Why Buildings Collapse

Science & Engineering1 x 120' for BBC2, Discovery Science Channel

This film forensically examines what went wrong

In the aftermath of Miami’s Champlain Tower South apartment collapse, in which 98 people died, this film forensically examines what went wrong and asks: what happened? Could it have been prevented? And how many other buildings across the world are at risk of a similar catastrophic fate?

Producer & Director James Franklin
Executive Producers John Fothergill , Carlo Massarella
Editor Antonio Morra
Additional Editing Ian Lloyd , Roy Deverell
Location Directors UK Tim Clarkson , Jamie Lochhead
Producer & Director USA Selina Tsong-Wen
Story Producers Alex Collinge , Jamie Grayson
Assistant Producer George Richardson
Researcher Katie Smyth
VFX Producer Matthew Chancellor
VFX Researcher Mario Terzoli
Production Executives Ian Douglas , Alex Barraki
Production Manager Renata Pavelka
Junior Production Managers Rich Hyland , Rob Furnell
Production Coordinator Rachel Ingle
Junior Production Coordinator Glen Griffiths