Why Sydney and Melbourne are Building Australia's Tallest Towers

Sydney and Melbourne have been competing for the title of Australia's most ambitious city for generations. Now they're competing on the skyline. Both cities have $5 billion+ supertall projects in various stages of planning and approval. Neither has been built yet. The race to build Australia's tallest tower is about more than architecture — it's about which city gets to define what modern Australia looks like. 0:00 The Australian supertall race 1:30 What's planned in Sydney 3:30 What's planned in Melbourne 6:00 The planning and approval challenges 8:30 The economics of supertall towers 11:00 Which city is actually going to build first? #Sydney #Melbourne #SupertallTower #AustraliaConstruction #SkyscraperRace #SuperStructures #AustralianArchitecture