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Building Big is a book written by David Macaulay, author of the book series The Way Things Work. Published in 2000, the book details the design of about 25 famous structures, broken down into five categories: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Domes, and Skyscrapers. The buildings cover construction from Roman times to the modern era.
Building the Marina Bay Sands Resort and Casino in Singapore: 2005-10-05 on NGC (AU & NZ) [24] [25] 04 China: World's Tallest TV Tower: Building one of the world's tallest TV towers, the Guangzhou Sightseeing and TV Tower (now called the Canton Tower: 2011-02-11 on 7mate [1] 05 Taiwan: Ecoark: 2011-03-27 06 South Korea: Korean Superlink: Busan ...
This episode looks at the history of skyscraper breakthroughs, culminating in the construction of the 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Dubai (now Burj Khalifa). The other buildings discussed are the Equitable Life Building, the Flatiron Building, the United Nations Headquarters, the original World Trade Center towers, the Sears Tower and Taipei 101.
Building Giants is a British television series covering the design and construction of large structures, including stadiums, tunnels, bridges, cruise ships, and other giant engineering feats that premiered in early 2018.
The proposed "Big Bend" skyscraper -- the world's longest building -- would straddle Billionaires' Row in New York City.
A group of developers wants to construct what would be America’s tallest building in an unlikely place: Oklahoma City. The proposed location for the 1,907-foot “Legends Tower” is certainly ...
10 That Changed America is a series of television documentary films about the history of architecture and urban planning produced by US public service broadcaster PBS member station WTTW from 2013 to 2018. The series is presented by Geoffrey Baer and produced by Dan Protess. [1]
The building purchased by Detroit PBS for its new headquarters in the city. The estimated cost of the new campus is $30 million. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with an opening ...