How Did They Build That? (2021) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch How Did They Build That? online in HD.
How Did They Build That? — Storyline
An exploration of how some of the world's biggest man-made structures were built.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Jay Ellis
How Did They Build That? — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2021-01-03 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 39 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | Smithsonian Channel |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 8/10 (2 votes) |
How Did They Build That? — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Cantilevers & Lifts (2021-01-03) — A Manhattan skyscraper designed to appear as if gust of wind could topple it over. A Paris museum described as an engineer's "jigsaw puzzle from hell," with 3,500 individually desi
- E2: Towers & Roofs (2021-01-10) — A bent Manhattan building that actually caused panic in the streets. A cultural center in Athens that features a massive floating roof in an earthquake zone. A university complex i
- E3: Biomes & Rebuilds (2021-01-17) — From a logistical railway nightmare to an indoor tropical dreamscape, watch engineers and builders complete the impossible.
- E4: Viaducts & Hotels (2021-01-24) — Travel to a French valley, a Shanghai quarry, and the middle of Milan and witness architectural and engineering wonders.
- E5: Supertalls & Firehouses (2021-01-31) — Watch architectural and engineering minds defy gravity and create artistic wonders in Belgium, Scotland, and Manhattan.
- E6: Arches & Opera Houses (2021-02-14) — Take a trip to Rotterdam, Guangzhou, and London and witness astounding feats of design and engineering.
- E7: Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations (2021-02-21) — Witness a garden in the sky, a pier in the clouds, and a railway station that laughs in the face of natural disasters.
- E8: Arctic Modules & Auditoria (2021-02-28) — Travel to Antarctica, Scotland, and the Canary Islands and witness wonders of engineering and design.
Season 2
- E1: Riverparks & Artworks (2022-07-10) — Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée and revealing how they were built.
- E2: Swamps & Swagger (2022-07-17) — Engineers explain the constructions of architect Santiago Calatrava's university building in Florida, architect Frank Gehry's museum in Spain, and cultural center The Shed in New Y
- E3: Retrofits & Airport Glitz (2022-07-24) — Experts explain the engineering behind the creation of architect Norman Foster's Hearst Tower in NYC, Jewel Changi airport in Singapore, and architect Yann Weymouth's Dali Museum i
- E4: Elevated & Elegant (2022-07-31) — See the architectural secrets behind a Canadian school on stilts, a sports museum that traces Louisiana’s history and an opulent train station in Belgium.
- E5: Skywalks & Suspension (2022-08-07) — A glass bridge arcing over the Grand Canyon, the weather-resistant Audain Art Museum in Whistler, Canada, and Zaha Hadid's university library in Vienna are explored.
- E6: Upside Down & Under Sea (2022-08-14) — The innovative designs of the gravity-defying Vancouver House, the subaquatic Under restaurant and the cantilevered Seattle Central Library challenged engineers to think outside th
- E7: Steep & Stunning (2022-08-21) — Experts explain how engineers built the world's steepest funicular railway in the Swiss Alps and how construction of Zaha Hadid's residential high-rise in Miami overcame a hurrican
- E8: Breakthroughs and Bridges (2022-08-28) — We visit London’s Gherkin, Seattles’s Evergreen Point floating bridge and Lyon’s Mysee des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.
- E9: Mirrors and Marble (2022-09-04) — We visit Australia’s One Central Park, The Oslo Opera house and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.
- E10: Radical & Resplendant (2022-09-18) — A look at the design and engineering stories behind DC’s Museum of African American History, the Montreal tower and the Equinor building in Oslo
Season 3
- E1: Fantastic & Futuristic (2024-08-18) — A sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center is beset by challenges. Then, Amsterdam gains a striking building inspired by a mountain valley, and a new lau
- E2: Jungles & Bricks (2024-08-25) — A gravity defying university building in Sydney, Australia, is clad in 320,000 bricks. Engineers grapple with making an angular arts center tornado proof in Oklahoma. And a plant-f
- E3: Canyons & Curves (2024-09-01) — Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon. The iconic Gateway Arch takes shape in St Louis, Missouri. And an unpromising plot in Copenhagen is
- E4: Parking & Sparkling (2024-09-08) — A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly
- E5: Heights & Balance (2024-09-15) — A 1.2 million square foot office building balances precariously on a 39 foot wide base in Chicago. A building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage. And th
- E6: Tricks & Trains (2024-09-22) — A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built
- E7: Floating & Lifting (2024-09-29) — Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique chall
- E8: Subways & Sightlines (2024-10-06) — A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago. Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets.
- E9: Curved & Cables (2024-10-13) — A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City; two twisting apartment towers make heads spin in Ontario.
- E10: Boxes & Birds (2024-10-20) — The American Museum of Natural History gets a cave-like extension; Boston University gains a tower.
Season 4
- E1: Space Stations & Super Inventions (2025-07-27) — Lives are on the line creating the International Space Station, a scientific marvel a decade in the making, that changes the way we look at the world.
- E2: Medals & Marinas (2025-08-03) — A floating museum honors military heroes in Texas. A sky-park casino balances on six towers. And an office is carved out to protect NYC's High Line.
- E3: Speedcore & Steambend (2025-08-10) — A railway-spanning library mimics the clouds. A speed-core skyscraper is built in record time. And a world first bridge inspired by a child's toy.
- E4: High Waters & Harsh Winds (2025-08-17) — Apartments hanging 164 feet above the water defy gravity in Amsterdam. A trio of towers shimmer on Chicago's skyline, and museum design is revolutionized in Paris.
- E5: Ecobuilds & Earthquakes (2025-08-24) — An airport gets a 9 acre roof without stopping flights. A museum is buried in the desert to keep it cool. And building San Fran's most hated tower.
- E6: Shipyards & Slender Builds (2025-09-07) — A 284ft timber tower tests fire safety limits. An old crane tracks is reborn as sleek glass offices. And 28 apartments are stacked on a 21ft plot.
- E7: Summit & Submerge (2025-09-14) — A mountain-top centre defies extreme altitude. A stunning museum is sunk into an old dock. And a 600ft tower with floating gardens rises in Singapore.
- E8: Facelifts & Scaffolds (2025-09-21) — A museum bends 1,100 glass tubes into a bold facade. A vast atrium rises where the Berlin Wall fell, and a NJ bridge is raised 65ft for huge tankers.
- E9: Super Stadiums & Extraordinary Elevators (2025-09-28) — A 70,000 seat stadium defies seismic forces in LA. Malta's 33 story tower twists around old vaults. And an 807ft elevator test tower spirals skywards.
- E10: Floating Parks & Upcycled Towers (2025-10-05) — San Francisco's MOMA dramatically triples in size. A skyscraper transforms by smart demolition. And 5 acres of parkland floats above Dallas traffic.
Season 5
- E1: Reborn Buildings & Sacred Grounds (2026-07-27) — 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,
- E2: Earthquakes & Exoskeletons (2026-08-03) — 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,
- E3: Cable Cars & Rooftop Parks (2026-08-10) — Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
- E4: Tunnels & Towers (2026-08-17) — 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 chall
- E5: Canals & Curves (2026-08-24) — Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
- E6: Twists & Turns (2026-08-31) — Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
- E7: Summits & Spires (2026-09-14) — 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
- E8: Wings & Waterlines (2026-09-21)
- E9: Space Homes & Glass Waves (2026-09-28)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does How Did They Build That? have? 5 season(s) with 39 episodes.
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