Mega Builds by Fred Mills to be published by Penguin Random House in May 2026

Mega Builds: 10 Colossal Construction Projects That Will Change Our World, a new book written by Fred Mills, will be published by Penguin Random House on 21 May 2026.

Big projects. Big ambition. Big impact.

On 21 May 2026, Penguin Random House will publish Mega Builds: 10 Colossal Construction Projects That Will Change Our World — a new book by Fred Mills, the founder of The B1M. 

Construction is all around us, yet most people barely notice it. The homes we live in, the cities we move through, the infrastructure that keeps the world running: none of it exists by accident. It’s all been designed, engineered, and built. 

In Mega Builds, Fred Mills goes behind the scenes of the projects proving just how powerful construction really is. 

Above: The ITER nuclear fusion reactor. Mega Builds explores some of the world's biggest and most consequential construction projects. Image: ITER.

Known to millions as the founder, face and voice of The B1M, Mills has spent more than a decade visiting some of the largest and most ambitious construction sites on the planet. 

Now, for the first time, he brings those experiences together into a single, sweeping narrative and tells the inside story of ten extraordinary megaprojects that are redefining what’s possible.

Above: Mills on a major construction site in Austria. Image: Fred Mills.

From record-breaking structures to mind-bending logistics, Mega Builds dives into the data, the details, and the drama behind some of the most jaw-dropping projects on the planet. It’s packed with insight, engineering facts, and the kind of storytelling The B1M is known for, revealing not just what is being built, but why it matters.

The future is rising from the ground in steel and concrete, and it's being delivered by an industry shaping the next chapter of human civilisation, often without getting the credit it deserves.

Mega Builds: 10 Colossal Construction Projects That Will Change Our World is available to pre-order now, and will published by Penguin Random House on 21 May 2026.