Julian Barratt
Narrator
Building Giants (2018)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 4, 2018
Episode 45 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.skyscraper, tmdb.civil-engineer, tmdb.engineer, imdb.secret, imdb.engineering, imdb.construction, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Science Channel, Science Channel + 6 more, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Philo
Production Companies: Windfall Films
Network: Science
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - World's Greatest Stadium
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.
Jan. 4, 2018, midnight
S1E2 - Monster Cruise Ship
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.
Jan. 11, 2018, midnight
S1E3 - Super Skyscraper NYC
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.
Jan. 18, 2018, midnight
S1E4 - Arctic Mega Bridge
Engineers race to complete the longest suspension bridge in the Arctic Circle before the brutal winter arrives.
Jan. 25, 2018, midnight
S1E5 - World's Strongest Wall
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.
Feb. 1, 2018, midnight
S1E6 - Super Tunnel
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.
Feb. 8, 2018, midnight
S1E7 - World's Biggest Church
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.
Feb. 15, 2018, midnight
S1E8 - World's Toughest Skyscraper
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.
Feb. 23, 2018, midnight
Network: Science
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 1305 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2018
Last Air Date: July 1, 2020, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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