About this season
Learn about the creation of some of the world’s most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings. From subaquatic homes to futuristic towers and pencil thin skyscrapers, see how these previously impossible structures are taking shape.
Episodes (5)
1. The Scorpion Tower
Aired 7 February 2018 • 56 min
In the heart of Miami is one of the most complex skyscrapers ever built. Follow the construction of one of the most complex skyscrapers ever to make it off the drawing board. Its design is so radical that construction experts have turned to a building material never before used in skyscrapers. It was one of Dame Zaha Hadid's most ambitious projects—and tragically her last.
2. Europe in the Desert
Aired 14 February 2018 • 56 min
Can six sand islands, poking out of the Persian Gulf near Dubai, be transformed into the most luxurious holiday destination on earth? A property tycoon believes they can and he’s risking tens of millions of dollars to transform each island into a resort around a different European country.
3. The Floating House
Aired 21 February 2018 • 56 min
Follow the build to make living beneath the waves into a reality as a team in Dubai attempts to construct a floating house combining the best of land and marine design. The radical build features an 'underwater' bedroom below deck. Will they achieve the impossible?
4. The Skinny Skyscraper
Aired 6 October 2021 • 56 min
Witness the construction of the skinniest skyscraper ever to make it off the drawing board. Located in New York and rising from within a landmarked building the team will attempt to build the world’s thinnest skyscraper on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.
5. Ice World
Aired 13 October 2021 • 56 min
Over the top, ambitious and nature-defying, China's incredible Ice World will transform 37 acres of sub-tropical quarry into a sub-zero ski resort. The construction team will have to battle the worst nature can throw at them. But If they can pull it off, they'll make science fiction a reality.