The Tallest Skyscrapers Under Construction in 2019

[Music] from humble beginnings in Chicago in New York in the late 19th century skyscraper construction has proliferated now appearing in almost every major city on our planet these remarkable vertical structures enable us to live and work in densely developed urban areas maximizing value from their sites but with engineering techniques and technology advancing the next generation of skyscrapers take things to a different level to celebrate these structures and demonstrate their impact across the world we've traveled from east to west and looked at the tallest skyscraper currently under construction on each of the six inhabited continents [Music] before we begin it's important to recognize that the status of development projects can change quite regularly prior to construction work commencing and as you will see in several instances in this video even thereafter to select projects we have stipulated that each scheme must have at least broken ground at the time of filming we begin our journey down under with Mel burns super tall Australia 108 tower originally intended to stand 388 meters high the scheme was scaled back to meet aviation requirements and is now set to be 317 meters tall when completed in 2020 built in the historically swampy area of the city's south bank Australia 108 required more than 150 to point one meter diameter piles to be drilled to depths of up to 45 meters passing the 200 meter mark in October 2018 the building is now two-thirds complete remarkably the first residents began to move into the lower levels of the tower in June 2018 with more than 50 stories still to be constructed above them once fully completed Australia 108 is set to become the country's second tallest building after the 322 meter key one on the Gold Coast and the first building in the southern hemisphere to have 100 stories [Music] quite literally topping the lists not just in Asia but worldwide the Jeddah tower is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia while its official height is being kept under wraps the structure is expected to stand over a kilometer at all surpassing Dubai's Burj Khalifa to become the world's tallest building when it completes in 2021 designed by the same architect plans for the Jeddah tower feature a number of similarities to the Burj Khalifa including a three-point base tapered profile and an impressive spire the project has proven controversial since inception despite construction work commencing in 2013 progress has been very slow and the tower remains unfinished like other schemes on our journey the Jenna towers completion has been plagued with doubt and the scheme was recently placed on hold due to a number of factors including two of its backers being caught up in Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption purge and their financial difficulties resulting from a 70 percent drop in the value of the towers main developer the kingdom group since 2014 currently standing around 300 meters high the official word from developers is that the project is still progressing but with little movement seen over recent months aside from the construction of some ground-level amenities the towers 2021 completion dates could be delayed [Music] giving Africa its first super tall skyscraper the pinnacle is set to rise 320 meters above Nairobi in Kenya surpassing the 222 meter Carlton Centre in Johannesburg and becoming the continents tallest building with the wider development in fact consisting of two towers the 67 story structure will provide office space luxury residential apartments and amenities including a helipad for residents and commercial tenants with initial piling and foundation works commencing in 2017 the project was halted early in 2018 due to disputes over land ownership though not officially on hold the project is currently postponed until at least February 2019 when the case is set to go before the courts should the project be canceled the 250 meter Bank of Africa tower in Morocco which commenced construction in November 2018 would take the title of Africa's tallest building [Music] with the topping out of the lactose enter in some Petersburg the 435 meter AK map tower in Chechnya officially became the tallest building under construction in Europe according to the council on tall buildings and urban habitats they're officially under construction and enjoying strong support from the Chechen government the project remains postponed with only foundation works completed to date the scheme is facing a range of challenges from questions over the disclosure of its investors and the need for a building of this scale in a city of only 270,000 people to rumors of costs soaring from 500 million US dollars to more than a billion u.s. dollars and the completion date slipping back from 2020 to 2024 with the project looking uncertain Warsaw's vaso tower could be considered the tallest skyscraper current under construction in europe with his final heights set to reach 310 meters [Music] heading to South America the twin towers of the yacht house residences Club in Brazil are expected to complete in 2019 though not reaching super-tall status these 271 meter 80 one-story towers will become the tallest buildings in Brazil and the second tallest on the continent once completed with a comparatively small population of just under 400,000 the beachside resort of bound the REO Camba ryu is soon to be home to six of the ten tallest buildings in brazil and will have the same number of skyscrapers that is buildings exceeding 150 meters in height as Rio and Sao Paulo combined [Music] finally in North America New York's Central Park Tower is set to become the second tallest building in the United States after one World Trade Center and the world's tallest residential building when it completes in 2020 first breaking ground in 2014 the tower will feature 95 habitable floors retailer Nordstrom are set to occupy the first seven levels while the summit will feature a three-story penthouse priced at 95 million US dollars [Music] as the tower clears surrounding buildings it increases its floor area by cantilever II over the Art Students League of New York building a move made possible after developers purchased air rights from the neighboring property having surpassed the halfway mark Central Park Tower is now the latest in a series of super slender residential towers to appear on the Manhattan skyline as developers seek to drive value from small parcels of land in one of the world's most densely populated cities [Music] if you enjoyed this video and would like to get more from the definitive video channel for construction subscribe to the b1m [Music]

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Length: 10min 9sec (609 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 30 2019

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[u/cybercuzco]

on each of the six inhabited continents

The permanently inhabited bases in Antarctica are mad at you.