Skyscrapers: Engineering the Future

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

2019 HD 45min TV-PG English

Documentary

S1E2 - New York's Greatest 2019-05-01

The worlds 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.

S1E3 - Rise of the American Titans 2019-05-08

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.

S1E4 - The New Colossus 2019-05-15

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.

S1E5 - Cities in the Sky 2019-05-22

Todays 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.

S1E6 - World's Tallest Buildings 2019-05-29

Dubais 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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