Culture

Impossible Builds

Learn about the creation of some of the world’s most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings. From subaquatic homes to futuristic towers and pencil thin skyscrapers, see how these previously impossible structures are taking shape.

Ice World

55m 7s

Over the top, ambitious and nature-defying, China's incredible Ice World will transform 37 acres of sub-tropical quarry into a sub-zero ski resort. The construction team will have to battle the worst nature can throw at them. But if they can pull it off they'll make science fiction a reality.

Episodes

  • Ice World: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ice World

    S1 E5 - 55m 7s

    Over the top, ambitious and nature-defying, China's incredible Ice World will transform 37 acres of sub-tropical quarry into a sub-zero ski resort. The construction team will have to battle the worst nature can throw at them. But if they can pull it off they'll make science fiction a reality.

  • Skinny Skyscraper: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Skinny Skyscraper

    S1 E4 - 55m 6s

    Witness the construction of the skinniest skyscraper ever to make it off the drawing board. Located in New York and rising from within a landmarked building the team will attempt to build the world's thinnest skyscraper on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.

  • The Floating House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Floating House

    S1 E3 - 55m 1s

    Follow the build to make living beneath the waves into a reality as a team in Dubai attempts to construct a floating house combining the best of land and marine design. Will they achieve the impossible?

  • Europe in the Desert: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Europe in the Desert

    S1 E2 - 55m 30s

    Can six sand islands, poking out of the Persian Gulf near Dubai, be transformed into the most luxurious holiday destination on earth? One man believes they can and he’s risking tens of millions of dollars to prove it.

  • The Scorpion Tower: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Scorpion Tower

    S1 E1 - 55m 31s

    Follow the construction of one of the most complex skyscrapers ever to make it off the drawing board. Its design is so radical that construction experts have turned to a building material never before used in skyscrapers.

Extras + Features

  • Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview

    S1 - 30s

    Learn about the creation of some of the world’s most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings. From subaquatic homes to futuristic towers and pencil thin skyscrapers, see how these previously impossible structures are taking shape.

Schedule

  • Impossible Builds: TVSS: Iconic

    Impossible Builds

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    The creation of some of the world's most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings, from sub-aquatic homes to thin skyscrapers.
  • Impossible Builds: TVSS: Iconic

    Impossible Builds

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    The creation of some of the world's most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings, from sub-aquatic homes to thin skyscrapers.
  • Impossible Builds: TVSS: Iconic

    Impossible Builds

    Thursday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    The creation of some of the world's most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings, from sub-aquatic homes to thin skyscrapers.

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