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Build It Bigger

Architect Danny Forster explores the workings of engineering achievements from start to finish and breaks down the challenges of each construction site, examining the professionals who make these massive projects come to life.
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  1. S4 E1 - Singapore Skypark
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster goes to Singapore and examines the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, built on top of 3 soaring skyscrapers, and heads 55 stories up to assist with some of the heaviest construction lifts ever attempted.
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  2. S4 E2 - Kuwait Tower
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster explores the Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City. Clad in over 2000 tons of limestone and capped by a 17-story restaurant, this incredible building is the perfect desert skyscraper.
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  3. S4 E3 - New Orleans Surge Barrier
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster examines the construction of the world's strongest hurricane protection system in New Orleans. Also, hurricane resistant homes are built in one of the city's most devastated areas.
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  4. S4 E4 - Rio de Janeiro Power Grid
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster explores one of the world’s largest hydroelectric projects in Brazil, creating enough power to keep Rio de Janeiro from going dark during the upcoming Olympics and World Cup.
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  5. S4 E5 - South African Gold Mine
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster travels to the world's deepest gold mine in Johannesburg, South Africa. It's the most remote and dangerous construction site on the planet, and it's getting deeper by the day.
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  6. S4 E6 - Melbourne Stadium
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster explores one of the most innovative stadiums ever built in Melbourne, Australia. With its unprecedented geodesic roof and advanced cladding, it will be the ultimate fan experience and an icon for the city.
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  7. S4 E7 - San Francisco Bay Bridge
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster explores the most expensive public works project ever in California where crews are racing to earthquake-proof the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
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  8. S4 E8 - Gotthard Base Tunnel
    June 29, 2021
    45min
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    Architect Danny Forster explores the longest tunnel in the world, the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It’s an $18 billion project the Swiss government is creating to get people and goods through the Alps up to three times faster.
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  9. S4 E9 - Abu Dhabi Central Market
    June 29, 2021
    45min
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    Architect Danny Forster explores the $15 billion Central Market development in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, a new cultural hub for an emerging world destination complete with offices, parks, luxurious shops and hotels.
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  10. S4 E10 - Port of Rotterdam
    June 29, 2021
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    Architect Danny Forster explores the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands where the largest land-building project in Europe's history is underway. The port serves the biggest ships on the planet and must quickly triple its size.
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