Build It Bigger (2006)

Name: Build It Bigger
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.7

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 (408 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.45 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 8.2 42 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Battle Machines	7.0	9
3	World's Tallest Skyscraper	7.1	11
4	Super Fast Warship	7.6	14
5	Boot Camp	7.8	9
6	Fault Zone Tunnel	7.6	7
7	Hurricane-Proof Homes	7.3	9
8	Floating City	7.0	8
9	Biggest Casino	6.5	8
13	Deepest Tunnel	8.4	7
14	Major League Stadium	8.2	8

Season 2 (2009)

7.63 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dallas Cowboys Stadium	7.6	8
3	Hong Kong Bridge	7.6	6
5	Widening the Panama Canal	7.8	7
8	NASA	7.5	7

Season 3 (2010)

7.68 avg 5 episodes 7.8 → 7.4 47 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Singapore Sky Park	7.8	7
2	Kuwait Tower	7.7	7
3	Building a Better New Orleans	7.4	6
5	South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine	8.1	9
7	Melbourne Stadium	7.4	6

Season 4 (2011)

7.63 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 49 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rebuilding New York's Subway	7.9	10
2	Drought-Proofing Australia	7.2	6
3	Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation	7.2	17
5	Constructing Serbia's Longest Bridge	9.4	15
6	Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City	6.6	8
7	Building Mumbai's Modern Airport	6.7	8
8	Turkey's Mammoth Hydropowered Dam	8.4	10