How Did They Build That?

Friday, January 31

Fantastic & Futuristic

Season 3 • Episode 1

A building inspired by a mountain valley; a launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff.

Friday, January 31

Curved & Cables

Season 3 • Episode 9

A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City.

Friday, January 31

Mirrors & Marble

Season 2 • Episode 9

Revealing the architectural secrets of Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and more.

Friday, January 31

Biomes & Rebuilds

Season 1 • Episode 3

A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.

Friday, January 31

Swamps & Swagger

Season 2 • Episode 2

The design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and Florida.

Friday, January 31

Subways & Sightlines

Season 3 • Episode 8

A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels.

Friday, January 31

Heights & Balance

Season 3 • Episode 5

Friday, February 7

Canyons & Curves

Season 3 • Episode 3

Friday, February 7

Viaducts & Hotels

Season 1 • Episode 4

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

Friday, February 7

Radical & Respledent

Season 2 • Episode 10

Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History.

Friday, February 7

Elevated & Elegant

Season 2 • Episode 4

Traveling from Canada to Belgium and to the U.S. to examine a school, museum and railway station.

Friday, February 7

Skywalks & Suspensions

Season 2 • Episode 5

The design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Audain Museum and more.

Friday, February 7

Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations

Season 1 • Episode 7

A massive sky garden in Singapore, a tower in Brighton, and a railway station in Vesuvius.

Friday, February 7

Breakthroughs & Bridges

Season 2 • Episode 8

Visiting Gherkin, Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Musée des Confluences for their origins.