How Did They Build That?

Season 5

2026 · 10 episodes · 7h 20m in all

Episodes

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   1. Reborn Buildings & Sacred Grounds

   27 Jul 2026 · 44 min

   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, Frank Gehry crowns a historic winery.

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   2. Earthquakes & Exoskeletons

   3 Aug 2026 · 44 min

   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, a 235-foot tower is wrapped in steel bands

3. 

   3. Cable Cars & Rooftop Parks

   10 Aug 2026 · 44 min

   Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

4. 

   4. Tunnels & Towers

   17 Aug 2026 · 44 min

   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 challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above.

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   5. Canals & Curves

   24 Aug 2026 · 44 min

   Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

6. 

   6. Twists & Turns

   31 Aug 2026 · 44 min

   Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

7. 

   7. Summits & Spires

   14 Sept 2026 · 44 min

   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 tracks with a column-free glass and steel station.

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   8. Wings & Waterlines

   21 Sept 2026 · 44 min

   Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally. Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland. And in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish market.

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   9. Space Homes & Glass Waves

   28 Sept 2026 · 44 min

   NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under their weight.

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    10. Sculptures & Skyscrapers

    5 Oct 2026 · 44 min