After winning a competition Dutch architect Mark Hemel is assigned to build the highest television tower in China. The world seems at his feet now that his dream of building an iconic building becomes reality. ' Reaching for the Sky' candidly shows the personal and professional dilemmas of young architect Mark Hemel who, together with his wife Barabara Kuit, seems to achieve his highest ambition on his first assignment.

 Will the Tower turn out the way he envisioned?