With all due respect, speak for yourself. PBS may be 'a' national treasure, arguably as I certainly don't share that opinion, but it is not 'our' national treasure. Dolly Pardon owns that title.
Wow, Zaha was only 66? They are building her legacy and her last design. Absolutely amazing work of art she designed and the engineering that went in to make it work is insane.
As somebody who lives in the general area, this building certainly stands out in our changing skyline. Hopefully a doc like this is being made for Waldorf Astoria Miami going up to 1,049 ft a few blocks south on Biscayne Blvd! A first for Miami and the state
This building is an ecological disaster. A staggering amount of concrete for ONLY 83 appartments for few Billionnaires who will crash there once in a while. What a waste.
you are right... nothing earth friendly about it, sad too, i was an elevator technician for my whole career and now living in a rainforest i feel no elevator is necessary ever
Hadn't caught up on Miami's skyline in some time but got to visit recently while taking a cruise on RCL's Icon. Drive right into downtown and got to pass this wonderful looking tower a few times! There's certainly nothing like it, for sure, and the design instantly stood out. Cool to find a documentary on it!
Go see it in person. Aston Martin now has a tower, Dolce & Gabbana are working on one, Bentley, Porsche have ones in North Beach (Sunny Isles). 5 Park is nearing completion in South Beach. Frankly its getting out of hand with all the construction going on but as a architecture buff, I do like to see the progress daily.
The script's Purple Prose and fake drama are dreadful. A straight forward description of the work would have been sufficient. The real hero here are the structural engineers. they should habve been featured up front with Zahja Hadid.
I have no doubt Zahja Hadid would’ve been more prominent in the video if she hadn’t died suddenly from a heart attack shortly after the vertical construction began! Although saying that, it would’ve been an uphill climb to resuscitate this PBS production! It’s a pity the video didn’t have a more lavish budget to do her work justice. But…. that’s PBS for you
It's indeed a magnificent work of art. Zaha is surely a legend. The workers put all their efforts and knowledge in completing this grand building. Which makes them surely proud of themselves. It's another landdmark. I just don't like the name scorpion. Maybe because I'm Taiwanese and believe in Feng Shui.
Watching this I should be marveling at the design and architecture but all I keep saying to myself is great more unaffordable housing in South Florida just what we need.
it stands because of structural engineers, all i see is project developers, managers, interiors, etc. No mention of structural consultants who made the building come to reality.
All construction plans were done with the American Standard. Don’t know about the GFRC molds, but Arch, Struct, MEP, Shops, etc… were done in Feet/Inches.
2:36 "And it's held together on the EXTERIOR!" 🙄 WOW! Put the frame on the outside like an "exoskeleton"... What a revolutionary modern concept! (which was invented in the 1880s...) LOL!
It's called the Museum 1000 Building right there off of Biscayne, IDK's where "Scorpion" came from, I used to live off of 20th Street and 2nd Ct, in Overtown, literally across the street from where Wynwood begins. When they were building it, I'd never heard the title "Scorpion" in all my years living here (since 1995). Now, they're about halfway in with that atrocious bridge to complete the skyline. The building, however, is magnificent up close.
You know Yes this is a high end build but this will lead the system for new building technology. I will never own one of these but what a unique design and building challenge
Truly remarkable!!! bravo to all the problem solvers along the way. I just find it hard to believe that 1/8th of an inch on one one floor would cause so much trouble. I feel the panels must have had some built in tolerances that would make up for such a small differences. Does anyone know if that would be true?
It does look distinct but the sad truth is that after 5-6 months, 99.9999999% of locals and tourists who walk or drive by will see just another medium-height condo building in the forest of existing condo buildings. It will be an interesting condo building for architecture enthusiasts, for whatever that's worth.
Absolutely not worth the price of the unit. bland lifeless, zero character and low ceilings. For that kind of money, you can buy a beautiful lawn with pool and a lush Casita circular driveway with fountain gates at the front of the driveway the house with character
United States is the glory of the world in architecture as you see for 500 years USA built many skyscrapers all over united states as scropion tower.All the world admire, salute,support and endorse USA forever.
United states did not exist 500 years ago. And the science behind skyscrapers were only available to humankind 172 years 8 months and 25 days ago. So yeah, you need to really introspect deeply and be utterly ashamed for spreading such vile misinformation on the internet. Do better @Hanyhady!!!!
It is the guys on site that took the pain putting it in practice that impressed me, not she that sat on her comfort zone with a pen and draw her heart desire
How are you going to get the plumbing in there 😮 When that man said when an architect writes it it means it can be built. Have you ever seen a piece of paper refuse the pencil ? 😂 That's not true at all. Not just because it's drawn can you build it. This woman is excellent at keeping the function of what it is and the form of what it could.
No question about it, Americans are best in high rise building. Advances in architectural technology have enabled the creation of stunning curved and spiral structures, making the construction of such buildings a formidable challenge and reality.
As I watch until the end, I see engineers are having a problem with structural disalighnment. Is it because the panel they ordered are using their standard measurement as meters and centimeters, while Americans is in inches measueing units. Just guessing.
With all due respect…never. Of course I’m being silly we use metric for all sorts of stuff but the English weights and distances are so engrained in our culture it’s how we think, which is crazy because the fractions we use for small measurements are quite difficult and confusing but our tradesmen have mastery of it
@@nsh1980 In the UK we converted from English measurement to the metric system in 1974 thats 50 years ago, eventually it became easier and more accurate building and engineering trades are in millimetres.
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Il never understand why construction companies put ridiculous time schedules on themselves... And here they are, working with components they have never experienced... Putting unrealistic time frames on themselves...
They compete with other companies for the job from the developers. For the developers time and speed is everything…. A timeline getting stretched out can cost them everything, getting sold units turned over early can net them a fortune. The result is exactly as you described, everyone at the top is committed to a crazy timeline and everyone who actually builds it is limited by reality and rolls their eyes constantly in meetings with the big wigs. It happens at every project
Imagine if ALL of the money used for this billionaires' building went to making low income highrises. Just imagine. Probably could house 20,000 people, easily
great video! i really enjoyed watching the construction process unfold. however, i can't help but feel that using such a controversial design might not be the best way to approach architecture. isn't it more important to focus on functionality and community needs rather than just trying to impress with bold structures? just my two cents!
Miami is building large buildings to cater to people who aren't from there and have no roots by gentrifying real historic neighborhoods. It's a horrible city, full of grifters.
This looks to be an overly complex and wasteful construction technique…each panel requires a separate mold, and all the packaging to ship the panels undamaged alone, would negate it as any sort of adaptable solution. In addition, the amount of rebar looks like 1/2 the volume of each poured column. Why not just make it out of steel?
its like they said "take everything you know about cost effective building and time tested simplicity, and throw it out the window! were baking sobething unnecessarily expensive, and complex for no reason other than because government subsidies and CEO profits".
I sped through this! Nature has worked out a lot of problems- rather reminds me of a whale skeleton. Catenary curves? With that much steel, this may work well in earthquake country.
Using GFRC as both concrete form and permanent exterior finish is brilliant, will save both time and money as well as a great final finish. Dame Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary and gift to the world, may she rest in peace.
Miami has probably the most unremarkable skylines of any major city in the country. Glass boxes with NO interesting architectural details do this does make for a unique building in Miami says me a long time Miami resident.
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PBS produced another great building construction program, my hat's off to PBS
PBS is our national treasure. Thank you. You all made my life a better place.
With all due respect, speak for yourself. PBS may be 'a' national treasure, arguably as I certainly don't share that opinion, but it is not 'our' national treasure. Dolly Pardon owns that title.
@@RoySATXwhere did that come from are you some kind of Dolly Parton fanatic
BIASED, anti-family, anti-American, MARXIST-ideological 'reporting' iz 'their' main-stay!
If I had six million dollars for an apartment, I would choose a place in nature with no visible neighbors.
Wow, Zaha was only 66? They are building her legacy and her last design. Absolutely amazing work of art she designed and the engineering that went in to make it work is insane.
She was killed
As somebody who lives in the general area, this building certainly stands out in our changing skyline. Hopefully a doc like this is being made for Waldorf Astoria Miami going up to 1,049 ft a few blocks south on Biscayne Blvd! A first for Miami and the state
Born in Iraq and designed one of the best buildings in America 🇺🇸 that’s a story
We must thank Brilliant Women IMMIGRANTS.
This building is an ecological disaster. A staggering amount of concrete for ONLY 83 appartments for few Billionnaires who will crash there once in a while. What a waste.
Wouldn’t be saying that if you were in the PH 😂
you are right... nothing earth friendly about it, sad too, i was an elevator technician for my whole career and now living in a rainforest i feel no elevator is necessary ever
Hadn't caught up on Miami's skyline in some time but got to visit recently while taking a cruise on RCL's Icon. Drive right into downtown and got to pass this wonderful looking tower a few times! There's certainly nothing like it, for sure, and the design instantly stood out. Cool to find a documentary on it!
Go see it in person. Aston Martin now has a tower, Dolce & Gabbana are working on one, Bentley, Porsche have ones in North Beach (Sunny Isles). 5 Park is nearing completion in South Beach. Frankly its getting out of hand with all the construction going on but as a architecture buff, I do like to see the progress daily.
Iraqi-British Zaha Hadid 💙
She was one of the greatest architects i have to admit, as an architect myself im nowhere near her level…😅
What a visionary! What a mind!
Lautner is better
Shu hada, you can't make it far overdue and way over budget? 😂
It is shear elegance and gracefully beautiful.
Desimone consulting engineers are the Structural design team that made it possible to construct.
Hubris in a doomed state.
R. I. P Zaha❤❤
NOTICED: Every Hamer-strike is spot-on...
The script's Purple Prose and fake drama are dreadful. A straight forward description of the work would have been sufficient. The real hero here are the structural engineers. they should habve been featured up front with Zahja Hadid.
Agreed 💯
I have no doubt Zahja Hadid would’ve been more prominent in the video if she hadn’t died suddenly from a heart attack shortly after the vertical construction began! Although saying that, it would’ve been an uphill climb to resuscitate this PBS production! It’s a pity the video didn’t have a more lavish budget to do her work justice. But…. that’s PBS for you
@@scottmulholland1329I like your play on words resuscitate
Thanks for the heads up. I have an allergic reaction to overdramatic documentaries. Ie, today's National Geographic channel.
Let's do it. Shout out to the EOR, DeSimone.
Bravo to the builders and architects, but it's still just a tower of playhouses for the top per-centers.
It's indeed a magnificent work of art. Zaha is surely a legend. The workers put all their efforts and knowledge in completing this grand building. Which makes them surely proud of themselves. It's another landdmark. I just don't like the name scorpion. Maybe because I'm Taiwanese and believe in Feng Shui.
What a truly great name, Zaha. Not to mention the person who had it.
It’s always nice to see that our housing shortage is being addressed by providing quality, affordable housing that normal families can afford 😅
I bet you believe the gov is man making weather events
😂😂😂 sarcastic much
You guys have to do the new Miami Waldorf Astoria build… because THAT looks INSAAAAANE.
Loving those GFRC panels. We manufacture them for malls and low rise... looks like i need to up my game
We better see it in GTA VI...
😂
Watching this I should be marveling at the design and architecture but all I keep saying to myself is great more unaffordable housing in South Florida just what we need.
Is there an episode that shows the construction all the way to the top?
Amazing how there is not a single mention of Structural Engineers involved in the project! Engineers need to up their game at marketing.
it stands because of structural engineers, all i see is project developers, managers, interiors, etc. No mention of structural consultants who made the building come to reality.
Shout out to DeSimone, the EOR.
Plans are done in millimeters, and construction is done in inches, feet, and yards 🙃
All construction plans were done with the American Standard. Don’t know about the GFRC molds, but Arch, Struct, MEP, Shops, etc… were done in Feet/Inches.
2:36 "And it's held together on the EXTERIOR!" 🙄
WOW! Put the frame on the outside like an "exoskeleton"... What a revolutionary modern concept! (which was invented in the 1880s...) LOL!
It's called the Museum 1000 Building right there off of Biscayne, IDK's where "Scorpion" came from, I used to live off of 20th Street and 2nd Ct, in Overtown, literally across the street from where Wynwood begins. When they were building it, I'd never heard the title "Scorpion" in all my years living here (since 1995). Now, they're about halfway in with that atrocious bridge to complete the skyline. The building, however, is magnificent up close.
You know
Yes this is a high end build but this will lead the system for new building technology. I will never own one of these but what a unique design and building challenge
Truly remarkable!!! bravo to all the problem solvers along the way. I just find it hard to believe that 1/8th of an inch on one one floor would cause so much trouble. I feel the panels must have had some built in tolerances that would make up for such a small differences. Does anyone know if that would be true?
Beautiful and Elegant.
It does look distinct but the sad truth is that after 5-6 months, 99.9999999% of locals and tourists who walk or drive by will see just another medium-height condo building in the forest of existing condo buildings. It will be an interesting condo building for architecture enthusiasts, for whatever that's worth.
2750000000 tirlons billions tirlons millions billions dollars for each 1babez 💐 〽️
Welcome back to 2018 when this film was made.
Beautiful!!!
Every flat should look like this, or at least have as much space 50:20
Way to go brother
Absolutely not worth the price of the unit. bland lifeless, zero character and low ceilings. For that kind of money, you can buy a beautiful lawn with pool and a lush Casita circular driveway with fountain gates at the front of the driveway the house with character
Looks like a very difficult job
America is a mother of skyscraper
Thanks for airing even though this episode didn't showcase the building completed or grand opening. -‽‽!?¿
It went way past the intended opening date. Construction took like 6 years instead of 4.
United States is the glory of the world in architecture as you see for 500 years USA built many skyscrapers all over united states as scropion tower.All the world admire, salute,support and endorse USA forever.
United states did not exist 500 years ago. And the science behind skyscrapers were only available to humankind 172 years 8 months and 25 days ago. So yeah, you need to really introspect deeply and be utterly ashamed for spreading such vile misinformation on the internet. Do better @Hanyhady!!!!
Meanwhile China: Hold my beer. 😂
No ghost cities in USA. 🇺🇸
I would NEVER set foot in that building!😮
Sorry, it's not that remarkable at all compared to some of her other work. And it's certainly not the Sydney Opera House.
But it's probably the most significant one in the US 😢
umm, people need to time travel to submit their complaints. This show is 6 years old.
😂
It is the guys on site that took the pain putting it in practice that impressed me, not she that sat on her comfort zone with a pen and draw her heart desire
Chicago is loosing ground fast 🥲
Soon, the bottom floors will be underwater and the crusie ships can dock directly to it.
Thanks
the evolution of "arch"itecture... cant wait to see what the future holds.
That looks close to sea level?!? If we get the expected 6' sea level rise by 2100 and more 15' storm surges will this still be viable? Safe?
How are you going to get the plumbing in there 😮 When that man said when an architect writes it it means it can be built. Have you ever seen a piece of paper refuse the pencil ? 😂 That's not true at all. Not just because it's drawn can you build it. This woman is excellent at keeping the function of what it is and the form of what it could.
It’s already built and occupied.
La madame est contente la haut, The lady is pleased up there
That is Miami in a nutshell.
No question about it, Americans are best in high rise building. Advances in architectural technology have enabled the creation of stunning curved and spiral structures, making the construction of such buildings a formidable challenge and reality.
Spare us - the place looks gross
Would be cool to build a sky scraper with soybean
every time I try to get into this, I keep remembering who it's made for (ultra rich)..
Why is this even being built.?? Why can't it be for normal ppl?
As I watch until the end, I see engineers are having a problem with structural disalighnment. Is it because the panel they ordered are using their standard measurement as meters and centimeters, while Americans is in inches measueing units. Just guessing.
Hope they planned for the lower floors to be submerged under the Atlantic.
Time for USA to use more accurate measurement system? Can we say. Metric?
With all due respect…never. Of course I’m being silly we use metric for all sorts of stuff but the English weights and distances are so engrained in our culture it’s how we think, which is crazy because the fractions we use for small measurements are quite difficult and confusing but our tradesmen have mastery of it
@@nsh1980 In the UK we converted from English measurement to the metric system in 1974 thats 50 years ago, eventually it became easier and more accurate building and engineering trades are in millimetres.
Your comment brought a smile to my face .
I'm sorry , allow me to translate that for you :
Your comment brought a "skilometer" to my face ! 😂
increditable
EPIC
Different building. 😊 Epic is down the street in Brickell, same EOR.
SENDING LOVE AND PRAYERS
TO ONE OF THE GREATEST ARCHITECT OF OUR TIME
OIL CANVAS PAINTER TO AWARD WINNING ARCHITECT,
R.I.P. Zaha Hadid
Thank You for sharing your Design Visions for aspiring architect’s to look up to❤️🙏🍸🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Il never understand why construction companies put ridiculous time schedules on themselves...
And here they are, working with components they have never experienced...
Putting unrealistic time frames on themselves...
Money. Plain and simple
They compete with other companies for the job from the developers. For the developers time and speed is everything…. A timeline getting stretched out can cost them everything, getting sold units turned over early can net them a fortune. The result is exactly as you described, everyone at the top is committed to a crazy timeline and everyone who actually builds it is limited by reality and rolls their eyes constantly in meetings with the big wigs. It happens at every project
Imagine if ALL of the money used for this billionaires' building went to making low income highrises. Just imagine. Probably could house 20,000 people, easily
With the housing, security must be included.
motal kombat the scorpion killer, get over here
Built in Miami by ZAHA HADID from IRAK.
Those glass/steel railings should taller, above an adult male's center of gravity... Scary!
Zaha was an incredible architect. Also the people who built this incredible building are awesome.
yike people are homeless build something for them and make documentary about it, not for towers of tyranny
And stop idolizing the rich, celebrities and politicians. They don't do anything for you except taking your money
Why did she die
great video! i really enjoyed watching the construction process unfold. however, i can't help but feel that using such a controversial design might not be the best way to approach architecture. isn't it more important to focus on functionality and community needs rather than just trying to impress with bold structures? just my two cents!
Miami is building large buildings to cater to people who aren't from there and have no roots by gentrifying real historic neighborhoods. It's a horrible city, full of grifters.
oh man .. expirimental materials, expirimental process...🤔 I feel like ive heard about projects like this and catastrophic failure recently....
Boring.
"Most ground breaking skyscraper ever built"
Not even in the top 10 of Dubai or Qatar. Standards in America are so weak.
-American
I don't think it looks all that special
More like a dragonfly than a scorpion. Did they ever finish it?
It’s already occupied.
Are you sure she is looking down
This looks to be an overly complex and wasteful construction technique…each panel requires a separate mold, and all the packaging to ship the panels undamaged alone, would negate it as any sort of adaptable solution.
In addition, the amount of rebar looks like 1/2 the volume of each poured column. Why not just make it out of steel?
That building will be more look iconic if he is alone in that spot. .the other tall building is blocking it. .its to near. .
its like they said "take everything you know about cost effective building and time tested simplicity, and throw it out the window! were baking sobething unnecessarily expensive, and complex for no reason other than because government subsidies and CEO profits".
inspired
Better than ham on a bone.lol.😂
I sped through this! Nature has worked out a lot of problems- rather reminds me of a whale skeleton. Catenary curves? With that much steel, this may work well in earthquake country.
Will Dwayne Johnson be the owner?
easy part is on paper
And people complain about the economy. Its booming and The rich have more money than ever. The problem is the rest of us are left behind
It’s hideous! Typical Miami yuck. This thing will look dated by the end of this decade.
Using GFRC as both concrete form and permanent exterior finish is brilliant, will save both time and money as well as a great final finish. Dame Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary and gift to the world, may she rest in peace.
How much does “the help” get paid to clean the gold-lined Italian marble commodes after a billionaire leaves a heaping cause #2 in it??
caviar…NOT “cause”
This is old. Why put this out.
How can it survive a 9-11 impact if the structure is exposed?
Miami has probably the most unremarkable skylines of any major city in the country. Glass boxes with NO interesting architectural details do this does make for a unique building in Miami says me a long time Miami resident.
Why even go ahead with that kind of foundation?
Absolutely pointless!
I wish you were right. I'm in construction. I would hate to work on this project.
Just like your face