Skyscrapers: Engineering the Future

Season 1

TV-PG
A spotlight on ambitious plans that cities are undertaking to transform their skylines with massive skyscrapers

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • American-Made Marvels
    E1
    American-Made MarvelsThe 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.
  • New York's Greatest
    E2
    New York's GreatestThe world's most iconic buildings were built in the heydey 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.
  • Rise of the American Titans
    E3
    Rise of the American TitansThe 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.
  • The New Colossus
    E4
    The New ColossusThe 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.
  • Cities in the Sky
    E5
    Cities in the SkyToday'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.
  • World's Tallest Buildings
    E6
    World's Tallest BuildingsDubai'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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