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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Talking to architects, historians, engineers and builders to find out if modern-day innovations could be used to re-create masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.
11:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Talking to architects, historians, engineers and builders to find out if modern-day innovations could be used to re-create masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Talking to architects, historians, engineers and builders to find out if modern-day innovations could be used to re-create masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.
11:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Transcontinental Rail New
America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower; cutting-edge engineering is behind high-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Statue of Liberty
Experts and engineers, using technology, attempt to recreate the Statue of Liberty to compare construction methods as well as the final product.
3:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Stonehenge
Stonehenge is an astonishing achievement of ancient construction that continues to baffle engineers thousands of years later; now, experts use the latest science to discover the logistics behind erecting another legendary monument today.
4:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Transcontinental Rail New
America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower; cutting-edge engineering is behind high-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea.
5:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Statue of Liberty
Experts and engineers, using technology, attempt to recreate the Statue of Liberty to compare construction methods as well as the final product.
6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Stonehenge
Stonehenge is an astonishing achievement of ancient construction that continues to baffle engineers thousands of years later; now, experts use the latest science to discover the logistics behind erecting another legendary monument today.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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If We Built It Today Washington DC: How to Build a City Part 2
Washington, DC was built as the capital city of a new, revolutionary country, and it's home to some of America's greatest wonders; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to reimagine what this place would look like if we had to build it again.
11:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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