If We Built It Today
Science
Discussion with architects, historians, engineers, and builders to find out if we could use modern day innovations to recreate these iconic masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time. Experts re-imagine the world's most impressive building projects to reveal how much time, labor, and investment would be necessary to build the most astounding structures in today's world. With the help of architectural experts and urban planners and developers, experts use modern engineering and the latest technology to create a 21st century blueprint for reimagined historical structures.
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If We Built It Today Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is one of the greatest landmarks of world architecture, yet the purpose of its construction and how it was built still remains a mystery; experts use cutting-edge engineering to reveal what it would take to rebuild this legendary city.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was America's biggest build; its epic construction brought thousands to the wild, Wild West, creating a desert oasis of opportunity during the darkest decade of the 20th century.
3:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Parthenon
The Parthenon is the crowning jewel of ancient Greek architecture, and it was engineered according to a mysterious mathematical formula; expert builders examine the secrets of its design and investigate if modern-day methods could rebuild it.
4:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is one of the greatest landmarks of world architecture, yet the purpose of its construction and how it was built still remains a mystery; experts use cutting-edge engineering to reveal what it would take to rebuild this legendary city.
5:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was America's biggest build; its epic construction brought thousands to the wild, Wild West, creating a desert oasis of opportunity during the darkest decade of the 20th century.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Parthenon
The Parthenon is the crowning jewel of ancient Greek architecture, and it was engineered according to a mysterious mathematical formula; expert builders examine the secrets of its design and investigate if modern-day methods could rebuild it.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
11:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
11:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Eiffel Tower Decoded
Architects, historians and engineers explore if modern day innovations could be applied to re-create iconic building projects, or if fundamental construction techniques have been lost to time.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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