Building Giants Series Two

Episodes

Arctic Ice Hotel

A specialist team of designers and engineers battle the brutal arctic winter, in a race to build the ultimate ice hotel

Mountain Mega Tunnel

An expert team of engineers burrow through the heart of the mighty Alps to build the world’s longest rail tunnel

New York Super Tower

In New York, workers battle to build the world’s tallest residential building – a gravity-defying 472-metre tall skyscraper with the highest roof in America

Record Breaking Mega Bridge

An elite team of engineers race to build the biggest bridge in Ireland

Triple Tower Skyscraper

In Chicago, workers battle high winds, arctic cold and dizzying heights to build the Vista Tower with a clever stabilising system to withstand the ‘Windy City’s’ notorious storms

Floating Mega Hotel

In Amsterdam, an international team of engineers battle to build a huge, ultra-modern hotel that seems to float in thin air

World's Biggest Cargo Ship

Ship builders in South Korea have just one year to build the world’s biggest container ship – measuring 400-meters long, and capable of carrying 23,000 shipping containers

World's Fastest Dive Rollercoaster

Engineers at Canada’s biggest theme park battle extreme cold and terrifying heights to build and test the world’s tallest, fastest and longest ‘dive’ rollercoaster

Record Breaking Skyscraper

In tropical Malaysia, an international team of engineers battle searing heat, and deadly lightning storms to build the tallest skyscraper in Asia

Underground Mega Road

An expert team of engineers blast through the solid granite below Stockholm to build one of the world’s longest road tunnels

Earthquake Proof Mega Metro

Engineers battle earthquakes and explosive gas to build three new subway lines beneath the traffic-choked streets of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mega Stadium

A fearless team of engineers and iron workers battle to construct the 2.5 billion-dollar SoFi Stadium

Mega Ice City

A team of workers have just 15 days to create a breath-taking 750,000-square metre city of ice

Super Fast Train

Mechanics and engineers are racing to build 19 brand-new, high-speed passenger trains to revolutionise Turkey’s ageing railways

Earthquake Proof Mega Bridge

city planners and engineers are attempting to build a new 1066-metre long bridge in place of the iconic 6th Street Bridge

Mega Ice Ship

An international team of ship builders and designers are attempting to build the largest fully-fledged polar expedition vessel in the world

Floating Mega Hotel

In Amsterdam, a international team of engineers and designers plan to build a huge ultra-modern hotel – the tallest in Holland. But space in the historic capital is at a premium, and their tiny plot of land is hemmed in by busy roads on one side, and an underground metro line on the other.

To solve this problem, architects come up with an audacious plan that turns conventional hotel design on its head: a stunning series of stacked glass wedges that seem to hang unsupported in thin air. But building this unconventional design is a huge challenge, The construction team must install 2600 specially insulated windows; fabricate the supporting steel framework with millimetre accuracy; and dig a 180-metre deep borehole for the custom heating system - all without disturbing the underground metro line just one metre away. The end result is a true masterpiece of modern design, a bold new icon for historic Amsterdam.

Credits
Producer & Director
Nicholas Frend
Editor
Paul Shepard
Assistant Producer
Max Surridge
Additional Photography
Nathaniel Jessel
for Channel 4, Discovery Science, Viasat, Servus, Red Bull, ITV Global, RMC, N-TV Germany