Why New York Just Built a 1930s Skyscraper

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520 Fifth Avenue is putting an end to glass box skyscrapers. Rayon is the all-in-one, effortless CAD tool for going from concept to completion. Try it (for free) here 👉 https://rayon.design/r/b1m_july2026_2 Have a go at our 520 Fifth Avenue floorplan too 👉 https://rayon.design/r/520_avenue_template Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/new-york-is-finally-building-beautiful-skyscrapers-again This video contains paid promotion for Rayon Design. Additional footage and images: the Dronalist, KPF, Disney, Alubuild USA, a Tower Holdings Group company, Kyle Tillyer, SELLING NEW YORK, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Musuem of Modern Art, Samson Katt, Ally Travels, NENINYC and Mike Peel. For more by The B1M subscribe now 👉 https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #engineering 00:00 Intro 01:00 19th century New York 02:14 Fifth Avenue today 02:41 The making of 520 08:08 Supertall and super fancy 10:17 Constructing 520 12:53 Who's it for? 14:03 A symbolic building We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact Video@TheB1M.com. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2026 The B1M Limited