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Dubai's 5 Star Racecourse: With a mile-long grandstand, a trackside hotel and a 4km man-made canal for arrivals by yacht, Dubai's Meydan racecourse is the most luxurious ever.
A look at Hamburg's stunning new concert hall, designed by the architects behind Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium. Years behind schedule, its construction is millions of euros over budget.
A look at the first floating liquefied natural gas factory. Cutting-edge technology allows this incredible structure to tap into gas fields beneath the oceans.
World's Biggest Tent: A look at the design and engineering behind Kazakhstan's 150-metre tall transparent tent, which contains a mini-city protected from the region's harsh climate.
A look at new state-of-the-art oil rig The Pioneer. Built out of an ageing tanker, it could hold the key to unlocking the planet's last reserves.
Crossing hostile wilderness, and reaching breathless heights, the Qinghai to Tibet railway took 14,000 workers and a staggering 2,000 medics five years to complete.
Built to house over 400 priceless masterpieces, star architect Jean Nouvel's shimmering palace of culture is a work of art and a feat of engineering.
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge: Taking over 1,200 people, six years and 240 million dollars to complete, the 2,000 foot Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge crosses Colorado River 900 feet in the air.
Ferrari Rollercoaster: Discover the engineering behind the mindblowing acceleration and 2km of curves and camelbacks of the world's fastest roller coaster - Abu Dhabi's Formula Rossi.
A look at the evolving story of radical Islam's war against the West and Osama Bin Laden's ruthless revolutionary attempt to encourage a generation of men to wage jihad against the US.
Bolted together like a huge Meccano set, the 80,000-seat Olympic arena is a design fraught with challenges. Is it a stadium to be proud of? Or will it fail to impress?
MONUMENTAL MEGASTRUCTURES WEEKEND: Bolted together like a huge Meccano set, the 80,000-seat Olympic arena is a design fraught with challenges. Is it a stadium to be proud of? Or will it fail to impress?
An inside look at one of the most clever and inspiring structures in Europe - Sagrada Familia represents the harmony between the old and the new, between the constructors of medieval cathedrals and geniuses of postmodernism.
Building A Monster Shredder: How do you build an industrial titan that mashes mountains of scrap metal? Follow one man's challenge to make a shredder, the first thing he's ever built!
A 100 million-dollar jet, an 18-tonne rail car and a fleet of cars all meet their deaths in megashredders, as thousands of tonnes of metal are reborn as shiny Land Rovers.
Ferrari Rollercoaster: Discover the engineering behind the mindblowing acceleration and 2km of curves and camelbacks of the world's fastest roller coaster - Abu Dhabi's Formula Rossi.
A look at a new state-of-the-art facility built to recycle computer trash. Not only can it extract plastic and precious metals from e-waste, it's also made of recycled materials too.
The Leaning Tower Of Abu Dhabi: Four times more crooked than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, discover how engineers conquered gravity and got in the Guinness Book of Records.
Dubai's 5 Star Racecourse: With a mile-long grandstand, a trackside hotel and a 4km man-made canal for arrivals by yacht, Dubai's Meydan racecourse is the most luxurious ever.
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge: Taking over 1,200 people, six years and 240 million dollars to complete, the 2,000 foot Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge crosses Colorado River 900 feet in the air.
Ferrari Rollercoaster: Discover the engineering behind the mindblowing acceleration and 2km of curves and camelbacks of the world's fastest roller coaster - Abu Dhabi's Formula Rossi.
Briefed to build the first round high-rise, constructors in Abu Dhabi must use millions of tonnes of sand to build the land where it will stand out of the sea.
The Round Skyscraper: Briefed to build the first round high-rise, constructors in Abu Dhabi must use millions of tonnes of sand to build the land where it will stand out of the sea.
The World's Biggest Shredder: This metal-chomping monster takes up the floor space of an entire factory and it can reduce the equivalent of 450 cars an hour to a little pulp. RATING: AA
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