How Did They Build That?
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Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
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How Did They Build That? Floating & Lifting
Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
3:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 135
How Did They Build That? Floating & Lifting
Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
3:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA HD 793
How Did They Build That? Arches & Opera Houses
The inside stories behind a new, horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam, a rock-shaped opera house in China and a makeover of the British Museum.
4:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 135
How Did They Build That? Arches & Opera Houses
The inside stories behind a new, horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam, a rock-shaped opera house in China and a makeover of the British Museum.
4:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA HD 793
How Did They Build That? Facelifts & Scaffolds
A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table. A vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.
5:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 135
How Did They Build That? Facelifts & Scaffolds
A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table. A vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.
5:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA HD 793
How Did They Build That? Towers & Roofs
A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.
6:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 135
How Did They Build That? Towers & Roofs
A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.
6:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA HD 793
How Did They Build That? Riverparks & Artworks
Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.
7:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 135
How Did They Build That? Riverparks & Artworks
Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.
7:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA HD 793