6 エピソード
1『American-Made Marvels』
1『American-Made Marvels』
The emergence of the skyscraper coincided with the rise of America as a global superpower, and experts reveal how expert engineering and cutting-edge technology helped power humankind's race to conquer the sky.
2『New York's Greatest』
2『New York's Greatest』
The world's most iconic buildings were built in the heyday 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.
3『Rise of the American Titans』
3『Rise of the American Titans』
The World Trade Center and the Sears Tower were record-setting skyscrapers made possible by engineering innovations, but just as these American icons set new standards in construction, dark forces were poised to undo it all.
4『The New Colossus』
4『The New Colossus』
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.
5『Cities in the Sky』
5『Cities in the Sky』
Today's 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 twenty-first century metropolises.
6『World's Tallest Buildings』
6『World's Tallest Buildings』
Dubai's 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, a new 3,200-foot-tall building in Saudi Arabia is poised to take the crown.
