How Did They Build That? - Season 2

How Did They Build That?

Season 2

2022 • 10 Episodes

Episodes

Riverparks & Artworks - How Did They Build That?

1. Riverparks & Artworks

July 10, 2022

Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée and revealing how they were built.

Swamps & Swagger - How Did They Build That?

2. Swamps & Swagger

July 17, 2022

Engineers explain the constructions of architect Santiago Calatrava's university building in Florida, architect Frank Gehry's museum in Spain, and cultural center The Shed in New York City.

Retrofits & Airport Glitz - How Did They Build That?

3. Retrofits & Airport Glitz

July 24, 2022

Experts explain the engineering behind the creation of architect Norman Foster's Hearst Tower in NYC, Jewel Changi airport in Singapore, and architect Yann Weymouth's Dali Museum in Florida.

Elevated & Elegant - How Did They Build That?

4. Elevated & Elegant

July 31, 2022

See the architectural secrets behind a Canadian school on stilts, a sports museum that traces Louisiana’s history and an opulent train station in Belgium.

Skywalks & Suspension - How Did They Build That?

5. Skywalks & Suspension

August 7, 2022

A glass bridge arcing over the Grand Canyon, the weather-resistant Audain Art Museum in Whistler, Canada, and Zaha Hadid's university library in Vienna are explored.

Upside Down & Under Sea - How Did They Build That?

6. Upside Down & Under Sea

August 14, 2022

The innovative designs of the gravity-defying Vancouver House, the subaquatic Under restaurant and the cantilevered Seattle Central Library challenged engineers to think outside the box.

Steep & Stunning - How Did They Build That?

7. Steep & Stunning

August 21, 2022

Experts explain how engineers built the world's steepest funicular railway in the Swiss Alps and how construction of Zaha Hadid's residential high-rise in Miami overcame a hurricane.

Breakthroughs and Bridges - How Did They Build That?

8. Breakthroughs and Bridges

August 28, 2022

We visit London’s Gherkin, Seattles’s Evergreen Point floating bridge and Lyon’s Mysee des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.

Mirrors and Marble - How Did They Build That?

9. Mirrors and Marble

September 4, 2022

We visit Australia’s One Central Park, The Oslo Opera house and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.

Radical & Resplendant - How Did They Build That?

10. Radical & Resplendant

September 18, 2022

A look at the design and engineering stories behind DC’s Museum of African American History, the Montreal tower and the Equinor building in Oslo