MegaStructures
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - Beijing Water CubeSeptember 30, 200450minChina has erected some of the greatest monuments on Earth. When they held the Olympic games in Beijing, the main stadium was a feat of architectural beauty It was up to engineers to design the Beijing Water Cube to match it.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - Shanghai Super TowerSeptember 30, 200450minTake 60,000 tons of steel, 260,000 cubic meters of concrete, 2,000 dedicated Chinese workers, and some of the best design brains in the business, and the Shanghai World Financial Center is what you get.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - China's Smart TowerSeptember 30, 200450minTyphoon winds to withstand, a rigid deadline to meet, and a towering goal no skyscraper had ever reached. The Pearl River Tower even generates its own power; it is the holy grail for mechanical engineers.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E4 - Eco ArkSeptember 30, 200447minPlanned to be one of the greenest buildings in Asia, and possibly the world, the Eco Ark aims to be a glowing example of how to turn a problem into a solution. Its walls are made completely out of recycled material.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E5 - Singapore's VegasSeptember 30, 200450minSingapore's Marina Bay Sands is one of the world's most complicated construction projects. Engineers must build 3 skyscrapers which will then hold a sky park as big as an aircraft carrier. If they succeed, they will have created a city unto itself.This video is currently unavailable
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