


Engineering by Catastrophe
Rise of the Supertalls
Season 1 Episode 5
How the destruction of the World Trade Center changed skyscraper design, with new building standards and shared knowledge fuelling a boom in high-rise construction in 71 cities
Engineering by Catastrophe airs on National Geographic Channel HD at 8:00 PM, Sunday 14 June. (Subtitles, audio description, new.)
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