the existing ones from collapsing. (edit) Since many people have questions about building practices and this comment has received many likes, I shall instead explain how a building actually becomes stressed over time. Think of a building like a standing carboard box. If it is an office space, it becomes filled with people and cars during the day and empty by night. This means that it is stressed under the weight of inhabitants during the day and de-stressed at night. The contraction and expansions day after day wears the materials out. Add to this, the temperature and pressure changes and the questionable practices of builders sourced from places like China (which is more common in a city like NY than you might think), and you have a recipe for disaster. Our dependency on concrete has also left us disabled. More humble materials like simple bricks and mortar have been disregarded and concrete is now used even for low-lying structures. Once RCC develops rust and damages, it's game over and the clock starts clicking down to zero. Take into consideration the sprawling cities we have now built, at the cost of building a massive skyline. Most people who live in apartments in skyscrapers report feelings of desolation, angst, depression and loneliness far more than people in smaller buildings. The city of NY was so successful in maintaining its infrastructure because of the unique weather conditions and the pre-existing infrastructure based on underground steam pipes. This is not the same around the world. It is bad model and has turned into a contest between firms and conglomerates for no real benefit.

[@Free_Krazy]

This same thing is happening to road/highway and bridge infrastructure right now, we had a boom in development and now we dont have the resources or time to maintain them. Same thing seems to be happening almost everywhere, its quite clear that things just aren't sustainable and were starting to see the effects.

[@Vysair]

@@Free_Krazy At the end of the century, we should see a collapse of our last century and current early century infrastructure. Sure maintenance is being made but not enough could you do for the 100% of the area.

[@guidedmeditation2396]

Good Point. And if they don't have the money to install a sewer system how do you think corners could be cut in maintenance. The willingness to have a huge caravan of poop trucks every day makes the entire structure suspect in my opinion. Otherwise I think Dubai is fascinating, even though there are many huge mistakes that will revel themselves in coming years.

[@secrets.295]

Nuh. We will always have the manpower to maintain buildings. The problem is, people dont want to buy it because it is so darn expensive and all those developers cant repay back their bank debts putting a risk on banking crisis. We need high rises because cities cant survive if you keep on building single family homes but we also dont need more skyscrapers.

[@DerrickCartercosmostravels]

so whats the alternative? tear down more trees to build outwards?

[@Lenduya]

You didn't explain why a part of Burj Khalifa is uninhabitable, which is a pretty important piece of information. It's because at that height there's simply not enough space for habitation, especially luxury habitation.

[@francesconicoletti2547]

Yeh the narrator called it “vanity hight” . It exists just to make the building taller. Almost all the buildings he mentioned have some.

[@maybeyesmaybeno5871]

@F&F.Dragon clarification there is a sewage system in place but when the building was first constructed it did not have a sewage system and they used truck

[@ajgerbi]

Francesco Nicoletti / Yup, I think almost half the Burj Khalifa is inhabitable and only vanity height, I think it’s roof height only reaches around 800 meters tall, still the tallest in the world, but not as tall as you’d think.

[@ajgerbi]

Maybe yes maybe no / They still use poop trucks 😂🤮

[@Unmannedperson]

As a civil engineer, I'm sad yet glad (melancholic?) that the era of supertall skyscrapers seems to be at an end. While certainly visually and technically stunning, and much more interesting to talk about than run-of-the-mill buildings, my urban planning career focus leads me to argue that 4-to-6 story buildings are the ideal. Not Manhattan, not Levittown, but something in between like Paris, Amsterdam, or Copenhagen. Dense enough to make a viable walkable urban neighborhood, but not so tall as to create an urban jungle of concrete and steel to get lost in.

[@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle]

I work with the Department of Buildings in NYC. Manhattan doesn't have mega-talls so this video wouldn't apply to that. We still have plenty of tall skyscrapers being built and there are plenty being built world wide, just not mega-talls. I do agree with your sentiment over all but I just wanted to focus on the 2nd part of what you said. 4-6 stories being ideal is a blanket statement that shouldn't apply to literally every part of the city, you run into just another state of NIMBYism, this solution doesn't scale nor does it cater to everyone wants, you end up forcing your ideal density on everyone else. Paris outgrew it's building height limit (it's rent and gentrification rate is a clear indication of this) and has been approved for multiple skyscrapers since 2021 even though people love using it as the poster child of anti skyscraper. There are ways to do viable and walkable neighborhoods with high rises and tall buildings instead of banning everything and limiting it to 6 stories. I wish people would look at more nuanced approaches instead of just saying "tall building = bad". I live in a high rise neighborhood and I would prefer over mid rises personally, and so would many people. When you say ideal you are discounting literally the millions of people that love living in Manhattan including me who chose to move here specifically for the tall buildings and uber density. There should be no reason we ban taller than mid rise buildings, what should be done is regulating them to be safe and talking about how we design more towers to be better with good ground floors that allow for street life and proper set backs for light/ shadow issues. There's no reason why we can't have both, more parts of the city that are 4-6 stories while having the urban and business core going higher when needed. With all this being said I 100% agree with you MOST parts of the city would be ideal at mid rises 4-6 and we need more of them, but there's no reason why we shouldnt let other parts grow if they can and cater to those of us that love the "urban jungle" but also learn to make high rise neighborhoods more pleasant to be in, which parts of Manhattan do fantastically and there's no where else I'd rather live in. Yet for those who don't like that, there are plenty of neighborhoods in Manhattan that are mid rise, there's Brooklyn, there's Queens, practically 95% of NYC is under 8 stories. I think it's fair to say, as a city planner, different neighborhoods should be diverse and cater to different people. Do you disagree and say high rises have no place at all? Even Paris, Amsterdam and Copenhagen have high rises in parts of their city (with Copenhagen finishing its tallest skyscraper right now). Note I should make it incredibly clear I dont mean the mega talls you see in this video that are 600 meter+ tall but in general letting the demand of the area equate to what should be built, it could be 10 stories, 20, 30, and so on.

[@borntoclimb7116]

@@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle 300 and 400 meter buildings are building now

[@mohammedalkhateem]

@@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle That's a long ass comment about someone who wants validation for his love of Nyc. A small block of financial towers is fine in cities (like in London and Paris) but concrete jungles aren't. 4-6 story buildings are ideal and without a real need no one should build any higher

[@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle]

@@mohammedalkhateem again ideal for what? This is such a blanket statement that doesn’t apply to every place on the planet. There’s nothing an 8 or even 10 story building can’t do that a 6 story building can given the demand is there. And 90% of NYC isn’t a concrete jungle either, it’s a few blocks of mid town and the financial district in Manhattan. Nothing you said disagreed with my comment, I said most part the city ideally would be mid rises except the economic and business districts. I don’t think I disagree with any of the last part you said?

[@mohammedalkhateem]

@@ThisIsntmyrealnameGoogle Ideal for alot of things, there are a ton of vids and articles about this if you want a list. From mental things like resident's sense of belongings, to community reasons like not alienating people in flats high away from parks and shops, to financial and lifestyle reasons like not concentrating businesses in one area and forcing a downtown where everyone lives outside but commute to daily for hours. Again if need may be, build a tall building to serve a specific purpose, but for a better city stay away from concrete jungles

[@Heinickens]

I think Burj Khalifa won’t stay the tallest building humanity ever build but it is going to stay the tallest building longer then expected

[@jacobberwitz6289]

Idk, Saudi Arabia is building the Jeddah tower

[@mrparts]

It’s just not needed to build at such heights. The costs of maintenance are just too high compared to shorter structures with more usable volume.

[@Heinickens]

@@mrparts I know that there is no sense in building that high but in humanity it’s all about taller further faster. PS it is a German proverb I don’t know if it exists in a English form

[@Hazy_y]

@@mrparts but it's so cool to look at. Like we have to build structures so our future generations will think better of us.

[@jjuanmarin]

ever sonce o learned that the burj khalifa does not have a sewer system and they have to use poop trucks is like really years of engineering years of construction and is not attached to the city sewer system wtf really wtf

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

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[@smarc1325]

well said.

[@graemeking7336]

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[@monica46549841]

Which makes your desire to actually visit these places even less, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing

[@henrystudios]

true

[@wirelessriver7]

They hit the build limit at 256 blocks 😔

[@tweeezers6783]

lol

[@Thaileable]

U mean Minecraft?

[@Sunshinebaby-]

Yeah😔

[@RTSFirebatYT]

Lol brilliant comment!

[@Nerdface.]

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[@avonzo]

I used to fancy about the tall buildings as a kid but soon as I realised it’s impracticality with lifts in rush hours and blocking the views all the time, soon I dialled down to enjoy the nature and beach better.

[@Bustermachine]

Yeah. I'm not going to hate on tall buildings, but frequently it feels like we've been caught up in them as symbols of wealth and progress rather than whether they always make sense. The Berj Khalifa especially, with that excess height serving purely for vanity.

[@dog4941]

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[@dog4941]

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[@adriandunne4382]

A problem with very high towers is interference with aviation and the associated risk of accidental aircraft collision, which can only be reduced by locating airports a long way away from the city which may be possible in the Middle East, but not in Europe, America and most of Asia. Safety from fire is another issue which is highlighted by the fires in the Grenfell Tower in London and the Lacrosse building fire in Melbourne, Australia. It is very difficult to pump water to the height of very tall buildings for both firefighting and for domestic use.

[@simrdownmon6431]

Does CNN get anything right?

[@jasonm9336]

@@simrdownmon6431 Never

[@dubiousdistinction6500]

accidental aircraft collision? interference with aviation? lmao.. dude u r lost

[@Free_Krazy]

Buildings have absolutely 0 impact on aviation, airports are built/designed along with the city itself, if there is an airport there wont be any tall building build around it, and if there is a tall building already there you dont build the airport there. From there air corridors are established which are essentially air highways which make landing, taking off and holding very streamlined. On top of that any area with tall buildings like a downtown is going to have a massive no-fly zone around it with usually the only way to even approach a city is to be in a very precise corridor and you always have an ATC agent keeping track of your plane. On top of that tall buildings just like planes have radar beacons which communicate with any other radar beacon around. And even on top of that planes have a secondary ground proximity warning system/ full proximity warning system which detects any object that comes within threat distance of the aircraft giving the pilot time to react. I dont think there has been a single accidental incident where a plane flew into a building with these now common safety measures in place.

[@2cv693]

well unless there is a 30,000 foot building in the works "accidental" aircraft collision is not gonna happen. and besides, nobody is gonna build a mega tall skyscapper directly infront of an airport.

[@sococa8149]

My dad helped build the C.N Tower in Toronto, my 2 sisters and my brother have their names on the top antenna, along with about 20 elementary schools and their students also. They were invited to put their names on it as a school outing, to watch the helicopter lift and position the last piece on the top which was the antenna, many people don't even know it was built to be an antenna, and is the tallest free standing structure in the world, it is not categorized as a building, only an antenna, and is majestic in its own right, and is unsurpassed in structural design and the first and last in its divine beauty of such.

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

I remember going on vacation to Ontario, NY, and looking across the lake at sunset, and seeing that tower standing above all the other, I’m assuming, skyscrapers in Toronto. Beautiful city, especially from that far away! Lol

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@alecwhatshisname5170 I went on the CN tower three years ago. Feels like being on a tiny moutain!

[@xenotypos]

"and is the tallest free standing structure in the world" A building is a type of free standing structure, so the biggest is also the Burj Khalifa, and the CN Tower is actually 10th. The CN Tower remained though, the tallest tower in the world until 2009, when Canton Tower took its place. In 2012, the Tokyo Skytree became the tallest tower, making the CN Tower 3rd. Admittedly though, for 1976 it was a marvel of engineering.

[@sococa8149]

@@xenotypos its an antenna..not a building

[@worer850]

I signed the skydome roof beem . Along with a ton of elementary school kids

[@Cruz474]

Sears Tower has my vote as the GOAT. It is the pinnacle of supertall design. There's a reason why the video kept coming back to it. Entirely useful, no vanity. Something to truly be proud of.

[@TheRagingPlatypus]

I'd go with the Empire State Building. It has style. THE sears Tower is just boxes. And why that? Why not thenWorld Trades Center then, it was first and the Sears Tower wasn't that much taller.

[@benwarped7272]

yeah and they clearly havent made enough money from it, charing $50 to go up top nowadays.

[@neodintchly]

What about the tallest radio tower? I'd imagine those would be significantly easier to build. Doesn't need to accommodate housing and space, just height.

[@WafelPrzekladany]

From 1974 to 1991 in Konstanynow, Poland there was a radio tower, that reached 646 metres of height, making it the tallest in the world. Unfortunately, it collapsed in 1991 (mainly due to bad technical state).

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[@Treviisolion]

It’ll probably remain the tallest for the next few decades at least. The 2020s are likely to be a period of global unrest and uncertainty, which is not the environment you want to build to be building vanity projects in (and the tallest buildings have always been vanity projects). We’ll see what the 2030s are like, but the West is currently more interested in non-high-rise urban development as modern skyscraper architecture rarely fits into existing urban cities, which had significant urban development in the 19th and early 20th century thus setting the building styles of most urban cities in the West. There’s also little demand to live in high-rises so I can’t see the West pushing the boundaries even if the average height of cities may rise somewhat to limit urban sprawl. China meanwhile is going to be struggling with an aging population on top of having their corruption’s debt come due. I don’t see them being active in the 2030s and much of East Asia is in similar boats with stagnating economies. The Middle East is meanwhile dealing with decades of war, religious-political unrest, and the declining importance of oil. I can’t see the oil states of the Arabian Peninsula wanting to waste their money on vanity projects when they risk losing the foundation their countries are built on, while I can’t see any of the other Middle Eastern nations having a stable enough situation by the 2030s to throw their hat into the race, and they are unlikely to have the wealth to do so if they do stabilize. For the 2040s we may see India throwing its hat into the ring if it continues to economically develop, and we may see a new spurt of develop lasting into the 2050s, the exact years depending on when they have an economic spurt of growth to start a construction boom, and ending when India hits their next recession. Given Africa’s rising population I could see them taking a shot sometime in the latter half of the century. How many will depend on how well they can transform their economic potential into economic reality. Nigeria if it is successful could become a hub of super-hi-rise buildings as it is on track to have a huge population in a relatively small area, and if successful will likely become a draw for immigrants from less successful countries thus increasing the demand for tall buildings. There is also the possibility that we may oneday see a Space Elevator, but that’s really dependent on whether we develop the right materials that can be used to build one. So for the next few decades I think the Burj Khalifa will be the tallest building in the world, though we may see a slow tick upward in countries around the world (similar to how the Empire State Building stayed the tallest building for decades while the skyline around slowly caught up before surpassing it), but in a few decades we may see new spurts of growth as various regions around the world develop and join the age old tradition of announcing you’re a modern country by thrusting your biggest stick into the sky.

[@shanekeenaNYC]

Basically how I feel. My question is after India and Africa develop, will the chickens come home to roost in Europe?

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

There is probably more of a chance of the second tallest becoming the tallest building. It may not be another building eclipsing the Burj Khalifa, but the Burj Khalifa falling due to fire, attack or environmental disaster, or simply a lack of maintenance when the money runs out.

[@clementliu902]

@@shanekeenaNYC Hopefully it would be the era for extraterrestrial development at that time, else it just feels like mankind is like of child who keeps living in their parents basement at the age of 40+.

[@shanekeenaNYC]

@@clementliu902 The Moon and Mars could be the next New World if we play our cards right. Every bit of new land area we are able to develop, and sustain for our purposes is that much less of a reason to limit population growth. Meanwhile, I feel like the heritage cities in Europe such as Rome, Barcelona, Paris, etc. need to work on actually improving things, or risk becoming outmoded by less historic cities such as New York or Chicago. Even London needs to get their hands dirty.

[@nomylearnspalestine]

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[@josh-qj2zu]

Used to live in Shanghai when they started construction on the Shanghai tower. Was so huge on tall buildings back then, it’s nice to see a part of childhood being represented

[@sat0rii]

Didn't even realize this was not The B1M until I finished the video haha. Fantastic work guys.

[@scratchpad7954]

I too enjoy watching The B1M; they are another great channel here on KZbin.

[@brightmacsworld8353]

I want to go sometime to the White House just to take a tour to see the president

[@mikatu]

The main problem with super tall buildings is the bottleneck. You always need to enter from below, so if you live in a tall building you are always dependent of the elevator that can take a long time. A possible solution would be to build several towers with connections between them, like in a sci-fi movie but who would want to live in such an environment? Also, the burj khalifa doesn't even have sewers.... just image living next to a building that needs to have a train of trucks every single day just to transport the sewage away.

[@Iquey]

I can tell you right now that plenty of rich people, multimillionaires and billionaires would love the privilege of never having to set foot on the ground again, living life above the streets, travelling between place to place via personal drones or skybridge, like a literal Upper Class. They already fantasize about living on Mars or a space station colony like Elysium. So why would a Skyscraper gated community be any different, besides during leisure travel?

[@AI-ld4sz]

Burj Khalifa elevators are the fastest in the world, and the poop trucks were only used for a very short time after Building the tower and it connected to the sewage system shortly after the tower was built.

[@Theveganshift77]

@@Iquey Until the whole thing comes crashing down and they find out the hard way that gravity doesn't care if you are ultra-wealthy or hate to mingle with the rabble

[@johnwoo2155]

As someone who has lived in the tower palace, the second picture you present (where you draw the lines) is actually tower palace 1. Tower palace 3 is just across the street.

[@brightmacsworld8353]

That's so cool the building the Burj khalifa

[@reuben4899]

@@brightmacsworld8353 ggggggggggggg g but

[@fictionsmith3688]

I mean the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world for nearly 40 years and there weren't any other rivals due to the depression and World War II. It's pretty similar to what we're going through with the economic recession and Covid pandemic preventing any new mega tall skyscrapers from being built

[@mdahnaf7051]

Fazlur Rahman Khan pride of Bangladesh,genius architecture

[@cavaleer]

Frank Lloyd Wright not only DREAMT of a Mile High skyscraper, he developed a complete blueprint for it, in the 1950s. Super Talls will continue to be built in NYC but they'll be Super Thin too.

[@jonathanmayland3162]

"Wright believed that because his building was fireproof, any fire precautions would be moot" Good luck building that.

[@josephbeckmann8106]

Yep, in Chicago, but as far I know they only have one current one thousand plus footer in the works. Everything here in the US at least at the tallest seems to be from the one thousand to fifteen hundred foot range. What blows my mind is that Miami(which has no thousand foot buildings currently)could tie or overtake Chicago in the category within the next ten years.

[@brightmacsworld8353]

The magic skyscrapers are so big like they feel like they're just going to cut the sun apart

[@TalenGryphon]

Still a beautiful design. I love how he fashioned it after a tree with a strong central core and outer walls which were not load bearing, meaning even interior spaces would have had a light and airy feel. Hopefully one day someone unravels the blueprints, updates them to meet fire code, and actually builds the thing

[@jonathanmayland3162]

@@TalenGryphon granted I don't know the full specifics of the plans, I don't think it's likely considering the top floor was designed to only be accessible by elevator. I'm sure his plan was possible, but fire safety is always one of the biggest concerns when designing large buildings like this.

[@hameemwasif3931]

5:46 made me proud as a Bangladeshi 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@jayedjabed5575]

Same here love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@jonsnow5531]

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[@irahoque4008]

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[@irahoque4008]

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[@sujana9154]

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[@morgred87]

-Modern Engineers: let's have a wide base to support the narrow top -Ancient Egyptians: we approve

[@tackytaco8133]

Lol. Somehow it feels like we are no smarter than them.

[@96ace96]

With new materials, new techniques, new construction machines and new energy sources like fusion, taller buildings will probably be built eventually. But it seems we reached our current economical and practical limit some years ago. With as many problems as the BK has, it seems it was built purely to be the tallest building around with no actual good reason (beyond the tuorist draw). I imagine that if humanity doesn't die out and we don't discover some vastly new and disruptive physics we will eventually see carbon nanotube space elevators, or space towers constructed with in-built active support, but that's not something a non-fusion economy can easily afford.

[@labik6273]

Proud to be from Bangladesh 🏴

[@DanY-mj4gl]

2:02 notice the tallest structure bending ever slightly left and right

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

Yeah I saw it!

[@jimmylipsjaymo]

The human desire to build taller is not going away. Humans will continue to try to reach higher and higher. There will always be setbacks like war, famine, disease, natural disasters, greed, and the like, but the urge to reach higher will remain. There will continue to be improvements in different technologies to achieve what was once science fiction.

[@mahir8349]

I am very proud of my country 🇧🇩 that we had '" The Einstein Of Structural Engineering "'

[@akashpaul4143]

how many skyscrapper bangladesh have ?😁😁😂

[@mahir8349]

Are you laughing bro? It is waste of money and valuable time

[@shukriwafiq5220]

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[@ToneyCrimson]

@@akashpaul4143 My prediction is that Bangladesh will have some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world as it develops (if it develops). For two reason, the high polulation density and low space. Its the perfect country for skyscrapers when you think about it. If i remember correctly no other country has as high polulation density as Bangladesh.

[@harshit2.02]

@@mahir8349 I guess he mean what's the purpose of being proud of someone who's work i.e work on skyscrapers to built skyscrapers is getting rejected worldwide and considers less beneficial that much so that his own home country didn't focused much. No hate tho 😅

[@jacobrobar9430]

This video I'll watch all the way through

[@Tylory2]

6:58 This is by far the most astonishing building I have ever seen in my entire life. Just wooow!!

[@hkljf]

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[@jtjr26]

Now that a few of these have been built people have seen what is involved. Of course, there will be more mega-tall buildings in the future but there is no rush. As for cities like New York, Chicago, and the US overall well, I think Americans are still a bit gunshy about building too tall after 911. At some point that will change but who knows when.

[@brightmacsworld8353]

I like the Burj khalifa it's so huge

[@AL-lh2ht]

The bigger issue is in america sky scrapers are build by and for businesses and to make money. In these other countries its either built for vanity / marketing reasons or to help prop up construction and other industries like in china. The US could build the tallest building easily but it would almost certently not have a proper return on investment. Plus all our billionaires and hyper rich care more about space industry or charities to be their vanity project instead of building the tallest building.

[@jtjr26]

@@AL-lh2ht You are not wrong regarding the US but will all the billionaires out there with giant egos sooner or later one of them will want a big shiny symbol of their greatness in the form of a mega skyscraper.

[@IwinMahWay]

@@brightmacsworld8353 that's what she said

[@co2_os]

"Americans are still a bit gunshy" I like that sentence lol

[@kungfukenny9879]

AWESOME VIDEO.. VERY NICE ANALYSIS!.. as a civil engineer myself, mega skyscrapers are useless waste of money... 😬

[@veronicaroach3667]

Thanks for confirming my totally innocent & amateur view - we need to hear from you engineers on this !

[@ZatzoZimmerman]

They are, but man- they sure look cool.

[@JoRdi-ul4xg]

No

[@brightmacsworld8353]

This is so cool I love skyscrapers I never been in one

[@DoiInthanon1897]

@ghost mall What artist is the name alluding to?

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

0:06 Skyscrapers have been getting taller for a VERY long time - the Eiffel Tower has a far better claim to "the first mega-tall" structure, as it DESTROYED the previous record for tall structures, as it was more than 70% TALLER than the previous record holder, the Washington Monument. The Burj only beat the previous record by a little less than 30%.

[@Cruz474]

Respect to the Frenchmen.

[@Wodz30]

....................this conversation was about inhabitable BUILDINGS. The Eiffel Tower is a TOWER. The clue is even in the name. Why even post this pointless information yet excluding any mention of the CN Tower? LOL

[@b2lw108]

It’s worse than the burj though because it’s literally useless.

[@williamrasasane364]

Yes except this video is talking about buildings, structures with closed walls and a roof, not structures/towers.

[@haz4dc394]

“Mega tall” is not an adjective, it means 600 meters or higher. So the Eifel tower is not mega tall by definition

[@AshfaqueMahmudSHAAN9571]

Proud to hear about my country man fazlur Rahman khan♥️🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@amarsinghhembram4379]

How famous is Fazlur Rahman Khan in Bangladesh?

[@KirkTVOfficial]

I love how this channel just makes stuff up...welcome to YT

[@mohamedaminelankaoui5397]

The best channel in KZbin

[@MegaBuildsYT]

[@nur3094]

Love from Bangladesh ❤️❤️❤️🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@gemasri5954]

Petronas Twin Towers became the first Supertall Skyscraper outside of North America,hold the Tallest building from 1998-2004,but remain as the Tallest Twin building up until now🇲🇾✨

[@istheyear-ry1el]

correction 1998 - 2004

[@Karasaph]

I'm happy the trend starts to end. The european building style is still the most cost effective. Because Skyscrapers also need a lot of supporting structures around them, so they can function at their full potential. Commute and transportation are also aspects in life, that want to be cut down at the energy cost.

[@MusicToTheEars141]

Whatever the course we take, I just hope that as our technology gets more advanced, so will our architecture. Futuristic buildings are the most pleasing to me, and I really hope to see some amazing projects in the coming years. The Jeda tower is something I really hope gets completed, because I would love to see something that amazing to be built in our lifetime.

[@kingofrivia1248]

Im the exact opposite. There is nothing more beautiful than 18th century buildings

[@makerl1fe388]

@@kingofrivia1248 you and the rest of europe. Leave people die of cold in the center because you can’t moderniste those old cripling rock building that Could fall the NexT minute. Let the us and Asia build nice building and we europe keep our old stuff cuz it’d good. Reject cars and just bike ride or Take the bus, reject the center and leave on the outskirts to actually have a nice home you LOVE to sit down in and be proud to own. Let the rich pay with their health and make it not cheap to live in the city itself, have those communist building be there forever, forget we live in a modern society. Damn those old stuff, destroy and rebuild to fit the car problem and secure one parking space Per home. Show we’re not that poor to keep that old stuff, it Looks So rough. I live in the most expensive city to buy properties in România, and if i were to go to Bulgaria or Any other previously communist country, it’d Look the same.

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

@@kingofrivia1248iconic 18th century buildings are basically churches and other worship places... Not exactly a luxury building unless it's a palace you're talking about.

[@jonathanmayland3162]

@@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos POV you are unaware of colonial housing

[@reinebalisbis]

Futuristic buildings means no more beautiful cities.

[@guilhermefranciulli5088]

Great video. Memories from Brazil.

[@Intervention2348]

Proud to be Malaysia...

[@mariannehoutzager9093]

I visited the Burj Khalifa in 2019. It was so BEAUTIFUL to experience! The elevator at top speed and yet no problem with the ears. The view outside was breathtaking. My visit to Sears Tower in 2003 was also great, but this one in Dubai was really awesome!

[@punjabimundaUK]

To look out at the surrounding desert and artificial everything....really great

[@uww.v]

@@punjabimundaUK obviously not been there

[@Stratocumulus25]

Good job M for supporting a government where flogging and stoning are still legal punishments !! Nice to know you can sleep well at night you damn hakahai ...

[@bvc1922]

@@Stratocumulus25 😂😂😂there you go , always frustrated and complaining. It would be really interesting to push from top of burj khalifa other than stoning you

[@punjabimundaUK]

@@uww.v been there a few times for very short stays as passing through. Not my choice of destination. Too fake, actually everthing is fake 🤣🤣🤣🤣 even the culture is imported 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TsMidnights13]

Merdeka 118 height will be tallest building in southeast Asia and 2nd tallest building in the world with the height 678.9m...the tower also has a tallest glass elevated in the world...inside the spire there is an observation deck and visitors can enter the spire! it will be the highest observation deck in the world klcc holding (the same company that built the petronas twin towers) announced the height of tower m is 700m in 2019 and construction starts in 2030 ... maybe in the future, tower m will be added the height... btw,I like your channel top luxury... lots of useful info!

[@zaxisontherun]

Exactly

[@sanexpreso2944]

But it has a 200-meter antenna

[@TsMidnights13]

@@sanexpreso2944 SPIRE NOT ANTHENA! the function of the spire is for the observation deck and for the lightning absorber..other than that the spire design to symbolize the hand of abdul rahman's furnace ...

[@sanexpreso2944]

@@TsMidnights13 ok

[@zaxisontherun]

@@sanexpreso2944 Its 160 spire not anttena,stop typing shits again

[@gazivai5441]

Our pride Fazlur Rahman Khan 5:45 🇧🇩❤️

[@TheCyberAlianMonkey]

Unless we have the significant improvement in technology, especially in civil engineering, and with the stress of the population growth, it's unlikely to expect more new skyscrapers in next decade.

[@TheAurelianProject]

We do have the technology though, just not the demand

[@hithere5553]

Skyscrapers are mostly just vanity projects these days anyway. Their main purpose was highly condensed office space in already dense cities. This is becoming increasingly irrelevant in a world where workers can work remotely and paper records are mostly a thing of the past.

[@TheCyberAlianMonkey]

@@hithere5553 agree with that. more evidence shown that the skyscrapers require more resources in the events of emergency than normal buildings, which proved that they are not cost efficient nor environment friendly. With the quick growth of the internet technology, lots of work can be done remotely and it's no longer need everyone be in the office everyday and less business workspace is needed.

[@mdjunaidahmed5104]

Dubai creek tower and jeddah tower are going to break the record of this very soon

[@fahimmuntaser9997]

Damn proud to be Bangladeshi

[@mohamadshahmersulaiman4553]

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 😍😍.

[@coyotelong4349]

As cool as supertall skyscrapers are, there’s no denying that they are something of a vanity project and are never built with 100% practicality in mind One thing they DO do well is hold a large number of offices, residences, etc in a smaller footprint

[@batmanrobin3271]

What impressed me more is, Malaysia is a home of 4 skyscrapers with 2 in the running(planning)

[@readmyusernamecauseitssoreally]

The Burj Khalifa may be the tallest building ever, but that won't stay the same forever, at least for earth. Technology and metal forging capabilities are constantly changing. And there's no rule that the building has to be on earth, the benefits of building on a different planet, depending which one it is, is endless. At least on a different planet, the affects of gravity don't affect the materials as much and allow a greater and more complex building structure to stretch out the height more.

[@abdullah100co4]

Bangladeshi American 🇧🇩❤️

[@ra_mate1008]

Tower M will be build next to petronas twin tower, it's KLCC's holding future project same as petronas twin tower, the underground construction has just began.. i do guarantee they will build it..

[@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص]

Suggest making comparisons between cities and this will gain great popularity in your channel, such as: 1. The richest cities compared to Paris and London 2. Comparison between the tourism strength of the cities of Randstad and Madrid 3. Comparison of industrial production in Metropolregion Rhein and The Dutch city of Rotterdam 4. A comparison between the richest US states and their source of income 5. A comparison between the city of Al-Ula and the city of Luxor in the archaeological and heritage sites of the two cities 6. A comparison between the projects of Riyadh and the major projects of Cairo as the two most important Arab capitals 7. A comparison between Beirut and Abha's future and the projects of Al-Soudah Company 8.A comparison between Jeddah, the bride of the Red Sea, and Dubai, the jewel of the Arab Gulf in its economy, infrastructure, entertainment, tourism and business sector. 9. A comparison between the largest oil cities in the Russian region of Tyumen and the eastern region in Saudi Arabia

[@MA-gh9op]

sounds weak, get better ideas

[@dcss89]

In the brazilian city of Balneário Camboriú there's a 500+ residential tower being planned right now. When concluded it will be the tallest residential tower in the world. It's called *Triumph Tower* .

[@mayedalshamsi]

Trump Tower?

[@SB-mr2nk]

top luxury is the name of a channel I would expect to not like. But this video was really good. Thanks.

[@filmsbyahnaf]

Fazlur Rahman Khan is a legend of Bangladesh We are soo proudful to have a legend like him Proud to be a Bangladeshi🇧🇩❤️

[@sombresunset]

I am not sure how accurate this is, because as a real estate consultant, it is public knowledge in my industry that three of Dubai's biggest real estate developers are currently building towers taller than Burj Khalifa in different locations in Dubai. Emaar - Creek Harbour Nakheel - Meydan/MBR Dubai Holdings - Jumeirah Downtown

[@AimlessSky]

The covid pandemic also had an impact on the building landscape. With hot-desking, flexi-working arrangements and work from home, we no longer require that much office space.

[@MrMenace3210]

that was said in the video

[@mossthatrules77]

Scamdemic

[@intelchip_x86]

@@mossthatrules77 your braincells have gone to the cemetery but the rest of your body hasnt

[@gmg6863]

Didn't *

[@soghepardo]

Interesting video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 congrats 🥳

[@beyondborderfilms4352]

Can we just appreciate that the pyramids of Giza, which were tombs no less were the tallest building in the world for nearly 4000 years and still standing to this day. The Ancient Egyptians were truly ahead of their time.

[@SB3_01]

They are standing because they have extremely good support, but it barely has space in it for living. Thus increasing its lifespan.

[@istheyear-ry1el]

it shouldnt even be considerate as buildings or skyscrapper as it is nothing other than massive pile of rocks

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@istheyear-ry1el Buildings are nothing other than a big pile of metal and rock lol.

[@rexxbailey2764]

FIRST OF ALL THEY WERE NOT TOMBS OF ANYKIND WHATSOEVER! STOP BEING SUCH AN ILLITERATE DAT MAKES YOU GOOD ENOUGH TO ONLY BE A SHILL! 😑😒

[@chirfanabusib6081]

@@SB3_01 No, it´s Alientech.

[@AnilSharma-bv2ct]

Very nice video

[@trevormoffat4054]

Sad to see the end of an era,. But what a beautiful piece of architecture to mark the climax.

[@youraverage90sguys7]

skytree be like im not even here, im an hallucination

[@CyberRacer]

key here is to understand that Dubai doesn’t have harsh weather or earth quakes

[@brizzle3903]

Don’t they have extreme heat and sandstorms to contend with?

[@aRVeesBlog]

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing

[@geigertec5921]

People forget that the reason for skyscrapers was the limited space of cities like New York, they had no choice but to build high. When the 21st century came around the USA had alot less reason to build tall buildings because white-collar office jobs could be done online from a house in the middle of the woods.

[@MrMatrix277]

How did you forget Egypt's Oblisco Capitale in the new capital of Egypt? Egypt just finished building the tallest tower in Africa (400m tall) and announced they'll start constructing a 1km tower in 2024.

[@goworlduk]

Love or hate the Khalifa it's hard not to be absolutely amazed at the size... going to Dubai again next month and its my first stop just to stand in front and look up!

[@mostluxury5075]

Have you seen our latest video about megaprojects?

[@dhiyasalem7856]

Nice research good job guys here comes the big like 👍

[@SR7_AMP2]

Hello top luxury I just want to say I ❤️ your channel I hope you can see this comment and please can you do a face reveal edit: 2:27 I live in mecca and thank you. you brought my passion in to buildings and construction

[@MegaBuildsYT]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@fighter8931]

i am so proud to hear the name of Fazlur Rahman Khan as a Bangladeshi

[@jackedattack8781]

Really nice video. As for China, I heard they are turning away from tall buildings because an increasing number of them are turning out to have embarrassing and costly structural problems. They want to reign in vanity and increase quality.

[@yzchen6758]

Haven't heard of that reason. Mostly due to the cost and fire hazard or other safety concerns, like avation limitation. What sturctural problems are you talking about? Sounds like a stereotype on chinese bulidings, the newly built skyscrapers are in great quality, but they are not affordable to most company during these days.

[@jackedattack8781]

@@yzchen6758 Hey YZ - I looked into this and I think I was mistaken. I was probably thinking about cracks in OLD buildings that were built before Xi set more rigorous construction standards early on in the skyscraper boom. Looks like Chinese safety standards are stricter than international code, if anything. My mistake

[@yzchen6758]

@@jackedattack8781 Not your mistake, it's because MSM stereotype with everything related to China. However, just like you said, the building before strict laws are more likely to be in poor quality. (I think it's enforced around 2000s? ) Another thing I have to point out in this video is that the so called ghost city is not accurate. Most of the buildings that are not occupied are due to developers' funding problems, which means the building are never finished, so no one can live there. Otherwise it's due to government planning, this area has been developed ahead of time and will soon be populated by a large number of residents. Surely there are some ghost area, but never seen or heard any of them myself. Source: living in China for 30 years as a Chinese.

[@jackedattack8781]

@@yzchen6758 Hey YZ - Thanks for being polite and informative instead of rude. I learned something and know to be careful of propaganda. The Chinese urban environment seems world-class. I have known about Shenzhen for a few years, and am now learning about Chengdu... I really like Chengdu. It has the largest building in the world by floorspace, and the weather is not as HOT as the Pearl River Delta, haha. If you are still in China, I hope you stay safe. The media in America has been portraying white hazmat suit authorities as somewhat brutal. Not sure if it is overblown or not.

[@yzchen6758]

@@jackedattack8781 It's hard to not be rude on the internet these days, thank you for being polite too! The high-rise in China is growing fast, but not in a healthy way, especially seeing the rising debt and household prices. That's why they are restricted now. A skyscraper in my city was halted during construction, it was designed to be 636m tall earlier, but the government decided that it won't go any higher than 500m. Those people in white hazmat suits are mostly local police, government employees, and volunteer community workers. Many of my friends volunteer to do the work. The situation in Shanghai went quickly bad with omicron last month, and China is still implying a zero-tolerance policy, which means total lockdown. it's hard for residents to get food and necessity with such a policy. There are too many people to feed and care for, so they may be rude and ruthless under pressure. However, normal police don't even carry any weapons, and I don't think they are anywhere near brutal. Anyway, feel free to ask anything about China, or you can contact me on WeChat, Twitter, or Facebook.

[@rl8925]

Skyscrapers are just not for people to live in. We need fresh oxygen and greenery in order to have basic health.

[@alexjunior6463]

Dubai itself is building a project that will break the record of Khalifa

[@rodrigorebolledo2894]

Cancelled

[@brachypelmasmith]

what about obelisco capitale in new kairo?

[@smb123211]

Huge projects like this are actually a reflection of the dynamics of a civilization. Vibrant ones tend to go for the spectacular. Those in the decline tend to admire the past and reject the bold.

[@sakibsagirul4093]

As a Bangladeshi, I feel proud when you said that Fazlur Rahman Khan Sir, as, the Einstein of structural engineering. Thank you.

[@mannb1023]

🙂

[@two2truths]

Growing up in Al Ain from the mid 1990's onward was a wild and surreal experience. Seeing the Dubai skyline quickly change over the next couple decades was just so cool. It definitely put Dubai on the map in some ways and just made it such a futuristic look place from a sci-fi story sometimes, I had a blessed childhood around there. Sadly, the older and more informed I become, the less enamored I feel about the UAE; when you discover their typical labor practices over the years, the general attitude the Emiratis have, somewhat looking down their noses at anyone over there whos 'just' building their city for them, its all a bit heart breaking. Not to mention UAE, despite all its modern look, is pretty backwards and intolerant to personal freedoms and freedom of its press, etc. Wonderful place, so much potential, extra cool engineering. But wish UAE would also take leadership in other, more social ways, rather than JUST focus on its physical, cool image and catering to the world's billionaires

[@clarkkent7973]

The Oblisco Capitale in Egypt is planned to be 1 km tall.

[@afleming7282]

I appreciate that Taiwan (Taipei 101) was not considered part of China's buildings. BRAVO!

[@bankaiiibankaaa4573]

Skyscrapers look gorgeous,impractical, but they are a sight to behold.

[@DuecePiece]

Wait, China said they had a "world's tallest building" that would only take 90 days to construct?!? 90 days?!?! Standing on the top floor of that building would have been nightmare fuel

[@0utc4st1985]

Three words: Tofu Dreg Construction

[@jantschierschky3461]

90 days ? remember that so called hospital, had to be demolish it after 2 months because it was falling apart.

[@CountingStars333]

China lives rent free. In many minds.

[@ongshengkhai242]

tallest buildings in the world in April of 2022: 1. Burj khalifa 828m 2. Merdeka 118 678.9m 3. Shanghai Tower 632m 4. Abraj Al-bait 601m 5. Ping an international finance tower 599.1m 6. Lotte world tower 554.5m 7. One world trade center 541.3m 8. Guangzhou CTF finance tower 530m 9. Tianjin CTF finance center 529.9m 10. China Zun 527.7m

[@renngneva]

Merdeka 118 678.9m*

[@jantschierschky3461]

Bit tall 100 000m, that's into space

[@zeemazm]

Me as Malaysian, i also shock that my country want to build another 2 high tower "Tower-M" and "Tradewinds Tower" right after TRX tower and Merdeka 118. Malaysia didn't stop! it will be a real tourist attraction with 6 tower in total when finish, it will be financial hub as competive as China and America in the future! We are strategic of trade route, have no volcano, no earthquake, no typhoon or tornado, no gun violence, no suicide bombing. Good food from various culture around the globe easily available in Malaysia. This country is a "LUCKY country".

[@stateoflucid4333]

Who ever owns this channel is genius

[@SR7_AMP2]

top luxury can you do a video on Africas projects. if countries in africa have so little projects. why not do the entire continent

[@fdjw88]

as a Chinese, thanks god the super tall skyscrapers are banned. those buildings are often constructed with taxpayer money, and they become a huge waste, because filling them up is incredibly hard.

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Great content, I'm thinking somewhere like india or Turkey might surprise everyone and pop up a mega tall tower. India were building one over 700m back in the late 2000s but stopped during foundations.

[@visheshsingh1244]

I doubt it. They don't like building tall buildings just for the sake of it. They usually prefer more aesthetically pleasing short (5-10) floor building.

[@Anmolnegi-yw7hg]

In india it is not allowed to build much taller building , specially in city areas , that's why the new state was build on village area where less people live

[@brightmacsworld8353]

I love looking at skyscrapers in movies they're so cool

[@MalluStyleMultiMedia]

@1:51 sears tower missing 🤔

[@Thommy2n]

When I first saw the Burj Khalifa I was wowed. Then I found out how much of it was for the use of vanity of just having the tallest building, not a tall beautiful space that people could actually use and benefit the community. From the dead space purely to making taller, to the fact it isn’t even connected to any sewage system. So it’s 15 tonnes of sh** are pumped out by truck. Meaning it’s essentially the world tallest, shiniest Port-o-potty. Similar issues came up in NYC with the new skinny skyscraper, while you’d think this comparatively shorter structure would have the benefit of being a place to live (albeit at $10 million a unit and up), but the few who’ve moved into this newest real estate on billionaires row say it’s borderline uninhabitable. Constant plumbing and power failure. Kinda fitting that the architects design choice for it was inspired literally by a metal mesh trash-bin.

[@sanawon404]

The “no sewage system” is a false tabloid rumor, I can’t believe people actually fall for that

[@SWLinPHX]

3:43 Where is Chicago's Willis (Sears) Tower??

[@Labazz]

The Ulmer Münster used to be even taller at the time than the Cathedral in Straßburg. Almost 30 meters…

[@xenotypos]

It was completed in the late 19th century. In the 19th century, there was a renewed interest in building tall structures: Rouen Cathedral, Cologne Cathedral or the Washington Monument are good examples. Then the Eiffel Tower pulverised everyone, but since it was a tower and not a building, technically the Ulmer Munster became later the tallest building between 1890 and 1894, and is still the tallest church if I'm not wrong.

[@DeeRizz]

They hit the 256 build limit

[@franki3Ru550]

I think really tall buildings make the skyline futuristic

[@jamaly77]

Your vision of the future is pathetic and uninspiring then.

[@avrinrose5457]

In my fictional world, there have a lot of skyscrapers higher than Burj Khalifa around the world owned by fictional and made up people and they want build more. Don't worry. In my fictional world, mega tall skyscrapers never end. All of skyscrapers in this video (That China fail to make) are already finished and successful in my fictional world. All of that building owned by fictional and made up people. Same like other abandoned skyscrapers. 13:07 In my fictional world, there have no nonsense like that. People still want to build higher building and there have a lot of proposal for skyscrapers and people fight to get that proposal

[@anandb3514]

Sure these are structural engineering marvel. But from energy efficiency point of view I wonder if it is a good idea to encourage this competition. Will a post fossil fuel world be able to support these structures?

[@hithere5553]

Sad thing is many people can’t imagine a post-fossil fuel future at all.

[@UniversalMaster0]

Yeah

[@solarianinquisitor3978]

Filling an area the size of the US state of Arizona with solar panels would generate enough electricity for the entire world. And that's just one form of renewable energy. There's also wind and nuclear and hydroelectric electricity.