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Build It Bigger (2006)

Documentary

Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.

IMDb rating
7.7 (407 votes)
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
Discovery+ Amazon Channel · Discovery + · The Roku Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.45 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 8.2 42 min avg

Ep 2: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 11 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 9 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 8 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 8 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 7 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 8 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
2Battle Machines7.09
3World's Tallest Skyscraper7.111
4Super Fast Warship7.614
5Boot Camp7.89
6Fault Zone Tunnel7.67
7Hurricane-Proof Homes7.39
8Floating City7.08
9Biggest Casino6.58
13Deepest Tunnel8.47
14Major League Stadium8.28

Season 2 (2009)

7.63 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 7 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dallas Cowboys Stadium7.68
3Hong Kong Bridge7.66
5Widening the Panama Canal7.87
8NASA7.57

Season 3 (2010)

7.68 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 7.4 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 9 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 6 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Singapore Sky Park7.87
2Kuwait Tower7.77
3Building a Better New Orleans7.46
5South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine8.19
7Melbourne Stadium7.46

Season 4 (2011)

7.63 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 49 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 10 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 17 votesEp 5: 9.4 · 15 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 7: 6.7 · 8 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 10 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Rebuilding New York's Subway7.910
2Drought-Proofing Australia7.26
3Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation7.217
5Constructing Serbia's Longest Bridge9.415
6Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City6.68
7Building Mumbai's Modern Airport6.78
8Turkey's Mammoth Hydropowered Dam8.410