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Dubai and Moscow’s Dynamic Architecture

David Fisher’s company “Dynamic Architecture” has designed two rotating skyscrapers, on for Dubai and one for Moscow. Dubai’s building will be made up of 80 floors, with an apartment on each floor. The rotation is made possible by 79 giant power-generating wind turbines that will also provide enough energy to power the entire building and feed extra [...]

The Ultimate Roller Coaster – Megastructures

Follow the construction of the world’s tallest, fastest roller coaster, the Kingda Ka. This TV Show details the construction and engineering of the Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure from ground breaking through opening day. Kingda Ka stands 45 stories tall and uses hydraulic motors to reach top speed of 128 mph.

The Three Gorges Dam – China’s Mega Dam

The total electric generating capacity of the dam will reach 22,500 megawatts, at which point it will be the largest hydro-electric power station in the world by capacity. This is the biggest project that has been undertaken in China since the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. Several generators are yet to be installed; the [...]

The World’s Highest Railway – Man Made Marvels

The total length of the Qinghai-Tibet (or Qingzang) railway in China is 1956 km. More than 960 km, or over 80% of the Golmud-Lhasa section, is at an altitude of more than 4,000 m. There are 675 bridges, totalling 159.88 km, and over half the length of the railway is laid on permafrost.

Oresund Bridge – Megastructures

Stretching a staggering 8-kilometres, the Oresund Bridge changed the face of Scandinavia when it opened in 2000, carrying both road and rail traffic from Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmo in Sweden. Follow the progress of the project, focusing on the challenges that the designers, engineers, and construction teams face.

Hangzhou Bay Bridge – Man Made Marvels

The bridge itself is 35.673 kilometres (22 mi) long with six expressway lanes in two directions, making it the second-longest bridge in the world. The bridge has two main spans, with a 448-metre (1,470 ft) northern span, and a 318-metre (1,043 ft) southern span. The designed longevity is more than 100 years. The total investment [...]

Dubai’s Palm Island – Megastructures

This project is so vast that it can be seen from space. Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island in the shape of a massive palm tree. It is part of an even bigger plan to transform Dubai into one of the world’s premiere tourist destinations. But with only a few years to create this paradise [...]

Rio-Antirrio Bridge – Megastructures

The combination of challenges is amazing: strong earthquakes, deep waters, fast currents and weak sea beds. It is the longest cable-stayed suspension bridge in the world, and has the largest bridge foundations.

Building the Burj Dubai – Big, Bigger, Biggest

When completed, the Burj Dubai will be the world’s tallest skyscraper. But how is it possible? What technology wil allow 35,000 people in a single building?

Building Hong Kong’s Airport – Extreme Engineering

Great video showing how the artificial island that became the airport was built, and also how the airport was connected to the city using huge bridges and tunnels.

Hydropolis Undersea Resort – Dubai

The abandoned project of Hydropolis, a completely underwater hotel close to The Palm depelopment. Shows how it would have been built.

Tokyo Sky City – Extreme Engineering

The project of Sky city is a building capable of housing thousands of people vertically.

Torre Espacio Madrid – Extreme Engineering

Spain’s tallest building, completely made out of concrete in the center of Madrid.

Stonecutters Bridge – Discovery Channel

World’s longest cable-stayed bridge spans over Hong Kong’s crowded harbour.

Dubai – Impossible City

The best documentary ever made about Dubai and its incredible constructions. All aspects of the new constructions are discussed. From the palm islands, to burj dubai, the floating bridge, Burj Al Arab and the metro construction.
On our blog:
http://www.edibek.com/2007/03/13/dubai/

Engineering Thrills – Discovery Channel

Great documentary from Discovery Channel about roller-coasters and engineering. Features some of the best rollercoasters in the world, Niagara falls and expert advice.

Taipei Tower – Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections

Short clip about the Taipei Tower from National Geographic’s Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections.

Creating Incredible Islands in Dubai

Great video featuring Dubai’s Palm islands ant The World.
On our blog:
Dubai – The fastest growing city in the world

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Building the Great Pyramid

The recent robotic explorations of the ‘air-shafts’ in the Great Pyramid have demonstrated that there are still many mysteries surrounding the ancient monument. Ian Shaw discusses the debate around the building of the great structure and investigates the methods used in its construction.

Oresund Bridge – Megastructures

Shanghai World Financial Center – Extreme Engineering

This mixed use skyscraper which consists of office spaces, hotel rooms, conference rooms, observation decks and shops on the ground floors. The hotel component will open with 175 rooms and suites in mid-2008 as the Park Hyatt Shanghai.
On September 14, 2007, it became the tallest structure in China, including Hong Kong, as well as the world’s third [...]