The Technical Nightmare of Building China's Tallest Skyscraper | Blueprint

Explore the incredible engineering behind the Shanghai Tower, a 632-meter skyscraper designed to withstand earthquakes and typhoons in one of the world’s densest cities. Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field.

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