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How Did They Build That? (2021)

January. 03,2021

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How Did They Build That?

An exploration of how some of the world's biggest man-made structures were built.

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How Did They Build That?

2021

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An exploration of how some of the world's biggest man-made structures were built.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 5 : 2026

10 Episode

Episode 1 - Reborn Buildings & Sacred Grounds

July. 27,2026

In Oklahoma, a sacred spiral mound rises on a former oilfield, honouring 39 tribes. London's crumbling Battersea Power Station is reborn with two million new bricks. And in Spain, Frank Gehry crowns a historic winery.

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Episode 2 - Earthquakes & Exoskeletons

August. 03,2026

Milwaukee commissions Calatrava to design a museum with 90-ton wings that take flight. Oslo tears down its national ski jump and rebuilds it for the World Championships. And in LA, a 235-foot tower is wrapped in steel bands

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Episode 3 - Cable Cars & Rooftop Parks

August. 10,2026

Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

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Episode 4 - Tunnels & Towers

August. 17,2026

In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden and Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above.

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Episode 5 - Canals & Curves

August. 24,2026

Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

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Episode 6 - Twists & Turns

August. 31,2026

Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

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Episode 7 - Summits & Spires

September. 14,2026

Zaha Hadid cuts the top off a mountain and builds a museum inside. A Vancouver tower rises clean over a 115-year-old church. And starchitect Santiago Calatrava spans 7 live railway tracks with a column-free glass and steel station.

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Episode 8 - Wings & Waterlines

September. 21,2026

Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally. Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland. And in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish market.

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Episode 9 - Space Homes & Glass Waves

September. 28,2026

NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under their weight.

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Episode 10 - Sculptures & Skyscrapers

October. 05,2026