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Series
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
For almost a century, one of the world's most important waterways has let ships make a commercially critical shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But many of today's ships are too big for the man-made canal. Can it be widened?
Series
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Witness construction of Spain's strangest skyscraper: the 700-foot tall Torre Espacio, a.k.a., the Space Tower. It's the only skyscraper in the world where every single floor plan is completely different - a design feature dictated by the crazy, spiraling shape of the structure. Support columns tilt at weird angles, and the concrete forms used to layout each floor change as the building rises.
Series
Publisher
Discovery Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Extreme Engineering unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans of our times. Some are theoretical ; others are in the works. But all of these modern marvels pose challenges that stretch the definition of what's possible. Watch as jaw-dropping computer animation and first-hand accounts from builders, designers and engineers breathe life into the most extreme construction projects ever conceived. At the world's largest open pit iron mine...
Series
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Follow a group of visionary designers and engineers who are committed to relieving the Tarn bottleneck and opening up the region to the rest of Europe by building a massive bridge to leap across the 1.3-mile wide chasm. When it's completed, the Millau Viaduct will stand as the world's highest bridge and will form the last connection in a major highway linking Spain and Italy with Paris.
Series
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Arizona Cardinals fans haven't had much reason to cheer in recent years, but that's set to change with the introduction of a state-of-the-art stadium. Due for completion in August, 2006, the Cards' new nest will sport a number of one-of-a-kind features from the "star-chitect" design by Peter Eisenman to North America's first slide-out tray field to the clever "pie-slice" construction method."--Discovery web site.
Series
Publisher
Discovery Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Watch as work continues on the $4.5 billion USS George Bush aircraft carrier, midway through its four-year construction at Newport News, Virginia. While huge cranes -- each capable of hoisting 900 tons -- carefully lift 160 massive sections of the completed flight deck into place with metronomic accuracy, the pressure mounts as workers race to avoid any delays." -- Distributor web site.
Series
Publisher
Discovery Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Join structural engineers and leading architects as they reveal their design plans for a massive bridge that would join North America and Asia, following the same intercontinental route as the ancient Bering Strait land bridge.