Inside the $100 Billion Forest City Project Building a Massive Green Eco-Metropolis From Scratch

Inside the $100 Billion Forest City Project Building a Massive Green Eco-Metropolis From Scratch Just off the coast of Johor, Malaysia, one of the most ambitious urban megaprojects in modern history began rising from the sea. Forest City was designed as a futuristic eco-metropolis built on four artificial islands, featuring vertical gardens, smart-city infrastructure, sustainable transportation networks, and housing for hundreds of thousands of residents. But creating an entirely new city from open water required one of the largest land reclamation and coastal engineering operations in Southeast Asia. Engineers first had to construct artificial islands, install seawalls, stabilize reclaimed land, and build an entirely new urban infrastructure network before the first residents could even move in. Today, Forest City stands as both an engineering achievement and one of the most debated urban development projects in the world. In this documentary, MegaBuild HQ explores how engineers built Forest City from scratch, why Malaysia launched the project, and what happened after billions of dollars were invested into creating a city of the future. 🔹 Topics Covered • Forest City Malaysia • Artificial island construction • Land reclamation engineering • Smart city infrastructure • Sustainable urban development • Coastal megaprojects • Green city architecture • Johor Malaysia development • Engineering megaprojects • Future cities Subscribe to MegaBuild HQ for more megaproject documentaries, engineering stories, and construction documentaries from around the world.