Build It Bigger

tv show

poster for Build It Bigger

46 total episodes

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5 seasons

First Aired February 19, 2006

Overview

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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Panama Canal

Season 3 - Episode 5 - 1h 47m

Air Date

May 18, 2009

Overview

Once the largest and most expensive engineering project the world had ever seen, the Panama Canal is in danger of becoming obsolete. Join host Danny Forster as he explores the new, $5.25 Billion expansion project.