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The World’s Most Expensive Site - #97

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The Skyscraper Built on The World’s Most Expensive Site". Land in Hong Kong is expensive - very expensive. But this didn't stop Zaha Hadid architects from possibly designing the world’s curviest skyscraper.


Later in the episode, we cover:



We end the show with an email from JD.


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