Build it Bigger
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Episode 8
Turkey's Mammoth Hydropowdered Deriner Dam
aired: Sat, Sep 17, 2011
In Turkey Danny joins crews as they build the Deriner Dam, one of the tallest and strongest dams ever constructed, designed to hold back 500 billion gallons of water. When complete it will create enough energy to power the city of Istanbul forever.
Episode 7
Building Mumbai's Modern Airport
aired: Sat, Sep 10, 2011
Danny Forster joins crews as they attempt to overhaul Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai without canceling a single flight. If they succeed, the new airport will revolutionize airport design and change the face of India forever.
Episode 6
Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City
aired: Sat, May 21, 2011
The Netherlands is running out of land. Nearly 1/4 of their land and 60% of their population lies beneath sea level. Rather than fight back the sea, engineers are radically making it an ally, using it to create real estate where none exists.
Episode 5
Constructing Serbia's Longest Bridge
aired: Tue, Jun 14, 2011
Danny Forster joins crews as they construct Serbia's newest national icon. The Sava River Bridge in Belgrade will be the world's largest single pylon cable stayed bridge and improve a critical freight corridor connecting central Europe to the East.
Episode 4
London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium
aired: Fri, Apr 29, 2011
The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming & diving events during the 2012 Olympics and live on as a new addition to the London landscape. Danny Forster goes with crews as they construct one of the most advanced swimming facilities ever built.
Episode 3
Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation
aired: Fri, Apr 22, 2011
After decades of Soviet occupation, Azerbaijan is reinventing itself. With a $6 billion a year renovation and 500 new developments, Danny Forster goes behind the scenes of Baku's construction projects: the Flame Towers and Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.
Episode 2
Drought-Proofing Australia
aired: Fri, Apr 15, 2011
Australia is running out of water. For 12 years drought has bleached farmland and prompted cities to ban certain water usage. Faced with the possibility the drought may never end, Melbourne is turning to the island's only unlimited water source: the ocean
Episode 1
Rebuilding New York City's Subway
aired: Fri, Apr 8, 2011
Danny takes us to New York City, where the largest public works project in the country is happening: a $15 billion expansion of the NYC transit system. He heads 150 feet underground to find out what can be done without shutting down the city above.
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Episode 10
Season 4 Episode 10
aired: Thu, Jul 1, 2010
Danny Forster goes behind the scenes at the Port of Rotterdam, where crews are in the middle of the largest Earth-moving project in history - all to triple the port's capacity, and help it serve the biggest ships on the planet.
Episode 9
Season 4 Episode 9
aired: Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Abu Dhabi's $15 billion Central Market will be a new cultural hub for an emerging world destination, complete with offices, parks, luxurious shops, and hotels - and all centered around the world's tallest residential tower, over 1250 feet high.
Episode 8
Episode 8
aired: Thu, May 27, 2010
The Swiss government is spending 18 billion dollars to create the Gotthard Base Tunnel - the longest tunnel in the world, getting people and goods through the Alps up to 3 times faster and ultimately changing European transit forever.
Episode 7
Season 4 Episode 7
aired: Thu, May 20, 2010
The most expensive public works project ever in California, crews are racing to earthquake-proof the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge before the next Big One.
Episode 6
Season 4 Episode 6
aired: Thu, May 13, 2010
Melbourne, Australia is building one of the most innovative stadiums ever built. With its unprecedented geodesic roof and advanced cladding, it will be the ultimate fan experience, and an icon for a city known as the sporting capital of the world.
Episode 5
Season 4 Episode 5
aired: Thu, May 6, 2010
Already the deepest place on Earth, South Africa's Mponeng gold mine is setting new depth records daily, to reach a $10 billion reef. Nearly 3 miles down, workers brave 150-degree temperatures and frequent earthquakes, to save the country's economy.
Episode 4
Season 4 Episode 4
aired: Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Kuwait is building the world's tallest twisting structure, the Al Hamra tower. Clad in over 2000 tons of limestone, and capped by a 17-story open restaurant with views of the Persian Gulf, this incredible building is the perfect desert skyscraper.
Episode 3
Season 4 Episode 3
aired: Thu, Apr 22, 2010
In an attempt to save the city from another disaster, New Orleans is building the world's strongest hurricane protection system, including the largest storm surge barrier ever built and radical hurricane resistant homes.
Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2
aired: Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Brazil is building one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world, tunneling through 7 mountains and building 2 dams, all to create enough power to keep Rio de Janeiro from going dark during the upcoming Olympics and World Cup.
Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1
aired: Thu, Apr 8, 2010
Host Danny Forster takes us to Singapore, where the world's first ever Skypark is being built 650 feet in the air, on top of 3 soaring skyscrapers. Danny heads 55 stories up to help out on some of the heaviest construction lifts ever attempted.
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Episode 8
Season 3 Episode 8
aired: Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Las Vegas has never seen a bigger roll of the dice than the 12 billion dollar CityCenter. Join host Danny Forster as we explore how this megaresort aspires to change the city from opulent vacationland to continental metropolis.
Episode 7
7. NASA
aired: Fri, Jun 26, 2009
Host Danny Forster visits NASA for an unprecedented look behind the scenes as they transition from the Space Shuttle to the Constellation Program. We'll help build the rocket that's taking American space exploration into the future: the Ares.
Episode 6
6. Abu Dhabi
aired: Mon, Jun 1, 2009
Host Danny Forster visits the $500 billion Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi, where they reclaim land from the sea and erect buildings that will revolutionize the world of architecture.
Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5
aired: Mon, May 18, 2009
One of the deepest tunnels ever attempted will break through the Andes to bring water to drought-ridden farms in western Peru. Join host Danny Forster as he visits remote Olmos to learn how this project will dramatically impact this country's future.
Episode 4
Season 3 Episode 4
aired: Mon, May 11, 2009
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.
Episode 3
3. Hong Kong Bridge
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
Host Danny Forster heads to China's south coast to climb atop the nearly completed Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong. This $343 million dollar engineering marvel has a 3,340-foot main span, making it the world's 2nd longest cable-stayed bridge.
Episode 2
2. Navy Amphibious Warship
aired: Mon, May 4, 2009
The LPD17 is a new class of amphibious assault ship for the US Navy that can launch over 700 Marines and equipment on helicopters and hovercrafts. Join host Danny Forster as we explore the innovative 700-foot long and 25,000-ton stealth vessel.
Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1
aired: Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Behold the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. 3 million square feet. 73 acres. Costing over $1.1 billion dollars. Room for 100,000 fans. Join host Danny Forster as we explore the largest football stadium ever constructed in the United States.
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Episode 13
13. Turbo-Charged Boat
aired: Wed, Sep 26, 2007
Danny travels down to Florida to participate in the rebuilding and practive test of an offshore racing boat.
Episode 12
12. High Risk Tower
aired: Wed, Sep 19, 2007
Host Danny Forester goes inside the building of Trump's Tower in Chicago, not your ordinary super-skyscraper. This one is made entirely of reinforced concrete, making it the tallest formwork structure on the planet.
Episode 11
11. Deepest Tunnel
aired: Wed, Oct 10, 2007
Danny goes back to the future in Istanbul, Turkey, to find out how to tunnel through water-- and history. The city is now home to one of the most daring engineering projects on the planet that is soon to be the third largest in the world.
Episode 10
10. Biggest Casino
aired: Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Danny Forster participates in the construction of the Palazzo, Las Vegas' latest and greatest high-end hotel and casino.
Episode 9
9. Hurricane-Proof Homes
aired: Tue, Aug 28, 2007
Danny Forster explores the construction of heavy duty modular homes and their journey from factory to final site.
Episode 8
8. Floating City
aired: Wed, Sep 5, 2007
Danny Forster ventures from Finland to Florida to see how the world's biggest cruise ships are created and then sail. Danny follows the construction of one of the 11-story floating cities and then boards a working sister ship for a behind the scenes look.
Episode 7
Season 2 Episode 7
aired: Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Danny Forester heads to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, to get an up close and personal view of the City of Culture. This ambitious project houses libraries, performance spaces, and museums in six completely unique structures.
Episode 6
6. Coaster Build-Off
aired: Tue, Jul 10, 2007
Danny Forster launches headlong into scream engineering --- building, designing and riding some of the greatest roller coasters on the planet. Danny works with two construction teams who create every exacting detail to make the ride both scary and safe.
Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5
aired: Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Host Danny Forster heads to Anniston Army Dept to re-assemble an Abrams tank. Along the way, he helps build components of this fighting machine. After rolling off the assembly line, Danny tests the tank on the firing range.
Episode 4
4. World's Tallest Skyscraper
aired: Tue, Jul 24, 2007
Danny Forster climbs into the frame of the Shanghai World Financial Center, the tallest building in the world at its completion, venturing inside construction of this massive skyscraper.
Episode 3
3. Boot Camp
aired: Mon, Aug 13, 2007
Danny Forster's been on job sites all over the world, but to really learn how to operate construction equipment, Danny's going to get a crash course in everything from heavy equipment operation to getting lunch for the foreman.
Episode 2
2. Fault Zone Tunnel
aired: Tue, Aug 14, 2007
Go inside one of the most difficult and dangerous tunneling projects in the world with Danny Forster. Outside Los Angeles, Danny goes alongside minders who attempt to dig two huge tunnels that will supply fresh water to Southern California.
Episode 1
1. Super Fast Warship
aired: Tue, Aug 7, 2007
Go on board to see the construction of a U.S. Navy destroyer with host Danny Forster. He will be put to work around the ship through its war games, getting a behind the scenes look at how this high tech ship works.
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Episode 6
6. Space Tower
aired: Wed, Jul 12, 2006
The tallest skyscraper in Spain is under construction! The 700 foot tall Torre del Espacio (Space Tower) is unlike any other tall building. Danny will ascend to dizzying heights to join the crew in a week-long struggle to repair one level of the building.
Episode 5
5. Big Easy Rebuild
aired: Wed, Jul 5, 2006
The recovery of New Orleans from the Hurricane Katrina devastation will take years. Before long-term solutions can be implemented, immediate repairs are needed to keep New Orleans dry. Join Extreme Engineering in an emergency struggle to repair the leaks.
Episode 4
4. Biggest Warship
aired: Wed, May 31, 2006
What does it feel like to build a floating city that will serve as a combat airport, defending American security around the world? Midway through construction, the pressure is on to complete the $4.5 billion USS George Bush.
Episode 3
3. Sakhalin Oil & Ice
aired: Wed, Jun 28, 2006
Host Danny arrives at the planet's most humongous project -- the outrageous Sakhalin oil and gas complex -- now under construction on a remote Russian island.
Episode 2
2. Mega-Tunnel
aired: Wed, Mar 8, 2006
To offset the devastating floods of Kuala Lumpur, the government is tunneling underneath the city, in an unprecedented, $525 million dollar project. To fund the construction, the storm drain will serve as an expressway for commuters willing to pay.
Episode 1
1. Super-Stadium
aired: Sun, Feb 19, 2006
View the construction of the new Arizona Cardinals' Super Stadium! The NFL is betting that the Cardinals' new home will help re-brand the 'Cards' as a winner, and kick-start a new era in sports arenas - away from the nostalgia of baseball parks.
