How Did They Build That? — Season 1, Episode 2: Towers & Roofs
Documentary • 43 min • 4 seasons, 38 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
A bent Manhattan building that actually caused panic in the streets. A cultural center in Athens that features a massive floating roof in an earthquake zone. A university complex in stifling Singapore that was built without air conditioning. In this episode, we examine the American Copper Building, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, and "The Hive" at Nanyang Technical University, meeting the brilliant minds who designed and built them, and revealing their engineering secrets.
About How Did They Build That?
An exploration of how some of the world's biggest man-made structures were built.