Skyscrapers: Engineering the Future
2019
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Season 1 episodes (6)
1 American-Made Marvels
4/24/19
Season-only
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.
2 New York's Greatest
5/1/19
Season-only
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.
3 Rise of the American Titans
5/8/19
Season-only
The World Trade Center and the 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.
4 The New Colossus
5/15/19
Season-only
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.
5 Cities in the Sky
5/22/19
Season-only
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.
6 World's Tallest Buildings
5/29/19
Season-only
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.
About this show
Like giant exclamation marks, skyscrapers punctuate the story of our urban evolution. From their humble beginnings in the late 1880s to giants still under construction, they complement and define our contemporary lives. Building To The Sky is the tale, told by the experts, of many great cities racing to build to the sky.
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