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Building Giants
2018 - 2020 7.7 (3 votes) 4 Seasons
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Science

Building Giants

Overview

This documentary series showcases how key technological innovations enable giant superstructures to be built. Footage filmed during construction along with CGI reveal the building process with astonishing detail.

Key Crew

Producer: Andrew Barron

Top Cast

Julian Barratt
Julian Barratt

Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2018)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: World's Greatest Stadium
2018-01-04

Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the world's most advanced stadium and features the most complex retractable roof ever built. As the team races to finish the $1.6 billion arena for the NFL season, it faces deadly winds and unique engineering challenges.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Monster Cruise Ship
2018-01-11

Expert engineers try to build one of the largest and most advanced cruise ships in the world. This goliath ship will carry over 5,000 passengers and pushes the boundaries of ship design and construction.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Super Skyscraper NYC
2018-01-18

Engineers build a cutting-edge skyscraper in a busy area of New York City. This impossibly tall and thin tower must be built with a strange diagonal framework, posing unique challenges for some of the world's best builders.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Arctic Mega Bridge
2018-01-25

Engineers race to complete the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle before the brutal winter arrives.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: World's Strongest Wall
2018-02-01

Venice's new storm wall is one of the strongest in the world, a 330-ton behemoth that protects the historic city from disastrous flooding.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Super Tunnel
2018-02-08

Engineers are building a ground-breaking new railway line in Copenhagen that features 22 miles of tunnels, 17 brand-new stations, and cutting-edge driverless trains.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: World's Biggest Church
2018-02-15

The world's tallest church has taken more than 140 years to build, and today, engineers are nearing completion of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, designed by maverick architect Antoni Gaudi.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: World's Toughest Skyscraper
2018-02-23

Engineers are breaking records as they build Beijing's tallest skyscraper, a 1500-foot-tall behemoth designed to withstand one of the world's most dangerous earthquake zones.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2019)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Arctic Ice Hotel
2019-08-07

Engineers brave the cold and nights of the Arctic Circle to build one of the largest ice hotels in the world. Using cutting-edge tech, they'll move 15,000 tons of snow and ice to construct this modern marvel in just six weeks.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Roller Coaster Mega Build
2019-08-14

When an elite team of engineers race to build a record-breaking roller coaster in just 16 months, they use brand-new technology and the latest construction methods to turn 1,500 tons of steel into the fastest dive roller coaster in the world.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: World's Toughest Bridge
2019-08-21

A team of expert engineers must complete a brand-new bridge in just three months, and using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods, this innovative megastructure has been build to brave the deadly winter weather of the Great North.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Vegas High Roller
2019-08-28

The Las Vegas High Roller is the world's tallest Ferris Wheel, and expert engineers use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build this 550-foot marvel, one of the great wonders of Sin City.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: World's Greatest Train
2019-09-04

Expert engineers use cutting-edge tech to build and operate what's known as the Ferrari of Trains.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Mega Mountain Tunnel
2019-09-11

As engineers race to build a brand-new train tunnel beneath the Alps, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build the world's longest underground railroad in some of the most dangerous conditions on earth.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: World's Toughest Plane
2019-09-18

The Antonov 124 is one of the biggest airplanes in the world, and as its cutting-edge engineering and immense size help it carry impossibly heavy cargo, the plane's crew races the clock to make critical international deliveries on schedule.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: NYC Mega Skyscraper
2019-09-25

New York's Central Park Tower is the second tallest building in the US, and as engineers and builders race to complete this 1,550-foot-tall mega build, they use cutting-edge science and engineering to battle high altitudes and brutal weather.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2019)

No overview available.

5 episodes

Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2020)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: City of Ice
2020-05-06

Engineers race to build a city made of snow and ice in a record-breaking 15 days, and to accomplish this herculean task, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to turn 110,000 tons of ice into an extraordinary super city.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: L.A. Mega Rail
2020-05-13

An expert team of engineers are using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods to build Los Angeles's biggest engineering project ever: a series of brand-new subway lines in durable, earthquake-proof tunnels.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Underground Mega Highway
2020-05-20

An expert team of engineers use hi-tech explosions and state-of-the-art drilling rigs to tear through solid granite and build an 11-mile underground tunnel, one of the longest in the world.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Mega Ice Ship
2020-05-27

The world's best shipbuilders join forces to build a state-of-the-art ship that comes equipped with two submarines, and using cutting-edge engineering, it can brave the Arctic Ocean's worst winters and deadliest seas.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Earthquake Proof Mega Bridge
2020-06-03

An expert team of engineers use the latest advances in construction and design to battle deadly earthquakes, intense heat, and punishing deadlines and build a 3,500-long bridge in Los Angeles that's tough enough to brave the world's worst disasters.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: High-Speed Train
2020-06-17

An expert team of engineers use the latest advances in high-speed technology to build an army of the fastest and most advanced trains in the world; special access into the construction process reveals these record-setting trains' technological secrets.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Monster Roller Coaster
2020-06-24

Expert engineering and cutting-edge technology come together to build one of the world's wildest roller coasters, and special behind-the-scenes access reveals how new innovations make this high-speed thrill ride possible.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Cruise Ship of the Future
2020-07-01

One of the world's largest and most advanced cruise ships must brave some of the roughest seas on earth, and using expert engineering and the latest tech, its crew relies on cutting-edge innovations to operate this 170,000 ton vessel safely and speedily.

Runtime: 45 min

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