Engineering by Catastrophe

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Saturday 20 June

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 9:00 AM, Saturday 20 June. (Subtitles, audio description.)

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