This week we're heading to Italy - specifically, Sicily - to talk about the B1M's latest video on the Strait of Messina MEGA bridge. Will Italy ever build this engineering masterpiece?

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Real Madrid’s revamped stadium and retractable pitch: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw22ZkRMI3m/
• Jungle-inspired offices in Tulum: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw5Mvc1swof/?img_index=1

We end the show with an email from Chris Martin (not the Coldplay lead) ((or is it?)) 

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This week we're heading to the newly crowned most populated country in the world... INDIA. India is working on a high-speed rail system - their own "bullet train". However, the rail project is a bit behind schedule.  

Later in the episode, we cover:

• The UK’s RAAC concrete issue: https://www.theb1m.com/video/raac-concrete-60-seconds
• Harley Davidson’s motorcycle theatre progressing in Milwaukee: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwwxRzKM44a/?img_index=1

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We end the show with a couple of emails from Martin Petroc and an anonymous listener.

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This week we have another special episode for you... IT'S THE REMATCH QUIZ! Fred and Liam go head-to-head to test their knowledge on 5 construction-related categories. Play along at home!

Later in the episode, we cover:

• Paris' Olympic Aquatic Centre nearing completion: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwQuC7AMc49/?img_index=1
• FOUR Frankfurt nearing completion (UN Studio): https://www.instagram.com/p/CwdhHPksGzU/?img_index=1
• A new green office development in Singapore (Eric Parry Architects): https://www.instagram.com/p/CwYHD24MWlx/?img_index=1

We end the show with a couple of emails from Michael Mains and JD.

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If you've seen a 007 film in recent years, you've probably seen the SIS or MI6 Building. This week we explore how Britain built its landmark SPY HEADQUARTERS.

Later in the episode, we chat about a mountain-inspired housing development in the Netherlands designed by MVRDV. Also in the news, we look at AI-generated designs for cliffside buildings in Ireland from digital artist and RIBA Part 1 architect Sarah Asif.

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This week we’re heading DOWN UNDER to Brisbane, Australia to cover The B1M's latest video: "The Race to Build a $6.3BN Railway for the Olympics". This massive infrastructure project will help put Brisbane on par with Melbourne and Sydney.

Later in the episode, we chat about London's newly approved "One North Quay" - a 23-storey life sciences laboratory in Canary Wharf (designed by KPF). Also in the news, we look at the Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters in Suzhou, China - it's inspired by the shape of chemical bonds and was completed in 2022 (designed by OLI Architecture).

We end the show with an email from Harrison (Harri) Laurie.

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This week we’re heading to Switzerland to cover The B1M's latest video. The country is building a dam in front of a dam - yes, you read that right. Fred and some of the video team went on location to get more answers, which lead to a DAM good chat.

Later in the episode, we look at Zaha Hadid’s futuristic newly approved skyscraper in Xian, China. Also in the news, London's 53-year old Euston Tower is set for a facelift - 3XN Architects revealed plans to renovate the British Land-owned 36-storey building that has sat vacant since 2021. 

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This week we’re heading to Taipei, Taiwan to talk about a building that's over budget, a decade under construction and one of Asia's most important cultural buildings - the controversial Taipei Performing Arts Centre.

Later in the episode, we cover two interesting bits of construction news: 5 World Trade Center has been given the green light in Lower Manhattan, NYC (designed by KPF) - 274-metre mixed-use skyscraper AND 55 Bishopsgate has also been given the green light in the City of London (designed by Arney Fender Katsalidis (AFK Studios)) - a 285-metre new skyscraper.

We end the show with a Portsmouth-themed email from Ted Jackson-Mount.

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This week we have a very special episode for you... IT'S THE SUMMER QUIZ SPECIAL! Fred, Liam, and Luke are going head-to-head to test their construction knowledge on this years projects and beyond. It's unhinged, educational, cheeky, and superb in all the best ways.

We end the show with an email from top Canadian; Nathan Williams.

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This week we’re heading to CANADA to talk about one of North America's biggest megaprojects, but you've probably never heard of it - a $30BN new liquefied natural gas or LNG plant.

Later in the episode, we chat about a snow drift-inspired building (also in Canada!) that will become home to the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre, designed by Dorte Mandrup. Also in the show, digital designer Norah Design Co has used AI to imagine tennis courts in the caves of Saudi Arabia’s ancient AlUla city.

We end the show with an email from Michiel Vanrompay.

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This week we’re heading to New York City where our latest Tomorrow's Build's video on the city's new seawall... in short, the race is on to save Manhattan from climate change.

Later in the episode, we chat about the massive new Las Vegas Sphere that was illuminated for the first time recently - SPOILER: It's very, very, cool. Also in the show, private developer ASTM North America — which has an alternate vision for the long-awaited $7BN overhaul of New York's Penn Station — has unveiled updates to its design and claimed that it could save the city $1BN (yes, ANOTHER Penn Station proposal).

We end the show with a helpful email from Colin Woodall.

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