imagine… S05E03 · A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 3

Overview

There are now more tall buildings in the Far East than in North America – the traditional home of the skyscraper – while China, the world’s largest country and fastest-growing economy, is building cities at a rate unprecedented in the history of mankind.

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Episodes

1. 1 1. A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 12005-05-11 · 50mIt begins with the extraordinary story of the technology that made it all possible: steel cage construction and the lift. Elisha Otis’s demonstration of his safety lift was the sta
2. 2 2. A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 22005-05-18 · 50mThe skyscraper goes global, as Alan Yentob continues to chart the history of tall buildings, examining the cultural legacy of the tower and the rise of a new super class of sky-hig
3. 3 3. A Short History of Tall Buildings - Episode 32005-05-25 · 50mThere are now more tall buildings in the Far East than in North America – the traditional home of the skyscraper – while China, the world’s largest country and fastest-growing econ