Extreme Engineering

Engineering the Impossible was a 2-hour special, created and written by Alan Lindgren and produced by Powderhouse Productions for the Discovery Channel. It focused on three incredible, yet physically possible, engineering projects: the {{convert|9|mi||adj=mid|-long|spell=in}} Gibraltar Bridge, the 170-story Millennium Tower and the over {{convert|4000|ft||adj=mid|-long}} Freedom Ship. This program won the Beijing International Science Film Festival Silver Award, and earned Discovery's second-highest weeknight rating for 2002. After the success of this program, Discovery commissioned Powderhouse to produce the first season of the 10-part series, Extreme Engineering, whose episodes were written by Alan Lindgren, Ed Fields and several other Powderhouse writer-producers. Like Engineering the Impossible, the first season of Extreme Engineering focused on extreme projects of the future. Season 2 (and all seasons since) featured projects already in construction around the world.

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{{Episode list

| Title = Engineering the Impossible

| Aux1 = Europe/Africa
United States
China

| Aux2 = Gibraltar Bridge
Freedom Ship
Millennium Tower (originally planned for Tokyo, but shown in Hong Kong)

| Aux3 = Proposed

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| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Millennium Tower on-hold/cancelled due to Central Reclamation Phase III lawsuit

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Season oneAmazon Prime Masters of Engineering. 11:58 minutes into the episode 4 Icarus' Dream. October 31, 2020. episode 4, Icarus' Dream. Master's of Engineering. Amazon Prime Television.

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Tokyo's Sky City

| Aux1 = Japan

| Aux2 = Tokyo's Sky City

| Aux3 = Proposed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|13}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Proposed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Subways In America

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = East Side Access

| Aux3 = Proposed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|15}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed in 2023

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Transatlantic Tunnel

| Aux1 = United States
United Kingdom

| Aux2 = The Transatlantic tunnel

| Aux3 = Proposed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|16}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Proposed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = City in a Pyramid

| Aux1 = Japan

| Aux2 = The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid over Tokyo Bay

| Aux3 = Proposed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|23}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Proposed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Bridging the Bering Strait

| Aux1 = United States
Russia

| Aux2 = The Bering Strait crossing

| Aux3 = Proposed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|30}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Proposed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Tunneling Under the Alps

| Aux1 = Switzerland

| Aux2 = Gotthard Base Tunnel

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|5|7}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Building Hong Kong's Airport

| Aux1 = Hong Kong

| Aux2 = Hong Kong International Airport

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|5|14}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Holland's Barriers to the Sea

| Aux1 = Netherlands

| Aux2 = Maeslantkering and Oosterscheldekering storm surge barriers

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|5|21}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Boston's Big Dig

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Boston's Big Dig underground highway and bridge project

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|5|28}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Widening the Panama Canal

| Aux1 = Panama

| Aux2 = Panama Canal expansion project

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|6|4}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = C28B6C

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Season 2 was the first season produced in HDTV for HD Theater.

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| EpisodeNumber = 11

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Turning Torso

| Aux1 = Sweden

| Aux2 = Turning Torso skyscraper

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|7}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Venice Flood Gates

| Aux1 = Italy

| Aux2 = Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project)

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|14}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Under construction (estimated completion 2022)

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Container Ships

| Aux1 = Norway

| Aux2 = Adrian Mærsk (Maersk Line)

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|28}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 14

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Oakland Bay Bridge

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|4}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Iceland Tunnels

| Aux1 = Iceland

| Aux2 = Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|1}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Off-shore Oil Platforms

| Aux1 = N/A

| Aux2 = Tarzan Class oil rigs

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|25}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 17

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Cooper River Bridge

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|5}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Millau Viaduct

| Aux1 = France

| Aux2 = Millau Viaduct in Southern France

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|15}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 19

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Excavators

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine in Hibbing, Minnesota

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|22}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 3198FF

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| EpisodeNumber = 20

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = The Snøhvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform

| Aux1 = Norway

| Aux2 = Snøhvit platform / {{MV|Blue Marlin}} in the Norwegian Sea

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|10|19}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = A12D42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 21

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = The El Cajon Dam

| Aux1 = Mexico

| Aux2 = El Cajon Dam in Mexico

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|11|10}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = A12D42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Hong Kong's Cable Car

| Aux1 = Hong Kong

| Aux2 = Ngong Ping 360

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|12|2}} (?)

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = A12D42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 23

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Woodrow Wilson Bridge

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington, D.C.

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|12|9}} (?)

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = A12D42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 24

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Gotthard Tunnel

| Aux1 = Switzerland

| Aux2 = Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|1|1}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = A12D42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Dubai's Ski Resort

| Aux1 = United Arab Emirates

| Aux2 = Ski Dubai

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|1|21}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = A12D42

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Powderhouse Productions produced six episodes for season 4 with host Danny Forster. After ending of season 3 it airs under the Build It Bigger name on HD Theater, The Science Channel, and Discovery Channel.

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| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = SuperStadium

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|2|19}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 6EA635

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = MegaTunnel

| Aux1 = Malaysia

| Aux2 = Storm Management And Road Tunnel (SMART) in Kuala Lumpur

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|3|8}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 6EA635

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Biggest Warship

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = USS George H.W. Bush

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|5|31}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 6EA635

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Sakhalin Oil & Ice

| Aux1 = Russia

| Aux2 = Sakhalin-II on Sakhalin Island

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|6|28}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 6EA635

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Big Easy Rebuild

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|7|5}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Under construction (estimated completion N/A)

| LineColor = 6EA635

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Space Tower

| Aux1 = Spain

| Aux2 = Madrid's Torre Espacio

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|7|12}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 6EA635

}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = South Ferry Subway Station

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = The New York City Subway's new South Ferry station

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|11}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 159DEC

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = World's Biggest Arch Bridge

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Mike O'Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (the Hoover Dam Bypass) over the Colorado River

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|18}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 159DEC

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 34

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = JFK: JetBlue Terminal

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Reconstruction of John F. Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 5 in New York City

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|25}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 159DEC

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 35

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong

| Aux1 = Hong Kong

| Aux2 = Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|1}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 159DEC

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 36

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = California Academy of Sciences

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = The rebuilding of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|8}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 159DEC

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Hallandsås Ridge Tunnel: Sweden

| Aux1 = Sweden

| Aux2 = Hallandsas railway tunnel

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|15}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 159DEC

}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Coaster Build Off

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Griffon steel rollercoaster in Busch Gardens Williamsburg and the Renegade in Valleyfair

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|7|10}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Battle Machines

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = An M1 Abrams tank undergoing maintenance at Anniston Army Depot, Alabama

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|7|17}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 40

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = World's Tallest Skyscraper

| Aux1 = China

| Aux2 = Shanghai World Financial Centre in Shanghai, China

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|7|24}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Super Fast Warship

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Building an {{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|1}} for the U.S. Navy

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|7}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 42

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Boot Camp

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Training to use construction equipment in Boston, Massachusetts.

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|14}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Fault Zone Tunnel

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Inland Feeder pipeline project to supply freshwater to Southern California

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|21}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Hurricane-Proof Homes

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Building heavy duty modular homes

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|8|28}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Floating City

| Aux1 = Bahamas

| Aux2 = MS Independence of the Seas for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|4}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 46

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Biggest Casino

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Construction of The Palazzo hotel casino in Las Vegas

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|11}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 47

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = High Risk Tower

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Construction of Trump's Tower in Chicago

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|18}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 48

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Turbo-Charged Boats

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Rebuilding and practice test of an offshore racing boat

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|9|25}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 49

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Mountain of Steel

| Aux1 = Spain

| Aux2 = City of Culture of Galicia in Galicia

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|3}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed (Final two buildings cancelled.)

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 50

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Deepest Tunnel

| Aux1 = Turkey

| Aux2 = Construction of Marmaray underwater tunnel in Istanbul

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|10}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 51

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Major League Stadium

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Construction of Nationals Park baseball stadium in Washington, D.C.

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|10|17}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = AE1C23

}}

}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 52

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Dallas Cowboys Stadium

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Building the new Cowboys Stadium for American Football in Arlington, Texas, USA

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|4|20}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 53

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = CityCenter, Las Vegas

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = The CityCenter development in Las Vegas aspires to change the desert vacationland into a continental metropolis

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|4|21}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 54

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Hong Kong Bridge

| Aux1 = Hong Kong

| Aux2 = Building the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong.

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|4|27}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 55

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Navy Amphibious Warship

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = The LPD-17 class of warship for the U.S. Navy.

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|5|4}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 56

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Panama Canal

| Aux1 = Panama

| Aux2 = New $5.25 billion expansion projects.

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|5|11}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 57

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Peru Dam & Tunnel

| Aux1 = Peru

| Aux2 = Construction of the Limon Dam in Peru and one of the deepest tunnels ever attempted.

| Aux3 = Completed and operational

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|5|18}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 58

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Abu Dhabi

| Aux1 = United Arab Emirates

| Aux2 = Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|6|1}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 59

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = NASA

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Transition from the Space Shuttle program to the Constellation program.

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|6|26}}

| ShortSummary = Activity since original air date: Partially canceled

| LineColor = 005E80

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 60

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Singapore Sky Park

| Aux1 = Singapore

| Aux2 = Singapore Sky Park

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|8}}

| ShortSummary = Singapore Sky Park (now Marina Bay Sands) will hang {{convert|650|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} in the air on top of three skyscrapers.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 61

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Rio de Janeiro's Power Island Project

| Aux1 = Brazil

| Aux2 = Simplício Hydroelectric Complex

| Aux3 = Completed

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|15}}

| ShortSummary = Rio de Janeiro has frequent widespread blackouts. So Brazil is building one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world, the Simplício Hydroelectric Complex.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 62

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Kuwait Tower

| Aux1 = Kuwait

| Aux2 = Al Hamra Tower

| Aux3 = Under Construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|29}}

| ShortSummary = Kuwait's Al Hamra Tower is the world's tallest twisting structure.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 63

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = New Orleans Surge Barrier

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = New Orleans storm surge barrier

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|9}}

| ShortSummary = In an attempt to save the city from another disaster, New Orleans is building the world's strongest hurricane protection system, including the largest storm surge barrier ever built and radical hurricane-resistant homes.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 64

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine

| Aux1 = South Africa

| Aux2 = Mponeng Gold Mine

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|13}}

| ShortSummary = Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine is the deepest place on Earth.

Activity since original air date: Under construction (estimated completion N/A)

| LineColor = 1E4D2B

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 65

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Overhauling the Bay Bridge

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|20}}

| ShortSummary = Overhauling the San Francisco Bay Bridge is one of the biggest construction projects in the US.

Activity since original air date: Completed

| LineColor = 1E4D2B

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 66

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Melbourne Stadium

| Aux1 = Australia

| Aux2 = Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|27}}

| ShortSummary = Melbourne, Australia is building one of the most innovative stadiums ever built. With its unprecedented geodesic roof and advanced cladding, it will be the ultimate fan experience, and an icon for a city known as the sporting capital of the world.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 67

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Gotthard Base Tunnel

| Aux1 = Switzerland

| Aux2 = Gotthard Base Tunnel

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|30}}

| ShortSummary = The Swiss government is spending 18 billion dollars to create the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the longest tunnel in the world, getting people and goods through the Alps up to three times faster and ultimately changing European transit forever.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 68

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Abu Dhabi Central Market

| Aux1 = United Arab Emirates

| Aux2 = Central Market Project

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|6|17}}

| ShortSummary = Abu Dhabi's $15 billion Central Market will be a new cultural hub for an emerging world destination, complete with offices, parks, luxurious shops, and hotels – and all centered around the world's tallest residential tower, over 1250 feet high.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 69

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Port of Rotterdam

| Aux1 = Netherlands

| Aux2 = Port of Rotterdam

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|7|1}}

| ShortSummary = Danny Forster goes behind the scenes at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where crews are in the middle of the largest earth-moving project in history – all to triple the port's capacity, and help it serve the biggest ships on the planet.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 70

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Rebuilding New York City's Subway

| Aux1 = United States

| Aux2 = New York City subway expansion

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|8}}

| ShortSummary = Examining subway work under New York City, where crews are expanding the transit systems of Second Avenue Subway and East Side Access as part of a large public works project.

Activity since original air date: Second Avenue Subway: Completed (Phase 1); East Side Access: Completed 2023

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 71

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Drought-Proofing Australia

| Aux1 = Australia

| Aux2 = Wonthaggi desalination plant

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|15}}

| ShortSummary = After 13 years of record-breaking droughts Melbourne looks to secure its future with a $3.5 billion Wonthaggi desalination plant that will turn saltwater into freshwater. Danny joins crews as they build two undersea tunnels, 29 buildings and 52 miles of pipeline.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 72

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation

| Aux1 = Azerbaijan

| Aux2 = Flame Towers and Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|22}}

| ShortSummary = After decades of neglect under the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan is reinventing itself. With a $6 billion a year renovation and over 500 new developments, Danny Forster goes behind the scenes of Baku's construction projects: the Flame Towers and Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 73

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium

| Aux1 = United Kingdom

| Aux2 = London Aquatics Centre

| Aux3 = Completed (Not publicly open until 2014)

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|29}}

| ShortSummary = The London Aquatics Centre will host 44 swimming and diving events during the 2012 Summer 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.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 74

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Constructing Serbia's Largest Bridge

| Aux1 = Serbia

| Aux2 = Ada Bridge

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|18}}

| ShortSummary = Danny Forster joins crews as they construct Serbia's newest national icon. The Sava River Bridge in Belgrade is the world's largest single pylon cable stayed bridge, upgrading a critical freight corridor connecting Central Europe to the East.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 75

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City

| Aux1 = Netherlands

| Aux2 = Netherlands land expansion

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|25}}

| ShortSummary = 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, The new city of IJburg is to create real estate where none exists.

Activity since original air date: Partially completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 76

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Building Mumbai's Modern Airport

| Aux1 = India

| Aux2 = Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|2}}

| ShortSummary = The $2 billion Mumbai Airport expansion project is one of India's most ambitious undertakings aiming to improve Mumbai's Infrastructure for economic growth. If they succeed to build this breathtaking piece of engineering, it could completely change the way airports are designed.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 77

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Turkey's Mammoth Hydropower Dam

| Aux1 = Turkey

| Aux2 = Deriner Dam

| Aux3 = Under construction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|9}}

| ShortSummary = Crews are now carving out Turkey's largest construction site in the country's most challenging terrain by building one of the tallest and strongest dams ever made, the Deriner Dam.

Activity since original air date: Completed

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• Mega Builders
• Megastructures, a similar show on the National Geographic Channel
• Impossible Engineering

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.powderhouse.net/ Powderhouse Productions homepage]
• [http://www.wagtv.com/ WAGtv homepage]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060206112719/http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/engineering/engineering.html Extreme Engineering official website at Discovery Channel]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022082043/http://shopping.discovery.com/product-41853.html?rel_productId=59639 Extreme Engineering episode guide at Discovery Channel]
• [http://science.discovery.com/tv/build-bigger/build-bigger.html Build It Bigger official website at Science Channel]
• {{IMDb title|0364806|Extreme Engineering}}
• {{IMDb title|1056754|Build It Bigger}}
• {{epguides|ExtremeEngineering}}
• [http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/fairfaxfocus/2005/11/woodrow_wilson_.html "Woodrow Wilson Bridge Featured On Discovery Channel Tonight"] (Washington Post article)
• [http://www.simonstevin.tue.nl/symposium/ Symposium W.S.V Simon Stevin, student association of the Mechanical Engineering faculty of the Eindhoven University of Technology]

{{Discovery Channel programming}}

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