Building Giants
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.
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 45m
Release: 2018
Rating: 7.7
Season 1 - Building Giants
Season 2 - Building Giants
Season 3 - Building Giants
2019-11-09
"In Chicago, engineers race against the clock to build a supertall skyscraper that will be one of the most luxurious towers in the world. They must battle fierce Arctic-like winds and extreme heights to add this new centerpiece to the famous skyline."
2019-11-16
"As expert engineers race against the clock to build the biggest bridge in Ireland, they use cutting-edge tech and innovative construction methods in a fight against unpredictable weather and deadly heights to complete the massive project on time."
2019-11-23
"Expert engineers are racing to build a 2,000-foot-tall skyscraper that will be the third-tallest building in the world, but first, they must use cutting-edge tech and innovative construction to finish this record-breaking megastructure."
2019-11-30
"A team of expert engineers must build the world's largest cargo ship in just 12 months, and to do so, they use cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods in a race to complete the massive project on schedule."
2019-12-07
"An innovative new building seems to defy physics and float in mid-air, and to build it, expert engineers use cutting-edge technology and the latest construction methods in a high-stakes race against the clock."
Season 4 - Building Giants
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Season 5 - Building Giants
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