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Build It Bigger

2006-02-19 Documentary 12

Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.

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Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.

  • First Aired
    2006-02-19
  • Last Aired
    2011-07-09
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    5
  • Episodes
    46
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    Discovery, Science
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Superstadium

1. Superstadium

Danny Forster travels to Phoenix, AZ to find the construction site of the new football stadium for the...More
Danny Forster travels to Phoenix, AZ to find the construction site of the new football stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. Danny goes behind the scenes of the construction of the facade of the new stadium. He works on joining railroad track sections together. The tracks will be used to move the natural grass playing surface of the stadium outside for natural light.Less
47mins 2006-02-19
Megatunnel

2. Megatunnel

Danny travels to Kuala Lumpur to the site of a massive tunneling project. In order to ease flooding is...More
Danny travels to Kuala Lumpur to the site of a massive tunneling project. In order to ease flooding issues the Malayan government chose to build a tunnel beneath the city to divert floodwater. The tunnel will be split into two layers, with one being used as a toll-road to ease congestion on the roads of the city.Less
47mins 2006-03-08
Biggest Warship

3. Biggest Warship

Danny travels to Newport News, VA to the dry-dock containing the USS George Bush, the newest, and larg...More
Danny travels to Newport News, VA to the dry-dock containing the USS George Bush, the newest, and largest aircraft carrier of the US fleet. The ship is halfway through construction. Massive cranes are used to assemble sections of the ship constructed nearby.Less
47mins 2006-05-31
Sakhalin Oil and Ice

4. Sakhalin Oil and Ice

Danny travels to a remote Russian island for the construction site of the Sakhalin Oil and Gas Complex...More
Danny travels to a remote Russian island for the construction site of the Sakhalin Oil and Gas Complex. The multi-billion dollar project is designed to drill for oil and gas in the northern Pacific. Danny gets some first-hand experience in constructing this mega facility.Less
47mins 2006-06-26
Big Easy Rebuild

5. Big Easy Rebuild

Danny travels to New Orleans, LA to assist in rebuilding levees damaged during Hurricane Katrina.
Danny travels to New Orleans, LA to assist in rebuilding levees damaged during Hurricane Katrina.Less
47mins 2006-07-05
Space Tower

6. Space Tower

Danny travels to Spain for the site of the Torre del Espacio or Space Tower.
Danny travels to Spain for the site of the Torre del Espacio or Space Tower.Less
47mins 2006-07-12

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