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Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.

Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.

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S4, EP4 "High Waters & Harsh Winds"

Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.

How Did They Build That?

S4, EP3 "Speedcore & Steambend"

Peek inside a cloud-inspired library in Canada that's built over a live railway; see how clever engineering helped a huge Seattle skyscraper go up without harming its iconic neighbour, then cross an Australian bridge that floats above a busy river.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP5 "Heights & Balance"

A 1.2-million-square-foot office building balances precariously on a 39-foot wide base in Chicago; a building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage; the world's longest suspension footbridge.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP8 "Subways & Sightlines"

A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets.

How Did They Build That?

S5, EP10 "Sculptures & Skyscrapers"

Engineers create impossibly shaped buildings: Albany's Egg, a huge, sculpted theatre space, fit for a Rockefeller; a floating fortress in LA, protecting $2bn in art; and giant New York offices towering over America's busiest com.

How Did They Build That?

S5, EP9 "Space Homes & Glass Waves"

NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under.

How Did They Build That?

S5, EP8 "Wings & Waterlines"

Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally; Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland; and in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish market.

How Did They Build That?

S5, EP7 "Summits & Spires"

Zaha Hadid cuts the top off a mountain and builds a museum inside. A Vancouver tower rises clean over a 115-year-old church. And starchitect Santiago Calatrava spans 7 live railway tracks with a column-free glass and steel station.

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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