Danny Forster explores a $50 billion expansion to New York City's public transit system. It adds 2 new subway lines, 18 subway stations, a rail tunnel, and an underground expansion to Grand Central Terminal.
Australia is running out of water. For 12 years drought has bleached farmland and prompted cities to ban certain water usage. Faced with the possibility the drought may never end, Melbourne is turning to the island's only unlimited water source: the ocean
Danny visits the construction sites of the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre and the Baku Flame Towers in Baku, Azerbaijan to learn about the construction techniques for these unique buildings.
The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming & diving events during the 2012 Olympics and live on as a new addition to the London landscape. Danny Forster goes with crews as they construct one of the most advanced swimming facilities ever built.
Danny Forster joins crews as they construct Serbia's newest national icon. The Sava River Bridge in Belgrade will be the world's largest single pylon cable stayed bridge and improve a critical freight corridor connecting central Europe to the East.
The Netherlands is running out of land. Nearly 70% of its land, which comprises half its population lies beneath sea level. Rather than fight back the sea, engineers are radically making it an ally, using it to create real estate where none exists.
The $2 billion Mumbai Airport Expansion project is one of India's most ambitious undertakings ever. If they succeed, it could completely change the way airports are designed.
In Turkey Danny joins crews as they build the Deriner Dam, one of the tallest and strongest dams ever constructed, designed to hold back 500 billion gallons of water. When complete it will create enough energy to power the city of Istanbul forever.