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impossible builds

In Manhattan, architects and engineers are redefining just how much land it takes to support a skyscraper. In a city where the only direction to build is up, they've designed a needle-thin tower 82 stories high, built on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 105

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About Impossible Builds:

Learn about the creation of some of the world's most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings.

From subaquatic homes to futuristic towers and pencil thin skyscrapers, see how these previously impossible structures are taking shape.

Watch Impossible Builds - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Battling the Rain

Skinny Skyscraper

Buck Hoists Play an Essential Role in Building the Tower

Creating the Scorpion Tower's Silky Aesthetic

Europe in the Desert

The Floating House

Future Broadcast times for "Impossible Builds": (show all)

Sat, Jun 13	9:00 A.M.	The Scorpion Tower NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jun 13	10:00 A.M.	The Floating House NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jun 13	3:00 P.M.	The Scorpion Tower NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jun 13	4:00 P.M.	The Floating House NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jun 16	5:00 A.M.	The Scorpion Tower NH World (11.3)
Tue, Jun 16	11:00 A.M.	The Scorpion Tower NH World (11.3)
Sat, Jun 27	4:00 A.M.	The Floating House NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jul 14	9:00 P.M.	Europe in the Desert NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 15	2:00 A.M.	Europe in the Desert NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 15	10:00 A.M.	Europe in the Desert NH World (11.3)