Smithsonain Ch. - How Did they Build That? Series 1 (2019) Part 2 Towers & Roofs

How Did They Build That? Series 1

Across the globe, radical architects, ingenious engineers, and skilled builders are creating structures so outrageous, they defy logic…and often even gravity. From a Manhattan skyscraper that looks like a Jenga tower to a Singapore glass dome big enough to house a mountain to a high rise in Italy with a built-in forest, we examine the world's most extraordinary buildings, bridges, and lifts, reveal their design secrets, and discover the incredible stories of their construction as we try to answer the question How Did They Build That?

Part 2 Towers & Roofs

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.

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