If We Built It Today
TV-PG
5.7
2019
Documentary
They are some of the world’s all-time greatest building projects. Most have stood the test of time, but with today’s technology, could they be duplicated and done better?
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Episode 8 : Engineering the Home
May. 16,2021
From ancient cave dwellings to massive multi-winged estates, the home has never stopped evolving; now, experts mix modern materials with state-of-the-art technology to reveal if a modern home can be constructed to truly stand the test of time.
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Episode 7 : Eiffel Tower Decoded
May. 09,2021
Experts decode the groundbreaking engineering behind the Eiffel Tower.
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Episode 6 : Legend of Machu Picchu
May. 02,2021
Experts reveal what it would take to rebuild the legendary Machu Picchu.
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Episode 5 : Transcontinental Secrets
April. 25,2021
America's transcontinental railroad helped transform the United States into a global superpower, and today, cutting-edge engineering is behind hi-tech railways to once again revolutionize travel from sea to shining sea.
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Episode 4 : Resurrecting the Titanic
April. 18,2021
Experts use cutting-edge tech to discover if a modern vessel of equal opulence to the Titanic could be successfully built for the sea today.
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Episode 3 : Code of the Parthenon
April. 11,2021
The Parthenon is the crowning jewel of ancient Greek architecture engineered according to a mysterious mathematical formula, the golden ratio; expert builders examine the secrets of its design and investigate if modern-day methods could rebuild it.
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Episode 2 : Atlantis Rises
April. 04,2021
Experts reveal if it's now possible to build a modern Atlantis underwater.
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Episode 1 : Washington, DC Reborn
January. 24,2021
Washington, DC was built as the capital city of a new, revolutionary country, and it's home to some of America's greatest wonders; now, experts use cutting-edge engineering to reimagine what this place would look like if we had to build it again.
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