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How Did They Build That? (2021 – ...)

2021 • 4 seasons • Documentary
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Season 1

How Did They Build That? · S1E2 — Towers & Roofs

Jan 10, 2021 · 43 min · 7.0 (1 votes)

Synopsis

A skewed skyscraper in Manhattan that once stirred public alarm. A cultural hub in Athens boasting a vast, cantilevered roof, situated in an earthquake-prone region. A university campus in humid Singapore, constructed without the comfort of air conditioning. This episode explores the American Copper Building, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, and "The Hive" at Nanyang Technical University, encountering the visionary architects and engineers behind these structures and uncovering t