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Superstructures: Engineering Marvels

Surviving the Storm (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary

Atmospheric conditions can be a superstructure's worst enemy, so engineers design and build them to withstand these forces. High tech cooling systems, state of the art outer shell construction, and movement modifying mechanisms built into ...See moreAtmospheric conditions can be a superstructure's worst enemy, so engineers design and build them to withstand these forces. High tech cooling systems, state of the art outer shell construction, and movement modifying mechanisms built into the structures, all play a part in protecting these massive man made marvels. See less
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Name Known for
Erik Thomson
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Sujata Kundu
Self - Materials Scientist, Digital Science (as Suze Kundu) Self - Materials Scientist, Digital Science (as Suze Kundu)   See fewer
Andrew Steele
Self - Physicist Self - Physicist   See fewer
Ben Evans
Self - Engineer, Swansea University Self - Engineer, Swansea University   See fewer
William F. Baker
Self - Structural Engineer, SOM (as Bill Baker) Self - Structural Engineer, SOM (as Bill Baker)   See fewer
Benjamin Flowers
Self - Architect, Georgia Tech Self - Architect, Georgia Tech   See fewer
Bashar Kassab
Self - Director of Facility Management, Burj Khalifa Self - Director of Facility Management, Burj Khalifa   See fewer
Akhill Allas
Self - Senior Technician, EMAAR Self - Senior Technician, EMAAR   See fewer
Maxwell Hutchinson
Self - Former President, RIBA Self - Former President, RIBA   See fewer
Clive Lewis
Self - Lead Architect, ARUP Self - Lead Architect, ARUP   See fewer
Randall Lim Tse Hsiang
Self - Assistant Director, C&W Services Self - Assistant Director, C&W Services   See fewer
Nick Bradbeer
Self - Naval Architect Self - Naval Architect   See fewer
Danielle George
Self - Electronics Engineer, University of Manchester Self - Electronics Engineer, University of Manchester   See fewer
Aleksandrs Przendzinskis
Self - Loading Master, GPO Heavylift Self - Loading Master, GPO Heavylift   See fewer
Evgeniy Nikityuk
Self - Master, GPO Amethyst Self - Master, GPO Amethyst   See fewer
Don Pettit
Self - Astronaut, NASA Self - Astronaut, NASA   See fewer
Jeff Hoffman
Self - Former NASA Astronaut, Professor, MIT Self - Former NASA Astronaut, Professor, MIT   See fewer
Dava Newman
Self - Former NASA Deputy Administrator, Professor, MIT Self - Former NASA Deputy Administrator, Professor, MIT   See fewer
Amos Winter
Self - Mechanical Engineer, MIT Self - Mechanical Engineer, MIT   See fewer
Allison McIntyre
Self - Chief of Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, NASA Johnson Self - Chief of Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, NASA Johnson   See fewer
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