Megastructures

Typhoon winds to withstand, a rigid deadline to meet, and a towering goal no skyscraper has ever reached. The Pearl River Tower even generates its own power; it is the holy grail for mechanical engineers.

In 2002 Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on Earth. Thirty kilometers out to sea, in the middle of the ocean, is the location for Yangshan Deep Water Port.

Typhoon winds to withstand, a rigid deadline to meet, and a towering goal no skyscraper had ever reached. The Pearl River Tower is the holy grail for mechanical engineers, and even generates its own power.