Top 10 Projects Completing in 2023

welcome to 2023 the last 12 months saw the world of construction serve up underwater roundabouts record-breaking Bridges and an historic theater that quite literally raised the roof but the year ahead looks said to be even more dramatic with the arrival of desert skyscrapers incredible Formula One tracks and entire new city districts the world's greatest industry is about to pull off even more amazing feats here are 10 of the most exciting construction projects completing this year [Music] let's kick off in Japan because over in Tokyo something huge is emerging from the Concrete Jungle no not that this the tournament as a booty districts a new super development in the bustling business area of Minato the gold scraped a city within a city with three enormous mixed-use towers and a public space landscaped by Thomas heatherwick in 2022 the main tower snappily named the main tower topped out at 325 meters and simultaneously became both Japan's tallest building and Tokyo's first super tool skyscraper while it's common for skyscrapers to taper in towards their top this structure keeps its huge floor plates most of the way up the building Tokyo's in a seismic Zone and the building is so strong that it's designed to be a safe shelter to flee to and for its occupants to carry on working even if Tokyo is hit by a magnitude 9 earthquake of course we hope it doesn't come to that instead developers Mori are hoping that when the district opens in 2023 residents and workers will enjoy a balanced neighborhood of super high-rise buildings and a low-level Park complete with an undulating pergola that creates Hidden Gardens and sunken courtyards staying in Asia back in 2010 the Malaysian government came up with a plan to develop the nation into a high income country by 2020. yes now three years ago a key part of the strategy was this The tunrazak Exchange Malaysia's first dedicated international finance Hub inspired by the success of places like Canary Wharf in London pudong in Shanghai and Singapore's Marina Bay Sands The tanrazak Exchange is a hugely ambitious 70 acre District filled with some 2.5 million square feet of office space a 2 million square foot mall and nearly 4 000 homes the project was hit hard by kovids and Malaysia's strict movement control order added large delays to much of the construction nevertheless in 2022 The Exchange 106 Southeast Asia's tallest building was completed and it's said to be joined by two huge residential blocks in 2023 the core and TRX residences are on track to finish and open as well as the exchange TRX a luxury shopping mall and lifestyle Hub when it comes to Mega projects few places have a better pedigree than Egypt's and they have an iconic building in deserts no not that one this one the iconic Tower yes that's its actual name work on this skyscraper began in 2019 and it topped out in 2021 at 393 meters making it Africa's tallest building and its first super tool skyscraper it's being built as the centerpiece of the business districts of Egypt's new administrative Capital long story shorts Egypt's capital Cairo has suffered from chronic overcrowding for decades so in 2015 the government come up with the Bold idea of building an entirely new city in the desert when the tower completes and opens in 2023 it'll be one of 20 proposed skyscrapers in the district all of which are being built at an estimated cost of 3 billion US dollars if they last as long as some of their neighbors the investment will probably be worth it but you know what's better than a shiny new skyscraper how about two shiny new skyscrapers that's what's been built down under in Melbourne at 308 exhibition streets and during the two towers together is one of the most elaborate Sky Bridges we've ever seen now Sky bridges are nothing new but they are becoming an increasingly extravagant way of making skyscrapers stand out from a very tall crowd this gold trimmed Sky bridge will join a residential Tower with a hotel Tower at the 46th floor and create access between the two but to get to this stage the Golden Sky Bridge started off with wooden planks and a very strong stomach a plywood deck was initially laid out using a cantilever from the shorter of the two buildings once in place still tendons were fitted between the two towers and a concrete slab was poured then a roof was fitted between creating the effects of a ribbon wrapping around one floor of the apartment building and two floors of the hotel one side of the roof has been fit it is with a movement joint to allow the bridge to flex this provides stability to The Two Towers during seismic Tremors and strong winds just in case you were worried that the golden ribbon was just for show speaking of skyscrapers if you were to think of somewhere that couldn't get enough of them you'd probably go for something like Dubai Shanghai or New York but if you've been paying attention to our videos you probably won't think of Europe because well Europe just doesn't really do skyscrapers except there's one place where that's not quite true this is for frankfurts a new development funnily enough featuring Four Towers in Frankfurt frankfurt's historic Center and the bustling Financial districts have always been seen as two separate places but for Frankfurt aims to change that it sits between the two and is creating a mixed-use neighborhood with offices a hotel residential Apartments all split between its Towers all those different uses come with different challenges for the construction team most notably in the concrete cores each of the four skyscrapers turns away from the others at strategic points to maximize sunlights and create more views for all the occupants adding to the complexity each structure needs a different configuration of toilets drainage pipes and columns that meant that each concrete core had to be constructed differently but the team seems to have pulled it off and remain unscheduled complete in 2023 moving away from skyscrapers to something more Earthbound there are some pretty major infrastructure projects completing in 2023 big infrastructure comes with big benefits but often some sizeable controversy too if you want an example of that head on down to Mexico and take a look at Trend Maya doing the benefits bit first Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula has been a thriving tourism hotspot since the 1970s when cities like Cancun and Cozumel started to make the most of their idyllic Coastal Caribbean locations but it wasn't just dreamy white beaches and impossibly blue seas that were used to lure the leisurely crowds the peninsula is also home to some of Mexico's greatest Mayan archaeological sites such as the world famous Chichen Itza all of that's pretty hard to get to though with long slow bus Journeys on roads that have seen better days the solution is trenmeyer a 10 billion US dollar 1500 kilometer Railway being constructed to connect major tourist sites with coastal cities and airports all in all it's a great way to further develop an invaluable sector of Mexico's economy that may be true but the land is going through is heavily contested and largely covered with jungle that's prompted loads of legal fights and delays but still the project is on track to open in December 2023 the economic benefits of the train will most likely put to rest any concerns about its cost but the row over its construction is certain to keep going for some time to come from one high-speed project to another fasten your seat belts because this year we'll see the inaugural Las Vegas Formula One Grand Prix that's right in November 2023 we'll see some of the fastest cars in the world race down Las Vegas's iconic strip the 6.12 kilometer route will take drivers around 17 Corners a chicane and three high-speed straights allowing them to reach speeds of up to 212 miles an hour now the b1m is no stranger to Formula One or the difficulty of staging a race in a highly built up area and Las Vegas will be no exception safety is key and one of the most important jobs for construction Crews is to keep the high-speed action one and truly on the racetrack to do that four thousand barriers are being constructed each containing over three and a half tons of reinforced concrete traffic in Las Vegas is about the same as many other major cities but for a few days later this year you can guarantee this will be one place without any traffic jams the Grand Prix might be a new addition but when it comes to eye-catching construction Vegas has been in the world of its own for the best part of a century it's full of world firsts and replica buildings but what do you do when you've already rebuilt the Great Pyramid of Giza the Eiffel Tower ancient Rome downtown Manhattan and Venice well you keep the ball rolling and build this the MSG sphere a Next Generation immersive Cinema that sets open in 2023 no Obi-Wan but it might as well be at over a hundred meters tall and nearly 160 meters wide it's the largest spherical structure on Earth this absolute Beast is made up of four concrete cores tied together with reinforced Steel on top of that a series of tensioned ring beams were fitted helping make up the 11 000 ton roof but surprise surprise building a 19 000 by 13 500 pixel curved cinema screen is not easy due to supply chain issues and inflation it was recently reported that the cost of the sphere had balloons to nearly 2.2 billion US dollars we'll have to wait and see if this gamble pays off hagas might have been the original destination of choice for outlandish construction there's somewhere that's been working very hard to catch up the UAE the country already boasts the world's tallest building world's deepest pool and a series of man-made Islands shaped like the world but very soon it'll also have the world's biggest aquarium when it opens later in 2023 Sea World Abu Dhabi will host marine life in 58 million liters of artificial ocean and you'll be able to see in with views like this the endless Vista a 20 meter high window into the aquarium stretching over several levels if you've ever had a goldfish you'll know there's more to keeping a plegic pet than just filling a tank with water and the fuzzy fish at SeaWorld aquarium are no different just the right level of natural light will be allowed into the tanks to support marine life while preventing algae growth then there's the actual aquarium itself how do you build a tank that big without foreign well the secret is you don't use glass acrylic is the material of choice for most aquariums as it's 17 times stronger than glass and more pliable allowing it to be bent into different shapes so rest assured when you book your ticket for the opening you won't have to worry about escaping a killer shark before being saved by Dolphins finally we've got to mention the Olympics it's one of the most prestigious sporting events a country can host and also one of the most expensive historically host cities have been picked largely thanks to ambitious plans for Monumental construction projects and city-wide development schemes but in recent years such moves have drawn criticism especially when stadiums go on sit empty or become white elephants but it won't be like that at the Paris 2024 Olympics where sustainability is high on the agenda This Is the aquatic sensor set to complete in 2023 and amazingly it's the only permanent building constructed for the games energy use is being carefully monitored and the roof is being constructed at the minimum permitted Heights while still enabling sight lines from the stands the idea there is to create a smaller space which requires less heating ninety percent of the building's energy needs are going to be met by renewable or recovered sources and around a quarter of that is coming from the roof alone when it comes to sustainability this is one building that's definitely Making a Splash you can learn more about this and the other topics on our Channel over on the world's best construction podcast available now wherever you get your podcasts to keep up to date with all of these projects and discover more about the incredible construction industry in 2023 make sure you're subscribe to the b1m [Music] thank you

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Length: 13min 42sec (822 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 04 2023