All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Cantilevers & Lifts

    • January 3, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Span the globe as we examine the stories behind mind-boggling buildings and lifts in Manhattan, Paris, and Zhangjiajie.

  • S01E02 Towers & Roofs

    • January 10, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Travel from Manhattan to Athens to Singapore as we examine incredible structures that pushed engineers to their limits.

  • S01E03 Biomes & Rebuilds

    • January 17, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    From a logistical railway nightmare to an indoor tropical dreamscape, watch engineers and builders complete the impossible.

  • S01E04 Viaducts & Hotels

    • January 24, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Travel to a French valley, a Shanghai quarry, and the middle of Milan and witness architectural and engineering wonders.

  • S01E05 Supertalls & Firehouses

    • January 31, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Watch architectural and engineering minds defy gravity and create artistic wonders in Belgium, Scotland, and Manhattan.

  • S01E06 Arches & Opera Houses

    • February 14, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Take a trip to Rotterdam, Guangzhou, and London and witness astounding feats of design and engineering.

  • S01E07 Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations

    • February 21, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Witness a garden in the sky, a pier in the clouds, and a railway station that laughs in the face of natural disasters.

  • S01E08 Arctic Modules & Auditoria

    • February 28, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Travel to Antarctica, Scotland, and the Canary Islands and witness wonders of engineering and design.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Riverparks & Artworks

    • July 10, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel

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

  • S02E02 Swamps & Swagger

    • July 17, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel
  • S02E03 Retrofits & Airport Glitz

    • July 24, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel
  • S02E04 Elevated & Elegant

    • July 31, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel
  • S02E05 Skywalks & Suspensions

    • August 7, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel
  • S02E06 Upside Down & Under Sea

    • August 14, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel

    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.

  • S02E07 Steep & Stunning

    • August 21, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel
  • S02E08 Breakthroughs & Bridges

    • August 28, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel

    Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.

  • S02E09 Mirrors & Marble

    • September 4, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel
  • S02E10 Radical & Resplendant

    • September 4, 2022
    • Smithsonian Channel

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