arrow_back
menu
How Did They Build That?
Season 1
Log in
login
face
Artists
sticky_note_2
Notes
bookmark_border
Bookmarks
settings
Settings
help_outline
Support
login
star_border
7
Broadcast date
03-01-2021 • 8 episodes
Season 2
chevron_right
Episodes of this season
1. Cantilevers & Lifts
star_border
7
A Manhattan skyscraper designed to appear as if gust of wind could topple it over. A Paris museum described as an engineer's "jigsaw puzzle from hell," with 3,500 individually designed glass panels. And a cliffside elevator in Zhangjiajie so remotely located, it had to be built entirely by hand. Join us as we travel the globe to witness astonishing structures that pushed architecture and the laws of physics to the edge. Then meet the brilliant minds who designed and built these wonders and discover the stories behind their construction.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
2. Towers & Roofs
star_border
7
A bent Manhattan building that actually caused panic in the streets. A cultural center in Athens that features a massive floating roof in an earthquake zone. A university complex in stifling Singapore that was built without air conditioning. In this episode, we examine the American Copper Building, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, and "The Hive" at Nanyang Technical University, meeting the brilliant minds who designed and built them, and revealing their engineering secrets.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
3. Biomes & Rebuilds
star_border
7
From a logistical railway nightmare to an indoor tropical dreamscape, watch engineers and builders complete the impossible.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
4. Viaducts & Hotels
star_border
7
Travel to a French valley, a Shanghai quarry, and the middle of Milan and witness architectural and engineering wonders.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
5. Supertalls & Firehouses
Watch architectural and engineering minds defy gravity and create artistic wonders in Belgium, Scotland, and Manhattan.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
6. Arches & Opera Houses
Take a trip to Rotterdam, Guangzhou, and London and witness astounding feats of design and engineering.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
7. Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations
Witness a garden in the sky, a pier in the clouds, and a railway station that laughs in the face of natural disasters.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
8. Arctic Modules & Auditoria
Travel to Antarctica, Scotland, and the Canary Islands and witness wonders of engineering and design.
Read more
arrow_drop_down
Show more
expand_more
keyboard_double_arrow_down