China’s $1BN Skyscraper Mistake

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The world's tallest building had to be redesigned... halfway through construction. Download the Straight Arrow News app by clicking here https://www.san.com/b1m to stay informed with Unbiased. Straight Facts. Full story here - https://theb1m.com/The-Skyscraper-That-Divided-China This video contains paid promotion for Straight Arrow News. Additional footage and images courtesy of KPF, Tim Griffith, Mori Building and Hiroyuki Suzuki. For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:05 1987 04:00 Shanghai takes shape 05:47 An American architect in Shanghai 09:10 Full steam ahead 10:13 The paper tiger recedes 13:55 The circle is squared 16:05 The almost tallest building in the world #construction #architecture #skyscraper We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited