Building Giants Series Three

In the United Kingdom, engineers battle tight deadlines, complex terrain and live infrastructure to build HS2 – a record-breaking high-speed railway linking London and Birmingham.

In Denmark, engineers battle icy seas, powerful currents and punishing deadlines to build a 4-kilometre-long mega bridge that will form part of a major new European transport link.

In Liverpool, engineers battle unstable ground, wartime hazards and fierce waterfront winds to build a 52,000-seat stadium on a former dock in record time.

In Germany, engineers battle groundwater, tight space and complex logistics to build Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 3 – a vast new mega hub designed to handle 19 million passengers a year.

In the Netherlands, engineers race to build Hawaikinui 2 – a next-generation cargo ship designed to supply some of the most remote islands in the South Pacific.

In France and Italy, engineers battle crushing rock pressure, unstable geology and extreme underground conditions to build the longest railway tunnel ever constructed beneath the Alps.

In Greece, engineers battle earthquakes, unstable ground and coastal winds to build the country’s first true skyscraper on the shores of the Mediterranean. 

In the Swiss Alps, engineers battle extreme heights, brutal weather and near-vertical terrain to build a record-breaking mountain cableway to the summit of Schilthorn.

In Poland, engineers battle unstable mountains, methane gas and treacherous terrain to build a new high-speed railway through the Carpathian foothills.

In Colorado, engineers battle drought, extreme weather and immense water pressure to raise a 70-year-old dam to record-breaking heights.