If We Built It Today

Season 1

TV-PG

Discussion with architects, historians, engineers, and builders to find out if we could use modern day innovations to recreate these iconic masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.

Where to Watch Season 1

9 Episodes

Secrets in the Pyramid
E1
Secrets in the PyramidEgypt's Great Pyramid is one of the world's greatest and most mysterious marvels, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest engineering innovations, experts reveal what it would take to build the ancient wonder today.
Battle of Brooklyn Bridge
E2
Battle of Brooklyn BridgeNew York's Brooklyn Bridge might be the most important bridge in the world, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to built it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
Ghosts of the Colosseum
E3
Ghosts of the ColosseumRome's Colosseum is the most famous stadium on the planet, and it took cutting-edge engineering and a fallen emperor to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.
Hunt for Noah's Ark
E4
Hunt for Noah's ArkAccording to the Bible, Noah's Ark was a world-changing engineering feat, and it took cutting-edge construction to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as difficult.
Rise of the Aqueducts
E5
Rise of the AqueductsRome's aqueducts are one of the greatest engineering marvels in history, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build them. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building them a second time would be just as deadly.
Secrets at the Great Wall
E6
Secrets at the Great WallThe Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
Fortress of the Gods
E7
Fortress of the GodsRome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
Doomsday in Venice
E8
Doomsday in VeniceVenice is a city in crisis, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it. As apocalyptic floodwaters unleash havoc, experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
Resurrecting Notre-Dame
E9
Resurrecting Notre-DameWhen catastrophic fires ravaged Notre-Dame in April 2019, one of the world's great wonders was left in ruins. Experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal what it will take to build it a second time.