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A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

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S1, EP4 "Viaducts & Hotels"

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

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S1, EP6 "Arches & Opera Houses"

The inside stories behind a new, horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam, a rock-shaped opera house in China and a makeover of the British Museum.

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S4, EP8 "Facelifts & Scaffolds"

A museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table; a vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.

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S4, EP7 " Summit & Submerge"

Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.

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S5, EP4 "Tunnels & Towers"

In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden and Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above.

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S5, EP3 "Cables Cars & Rooftop Parks"

Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

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S5, EP2 "Earthquakes & Exoskeletons"

Milwaukee commissions Calatrava to design a museum with 90-ton wings that take flight; Oslo tears down its national ski jump and rebuilds it for the World Championships; and in LA, a 235-foot tower is wrapped in steel bands.

Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2021
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
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