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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $3BN Plan to Connect Southeast Asia". Singapore and Malaysia are closely connected in many ways - but THIS might be the world's most important rail link. Later in the episode, we cover: Toronto announces 4 new skyscrapers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Oehw3scct/?img_index=1 Updated plans for New York’s 350 Park Avenue = https://www.instag...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Experts Explain Saudi Arabia’s 2KM Skyscraper". Together, the lads react to the news that Saudi Arabia are planning to build a 2KM skyscraper - potentially the tallest building/structure ever created. We give our opinions and ask if this could this actually be built? Later in the episode, we cover: Plans for Manchester’s tallest building = http...

This week, Fred's away so it's just Liam & Luke and we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Europe's Megaproject to Replace Russian Railways". Together, we investigate the huge new high-speed rail line across three former Soviet states; Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Later in the episode, we cover: Shenzhen’s latest supertall skyscraper officially tops-out = https://www.instagram.com/p/C50...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Redeveloping the World’s Most Terrifying Airport". Hong Kong is one of the world's most well-known city's; massive skyscrapers, massive density, and massive challenges to build infrastructure. However, we’ve never seen construction tech like this before… Later in the episode, we cover: Saudi Arabia cuts back on its ambitions for The Line = http...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The Plan to Save New York's Emptiest Building". This topic is all about one of the world's most photographed buildings that's hiding in plain sight... but have YOU heard of it? New York is transforming one of its most iconic but rarely-seen towers. This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest longform video "Inside The World's Most Remote Infrastructure Project". Fred tells us about his first-hand experience of discovering the incredible infrastructure of the Faroe Islands. This episode is absolutely epic. This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e Later in the...

This week, we're hopping over the English channel and digging into The B1M's latest video "This $45BN Megaproject Will Forever Change Paris". In the construction & infrastructure world, the French capital has been incredibly busy of late - but even then, the Grand Paris Express is a once-in-a-century megaproject. This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Sydney’s $64BN Mega Railway". Sydney, Australia is building one of the world's biggest suburban rail projects. G'day Sydney Metro. This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZs Later in the episode, we cover: A new expansion of New York City's Hudson Yards = https://www.i...

This week, we're keeping it local and digging into The B1M's latest video "The Insane Engineering of London’s $5BN Super Sewer". This topic has it all; Victorian sewer systems overflowing, construction in one of the world's busiest city's, and a famous river flowing through the middle - something big is taking shape under London. This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their d...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $1BN Plan to Fix Paris’ Dirty Secret". In preparation for the Olympic Games being hosted in Paris this year, the city has a $1.5BN clean-up plan that's in-seine (see what we did there? aha!) This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZs Later in the episode, we cover:...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Why Japan is Hollowing Out a Mountain". Japan is building something HUGE inside a mountain, and we ask why? This is the KAMIOKANDE saga - possibly one of our most fascinating (and scientific) pieces of discussion. This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7e Later in t...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $42BN Plan to Rebuild the World’s Unluckiest City". Christchurch, New Zealand was nearly wiped off the map in 2011, this is the story of how an entire city was rebuilt from scratch. Later in the episode, we cover: New York’s Freedom Plaza skyscrapers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3SchqLMICE/?img_index=1 Dubai’s Foster-designed twin towers...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $7BN Mega-Tunnels You've Never Heard Of". Fred journeys inside one of Europe's most impressive (and lesser known) megaprojects in Antwerp, Belgium. Later in the episode, we cover: Mercedes unveils its supertall skyscraper in Dubai = https://www.instagram.com/p/C20V-APMCvB/?img_index=1 New York’s demountable cricket world cup stadium = https...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Why Russia Tried to Block This Canal". The Vistula Canal in Poland is more than just a piece of infrastructure. Later in the episode, we cover: Italy’s vineyard-topped airport = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C2xfiF0MCYf/?img_index=1 Updated renders of London’s One Undershaft = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C2-hpwxM06z/?img_index=...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The Race to Save the Panama Canal". Arguably, the Panama Canal is one of the globes vital pieces of infrastructure, but recently it's been facing some serious issues. Can the world's most important canal be saved before it runs dry? Together, we break it all down. Later in the episode, we cover: Oklahoma’s near megatall skyscraper = https://www...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Hawaii's $10BN Railway Across Paradise". Honolulu has a $10BN new railway – but it's far from complete. Later in the episode, we cover: Shenzhen’s new snow world = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2NXh9UsXLi/?img_index=1 Latest construction progress on the Gordie Howe Intl Bridge = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2PYh1UMYZN/?img_index=1 This episode w...

This week, we're digging into one of The B1M's biggest recent videos "The $140BN Race to Build America's First High-Speed Railway". Historically, the USA has been a monolith in rail infrastructure, but not so much in the modern era. That might just be changing... this new plan for a US bullet train might actually work. Later in the episode, we cover: Dubai’s latest skyscraper (complete with a susp...

This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "How (and Why) India Built the World’s Biggest Office" - that's right, the world's biggest office isn't in Washington DC, Bucharest, or Shanghai, it's in Surat, Gujarat, India. Together, we dive into the absolutely massive Surat Diamond Bourse. Later in the episode, we cover: Dubai’s supertall Mercedes-Benz skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com...

It's a brand new year, and this week we're chatting about The B1M's latest video "Top 10 Projects Completing in 2024". It's going to be a huge year for global construction - from Paris to Taiwan. The lads get stuck in to it all! Later in the episode, we cover: Bhutan’s Mindfulness City = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Fg0bTMiS8/?img_index=1 Saudi Arabia’s esports arena = https://www.instagram.com/p...

This week we have one of our most special episodes of the year for you; THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF 2023*! Fred and Liam go head-to-head to test their construction knowledge in FIVE different categories: the skyscraper category, the infrastructure category, The B1M category, the History category, and the pop-culture category. *okay, not ALL of the questions relate to 2023, but the episode is still big, st...

This week, we're looking at a project closer to home and digging into a recent B1M video "The Secret Security of America's London Embassy". This is how the US built its most hi-tech and controversial embassy here in the UK. Would you move from Central London to South London? The lads have strong opinions on this one... Later in the episode, we cover: An infinity pool meets a baseball stadium in So...

This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest long form video "The Skyscraper That Ended New York's Billionaires' Row". The rise of the skinny-scraper has been a phenomenon in the Big Apple... but the rise of 220 Central Park South is unlike anything New York City has ever seen before.  Later in the episode, we cover: America’s $5BN hospital upgrade = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0gTAOBs...

This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest video "The $1BN Megaproject to Save California". The Golden State is the USA's largest by population with a massive economy to go alongside it. However more recently, droughts in the state are affecting Californian agriculture and much more... meet the new infrastructure tackling California's water crisis. Later in the episode, we cover: Construct...

This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest video "The Secret Rule Keeping Sydney Short". Sydney, Australia is one of the largest cities in the Southern Hemisphere. Despite having some of the most recognisable landmarks on the globe, Sydney hasn't really built BIG... but the city's skyline is about to get a whole lot taller. Later in the episode, we cover: London’s updated One Undershaft sk...

This week, the lads are reunited after a busy few weeks. Together, they're digging into The B1M's latest video "Inside Real Madrid's $1BN Stadium Upgrade". What was already one of Europe’s most famous grounds has had an incredible facelift... this is how how the Santiago Bernabéu was reborn. Later in the episode, we cover: London is (Not) Re-Building the Las Vegas Sphere = https://www.youtube.com/...