Building Giants

Building Giants

2018
★★★★☆ 7.7/10
📺 4 Seasons
🎬 29 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/episode
DocumentaryReality
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video
Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Philo
Science Channel
Discovery +
Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Buy

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Seasons

Season 1
2018 • 8 Episodes
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.
Season 2
2019 • 8 Episodes
Engineers brave the cold and nights of the Arctic Circle to build one of the largest ice hotels in the world. Using cutting-edge tech, they'll move 15,000 tons of snow and ice to construct this modern marvel in just six weeks.
Season 3
2019 • 5 Episodes
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.
Season 4
2020 • 8 Episodes
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.

Crew

Producer
Andrew Barron, Dan Kendall, Carlo Massarella

Network

Science

Production

Windfall Films

Keywords

skyscrapercivil engineerengineer