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Skyscrapers: Engineering the Future

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1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered October 7, 2019 · Ended May 29, 2019

From Willis Tower to One World Trade Center, skyscrapers are emblematic of the world's great cities. Since their beginnings in the late 19th century, these tall towers have constantly evolved as architects and structural engineers pushed the boundaries of what's possible. Skyscrapers: Engineering the Future, puts the spotlight on what the world's most ambitious cities are doing to transform their skylines with designs that seem to defy gravity.

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Season 1

6 episodes
E01
American-Made Marvels
Thu, Apr 25 2019 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The rise of the skyscraper coincided with the rise of America as a global superpower, and experts reveal how expert engineering and cutting-edge technology helped power humankind's race to conquer the sky.
E02
New York's Greatest
Thu, May 2 2019 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The world's most iconic buildings were built in the heyday of the American century, and as New York became the capital for these innovative new skyscrapers, experts used cutting-edge tech to push engineering to new heights.
E03
Rise of the American Titans
Thu, May 9 2019 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The World Trade Center and Sears Tower were record-setting skyscrapers made possible by cutting-edge engineering innovations, but just as these American icons set new standards in construction, dark and insidious forces were poised to undo it all.
E04
The New Colossus
Thu, May 16 2019 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The rise of colossal towers across the planet coincided with the surge of cutting-edge design, but just as these monoliths began breaking world records, new threats were on the horizon.
E05
Cities in the Sky
Thu, May 23 2019 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Today's greatest skyscrapers use cutting-edge tech to build sky-high micro-cities within their walls, and these innovative mega-builds are becoming the new engineering icons in Chicago, Dubai, Beijing, and other twenty-first century metropolises.
E06
World's Tallest Buildings
Thu, May 30 2019 2:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Dubai's Burj Khalifa is over 2,700 feet high and the tallest building in the world, and as engineers race to top this record-setting height with cutting-edge tech, a new 3,200-foot-tall building in Saudi Arabia is poised to take the crown.

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Rob Bell
Rob Bell as Host
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