Synopsis
An insight into how engineering icons of the past are transformed into inspirational beacons of the future.
Episodes
Season 11
Episode 1Explores how Britain's National Gallery, The Tate, stepped in to help the Bankside on the southern shore of the River Thames.45m2
Episode 2Explores the St Louis Rail Station, and how it went from being the biggest in the United States to falling into disrepair.45m3
Episode 3An old and deserted dry dock is transformed into an amazing subterranean museum, after the engineers drain the entire ground and build a new concrete base.44m4
Episode 4A look at the Port Building, a stunning, gravity-defying office complex building that appears to hover over a 19th-century fire station, and uses a borehole energy system that makes it one of the most energy efficient buildings in Europe.44m5
Episode 5The story behind the Seoullo 7017 overpass, a 1km bridge that once symbolised the polluted heart of Seoul and has been turned into a garden home to 24,000 indigenous species of plants.44m6
Episode 6First constructed in the 1930s, the West Side Line, an elevated viaduct section of the New York Central Railroad, was abandoned in the 1980s.43m7
Episode 7In Hong Kong, an old WWII detention centre is transformed into a gleaming new university, while respecting the old buildings beneath.42m8
Episode 8After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the seas around Bahrain became damaged through increased shipping and spillages, and sea life was decimated.44m
Episode 1Explores how Britain's National Gallery, The Tate, stepped in to help the Bankside on the southern shore of the River Thames.45m2Episode 2Explores the St Louis Rail Station, and how it went from being the biggest in the United States to falling into disrepair.45m3Episode 3An old and deserted dry dock is transformed into an amazing subterranean museum, after the engineers drain the entire ground and build a new concrete base.44m4Episode 4A look at the Port Building, a stunning, gravity-defying office complex building that appears to hover over a 19th-century fire station, and uses a borehole energy system that makes it one of the most energy efficient buildings in Europe.44m5Episode 5The story behind the Seoullo 7017 overpass, a 1km bridge that once symbolised the polluted heart of Seoul and has been turned into a garden home to 24,000 indigenous species of plants.44m6Episode 6First constructed in the 1930s, the West Side Line, an elevated viaduct section of the New York Central Railroad, was abandoned in the 1980s.43m7Episode 7In Hong Kong, an old WWII detention centre is transformed into a gleaming new university, while respecting the old buildings beneath.42m8Episode 8After the discovery of oil in the 1930s, the seas around Bahrain became damaged through increased shipping and spillages, and sea life was decimated.44mCast
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