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Super Skyscrapers

Season 1
From PBS - Super Skyscrapers follows the creation of four extraordinary skyscrapers showcasing how they will revolutionize the way we live, work, and how we protect ourselves from potential threats, both from the environment and terrorist attacks. Episodes include: One World Trade Center; One57; Shanghai Tower; and The Leadenhall Building.
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  1. S1 E1 - One World Trade Center
    February 5, 2014
    55min
    TV-PG
    From PBS - Following 9/11; newspapers predicted the end of the skyscraper era. But instead; New York responded with a super tall structure that has "security" running through its every girder.
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  2. S1 E2 - Building the Future
    February 11, 2014
    55min
    TV-PG
    From PBS - View a tower constructed off-site; then delivered to London to be stacked and bolted together.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Verticle City
    February 19, 2014
    55min
    TV-PG
    From PBS - Shanghai Tower isn't just a skyscraper -- it's a vertical city, a collection of businesses, services and hotels all in one place, fitting a population the size of Monaco into a footprint the size of a football field.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Billionaire Building
    February 26, 2014
    55min
    TV-PG
    From PBS - Follow the teams tasked with creating New York's most luxurious residential skyscraper.
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Directors
Dan Oliver, Dan Chambers
Producers
Blink Films
Studio
PBS
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