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Shanghai Super Tower

Instructional & Educational

50

Dec 31, 2006

Typhoon winds to withstand, a rigid deadline to meet, and a towering goal no skyscraper has ever reached. The Pearl River Tower even generates its own power; it is the holy grail for mechanical engineers.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 5 episodes

Season 1

Bejing Water Cube,

China has erected some of the greatest monuments on Earth. When they held the Olympic Games in Beijing, the main stadium was a feat of architectural beauty. It was up to engineers to design the Beijing Water Cube to match it.

50m Dec 31, 2007

China's Smart Tower,

Take 60,000 tons of steel, 260,000 cubic meters of concrete, 2,000 dedicated Chinese workers, and some of the best design brains in the business, and the Shanghai World Financial Center is what you get.

50m Dec 31, 2009

China's Ultimate Port,

In 2002 Chinese engineers and workers tackled one of the biggest construction projects on Earth. Thirty kilometers out to sea, in the middle of the ocean, is the location for Yangshan Deep Water Port.

50m Dec 31, 2003

Shanghai Super Tower,

Typhoon winds to withstand, a rigid deadline to meet, and a towering goal no skyscraper has ever reached. The Pearl River Tower even generates its own power; it is the holy grail for mechanical engineers.

50m Dec 31, 2006

World's Tallest Tower,

Building one of the world’s tallest TV towers, the Guangzhou Sightseeing and TV Tower (now called the Canton Tower).

47m Dec 31, 2008