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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.

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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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 to w.

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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