Build It Bigger (2006) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Build It Bigger online in HD.
Build It Bigger — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Build It Bigger — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2006-02-19 |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Episodes | 46 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | Discovery, Science |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 7.6/10 (5 votes) |
Build It Bigger — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Superstadium (2006-02-19) — Danny Forster travels to Phoenix, AZ to find the construction site of the new football stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. Danny goes behind the scenes of the construction of the fa
- E2: Megatunnel (2006-03-08) — Danny travels to Kuala Lumpur to the site of a massive tunneling project. In order to ease flooding issues the Malayan government chose to build a tunnel beneath the city to divert
- E3: Biggest Warship (2006-05-31) — Danny travels to Newport News, VA to the dry-dock containing the USS George Bush, the newest, and largest aircraft carrier of the US fleet. The ship is halfway through construction
- E4: Sakhalin Oil and Ice (2006-06-26) — Danny travels to a remote Russian island for the construction site of the Sakhalin Oil and Gas Complex. The multi-billion dollar project is designed to drill for oil and gas in the
- E5: Big Easy Rebuild (2006-07-05) — Danny travels to New Orleans, LA to assist in rebuilding levees damaged during Hurricane Katrina.
- E6: Space Tower (2006-07-12) — Danny travels to Spain for the site of the Torre del Espacio or Space Tower.
Season 2
- E1: Coaster Build Off (2007-07-10) — In the premiere episode of Build it Bigger, host Danny Forster goes on-site to the construction of two different roller coasters. One is a traditional wooden coaster, and the other
- E2: Battle Machines (2007-07-17) — Danny goes to the Fort Knox Armor Center to get hands on experience with an M1 Abrams tank.
- E3: World's Tallest Skyscraper (2007-07-24) — Danny travels to the building site of the Shanghai World Financial Center, soon to be the world's tallest skyscraper, to help with the construction.
- E4: Super Fast Warship (2007-08-07) — Danny travels to the Bath Iron Works in Maine to assist in the construction of a modern warship. He takes a behind the scenes look at how they add the finishing touches.
- E5: Boot Camp (2007-08-14) — In this episode Danny goes to construction boot camp.
- E6: Fault Zone Tunnel (2007-08-21) — Danny goes to Southern California to assist in the drilling of water supply tunnels. He goes 1000 feet under a mountain range to help with the construction.
- E7: Hurricane-Proof Homes (2007-08-28) — Danny explores how heavy-duty modular homes are made from the beginning to the end.
- E8: Floating City (2007-09-04) — Danny travels to Florida to discover how some of the worlds biggest cruise ships are made, and finds himself in Finland helping with the construction process.
- E9: Biggest Casino (2007-09-12) — Danny travels to Las Vegas, NV to the construction site of Palazzo, the newest hotel and casino to hit the strip.
- E10: High-Risk Tower (2007-09-19) — Danny travel to Chicago to help build Donald Trump's new tower. Danny will help build the 30th floor of this skyscraper.
- E11: Turbocharged Boats (2007-09-26) — Danny travels to Florida to help rebuild one of the circuit racing boats. He must help them finish within two weeks, if they want to get it done before the next race.
- E12: Mountain of Steel (2007-10-03) — Danny heads to Galicia, Spain, to help build the half billion dollar cultural center on a hill that overlooks a medieval city. He helps build six different buildings in the complex
- E13: Deepest Tunnel (2007-10-10) — Danny travels to Istanbul, Turkey, to help with a tunnel under water.
- E14: Major League Stadium (2007-10-17) — In Washington, DC, 800 workers attempt to design and build a $650 million baseball stadium in less than two years. Danny finds out if they can finish the 41,000-seat Nationals stad
Season 3
- E1: Dallas Cowboys Stadium (2009-04-20) — Behold the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. 3 million square feet. 73 acres. Costing over $1.1 billion dollars. Room for 100,000 fans. Join host Danny Forster as we explore the largest
- E2: City Center Las Vegas (2009-04-21) — Danny visits CityCenter, a mega-resort erected in Las Vegas that aims to improve the city's image.
- E3: Hong Kong Bridge (2009-04-27) — Host Danny Forster heads to China's south coast to climb atop the nearly completed Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong. This $343 million dollar engineering marvel has a 3,340-foot ma
- E4: Navy Amphibious Warship (2009-05-04) — The LPD17 is a new class of amphibious assault ship for the US Navy that can launch over 700 Marines and equipment on helicopters and hovercrafts. Join host Danny Forster as we exp
- E5: Panama Canal (2009-05-18) — Once the largest and most expensive engineering project the world had ever seen, the Panama Canal is in danger of becoming obsolete. Join host Danny Forster as he explores the new,
- E6: Peru Dam & Tunnel (2009-05-18) — One of the deepest tunnels ever attempted will break through the Andes to bring water to drought-ridden farms in western Peru. Join host Danny Forster as he visits remote Olmos to
- E7: Abu Dhabi (2009-06-01) — Host Danny Forster visits the $500 billion Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi, where they reclaim land from the sea and erect buildings that will revolutionize the world of arc
- E8: NASA (2009-06-26) — Host Danny Forster visits NASA for an unprecedented look behind the scenes as they transition from the Space Shuttle to the Constellation Program. We'll help build the rocket that'
Season 4
- E1: Singapore Sky Park (2010-04-08) — Danny Forster takes us to Singapore, where the tiny island nation is doing something that's never been done before — building the first ever Skypark. A modern version of the hangin
- E2: Rio De Janeiro's Power Island Project (2010-04-15) — Rio de Janeiro was recently awarded the two biggest sporting events in the world — the Olympics and World Cup. But before they'll be ready, they still have one major problem — freq
- E3: Building a Better New Orleans (2010-04-22) — Five years after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is reinventing hurricane protection, with the largest public works project in U.S. history. The centerpiece of the project — a massi
- E4: Kuwait Tower (2010-04-29) — Kuwait is building the world's tallest twisting structure, the Al Hamra tower. Clad in over 2000 tons of limestone, and capped by a 17-story open restaurant with views of the Persi
- E5: South African Gold Mine (2010-05-07) — Travel to the deepest place on Earth, Johannesburg, South Africa's Mponeng Gold Mine. South Africa's economy depends on gold, but recently, productivity has plummeted. Now, Mponeng
- E6: Melbourne Stadium (2010-05-20) — The Victorian government has invested nearly $270 million to create one of the most innovative stadiums ever built — the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Melbourne wanted their new s
- E7: Overhauling The Bay Bridge (2010-05-27) — The overhaul of the Bay Bridge is one of the biggest construction projects in the country right now. After almost a decade, California is nearing the crucial end of what has become
- E8: Gotthard Base Tunnel (2010-05-30) — Welcome to the world's longest worksite —thirty- five miles long. Right now, Switzerland's government is spending $18 billion to revolutionize European transit, using the world's l
- E9: Abu Dhabi Central Market (2010-06-10) — Abu Dhabi City is building, and building BIG. They're hard at work on an incredible $300 billion plan to grow as quickly as possible. But they want to do it while protecting the ci
- E10: Port of Rotterdam (2010-06-17) — The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands is the largest in the entire Western Hemisphere. Located less than 24 hours by road or rail from every EU capitol, it has for decades been
Season 5
- E1: Rebuilding New York's Subway (2011-04-08) — Danny takes us to New York City, where the largest public works project in the country is happening: a $15 billion expansion of the NYC transit system. He heads 150 feet undergroun
- E2: Drought-Proofing Australia (2011-04-15) — After 13 years of record-breaking droughts Melbourne looks to secure its future with a $3.5 billion desalination plant that will turn saltwater into freshwater. Danny joins crews a
- E3: Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation (2011-04-22) — After decades of Soviet occupation, Azerbaijan is reinventing itself. With a $6 billion a year renovation and over 500 new developments, Danny Forster goes behind the scenes of Bak
- E4: London's Olympic Aquatic Stadium (2011-04-29) — 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 th
- E5: Constructing Serbia's Largest Bridge (2011-06-18) — 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 improv
- E6: Amsterdam's Futuristic Floating City (2011-06-25) — 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
- E7: Building Mumbai's Modern Airport (2011-07-02) — 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.
- E8: Turkey's Mammoth Hydropower Dam (2011-07-09) — Crews are now carving out the Turkey's largest construction site in the country's most challenging terrain by building one of the tallest and strongest dams ever made.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Build It Bigger have? 5 season(s) with 46 episodes.
Where can I watch Build It Bigger? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.