Megastructures Week on National Geographic

the biggest, deepest, tallest AnD LONGEST STRUCTURES

We take many of the world's architectural miracles for granted, but how DO you build a 50km train tunnel deep beneath a seabed, or construct an aircraft carrier that can go for 20 years without refuelling? Megastructures Week examines some of the most staggering engineering feats of the modern day.

From the world's tallest hotel in Dubai to the longest double-deck suspension bridge in Hong Kong, each night viewers are transported around the globe to witness the construction of these mammoth structures.

Megastructures Week reveals the drama, personal stories and the remarkable technological innovation behind some of the world's most impressive structures. How could architects construct a building that has no straight lines? Curves examines how the undulating facade of the Guggenheim Museum in Spain was made possible by the same technology used to design jet airplanes. In a similar manner, Oasis explores how a floating restaurant is seemingly suspended 200 meters above the Arabian Gulf.

It's too BIG an event to miss
Megastructures Week:
Sunday 19 - Friday 24 September at 9pm
on the National Geographic Channel

lifted from http://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/explore/megastructures/index.asp

kids! naiinis ako busy ako this week didn't get to catch the first two episodes! (actually, was watching queer eye monday night and totally forgot about ngc. but last night was badminton night so...) sana may re-run. super cool raw sabi ng officemate ko. grrr. nood tayo, and we can discuss it in the next bok talk!!! haha :p