
How Did They Build That?
Season 5
202610 episodes
Episodes
E1Reborn Buildings & Sacred Grounds
2026-07-27 · 44m
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.
E2Earthquakes & Exoskeletons
2026-08-03 · 44m
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
E3Cable Cars & Rooftop Parks
2026-08-10 · 44m
Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
E4Tunnels & Towers
2026-08-17 · 44m
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.
E5Canals & Curves
2026-08-24 · 44m
Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
E6Twists & Turns
2026-08-31 · 44m
Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
E7Summits & Spires
2026-09-14 · 44m
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.
E8Wings & Waterlines
2026-09-21 · 44m
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.
E9Space Homes & Glass Waves
2026-09-28 · 44m
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.
E10Sculptures & Skyscrapers
2026-10-05 · 44m
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