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MegaStructures (2004)

7.5 9 seasons 159 episodes Ended

Documentary

MegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel in the United States and the United Kingdom, Channel 5 in the United Kingdom, France 5 in France, and 7mate in Australia. Each episode is an educational look of varying depth into the construction, operation, and staffing of various structures or construction projects, but not ordinary construction products. Generally containing interviews with designers and project managers, it presents the problems of construction and the methodology or techniques used to overcome obstacles. In some cases this involved the development of new materials or products that are now in general use within the construction industry. MegaStructures focuses on constructions that are extreme; in the sense that they are the biggest, tallest, longest, or deepest in the world. Alternatively, a project may appear if it had an element of novelty or are a world first. This type of project is known as a Megaproject.

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Seasons & episodes

Ultimate Structures: Super CopterMay 17, 2007 · 1h 0m

Dubai's Dream Palace (Worlds Tallest Hotel)Jul 9, 2007 · 1h 0m

Megastructures heads to the tiny desert kingdom of Dubai to explore the remarkable engineering behind the seven-star Burj Al-Arab Hotel. Fi…

Smart TunnelJul 14, 2007 · 1h 0m

Queen Mary 2Jul 16, 2007 · 1h 0m

Megastructures will take you on a voyage through the largest ocean liner ever built, from the cutting of the first steel panel to the insta…

Hawaii SuperferryAug 26, 2008 · 1h 0m

South Pole StationNov 6, 2007 · 1h 0m

Welcome to the South Pole, one of the most isolated places on the planet. For decades, the South Pole has been a haven for astronomy, clima…

Episode 8May 20, 2008 · 1h 0m

Deep Ocean Port (China's Ultimate Port)May 27, 2008 · 1h 0m

In 2002 Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on earth. Thirty kilometers out to sea in the middle…

Episode 10May 29, 2008 · 1h 0m

The World's Biggest CruiselinerJun 4, 2008 · 1h 0m

Looks at the technological designs and construction of the huge cruiseliner "Freedom of the Seas".

Beijing Olympic StadiumAug 5, 2008 · 1h 0m

Episode 131h 0m

Episode 141h 0m

Future TrainsFeb 7, 2012 · 1h 0m

Building the WorldJul 23, 2007 · 1h 0m

The engineering, design and construction of a man-made archipelago, built in the shape of a world map, just off the coast off Dubai, the pr…

Episode 171h 0m

Building Green Beijing1h 0m

Embarking on a quest to design and build a meeting place for athletes and their families at the Games, the designers of the Olympic Rendezv…

Atom SmasherJul 31, 2008 · 1h 0m

Megabridges: China1h 0m

Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, Runyang Bridge in Jiangsu Province, and Sutong Bridge near Suzhou.

Ultimate Structures: Super Sub1h 0m

Sun Engine1h 0m

Super Pipeline1h 0m

Hawaii SuperferryAug 26, 2007 · 1h 0m

Extreme Alaska1h 0m

Building Extreme Alaska is about how nature engineered and built America's most rugged state, rock by rock. The State of Alaska is a vast a…

World Trade Center Bahrain1h 0m

The World's Biggest Shredder1h 0m

Impossible Hotels: Dubai1h 0m

Looks at the design, engineering and construction of the luxury Burj Al-Arab Hotel, built of the coast of Dubai.

Building Green BeijingNov 30, 2011 · 1h 0m

Episode 107May 16, 2008 · 1h 0m