How Did They Build That?
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An exploration of how some of the world’s biggest man-made structures were built.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, November 21
Retrofits & Airport Glitz
Season 2 • Episode 3
Visiting New York's Hearst Tower, Florida's Dali Museum and Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport.
Thursday, November 21
Breakthroughs & Bridges
Season 2 • Episode 8
Visiting Gherkin, Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Musée des Confluences for their origins.
Thursday, November 21
Jungles & Bricks
Season 3 • Episode 2
Thursday, November 21
Cantilevers & Lifts
Season 1 • Episode 1
An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
Thursday, November 21
Arctic Modules & Auditoria
Season 1 • Episode 8
A research station in Antarctica, a concert hall on the Canary Islands and a boat lift in Scotland.
Thursday, November 21
Floating & Lifting
Season 3 • Episode 7
Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront.
Thursday, November 21
Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations
Season 1 • Episode 7
A massive sky garden in Singapore, a tower in Brighton, and a railway station in Vesuvius.
Thursday, November 21
Supertalls & Firehouses
Season 1 • Episode 5
Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland.
Thursday, November 21
Tricks & Trains
Season 3 • Episode 6
Thursday, November 21
Fantastic & Futuristic
Season 3 • Episode 1
A building inspired by a mountain valley; a launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff.
Thursday, November 21
Skywalks & Suspensions
Season 2 • Episode 5
The design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Audain Museum and more.
Thursday, November 21
Radical & Respledent
Season 2 • Episode 10
Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History.
Friday, November 22
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, November 22
Steep & Stunning
Season 2 • Episode 7
The world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.
Friday, November 22
Riverparks & Artworks
Season 2 • Episode 1
Visiting Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée to reveal how they were built.
Friday, November 22
Curved & Cables
Season 3 • Episode 9
A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City.
Friday, November 22
Viaducts & Hotels
Season 1 • Episode 4
A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.
Friday, November 22
Arches & Opera Houses
Season 1 • Episode 6
The inside stories behind a horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam and a rock-shaped opera house.
Wednesday, November 27
Subways & Sightlines
Season 3 • Episode 8
A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels.
Wednesday, November 27
Heights & Balance
Season 3 • Episode 5
Wednesday, November 27
Canyons & Curves
Season 3 • Episode 3
Wednesday, November 27
Viaducts & Hotels
Season 1 • Episode 4
A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.
Wednesday, November 27
Skywalks & Suspensions
Season 2 • Episode 5
The design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Audain Museum and more.
Wednesday, November 27
Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations
Season 1 • Episode 7
A massive sky garden in Singapore, a tower in Brighton, and a railway station in Vesuvius.
Wednesday, November 27
Upside Down & Under Sea
Season 2 • Episode 6
Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library.
Wednesday, November 27
Arches & Opera Houses
Season 1 • Episode 6
The inside stories behind a horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam and a rock-shaped opera house.
Wednesday, November 27
Fantastic & Futuristic
Season 3 • Episode 1
A building inspired by a mountain valley; a launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff.
Wednesday, November 27
Retrofits & Airport Glitz
Season 2 • Episode 3
Visiting New York's Hearst Tower, Florida's Dali Museum and Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport.
Wednesday, November 27
Cantilevers & Lifts
Season 1 • Episode 1
An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
Wednesday, November 27
Towers & Roofs
Season 1 • Episode 2
A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.
Thursday, November 28
Riverparks & Artworks
Season 2 • Episode 1
Visiting Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée to reveal how they were built.
Thursday, November 28
Parking & Sparkling
Season 3 • Episode 4
Thursday, November 28
Boxes & Birds
Season 3 • Episode 10
The American Museum of Natural History gets a cave-like extension; Boston University gains a tower.
Thursday, November 28
Mirrors & Marble
Season 2 • Episode 9
Revealing the architectural secrets of Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and more.
Thursday, November 28
Biomes & Rebuilds
Season 1 • Episode 3
A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.
Thursday, November 28
Swamps & Swagger
Season 2 • Episode 2
The design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and Florida.
Thursday, December 5
Supertalls & Firehouses
Season 1 • Episode 5
Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland.
Thursday, December 5
Tricks & Trains
Season 3 • Episode 6
Thursday, December 5
Radical & Respledent
Season 2 • Episode 10
Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History.
Thursday, December 5
Elevated & Elegant
Season 2 • Episode 4
Traveling from Canada to Belgium and to the U.S. to examine a school, museum and railway station.
Thursday, December 5
Steep & Stunning
Season 2 • Episode 7
The world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.
Thursday, December 5
Curved & Cables
Season 3 • Episode 9
A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City.
Thursday, December 5
Breakthroughs & Bridges
Season 2 • Episode 8
Visiting Gherkin, Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Musée des Confluences for their origins.
Friday, December 6
Jungles & Bricks
Season 3 • Episode 2
Friday, December 6
Arctic Modules & Auditoria
Season 1 • Episode 8
A research station in Antarctica, a concert hall on the Canary Islands and a boat lift in Scotland.
Friday, December 6
Floating & Lifting
Season 3 • Episode 7
Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront.
Friday, December 6
Upside Down & Under Sea
Season 2 • Episode 6
Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library.
Friday, December 6
Arches & Opera Houses
Season 1 • Episode 6
The inside stories behind a horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam and a rock-shaped opera house.
Friday, December 6
Fantastic & Futuristic
Season 3 • Episode 1
A building inspired by a mountain valley; a launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff.
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