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A Daring Design

Season 1 Episode 4 | 3m 09s

Architect Gregg Pasquarelli and his team are eager to redefine the limits of skyscrapers — a design that will present unprecedented challenges to the building’s construction. In May 2015, led by Project Superintendent Anthony Vivelo, the construction team began digging out the foundation for the Skinny Skyscraper on Manhattan’s “Billionaire’s Row.”

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See how Site Manager Cao Ping works around the clock to ensure the resort’s completion.
The torrential rain proves to be an obstacle for the construction crew of Ice World.
Complications over the quarry’s structure causes the team to go back to the drawing board.
Watch the nature-defying plan to turn a sub-tropical wasteland into a sub-zero ski resort.
Construction for Ice World is brought to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Watch the nature-defying plan to turn a sub-tropical wasteland into a sub-zero ski resort.
High stakes are on the line when the concrete distribution begins.
Follow the construction of the skinniest skyscraper in the world.
Follow the construction of the skinniest skyscraper in the world.
With the building’s exterior making progress, attention turns toward the interior design.
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