How Did They Build That? - Smithsonian Channel Series - TV Insider

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2021 Series 4 Seasons40 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Wednesday, January 7

Viaducts & Hotels

Season 1 • Episode 4

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

Wednesday, January 7

Jungles & Bricks

Season 3 • Episode 2

Wednesday, January 7

Canyons & Curves

Season 3 • Episode 3

Wednesday, January 7

Supertalls & Firehouses

Season 1 • Episode 5

Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland.

Wednesday, January 7

Curved & Cables

Season 3 • Episode 9

A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City.

Wednesday, January 7

Radical & Resplendent

Season 2 • Episode 10

Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History.

Wednesday, January 7

Speedcore & Steambend

Season 4 • Episode 3

A look at how engineering helped a huge Seattle skyscraper go up without harming it's neighbour.

Wednesday, January 7

Arctic Modules & Auditoria

Season 1 • Episode 8

A research station in Antarctica, a concert hall on the Canary Islands and a boat lift in Scotland.

Wednesday, January 7

Summit & Submerge

Season 4 • Episode 7

Wednesday, January 7

Elevated & Elegant

Season 2 • Episode 4

Traveling from Canada to Belgium and to the U.S. to examine a school, museum and railway station.

Wednesday, January 7

Skywalks & Suspensions

Season 2 • Episode 5

The design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Audain Museum and more.

Wednesday, January 14

Arches & Opera Houses

Season 1 • Episode 6

The inside stories behind a horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam and a rock-shaped opera house.

Wednesday, January 14

Facelifts & Scaffolds

Season 4 • Episode 8

Wednesday, January 14

Boxes & Birds

Season 3 • Episode 10

The American Museum of Natural History gets a cave-like extension; Boston University gains a tower.

Wednesday, January 14

Heights & Balance

Season 3 • Episode 5

Wednesday, January 14

Super Stadiums & Extraordinary Elevators

Season 4 • Episode 9

Wednesday, January 14

Fantastic & Futuristic

Season 3 • Episode 1

A building inspired by a mountain valley; a launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff.

Wednesday, January 14

Subways & Sightlines

Season 3 • Episode 8

A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels.

Wednesday, January 14

Mirrors & Marble

Season 2 • Episode 9

Revealing the architectural secrets of Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and more.

Wednesday, January 14

Retrofits & Airport Glitz

Season 2 • Episode 3

Visiting New York's Hearst Tower, Florida's Dali Museum and Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport.

Wednesday, January 14

Shipyards & Slender Builds

Season 4 • Episode 6

Wednesday, January 14

Medals & Marinas

Season 4 • Episode 2

Paying tribute to the brave, gravity-defying design of the U.S. National Medal of Honor Museum.

Wednesday, January 21

Space Stations and Super

Season 4 • Episode 1

Learn how astronauts constructed the ISS while circling the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour.

Wednesday, January 21

Floating Parks & Upcycled Towers

Season 4 • Episode 10

A 1970s Sydney skyscraper is recycled into a 21st century tower; in Dallas, a park is created.

Wednesday, January 21

Biomes & Rebuilds

Season 1 • Episode 3

A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.

Wednesday, January 21

Breakthroughs & Bridges

Season 2 • Episode 8

Visiting Gherkin, Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Musée des Confluences for their origins.

Wednesday, January 21

Swamps & Swagger

Season 2 • Episode 2

The design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and Florida.

Wednesday, January 21

Towers & Roofs

Season 1 • Episode 2

A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.

Wednesday, January 21

Riverparks & Artworks

Season 2 • Episode 1

Visiting Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée to reveal how they were built.

Wednesday, January 21

Upside Down & Under Sea

Season 2 • Episode 6

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library.

Wednesday, January 21

Cantilevers & Lifts

Season 1 • Episode 1

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

Wednesday, January 21

Ecobuilds & Earthquakes

Season 4 • Episode 5

Wednesday, January 21

High Waters & Harsh Winds

Season 4 • Episode 4

Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago.

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