China’s $1BN Skyscraper Mistake

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The world's tallest building had to be redesigned... halfway through construction.
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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

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