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? Cantilevers & Lifts
An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
3:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Shipyards & Slender Builds
A 284ft wooden skyscraper built from 1,200 bespoke pieces tests fire safety limits in Milwaukee. A decaying Amsterdam crane track transforms into elegant glass offices.
4:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Swamps & Swagger
Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.
5:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Medals & Marinas
Paying tribute to the brave, gravity-defying design of the U.S. National Medal of Honor Museum; traveling to Singapore for a look at a leaning tower of gambling, then exploring a New York City office building that lets the sun shine through.
6:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Space Stations and Super
Celebrating one of humanities biggest engineering achievements, the International Space Station, a meteor proof lab bigger than a football field, constructed by astronauts traveling 250 miles above us at 17,500 miles an hour.
7:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Floating Parks & Upcycled Towers
On inadequate foundations, San Francisco's MOMA triples in size creating an exterior light enough to prevent collapse; a 1970s Sydney skyscraper is recycled into a 21st century tower; in Dallas, a five acre park is created.
8:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Biomes & Rebuilds
A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.
9:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Breakthroughs & Bridges
Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.
10:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Swamps & Swagger
Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.
3:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163
How Did They Build That? Towers & Roofs
A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.
4:00 AM on Smithsonian Channel USA 163