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How Did They Build That? (2021 – ...)

2021 • 4 seasons • Documentary
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How Did They Build That? — Season 2

10 episodes · Jul 10, 2022

1. Riverparks & Artworks
Jul 10, 2022 · 42m

A journey encompassing New York, Denver, and Nice, France, was undertaken to explore the construction of Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art, and La Tête Carrée.

2. Swamps & Swagger
Jul 17, 2022 · 42m

Experts in engineering detail the intricate structural designs behind architect Santiago Calatrava’s Florida university building, Frank Gehry’s museum in Spain, and the cultural center known as The Shed in New York City.

3. Retrofits & Airport Glitz
Jul 24, 2022 · 42m

The intricate engineering that underpinned the construction of Norman Foster's Hearst Tower in New York City, Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, and Yann Weymouth's Dali Museum in Florida is explored by specialists in the field.

4. Elevated & Elegant
Jul 31, 2022 · 42m

Discover the hidden ingenuity within a Canadian school elevated on stilts, a Louisiana sports museum that chronicles the state's past, and a lavish train station in Belgium.

5. Skywalks & Suspension
Aug 7, 2022 · 42m

The text considers three remarkable structures: a glass bridge that spans the Grand Canyon, the Audain Art Museum in Whistler, Canada, designed to withstand the elements, and Zaha Hadid’s university library in Vienna.

6. Upside Down & Under Sea
Aug 14, 2022 · 45m

Vancouver House, with its audacious, gravity-defying architecture; the submerged elegance of the Under restaurant; and the dramatic overhang of the Seattle Central Library, presented engineers with unprecedented challenges, demanding soluti…

7. Steep & Stunning
Aug 21, 2022 · 45m

Engineers detail the construction of the world’s most precipitous funicular railway in the Swiss Alps, and recount the challenges overcome in building Zaha Hadid's residential tower in Miami, particularly its resilience against a hurricane.

8. Breakthroughs and Bridges
Aug 28, 2022 · 45m

We journey to three remarkable structures: London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point floating bridge, and Lyon's Musée des Confluences, to explore the stories behind their creation and the motivations that drove their construction.

9. Mirrors and Marble
Sep 4, 2022 · 45m

A journey to Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House, and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco offers a glimpse into the architectural ingenuity behind these remarkable structures. We explore the secrets of their d…

10. Radical & Resplendant
Sep 18, 2022 · 45m

This piece examines the design and engineering narratives underpinning three notable structures: the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the tower in Montreal, and the Equinor building in Oslo.