Great Cities Collection Videos

Sydney was born from the meeting of water and land, around one of the largest natural harbours in the world, which has shaped its development since its origins. What began as a coastal settlement grew through its maritime connections, becoming a key hub for exchange and openness to the world. Over time, the city has evolved without losing its bond with the natural environment, building a distinct identity based on the balance between landscape, architecture and progress—a growth to which the Group has contributed through key projects that have supported Sydney’s consolidation as a global city.

Vancouver is the great backbone between Canada's two coasts. It is a city born of the challenge of uniting territories through imposing geography and visionary urban planning. Surrounded by mountains, rivers, and a spectacular bay, Vancouver is renowned for its high quality of life, its incorporation of trees into the urban landscape, and its innovative public transportation network that connects strategically located urban centers. The city's port, a driver of logistics and development, has fueled its transformation and expansion, establishing Vancouver as a global leader in sustainability, engineering, and urban well-being.

Distinguished by its diversity and its role as Canada’s cultural and innovation hub, Toronto rises at the meeting of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The city's story is shaped by the harmonious coexistence of cultures, orderly urban planning, and an ongoing ability to reinvent itself, evident in buildings that blend tradition and modernity and an extensive public transit network. Today, Toronto is a global showcase of quality of life and interracial harmony, where innovation and openness are evident throughout the city.

Hamburg is a city shaped by water and commerce, whose identity is deeply tied to its port, located more than 100 kilometers from the sea. Over the centuries, it has turned adversity into opportunity and reinvented itself with each transformation—from historic rebuildings to its most recent urban renewal, symbolized by the Elbphilharmonie, an icon of a resilient and outward-looking city.

Chicago is one of the few cities in the world with such a special aura. Its construction presented unprecedented challenges that required innovative solutions. Out of these challenges came modernity: the shift from stone to steel and glass, the invention of the skyscraper, and a luminous architecture that transformed cities forever.

In this episode of the Great Cities Collection, we travel back to the origins of Washington, D.C., uncovering how the capital of the United States was born and planned. A story of vision, architecture, and power that shaped the political heart of the nation.