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'Impossible Builds, Vol. 1'
(DVD / G / 2018 / PBS)

Overview: 'Impossible Builds, Volume 1, is a look at the creation of some of the world's most technologically advanced construction projects.

DVD Verdict: From subaquatic homes to futuristic towers and pencil thin skyscrapers, these are the structures they said could never be built.

But now, using revolutionary technology and cutting-edge construction materials, five previously impossible builds are taking shape across the world.

'Impossible Builds, Volume 1' is an Access All-Areas look at the creation of some of the world's most ambitious, complex, and technologically advanced construction projects.

From subaquatic homes and the ultimate in billionaire luxury, to futuristic towers and pencil thin skyscrapers - these are the structures they said could never be built.

But now, using the aforementioned revolutionary technology and cutting-edge construction materials, five previously impossible builds are taking shape across the world. And 'Impossible Builds' is on site to follow their progress every step of the way.

In Miami, The Scorpion Tower is a show-stopping skyscraper with an insect-like external skeleton. Its design is so radical, construction experts have turned to a building material never used in skyscraper construction before. If successful, it could revolutionize the industry.

After almost three years of construction, Miami's most eagerly awaited skyscraper is almost done. 1000 Museum, also known as the Scorpion Tower, is already one of the most distinct buildings in downtown and it's not even finished yet! It is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most INCREDIBLE works of architecture I've ever seen and I'd love to know what the guys were on when they started putting pen to paper on it!

In Manhattan, architects and engineers are redefining just how much land it takes to support a skyscraper. In a city where the only direction to build is up, they've designed a needle-thin tower 82 stories high, built on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.

111 West 57th Street, also referred to as The Steinway Tower, is a super tall residential project by developers JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group in midtown Manhattan in New York City.

Located at 111 West 57th Street, the development will be a combination of the original landmarked Steinway Building designed in 1925 by Warren & Wetmore, and a new tower addition on the adjacent site.

The building will rise to be 1,428 ft (435 m) and, once completed, the tower will become the thinnest skyscraper in the world with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:23.

While some architects are looking up - others are looking down. Living beneath the waves has long been a science fiction fantasy. Now the race is on to make it a reality as three very different designs from Poland, Holland, and Dubai go head-to-head to be the first to achieve the impossible.

Here in the segment known as The Floating House, it showcases that if there are some who will pay millions for homes constructed below sea level, that there are also companies willing to build them!

Meanwhile in China, the plan to transform 30 acres of sub-tropical limestone quarry into a sub-zero ski resort is forcing the construction team to battle the elements if they're to succeed. While in the Persian Gulf, developers are spending millions in a bid to transform barren sand islands into a billionaire's paradise. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.

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